Genius Box

  Within this episode:  ICE Agent called 911, threatened to shoot *checks notes* kid following him on a motorbike Strike a March? Is that anything? (Two PCC unions are prepped to strike over wages and cutting a popular music program) Portland reinvents the idea of bein... Read more

  How could a subprime auto loan tycoon ever steer a poor soul wrong? Or a whole bunch of souls, say in a city that likes its basketball team. Reed and Althea are on the clock and ready to rock... on about:  Like all things that just turned 30, the Moda Center is as good ... Read more

  The Canine Surveillance State Wants To Know What You Have In Your Pocket? And Are You Sure It Isn't Ham? (this is in reference to that weird Ring camera ad) Your genius Genius Box hosts Althea and Reed discuss:  Holy cannoli, even more money hidden in the Housing Burea... Read more

  Raise your hand if you got teargassed at the ICE facility at the Labor Rally last weekend. Yup us too.  We're talking about it! We're also talking about: the two Oregonians who ICE shot in Portland - it was even more unjustified and inhumane than was thought previousl... Read more

  If A=B and B=C, what could possibly be the relationship between A and C? On this sojourn into the Genius Box, Althea and Reed discuss:  Portland's extra Housing Bureau $ that was earmarked for rent support could get diverted to developers The gas tax repeal could make ... Read more

There's more than one piece of data in this episode... terrible intro sorry. Reed and Althea discuss:  Kotek's new Data Center Advisory Committee (and that the "boom" is actually not so great for our communities) ICE uses Medicaid data to find out where immigrants live, a... Read more

  We went in for one paddling, and by golly, I think we'll go back for more. On this episode of Genius Box, Reed and Althea discuss: SCANDAL! Local real estate developer caught live-racist-texting the City Council President debate. Over the shoulder, large font with the ... Read more

  I think it's time we get out of this pot, how about you?  On this episode of Genius Box, we're talking with our callers about the Border Patrol shooting of two Portland residents on Thursday, January 8th. Hundreds attended a vigil that night, and city and state leaders... Read more

  This box ain't big enough for the both of us. Nah, I'm just kidding Reed has a cold so it's just Althea and Nate in the Genius Box today. We discuss: Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson won't run for reelection, New Seasons workers win their first contract, w... Read more