This week’s guest is Sonia Montalbano, a lawyer and political activist running against several other candidates for Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge in the kind of judicial election that is rarely contested. Sonia discusses her lifelong political commitments and talks about the issues of judicial reform MORE…

This week’s guest is Alison McCaffree, author of Politics of the Possible, a book about her grandmother, Mary Ellen McCaffree, a pioneering female legislator in Washington State. She is also the founder and executive director of Politics of the Possible in Action, a non-profit organization inspiring MORE…

This week’s guest is Esperanza Tervalon-Garrett, campaign manager for We Count Oregon and the founder and CEO of Dancing Hearts Consulting, a progressive political consulting firm committed to challenging the status quo. Esperanza describes her earliest experiences as an organizer and activist MORE…

Zane interviews Jack about how COVID-19 is impacting perceptions of politics in the present and how it might change the future. Jack discusses how the pandemic response has the potential to push back against the standard negativity bias that underlies the pothole problem and bring greater balance MORE…

This week’s guest is Peter Toll, campaign coordinator for the Clackamas County Democratic Party and a long-time political organizer and party activist. Peter discusses what it takes to energize people in local- and state-level politics and the new and old barriers to success in Democratic politics. MORE…

This week’s guest is Liz Darby, a former government researcher, policymaker, and lobbyist working in the field of healthcare. Liz discusses how her own view of politics changed from her conservative upbringing to her embrace of liberalism in the 1970s, what her professional life was like, and the ways national politics MORE…

This week’s guest is Amy Rathfelder, policy advisor to Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler and campaign manager for his 2020 re-election campaign. Amy examines her youthful outrage at the idea of compromising on her principles and shares what she’s learned about compromise from working in politics MORE…

This week’s episode features a talk that Jack gave at the Lake Oswego Public Library as part of the Lake Oswego Reads program, an annual month-long event with speakers discussing the issues connected to a single piece of writing. This year’s book was Rising MORE…

This week’s guest is John Horvich, a pollster at DHM Research and a former president of the City Club of Portland. After discussing his own journey through political outrage, John takes us behind the scenes to provide an insider’s perspective on polling – how the data he gathers is used, why it’s gathered MORE…

This week’s guest is Candalynn Johnson, Campaign Coordinator for the League of Women Voters of Oregon and Deputy Campaign Manager for People Not Politicians, a campaign to bring an independent redistricting commission to Oregon. Candalynn discusses how her outrage over identity politics MORE…

To commemorate President’s Day, this week’s guest is Tom Hughes, former President of the Metro Council (2011-2019). Tom discusses his forty-plus years of experience in public office, from the virtually powerless but high-visibility position of Mayor of Hillsboro, Oregon (2001-2009) to the almost-unknown MORE…

In this episode, Zane interviews Jack about the reasons why so many people don't vote, what that means for our democratic system, and how we ought to view the people who don’t vote. MORE…

To mark the beginning of the 2020 Democratic nominating contest, Jack explains how a caucus works and examines the ways it's both very democratic and very undemocratic at the same time. MORE…

This week's guest is Jack Hoffman, former mayor of Lake Oswego, OR (2009-2013). Jack discusses his tumultuous experience working in local government, and with the perspective afforded by years of reflection and hindsight, he examines the sources of conflict and the reasons for the rising levels MORE…

This week's guest is Multnomah County Commissioner Jessica Vega Pederson (D-District 3). She discusses the concerns that got her to enter politics in the first place and the ones that continue to keep her energized, how she's learned to deal with the frustrations of the political process, and how she manages MORE…

This week's guest is Oregon State Representative Shelly Boshart Davis (R-District 15), a freshman member of the Oregon House of Representatives serving in her first elected position. Rep. Boshart Davis discusses how she manages her expectations and seeks to have an impact beyond her single vote MORE…

This week's guest is Oregon State Senator Lew Frederick (D-District 22). The senator discusses how he's come to terms with the frustratingly slow pace of change, the changes in America he's seen and is yet to see, and why he remains cautiously optimistic about future progress. He also discusses the obstacles MORE…

In this wrap-up to the Fall season, Zane interviews Jack and asks him to recount his favorite guests and most memorable moments and ideas. Jack has a chance to reflect on the first season of the podcast and discuss the ways it impacted his own thinking about outrage. Zane also asked him to talk about MORE…

Our guest for this episode is Pat McCormick, co-founder, along with his daughter Allison, of AM:PM PR (ampmpr.com), a Portland public affairs and strategic communications firm. Pat has over 40 years of experience in Oregon politics and public affairs, working for an Oregon legislator MORE…

Our guest for this episode is Mischa Webley, Communications Manager for the Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods (necoalition.org). Mischa talks about some relatively unknown things that are going on in what we might consider "hyper-local" government, discusses how he views the big things MORE…