City Cast Portland
Hosted by Claudia Meza and David · City Cast
4.6from 411 ratings
- 969
- Episodes
- 703
- Transcribed
- 411
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2022
- First episode
- 31K
- YouTube views
About City Cast Portland
City Cast Portland captures the one-of-a-kind creative spirit of this place and tackles who we are and where we’re going — from big deals, like equity and livability, to tiny delights, like the city's most wonderful doughnut. Host Claudia Meza is so over the notion that ‘Portland is over.’ On the show, she’ll revive your civic pride and stir you to help create local change — through conversations with neighbors, newsmakers, artists and entrepreneurs about our ever-changing city. Learn more and subscribe to our daily newsletter at portland.citycast.fm.
- Publisher
- City Cast
- Category
- news · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 16 Nov 2022
- Latest episode
- 11 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
703 of 969 episodes have a transcript.
11 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
‘Your City Could Be Better’: A St. Paul Cell Phone Ban Teens Might Actually Like — Presented By City Cast Portland
9 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Fight Over Closing Portland Schools, Who Should Control $16 Million in City Spending, and Could Oregon Drivers Get Refunds?
8 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Are You a Portland Sinner? Unspoken Portland Rules Worth Breaking
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‘Your City Could Be Better’: A St. Paul Cell Phone Ban Teens Might Actually Like — Presented By City Cast Portland
Published 11 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Paul Central has kept this ban, correct? Why did they end up keeping it? What did they learn? What didn't work? What did work? Have they modified it at all? Everyone I spoke to says it's been an out and out success that it has been. No one has ever said that anything about anything in schools ever, by the way, which is awesome that they say about this. Yeah, I mean, this is it's near unanimous amongst all interested groups, which is to say that students even end up preferring it from the banter I've heard, which is the idea that Cell phones are demanding on students' mental health. Cell phones are really difficult for a lot of mental health for all of us of all ages. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on City Cast Portland
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Sean McPherson
- Sophie Peel
- Althea Billings
- John Notarianni
- Giulia Fiaoni
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 31,152
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.6 / 5
- 228 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.7 / 5
- 183 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 83 / 100
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- Quality
- 98
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 76
- Engagement
- 93
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Who hosts City Cast Portland?
Claudia Meza and David host the show. Published by City Cast.
How often do new episodes come out?
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