{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Fresh Fusion","title":"65: Portland: Paradise or Perdition?","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/ccc8deda\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1996,"description":"This is a deeply personal episode. I spent most of my life within a 60 miles radius of where I was born. That all changed when I relocated to the Portland, Oregon metro area. I came here on a fact-finding mission in 2017 and fell head-over-heels in love with the place. It's no accident in the slightest that the most creative period in my entire life has transpired right here in Portland. I guess that's why it's a real sore spot for me when I see Portland dragged through the mud in the press—not to mention the whole concept of living in a dense urban environment. Are moving to the suburbs really the answer to the challenges of pandemic living? Does living in a \"hip\" city really have any influence on high-level creativity and artistic scope? Tune in to hear my story and my take.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/jpVd972G4pA89-nphNb-xKQh-Ci0QCher2q8buEcqFw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80MjA5/NjYyNWY4NTc2MjY2/MDhmNDM1MjEyYTQx/YmI4NS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}