Citizen Smith

An interview with The Earwig 22, an established artist and illustrator, who along with a team of eight other local artists are finishing a massive mural in the Central Eastside of Portland. 

Thad Fisco has been a Portland businessman for over 20 years as a commercial developer, entrepreneur and owner of Portland Kettle Works. He has seen the city rise from the recession of 2008, a situation that required local innovation and investment and now must overcome the economic challenges posed by the pandemic.

There are 50 or more strip clubs in Portland, Oregon, a huge industry but many may not survive the pandemic, like all the other businesses in the city. And it's time for the Mayor to take a leadership role to address the ongoing issues destroying the city

Newly transplanted to Portland, 22-year-old film director Celia Boussebaa, and 23-year-old Chris Hausler, director of photography, share their experience shooting a documentary for 3 months in the Sidama region of Ethiopia, profiling the lives of four women living in a rural village of coffee farms and a washing station.

President Biden declared all adults 16 and older to be eligible for the Covid vaccine as of April 19. The real estate market is overheating in Portland as well as other cities around the country and around the world. Is there a worldwide bubble on the horizon?

It's a black and white episode with guest co-host Ray Lane. It's only a few weeks away for many in the general public to get their coronavirus vaccine, but this is no time to let your guard down because it can still kill you. The Citizen's Movie reviews today feature "Nobody" and "Minari."

Prison, drug addiction, recovery and the owner of a multi-million dollar bread company, Dave Dahl has experienced it all, and discusses it all in this in-depth, no holds barred interview.

States are rolling out Covid vaccines for adults 16 and older, some have begun already like California, others will follow -- like Oregon. Animals that carry the coronavirus are everywhere, and the next pandemic could come from one of them. The trial for officer Derek Chauvin is underway for George Floyd's death and emotions are running high.

It's taken a while, but movie theaters in Portland are opening their doors to the public with 50 percent capacity allowed. Do black musicians have real acceptance in the music industry, this and other issues of race are discussed with guest Ray Lane, an interracial man and musician with a lot of opinions and insight.

The Portland City Council is proposing more temporary shelters for the thousands of homeless living on the city's sidewalks in tents. President Biden held his first press conference -- and it wasn't good. China shuts down H&M app after its decision to stop purchasing cotton from Xinjiang over alleged forced labor.