Rational in Portland

I don’t always agree, but I never miss a show. Rational in Portland is asking the right questions, and has an incredible array of guests and discussions. If you are concerned about the state of Portland whatever your politics may be, you need to listen to Rational in Portland.

47 year native Portlander. If you’re disappointed in Portland‘s current leadership and direction and are craving pragmatic, informative dialogue, this is the podcast for you. Keep up the great work.

Portland remains in crisis and yet not enough meaningful conversations are going on about the policies, issues, and elections that have profound impacts on the majority in Portlanders. This podcast helps fill this gap! Ms. Olson (Ms. Rational?) has maintained a pipeline of guests highly relevant to critical topics for our City. Ms. Olson is not a journalist and is not afraid to share her views. I welcome this given that other medial outlets in Portland (OPB in particular), fearful of being labeled politically incorrect, are unable to express majority views or at least ask sensible questions.

The only place I can go to figure out what’s going on around here. Great work being done. I’m so grateful for Kristin. Smart, nuanced, thoughtful, informative, fearless, fresh and entertaining. She provides the analysis and critical thought that goes missing from local media. Sharp and funny. Exposes nonsense at both ends of the political spectrum in a compassionate way. I find myself mentioning what I heard on this podcast when talking about current events, it’s so incisive.