Smarter and Harder
By Eli Small and Tim Eisenhart
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Episodes: 100
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He’s smart and he’s not
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Ep 100 - PPS School Consolidating Middle Schools
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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Ep 99 - Beacons Hockey and ICE in schools
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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Ep 98 - $19/hour ?!?!
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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Ep 97 - Dr. Ryan Scallon - PPS Superintendent
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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Ep 96 - Sam Aborne Interview - At-Large City Council Candidate
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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Ep 95 - 2025 Voting - State & Municipal
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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Ep 94 - Vacant building tax and Yonder Pouches
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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Ep 93 - OOB Cop/ICE, Portland Music Festival, Parenting gone soft
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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Ep 92 - We Are Back
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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Ep 91 - Hoffer's High School Sports - Michael Hoffer
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Apr 19, 2025 |
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Ep 90 - Dr. Ryan Scallon -25-26 Budget
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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Ep 89 - Trans Athletes and the MPA
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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Ep 88 - Whole lot of crazy - Parents, Government, Budgets
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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Ep. 86 - A New Maine Tax
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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Ep 87 - Teacher Defends Himself - Who's Right? Who's Wrong?
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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Ep 85 - Why Not Arrest Drug Users?
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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Ep 84 - A Response to Criticism & Trump Gone Wild
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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Ep 83 - Portland Should Be Watching Local Politics
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Nov 09, 2024 |
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Ep 82 - PPS Superintendent Dr Scallon
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Nov 03, 2024 |
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Ep 81 - November ballots and elections
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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Ep 80 - Portland Ed Techs Still Have NO Contract and Will Portland's City Council Denounce Iran Now?
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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ep 79 - City Council Turns It's Back On Portland's Jewish Community
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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Ep 78 - We're Back!
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Sep 06, 2024 |
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Ep 77 - Portland Rent Board =Judge & Jury?
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May 31, 2024 |
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Ep 76 - Dr Ryan Scallon - Bombs, Budgets and More
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May 15, 2024 |
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Ep 75 - College Protests and Portland Budget
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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Ep 74 - School Budget & SCOTUS
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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Ep 73 - One High School, Not Three
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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Ep 72 - PPS Superintendent - Dr. Ryan Scallon
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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Ep 71 - Eli Has Been Marked "Safe"
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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Ep 70 - Where's Eli? Is Neil Turitz "Even Smarter"?
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Jan 20, 2024 |
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Ep 69 - City Council's Resolution?!
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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Ep 68 - Portland HS, Deering HS or CBHS?
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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Ep 67 - The Good, The Bad and The Communist
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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Ep 66 - Making Tent Cities Legal?
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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Ep 65 - Interview - PPS Superintendent Dr. Ryan Scallon
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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Ep 64 Should Maine Electricity Be Managed By Politicians? Question 3 Explored
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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Ep 63 - DSA Portland Supporting Hamas?
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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Ep 61 - City Council Candidates - District 4 Sam Cady and District 5 Matt Buonopane
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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Ep 62 - More Gun Stuff in Schools
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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Ep 60 - Did the PPS Survey Leave Something Out?
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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Ep 59. - Is Housing A Right? Encampments getting cleaned up
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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Ep 58 - Justin Costa Interview - Mayoral Candidate
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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Ep 57 - Mark Dion Interview - Mayoral Candidate
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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Ep 56 - Asylum Seekers Protesting Accommodations?
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Jun 30, 2023 |
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Ep 55 - Budget fail
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Jun 17, 2023 |
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Ep 54 - Knife Fight at PHS, New Super, Budget
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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Ep 53 - Superintendent Showdown and Needles in Middle School
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May 24, 2023 |
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Ep 52 - PPS Teacher Criticizes Yarmouth Teacher's Teaching
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May 03, 2023 |
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Ep 51 - PPS Budget - A Deeper Look
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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Ep 50 - PPS Irresponsible Budget Additions
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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Ep 49 - PPS Budget - First Read Isn't A Good One
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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Ep 48 - Shoot Down the School Budget?
