The End of Uprising

In this episode we cover the struggle to save the Red House, and where things in Portland stand today. Host: Robert Evans Executive Producer: Sophie Lichterman Writers: Bea Lake, Donovan Smith, Elaine Kinchen, Garrison Davis, Robert Evans Narration: Bea Lake, Donovan Smith, Elaine Kinchen, Garr…

Tactics and Teargas

Inspired by past resistance movements, Portland has at different points adopted a variety of tactics used to achieve protest objectives. Broken windows, graffiti, and nearly nightly dumpster fires has lead the perception that Portland is in ruin. But if you dig deeper than the snappy headlines you’…

The Return of the Right

For decades, Portland has been one of the USA's most violent battlegrounds between the white supremacist right and the anti racist left. In 2020, after months of anti police demonstrations, American fascists again took to the streets of Portland for what would be one of the bloodiest brawls in its …

Resistance Through Mutual Aid

Thousands of Portlanders decided their city had failed them. So they decided to take care of each other. Host: Robert Evans Executive Producer: Sophie Lichterman Writers: Bea Lake, Donovan Smith, Elaine Kinchen, Garrison Davis, Robert Evans Narration: Bea Lake, Donovan Smith, Elaine Kinchen, Ga…

The Fed War: Part 2

Throughout the second half of July, Portlanders continued showing up en masse to confront federal agents downtown. As the struggle neared its conclusion, national media attention brought a strange, carnival air to the proceedings.  Host: Robert Evans Executive Producer: Sophie Lichterman Writers…

The Fed War: Part 1

In this episode we discuss how Portland's confrontation with the feds mushroomed from the Battle of July 4th into a massive, nationwide spectacle. Host: Robert Evans Executive Producer: Sophie Lichterman Writers: Bea Lake, Donovan Smith, Elaine Kinchen, Garrison Davis, Robert Evans Narration: …

The Battle of July 4th

After more than a month of enduring police violence, Portland protesters finally leveled up enough to fight back. This is the story of the battle of July 4th. Host: Robert Evans Executive Producer: Sophie Lichterman Writers: Bea Lake, Donovan Smith, Elaine Kinchen, Garrison Davis, Robert Evans …

The Birth of an Uprising

Over the course of June, 2020, BLM protests in most of the country either fizzled out or started to wane in frequency. Portland kept right on going, every single night, without break. In this episode we explain the infrastructure of resistance that gave birth to the Portland Uprising, and we talk a…

We Do This Every Night

How did a bunch of angry strangers turn into a movement capable of braving unprecedented showers of tear gas and state violence? In this episode, we learn how a chaotic mass of protesters organized themselves into a unit capable of standing up to the worst violence the cops could throw at them. Ho…

Why Portland?

For more than a hundred consecutive nights, Portland's Black Lives Matter movement endured violence from police, federal agents and right-wing vigilantes. In this episode, you'll learn how it all started, and why the city of Portland's history turned it into a battleground. Host: Robert Evans Exe…