Progress Portland

Kat and Not Tom discuss Mitch McConnell’s Big Day Out, cartoons, ethical use of technology, and standing up to shitty people.

And why sometimes you just gotta duct tape a hateful garbage human to their chair.

Details on the last one: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/08/racist-plane-real-estate-agent-tied

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In episode 60, we talk to Debra Porta, executive director of Pride NorthWest and her long relationship with the organization and how it’s evolved over the years.

Pride NW is much more than the force behind organizing the yearly Pride march here in Portland, it is a champion for rights across the city in corporate and public spaces and is involved with helping folks regardless of needs.

We discuss the barriers and challenges of staying in the forefront of the myriad issues the “dedication to inclusion and a respect for all of the identities that make up (our) community” present, how far there still is to go, and why “Portland Nice” just doesn’t cut it especially when championing for people’s survival.

Learn more about Pride NW here: https://www.pridenw.org/

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Kat and “Tom” kvetch about stupidity and how passing the bar doesn’t mean you are a smart or coherent person by default, why integrity matters whether its revisiting the events of 9/11 or the summer of 2020 police response to nightly protests, and sweetheart deals to corporate interests whilst ignoring the needs of Portlanders.

And what kind of undead creature is Rudy Giuliani

Portland Asian Food Festival details here: https://www.pandafests.com/pandafestevents/portland2026

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Kat and Kip discuss the global tragedy of losing Tim Curry, why the city struggles to own up to their own failings, the same tired shit being repackaged into “Go, Portland, Go” 🙄, and how we’re all doomed by the capitulation over the CEI hub.

And “Daria” as your co-pilot.

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In episode 59, we welcome back Shannon Singleton to the pod  who is currently representing District 2 in Multnomah County and running for county chair. Shannon is uniquely qualified for chair given her history working on the forefronts of human centered services, equitable leadership, and finding commonalities across disparate viewpoints. 

We discuss her experiences as commissioner these past two years and her vision for a revamped county government including transparent and accountable budgeting, thoughtful and expansive services for those in need, building better relationships with governmental peers and how to build a far better culture within Multnomah county which has seen drastic cuts, chaotic leadership, and low morale.

And why a Philly mindset is exactly what we need in Portland to get shit done.

Please support Shannon here https://www.shannonsingleton.org/ and rank her first if not only for Multnomah County Chair. 

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Kat and Kip discuss the global tragedy of losing Dolly Parton, the city response to the partial release of the Independent Police Review report on the response to the 2020 protests, people peaking in High School and how very stupid everything is.

Also, NY bagels and sex swings.

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Kat and Kip talk about dwindling services for unhoused people when the issue is growing substantially, the failure and misplaced anger of the PPA legislative initiative to take money from the environmental fund, music, and bagels.

And abhorrence of ranch dressing.

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See “The Elk” documentary this Friday. Details at: https://pfcat2026.eventive.org/films/6a24579db480596b25076d60

Things are grim, so you get a grim kvetch. Large orange blobs hiding in food container transport leaving cabinet members and the press corp to whatever fates may happen, measles and cyclospra everywhere, term sheets and dysfunction in city council, and dating.

And the possibility of t-shirt cannons to liven things up.

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Kat and Kip talk about the air quality outside and in Portland City Council, who gets to apologize and be right, Centennial Mills and the lack of any accountability for fallow properties, The West Wing, and much more.

And the various uses of Cyclospora outcomes. Gross.

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Kat and Kip discuss city council and the “Daddy” issue (see what we did there?), accountability and process, and lack of basic competency. And the stickiness of riding a bike naked.

And Impuning.