Things got wonky this week with Multnomah County Commissioner Susheela Jayapal. Property taxes? The Joint Office of Homeless Services? New congressional districts? We get into all of that and more.

This week's hot take covers two topics: women's soccer and a recent poll about how Oregonians view Portland.

Greg and cameron interview Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt. Topics include Mike's early start in 2020, his first year on the job, gun violence in Portland, and more.

After the interview cameron and Greg talk about a recent op-ed by Commissioner Mingus Mapps.

Sarah Iannarone joins the pod to talk about her story, her experience running for Portland Mayor in 2020, and her current work at The Street Trust.

After the interview cameron and Greg talk about the news that had Newberg, Oregon trending nationally this week.

Mic Capes joins to talk about his new album In Spite Of…, growing up in Portland, and his current work mentoring youth in St. Johns.

After the interview Greg and cameron share their takes on the new 501(c)(4) People for Portland.

We were graced this week by Reyna Lopez joining us, Executive Director of Pineros Y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste (PCUN), who talks about her story, the struggles facing farmworkers today, and what PCUN is working on next.

After the interview, Greg and cameron talk about the Texas abortion ban.

Join us this week for a deep dive into some of the more problematic aspects of the Olympics with professor of politics and government, Jules Boykoff.

After the interview Oregon Representative Wlnsvey Campos talks us through the redistricting process that's currently happening in Salem. Go to ynbfriends.com/redistricting to get more information and to get involved.

This week Tyrone Poole shares the story of how he went from being picked up by the police at a MAX stop with nowhere to go, to creating OneApp, an app and company that connects people looking for housing to all of the properties where they'll qualify.

Check out leaseassurance.com (use the password "oneapp") to see what Tyrone is working on now.

Stay tuned for this week's hot takes, which left both of our hosts squirming in their seats. The topic: Afghanistan.

You've seen his balloon art on Instagram @blcksmth, now meet the man himself. We sat down with Michael Schneider this week to talk about the origins of his art, popular reaction to it, social media outrage in general, and getting doxxed by the Alt-right.

After the interview Greg and cameron talk about the Nabisco strike.

Sarah Mirk, editor of Guantanamo Voices: True Accounts From The World’s Most Infamous Prison, joins the pod to talk about the current state of journalism, the media, and whether Greg could make it in the NBA.

After the interview, Greg and cameron discuss LeVar Burton not being selected as the next host of Jeopardy, and Andrew Cuomo’s resignation.

State Representative Ricki Ruiz joins the pod to talk about his first session in the Oregon Legislature, fatherhood, and which YNBF host is more annoying.

Greg and cameron stick around after the interview to talk about the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic and our state’s response.