The Rational Republican

Lance Orton joins Nick and James to talk about his story, City Team, and the homelessness crisis in Portland

James and Nick welcome Sharon Meieran to talk about her plan for Multnomah County and how we can restore trust in local government.

James and Nick welcome Xander Almeida back to review the new and improved ORP Platform.

Nick and James welcome Director Andrea Bell, director of Oregon Housing and Community Services to talk housing and good government.

I'll be honest, this was one of my favorite podcasts in a while. Elizabeth is super smart and we could have kept the conversation going for hours, but were limited by other activities at Dorchester.

Christian Honl is running for State Representative in HD32 on the northern Oregon coast. He is seeking to unseat the incumbent turncoat who ran as a Republican but re registered as a Democrat after voting for the controversial Transpiration Tax.

James and Nick welcome Andrew Morrison back to the podcast to talk about affordability and running for office in disincorporated Damascus.

James and Nick sit down to talk about the recent ICE killings and the public fallout

Kicking off a new "season" of TRR as we get into Primary season, James and Nick discuss the foreign policy decisions executed in the first few weeks of 2026.

James and Nick welcome a couple folks from Western Justice, the NRA for the "western" way of life. A very different vibe from the last episode