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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Ep 47 - Fighting In School=20 Teachers Calling Out Sick
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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Ep 46 - Portland High Teacher - Brian Dodge Interview
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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Ep 45 - Uninclusive Focus Groups - Will They Actually Listen?
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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Ep 44 - What Is The Job Of Educators?
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Jan 25, 2023 |
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Ep 43 - LIVE - $3 million dollars unpaid and a New Lawsuit For PPS
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Jan 14, 2023 |
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Ep 42 - Xavier Gets a RETIREMENT party?!?!?
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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Ep 41 - PPS is too fat at Central Office
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Jan 05, 2023 |
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Ep 40 - Xavier is out!
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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Ep 39 - PPS Teachers Give School Board and Superintendent a Lesson in Competence
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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Ep 38 - No Pay for PPS Teachers and Staff
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Dec 06, 2022 |
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Ep 37 - Active Shooter Hoax at PHS - Bring Back the SRO?
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Nov 18, 2022 |
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Ep 36 - Midterm Post-Mortem
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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Ep 35 - Defining Questions A,B,C and E
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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Ep 34 - Special - Interview with Tiffany Bond - US Representative Candidate
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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Ep 33 - Guest - Grace Skerritt on Question D-Tip Credit
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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Ep 32 - Police Oversight by Civilians Seems Suspect - Questions 4,6,7,8
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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Ep 31 - Why Can't Students Watch Their Friends Play Sports?
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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Ep 30 Interview with Robyn Bailey - The True Story
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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Ep 29 - Executive Mayor - Question 2 - Unnecessary step
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Sep 30, 2022 |
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Ep 28 - Busted!? Xavier and PPS get called out
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Sep 27, 2022 |
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Ep27 - Question 5 - School Board Autonomy?
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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Ep 26 Hug a Teacher - 2022-23 School Start-Up
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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Ep 25 - PPS - School Choice - Necessary?
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Aug 17, 2022 |
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Ep 24 - Calling BS on PPS data
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Aug 10, 2022 |
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Ep 23 - Guest - Tae Chong Talks About His Reasons For Leaving the City Council
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Jul 26, 2022 |
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Ep 22 - Vote of No Confidence for Xavier?
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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Ep 21 - Where Are We Going Eli?
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Jul 05, 2022 |
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Ep 20 - Portland School Board Elections - Post Mortem
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Jun 21, 2022 |
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Ep 19 - Portland Schools - Failing Portland Promise
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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Ep 18 - Portland Superintendent- Threw His Own Teachers Under the Bus
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Jun 10, 2022 |
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Ep 17 Dark Money - In Portland?
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Jun 08, 2022 |
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Ep 16 - Portland Schools - A Political Body???
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Jun 02, 2022 |
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Ep 15 - Portland Protests - Poor response
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May 25, 2022 |
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Ep. 13 - Roe vs. Wade
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May 15, 2022 |
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Ep. 14 - Protests at Portland Middle Schools
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May 15, 2022 |
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Ep. 12.- Portland's Outdoor Seating Gone?!
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Apr 27, 2022 |
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Ep. 11 Jonathan Sahrbeck - Cumberland County District Attorney
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Mar 31, 2022 |
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Ep 10. - Gender Identity in Sports
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Mar 24, 2022 |
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Ep 9. - Stories From the Classroom and School Budget
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Mar 17, 2022 |
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Ep 8. - Portland School Board Explained
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Mar 10, 2022 |
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Ep 7. - Rank Choice Voting - Brandon Mazer
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Mar 03, 2022 |
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Ep. 6 - Tae Chong - Portland City Councilor
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Feb 17, 2022 |
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Ep. 5 - Cancel Culture
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Feb 10, 2022 |
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Ep. 4 - Mask Mandates
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Feb 02, 2022 |
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Ep 3. - Asylum Seekers in Portland
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Jan 27, 2022 |
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Ep 2. - Portland Charter Commission, the Mayor and the City Manager Explained
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Jan 21, 2022 |
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Ep. 1 - Portland and Deering Consolidation
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Jan 19, 2022 |