Podcasts about John Charles

John Charles in conversation with Audrey J Cole, Courtney Psak and Jennifer van der Kleut 

John Charles in conversation with Jennifer K.

Guest: Patrick K. O'Donnell. This segment introduces the "Jesse Scouts," a Union special forces unit formed by John Frémont and named after his wife. Led by figures like John Charles Carpenter, these men wore Confederate disguises to infiltrate enemy lines. Despite their effectiveness as commandos, their lack of discipline led to friction with the regular Army.1879 GAR IN HARPER'S

John Charles in conversation with Susan Elizabeth Phillips and Susan Walter

Endanger! Endanger, Will Robinson! Climate Scam Backbone Yanked Out Release Date: February 14th & 15th, 2026 Duration: 47:55 Host: Mark Anderson Guests: Craig Rucker, president of CFACT, and John Charles, president & CEO of Cascade Policy  Your browser does not support the audio element. About This Episode This week, you'll hear the massive news … Read More Read More The post Show 16-07 Endanger! Endanger, Will Robinson! Climate Change Backbone Yanked Out appeared first on The I Spy Radio Show.

John Charles in conversation with Elizabeth Camden

John Charles in conversation with Megan Chance

John Charles in conversation with Allison Brennan

John Batchelor introduces Patrick K. O'Donnell and his book The Unvanquished, focusing on the "Jesse Scouts" and their leader, Captain John Charles Carpenter. Named after Jesse Frémont, these Union scouts utilized disguises and "trade craft" to infiltrate Confederate lines, though Carpenter was eventually cashiered for theft.1861

John Charles in conversation with Alli Frank, Asha Youmans

John Charles in conversation with Jayne Ann Krentz, Rachel Hawkins

At TriMet's December board meeting, director Tyler Frisbee lectured attendees on how 82nd Avenue business owners and motorists should embrace TriMet's takeover of auto lanes for exclusive busways.TriMet refers to these as Business Access Transit or BAT lanes—which is Orwell's doublespeak for the opposite effect—reducing business access for people in cars. Portland Bureau of Transportation's alleged “improvement” of 82nd only turns a street made for cars into an avenue for the minority of pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit riders.82nd is another flagship for how PBOT intends to “improve” more streets -- by taking away auto lanes to be re-striped as “bus-only” lanes. Traffic modeling shows, of course, this will greatly distress peak-hour travel times by 50 percent and divert motorists to I-205.TriMet's 72 bus line will be the only beneficiary of this change. A bus that runs every 12 minutes during peak hours, means BAT lanes will be unused most of the time while motorists eye an empty lane, confined to Los Angeles style gridlock.TriMet and PBOT are moving towards a likely February decision on the BAT lanes -- and many business owners have threatened legal action for loss of access to their shops.Director Frisbee, meanwhile, took 10 minutes to make unsubstantiated assertions, to which Cascade's President, John Charles, has written a response you can read at cascadepolicy.org. Like an evangelist, Tyler Frisbee pleas for Portlanders to repent from their car-centric ways and embrace the narrow vision of PBOT's Transportation System Plan -- whose tenets are known as “Vision Zero:” Stop designing roads around people in cars to make driving more painful, and convert major roads into avenues for walking, bicycling, and public transit.At the February meeting, the TriMet Board should withdraw this idea and end its war on the majority of people in cars.

John Charles in conversation with Rosie A Point

John Charles in conversation with Noelle Ilhi and Jennifer Graeser Dornbush

John Charles in conversation with Ellen Byron, Karen Schaler and Jaqueline Snowe

John Charles in conversation with Allison Brennan & Shane Gericke

John Charles in conversation with Ellery Adams and Colleen Cambridge

John Charles in conversation with Jenn McKinlay and Jill Beissel

John Charles in conversation with Andrea Catalano

This week, Cascade's president, John Charles, testified at Portland Public Schools' Bond Accountability Committee. He commended BAC's work reviewing this year's $2 billion Portland school bond and agreed with their assessment that building three large high schools when enrollment is declining is a mistake. He asked BAC to “Speak directly to the taxpayers who will have to pay hundreds of millions in unnecessary construction costs.”When Portland Public Schools passed the largest bond in state history, to build the nation's most expensive high schools, the measure required oversight by a citizen committee.When the BAC reported on the bond, they expressed concern about “building such large schools…given declining enrollment and decreasing birth rates.”Their advice at the October meeting was ignored, and the Board voted to move ahead with plans to overbuild three high schools by several thousand seats.In a not-so-distant fiscal crisis, journalists will ask the school board, “What did you know and when did you know it?”They'll be forced to admit they ignored the warnings of oversight committees and citizen research groups like Cascade. PPS board members have breached their fiduciary duty and act as though there will be no consequences. Dear BAC – please tell the taxpayers.Read the full commentary at ⁠Dear PPS Bond Committee: Please Tell the Taxpayers - Cascade Policy Institute⁠

John Charles in conversation with Courtney Psak

Last week, Cascade's President, John Charles, emailed a Memo to the Portland Public School Board urging them to consider the Bond Accountability Committee's concerns about overbuilding high schools. Their report concluded by stating that, “…the district should not be building such large high schools when there is not the student body to justify it. Given declining enrollment and decreasing birth rates this issue is even more pronounced given the project budget issues."Willamette Week also cited the statement, raising alarm about the Board's failure to use demographic and enrollment data in sizing future high schools. Nonetheless, the PPS Board voted to move ahead as planned while Chairman Wang argued that size reduction is "unfair" and failing to explain how empty buildings will better serve students.By 2033 Portland will have at least 3,000 empty high school desks. Even now, talks of school consolidation are ongoing. Do Portland taxpayers want to spend $1 billion on expensive and empty classrooms?On the flip side, Beaverton High School has chosen better, building a high school for 1,500 students with the option to replace a building if enrollment goes up.PPS should design real high schools for real students and expand later if necessary. By ignoring the Committee's due diligence and moving ahead with over-sized and over-priced schools, they will accelerate the district's slide into the fiscal crisis they already face. Portland taxpayers and students will ultimately pay the price.Read more at www.cascadepolicy.org

