In this 141st in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we talk about Portland, which has been our home town for four years. It is a city that we are now leaving. Portland has amazing nature, culture, food and people. But Portland is falling apart, despite a strong tax base, and amazing ingenuity in its people and businesses.
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Too many things to link, but here are a handful of our favorite restaurants in and around Portland: G-Love, Palomar, Fried Egg I’m in Love, Ankeny Tap & Table, Tasty, LeChon, Rotigo, Mama Bird, Lola’s.
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Welcome and announcements
(03:00) Demonetized
(05:35) Sponsors
(11:30) Tucker Carlson on Portland
(20:45) Portland photos
(30:30) Downtown graffiti
(41:30) Truck's stickers
(46:00) Psychedelic totem pole
(55:58) Living in vehicles
(01:02:10) "Change is a must"
(01:12:36) Cleaning up graffiti
(01:15:00) Portland food and restaurants
(01:28:00) San Juan Islands
(01:31:25) Wrap up
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