Econ Minute Podcast

54:12 | Nov 28th, 2017

For this episode of the EconMinute podcast, we again co-host with Jim Pasero, publisher of the Oregon Transformation Newsletter. We are joined by Dominic Biggi, CEO of Beaverton Foods. The maker of do...Show More

1:14:52 | Nov 4th, 2017

For this episode of Econ Minute, we are doing an experiment. In collaboration with the Oregon Transformation Project, we have Jim Pasero - author of the Oregon Transformation Newsletter - co-hosting w...Show More

14:28 | Aug 5th, 2017

“Houston, we have a problem.” It’s the most famous line from Apollo 13 and perhaps how most Republicans are feeling about their plans to repeal and replace Obamacare. As repeal and replace has given w...Show More

22:11 | Oct 11th, 2015

With the ink barely dry on Oregon's costly Low Carbon Fuel Standard law, Portland city commissioner Steve Novick bets than a 10-cents-a-gallon gas tax will be his ticket to re-election. Along the way,...Show More

25:18 | Oct 2nd, 2015

With legalization of recreational marijuana sales in Oregon just a day away, Portland City Hall is still working out how it plans to regulate the new business. What have they been doing for the past y...Show More

22:06 | Oct 2nd, 2015

It’s "déjà vu all over again" on the Tuesday Memo / Econ Minute podcast. A few days after Los Angeles declares a state of emergency on homeless, Portland's Mayor Charlie Hales enters "me too" mode an...Show More

27:46 | Sep 17th, 2015

"Win-win" is the topic for this week's podcast because it's "game on" for Portland's election season. Oregon state treasurer Ted Wheeler enters the Portland mayor's race, facing off against incumbent ...Show More

24:09 | Aug 9th, 2015

TuesdayMemo and EconMinute team up for a very Portland podcast. We bring together politics, economics, and a dose of common sense into the conversation about what's happening in Oregon's biggest city....Show More