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October 8, 2026

Are You a Portland Sinner? Unspoken Portland Rules Worth Breaking

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Are You a Portland Sinner? Unspoken Portland Rules Worth Breaking

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Inspired by a recent Portland subreddit post, we're discussing our city’s unspoken rules — and how we here on the show break them —  to decide which one of us is Portland’s biggest sinner heading straight to Portland hell. Joining host Claudia Meza are City Cast Portland producers John Notarianni and Giulia Fiaoni.

Discussed in today's episode:

How to Zipper Merge

Best Brunch Spots in Portland

How to date a vegan when you're not one

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Grand Central Bakery

Portland Bureau of Transportation

D'Amore Law

Portland Open Studios

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