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One Year. 26 Episodes. A City Worth Celebrating.

A note of gratitude from your host

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Mike Schmidt
May 20, 2026
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A year ago this week — May 14th — the first episode of The Schmidt Show dropped.

The premise was simple, maybe even a little defiant: take a political campaign designed to stoke fear in voters and fear in politicians, while denigrating the city we love and flip it. Build something that celebrated the good people and the real stories that make Portland a …

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