Democracy, Defiance, and Remembering Rep. Hoa Nguyen (with Steph Routh & Xander Schultz)
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Democracy, Defiance, and Remembering Rep. Hoa Nguyen (with Steph Routh & Xander Schultz)
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This week on Schmidt Show PDX, Mike is joined by guest co-host Steph Routh for a timely and emotional episode.
We begin by remembering the late Representative Hoa Nguyen — her life, her leadership, and what her loss means for our community. From there, Steph walks us through how Oregon fills a vacant legislative seat, breaking down the appointment process in plain language and offering a smart idea to make that process more democratic and transparent.
In the second half of the show, we sit down with Xander Schultz, co-creator of Defiance.org. We dig into:
What collective action really looks like today
Why strong democratic institutions still matter
Historical protest movements that actually worked — and what we can learn from them now
If you care about how power works, how people organize, and how to build a more just democracy, this episode is for you.
In This Episode
Remembering Rep. Hoa Nguyen
How Oregon fills a vacant legislative seat — and how it could work better
The story behind Defiance.org
Collective action, solidarity, and shared interests
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