John Charles in conversation with Rory O'Neill Schmitt and Rosary O'Neill

John Charles in conversation with Taylor Hartley, K Valentin, Liz Parker, and Hollie Nelson

John Charles in conversation with Darcie Wilde

It must be easy to be a conservative in Texas or Florida, right? Joking aside, what does it take to get up every day in an area that most people think is a lost cause to progressivism? At the annual State Policy Network Annual Meeting we caught up with the leaders of the Cascade Policy Institute from Oregon, John Charles, and the Empire Center in New York Zilvinas Silenas on doing just that. Keep Up With The Daily Signal   Sign up for our email newsletters:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.dailysignal.com/email⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠     Subscribe to our other shows:    The Tony Kinnett Cast: ⁠https://megaphone.link/THEDAILYSIGNAL2284199939⁠ The Signal Sitdown: ⁠https://megaphone.link/THEDAILYSIGNAL2026390376⁠   Problematic Women:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://megaphone.link/THEDAILYSIGNAL7765680741⁠   Victor Davis Hanson: ⁠https://megaphone.link/THEDAILYSIGNAL9809784327⁠     Follow The Daily Signal:    X:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://x.com/intent/user?screen_name=DailySignal⁠ Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/thedailysignal/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.facebook.com/TheDailySignalNews/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Truth Social:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://truthsocial.com/@DailySignal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/dailysignal?sub_confirmation=1⁠    Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform and never miss an episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Charles in conversation with Colleen Gleason

John Charles in conversation with John Copenhaver, Christa Faust, Katrina Carrasco, David Pederson, Renee James, and Margot Douaihy

John Charles in conversation with Allie Pleiter

John Charles in conversation with with Amanda Cox

Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service. Our guest is Dr Natalia Grincheva, an expert in cultural diplomacy from Lasalle, University of the Arts in Singapore. We start by hearing about when US president Bill Clinton was presented with a saxophone on a 1994 visit to Prague and he and the Czech president Vaclav Havel performed together on stage.Then, India's first female anthropologist, Irawati Karve.Twenty years on, the cousin of John Charles de Menezes, describes the day the unarmed Brazilian man was shot dead by anti-terrorism police in London.Plus, the discovery of the super-strong fibre Kevlar in 1965 which was used in bulletproof vests.And finally, 50 years on from the premiere of the Broadway hit A Chorus Line, an original cast member shares her memories.Contributors:Urmilla Deshpande – granddaughter of Irawati Karve.Patricia da Silva – cousin of Jean Charles de Menezes.Baayork Lee – Connie in A Chorus LinePlus, archive recording of Stephanie Kwolek, and material from the Vaclav Havel Center and the William J Clinton Presidential Library.(Photo: President Bill Clinton accepts a saxophone as a gift from a Belgian delegation in 1994. Credit: Luke Frazza/AFP via Getty Images)

John Charles in conversation with Allison Brennan, Christina Estes, and Jenn McKinlay

John Charles in conversation with Lynn Cahoon, Christina Dodd, Mary Anna Evans, Dianne Freeman, and Sam Lumley

John Charles in conversation with Liz Johnson

Rafe Foreman sits down with master storyteller, John Charles Hardin, to reflect on decades of trial work, the enduring bond forged through shared experiences, and the transformative impact of Trial Lawyers College. They discuss how genuine storytelling—grounded in truth and empathy—shapes every aspect of jury work, from voir dire to closing arguments. John emphasizes the importance of listening, humility, and role-reversal to connect with jurors and honor their oath. Throughout, they celebrate the lifelong journey of practicing law, the thrill of fighting for justice, and the power of authentic human connection in the courtroom.

John Charles in conversation with Virginia Heath

John Charles in conversation with Natalie Jenner

John Charles in conversation with Deidra Duncan and Julie Soto

John Charles in conversation with Kate Hilton and Elizabeth Renzetti

Transportation funding is a priority for Oregon lawmakers this legislative session. The Democratic proposal includes a major gas tax hike and other new taxes. The Republican plan puts less money towards public transportation, biking and pedestrian infrastructure. Sarah Iannarone is the executive director of The Street Trust. John Charles is the president and CEO of the Cascade Policy Institute. They join us with their perspectives on what approach lawmakers should take.

John Charles in conversation with Melissa Marr

John Charles in conversation with Traci Hunter Abramson, Sian Ann Bessey, and Dani Pettrey

John Charles in conversation with Susan Meissner

John Charles in conversation with Joanna Politano

John Charles in conversation with Larissa Ackerman, Madeline Brown, and Vida Engstrand

John Charles in conversation with Connie Briscow and Wanda Morris

John Charles in conversation with Allison Brennan, Christina Dodd, and Elle Owens

John Charles in conversation with Elizabeth Everett

John Charles in conversation with Gigi Pandian

Men of leisure Vic Pomegranate (Branson), Loomis Contraire (Andrew), and Toledo St. John (Charles) discuss their vacations and daily routines. Full episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/121427209