{"podcast":{"title":"City Cast Portland","slug":"city-cast-portland-5822554","podcast_index_feed_id":5822554,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/citycastportland","website_url":"https://portland.citycast.fm/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/bc44a83a-3444-11ed-8131-b3b843d0d8cc/image/1c6f253f9eff8100435d93459e8c4fcd.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"City Cast","episode_count":954,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-17T22:17:17.860580+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-portland-5822554"},"episode":{"title":"Why Portland Is at Risk of an LA-Style Wildfire. Plus, We Beat Seattle in a World Record and Intel in Trouble","slug":"why-portland-is-at-risk-of-an-la-style-wildfire-plus-we-beat-seattle-in-a-world-record-and-intel-in-trouble","published_at":"2026-07-22T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-portland-5822554/why-portland-is-at-risk-of-an-la-style-wildfire-plus-we-beat-seattle-in-a-world-record-and-intel-in-trouble","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-portland-5822554","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/CC2515064767.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/CC2515064767.mp3","summary":"We're talking about the Guinness World Record our city just broke, why an energy expert is sounding the alarm that Portland is at risk of an LA-style wildfire, and layoffs at Oregon’s largest private-sector employer. Joining host Claudia Meza are Bryan M. Vance — the founder of Stumptown Savings, your friendly neighborhood grocery economy newsletter — and Oregonian technology and economy reporter, Mike Rogoway. Discussed in today's episode: ⁠Portland breaks GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for the largest electric bicycle ride!⁠ [Portland.gov] ⁠Is Portland at risk for urban wildfire? A local expert who analyzed Los Angeles fires thinks so⁠ [Oregonian] ⁠Oregon’s chip industry risks becoming ‘insignificant’ globally, state report says⁠ [Oregonian] Become a member of City Cast Portland today! Get all the details and sign up ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. Who would you like to hear on City Cast Portland? Shoot us an email at ⁠⁠portland@citycast.fm⁠⁠, or leave us a voicemail at ⁠⁠503-208-5448⁠⁠. Want more Portland news? Then make sure to sign up for our ⁠⁠morning newsletter⁠⁠ and be sure to follow us on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠. Looking to advertise on City Cast Portland? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at ⁠⁠citycast.fm/advertise⁠⁠. Learn more about the sponsors of this July 22nd episode: ⁠Oregon Ballet Theatre⁠ ⁠PaintCare⁠","meta_description":"We're talking about the Guinness World Record our city just broke, why an energy expert is sounding the alarm that Portland is at risk of an LA-style wild…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1762,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/city-cast-portland-5822554/episodes/why-portland-is-at-risk-of-an-la-style-wildfire-plus-we-beat-seattle-in-a-world-record-and-intel-in-trouble/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-portland-5822554/why-portland-is-at-risk-of-an-la-style-wildfire-plus-we-beat-seattle-in-a-world-record-and-intel-in-trouble.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}