The Rational Republican
Lance Orton, ED for City Team
Oct 24, 202646 min
Lance Orton joins Nick and James to talk about his story, City Team, and the homelessness crisis in Portland
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The Rational Republican
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About this Podcast:
Promoting individual liberty and conservative principles while rejecting hatred and divisiveness.
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What has The Rational Republican covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Lance Orton, ED for City Team" (24 October 2026, 46 minutes), "Sharon Meieran for Multnomah County Chair" (13 September 2026, 49 minutes), and "ORP Platform redux" (11 July 2026, 98 minutes).
How often does The Rational Republican publish?
The Rational Republican publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 48 minutes across 100 episodes.
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Sharon Meieran for Multnomah County Chair
Sep 13, 202649 minJames and Nick welcome Sharon Meieran to talk about her plan for Multnomah County and how we can restore trust in local government.
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ORP Platform redux
Jul 11, 20261h 38mJames and Nick welcome Xander Almeida back to review the new and improved ORP Platform.
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OHCS Director Andrea Bell
Jun 6, 202638 minNick and James welcome Director Andrea Bell, director of Oregon Housing and Community Services to talk housing and good government.
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Elizabeth Doll with Braver Angels
May 2, 202634 minI'll be honest, this was one of my favorite podcasts in a while. Elizabeth is super smart and we could have kept the conversation going for hours, but were limited by other activities at Dorchester.
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Christian Honl for HD32
Mar 14, 202648 minChristian Honl is running for State Representative in HD32 on the northern Oregon coast. He is seeking to unseat the incumbent turncoat who ran as a Republican but re registered as a Democrat after voting for the...
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Andrew Morrison Redux
Feb 28, 202648 minJames and Nick welcome Andrew Morrison back to the podcast to talk about affordability and running for office in disincorporated Damascus.
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ICE and Immigration Enforcement
Feb 14, 202643 minJames and Nick sit down to talk about the recent ICE killings and the public fallout
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Venezuela
Jan 17, 202645 minKicking off a new "season" of TRR as we get into Primary season, James and Nick discuss the foreign policy decisions executed in the first few weeks of 2026.
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Dorchester
May 17, 202538 minJames and Nick welcome a couple folks from Western Justice, the NRA for the "western" way of life. A very different vibe from the last episode
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The Log Cabin Republicans
May 3, 202537 minPosting these out of order because the LCR's have an event on May 10th we'd like to plug. The Log Cabin Republicans are members of the LGBT community who hold conservative principles. Many say that "coming out" as...
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Houthi PC Small Group
Mar 30, 202547 minBefore James was a podcast host and small business owner, he was an Army officer and frequently in charge of handling classified materials. So given the recent article from The Atlantic, we decided to give an insider...
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Crosstabs Crossover
Mar 8, 202557 minA crossover episode with the Crosstabs podcast. We talk about the ORP elections that just took place, what it's like to run a podcast, and some insider baseball on what life is like in the Capitol.
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Jerry Cummings for ORP Chair
Feb 14, 202550 minJerry Cummings is a pastor and Republican mega-volunteer running for ORP Chair in spring 2025. Win or lose, I'm sure we haven't heard the last from Jerry!
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Fake News Digest
Jan 29, 202547 minIn 2020, "fake news" was mostly a conservative problem where people would share fictitious articles on facebook, and they would go viral. in 2025 if seems that the roles have been reversed, and the Left are believing...
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EOU Live pt2
Dec 29, 202437 minPart 2 of our live panel at Eastern Oregon University. Since this was recorded live, some of the audio is messy but still a great conversation.
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EOU Live pt1
Dec 9, 202448 minJames and Nick speak take part in a panel discussion at Eastern Oregon University about different topics that impact our political world. Part 1
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Trump's Cabinet
Nov 24, 202453 minPresident Elect Trump's cabinet picks have been making headlines and (predictably) those on the left have decried them as the worst picks in the history of the universe. We welcome Jeff Stone to go over some of our...
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Election Recap 2024
Nov 12, 202448 minJames and Nick welcome two Young Republican extraordinaires to the podcast, Calvin Bennett and Tanner Elliott, to discuss the 2024 election results.
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Rep. Ed Diehl - HD17
Nov 1, 202447 minRep Diehl (pronounced "deal") represents HD17 southeast of Salem.
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Andrew Morrison
Australian Market Leader for Property and Buildings, Quinebaug Valley Community College
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Ben West
Senior Global Security Analyst, Farmers for Soil Health
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Jeff Stone
executive coach and psychedelic minister, Oregon Association of Nurseries
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Angela Plowhead
Clinical Psychologist and Oregon Senate District 10 Candidate, Oregon GOP
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