
Straight Talk is a weekly program that takes a deeper look into the topics and conversations that are affecting communities in Oregon and SW Washington. KGW's Tim Gordon leads insightful interviews and provides candid conversations with local politicians and community leaders. "KGW's Straight Talk" is also a podcast available on all major podcast platforms.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 291 | Founded | 7 years ago |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Listeners | Categories | NewsPolitics | |||

Oregon's Prosperity Council co-chairs break down their 10 recommendations to boost jobs, cut red tape, and fix the state's tax code.
Oregon's fire marshal breaks down the drought, heat and human-caused risks fueling what could be a dangerous wildfire season.
Sen. Jeff Merkley criticizes the Iran war, saying it's strengthened hardliners, hurt reformers, and bypassed Congress's constitutional war powers.
Providence Health Plan exits Oregon's insurance market in 2027. What it means for your coverage, your doctors and what to do before open enrollment.
People also subscribe to these shows.





I love the impactful conversations that Laural leads. I always walk away with a new level of understanding a topic. This podcast makes aware of my local politics and conversations and makes me feel smarter after listening.
Straight Talk is such an important show and podcast, especially for those interested in Oregon politics. Host Laurel Porter is the best, and this podcast always has excellent guests and insightful conversation.
Straight Talk fits perfectly as a podcast: in-depth conversations about complex but important Oregon issues that deserve to be discussed at length and in detail. Definitely worth your time and attention (and subscription!)
Laural is a hard-hitting journalist who always gets right to the point on what matters to Oregonians.
Laural is always on top of it and gives genuine, thoughtful interviews. I always look forward to “Straight Talk” and the high level of journalism Laural brings to the table. Thank you!
Key themes from listener reviews, highlighting what works and what could be improved about the show.









Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.
Listeners, social reach, demographics and more for this podcast.
| Listeners per Episode | |
|---|---|
| Gender Skew | |
| Location | |
| Interests | |
| Professions | |
| Age Range | |
| Household Income | |
| Social Media Reach |
This show centers on Oregon and SW Washington politics, governance, and policy through candor-filled conversations with local politicians, journalists, and community leaders. Episodes consistently unpack elections, public safety, homelessness, infrastructure, budgets, and the practical impacts of policy on everyday residents, often featuring contrasting viewpoints and in-depth analysis from seasoned reporters and policymakers. A notable strength is its ability to pair high-profile political discussions with accessible, on-the-ground context, making it useful for listeners who want clear, local-government insights and informed commentary on current events across the region.
Rephonic provides a wide range of podcast stats for KGW’s Straight Talk. We scanned the web and collated all of the information that we could find in our comprehensive podcast database. See how many people listen to KGW’s Straight Talk and access YouTube viewership numbers, download stats, audience demographics, chart rankings, ratings, reviews and more.
Rephonic provides a full set of podcast information for three million podcasts, including the number of listeners. View further listenership figures for KGW’s Straight Talk, including podcast download numbers and subscriber numbers, so you can make better decisions about which podcasts to sponsor or be a guest on. You will need to upgrade your account to access this premium data.
Rephonic provides comprehensive predictive audience data for KGW’s Straight Talk, including gender skew, age, country, political leaning, income, professions, education level, and interests. You can access these listener demographics by upgrading your account.
To see how many followers or subscribers KGW’s Straight Talk has on Spotify and other platforms such as Castbox and Podcast Addict, simply upgrade your account. You'll also find viewership figures for their YouTube channel if they have one.
These podcasts share a similar audience with KGW’s Straight Talk:
1. Think Out Loud
2. City Cast Portland
3. The Evergreen
4. The Ezra Klein Show
5. Fresh Air
KGW’s Straight Talk launched 7 years ago and published 291 episodes to date. You can find more information about this podcast including rankings, audience demographics and engagement in our podcast database.
Our systems regularly scour the web to find email addresses and social media links for this podcast. We scanned the web and collated all of the contact information that we could find in our podcast database. But in the unlikely event that you can't find what you're looking for, our concierge service lets you request our research team to source better contacts for you.
Rephonic pulls ratings and reviews for KGW’s Straight Talk from multiple sources, including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Castbox, and Podcast Addict.
View all the reviews in one place instead of visiting each platform individually and use this information to decide if a show is worth pitching or not.
Rephonic provides full transcripts for episodes of KGW’s Straight Talk. Search within each transcript for your keywords, whether they be topics, brands or people, and figure out if it's worth pitching as a guest or sponsor. You can even set-up alerts to get notified when your keywords are mentioned.
Recent guests on KGW’s Straight Talk include:
1. Rebecca Tweed
2. Julia Shumway
3. Ed Diehl
4. Tobias Read
5. Cécinie Fenney-Jones
6. Jamie Spinelli
7. Nate McCoy
8. Orlando Simpson
To view more recent guests and their details, simply upgrade your Rephonic account. You'll also get access to a typical guest profile to help you decide if the show is worth pitching.