Let's Talk Portland

About Let's Talk Portland

Audacy Portland’s locally produced public affairs radio show. Our show is community focused and features timely topics of interest to the Portland Metro area. Let’s Talk Portlandis hosted by Gary Bloxom. He interviews newsmakers and experts on topics ranging from business, health, education, and the environment, to science and technology and non-profit work happening in our community. Also featured are authors and artists with interesting discussions on the arts and popular culture. We thank you for listening to Let’s Talk Portland.

Publisher

Audacy

Category

tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

10 Aug 2018

Latest episode

26 Feb 2026

Latest episodes

288 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   26 Feb 2026

   Oregon Food Bank 3/1/26

   An interview with Morgan Dewey, spokesperson and staff member at Oregon Food Bank about their network of food banks throughout Oregon and SW Washington, how the need for food assistance is urgent now, and about funding cut by the federal government to food assistance programs like SNAP.

2. 

   13 Feb 2026

   One Tail At A Time 2/15/26

   An interview with Juli Zagrans, Founder and Executive Director of One Tail At A Time, a non-profit all-breed, no-kill, foster-based dog rescue in Portland with an adoption center in NE Portland. We also talked about their fundraising gala, The Bone Ball, in May.

3. 

   22 Jan 2026

   Portland Winter Light Festival 1/25/26

   An interview with Alisha Sullivan, Executive Director of The Willamette Light Brigade who is putting on the Portland Winter Light Festival. We talk about the event, why art is so important to our community, and about the festival’s impact on downtown Portland’s economy.

Who has been a guest on Let's Talk Portland

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Gene Marlow
• Charlene McGee
• Lydia Massaad
• Jerry Kenney
• Dr Tim Cook

Podcast Authority Score: 39 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

64

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32