After 24 years of living in Portland, Greg has accepted a new role as Director of Communications & Advocacy at a HIV/AIDS service organization in Atlanta. We were all shocked by this news, but we’re also thrilled for Greg and the positive steps

#AbolishICE

Jul 10th, 2018 1h 4m

Pedro Anglada joins us to talk about efforts to #AbolishICE.

Black Love

Jun 11th, 2018 1h 19m

Greg and cameron are joined by Gina Spencer, a rising star in Portland activism, to discuss her work on Portland's Black Love Bail Out.https://www.gofundme.com/portland-bail-out

A New Hope

May 29th, 2018 1h 20m

After reviewing recent news stories, cameron and Greg discuss Greg's experience becoming a father and cameron's experience using the words "happy" and "reparations" in the same sentence.

This is Election Day

May 14th, 2018 1h 26m

Are y’all ready for a hot take?We return from our short episode break with fire. We cover poopity-Kanye, Childish Gambino, and reflect on the looming tensions of Election Day in Portland. Cameron and Greg will probably not still be alive next

Young People For Peace

Apr 23rd, 2018 1h 13m

This episode features guest speakers Mya Andersen and Solomon Burr Harris, who served on the Walkout Coalition and helped organize the 4/20 National Student Walkout in Portland. We discuss how racism effects youth of color in Portland Public Sc

Truth to Power

Apr 9th, 2018 1h 11m

This has to be our most intense episode yet. Our news roundup features more than one devastating local news story, which sort of eclipsed the fact that we recorded this episode on Cameron’s birthday. Our special guest was aspiring politician S

It’s Our Turn: Interview with Kayse Jama

Mar 25th, 2018 54m 17s

We invited community organizer and Democratic candidate for Oregon Senate District 24, Kayse Jama, on the show to discuss the intricacies of a running as an immigrant, Muslim, and black person in the age of Trump.This week’s news roundup incl

Divided States

Mar 12th, 2018 1h 8m

This episode focuses on Divided States, an A&E show that recently featured the 2017 Hollywood MAX Station murders. With special insight from guest Zeloszelos Marchandt, we discuss how Portland's racist history continues to muddy the City's ros

Brothers

Feb 27th, 2018 1h 4m

This episode is a special treat! cameron and Greg invited their older brothers, Anthony and Toussaint, on the show. The episode is mostly filled with embarrassing family stories and irrelevant sibling bickering — but we also cover politics and

Leg Days

Feb 12th, 2018 58m 40s

“Leg Days” is about Oregon’s 35-day legislative short session. Our special guest is Sonny Mehta, from Renew Oregon who shared his insight from the Clean Energy Jobs campaign. We talked about what makes Oregon’s a unique place for political orga

Indigenous Resistance

Jan 30th, 2018 1h 2m

Listen as Gregory and Cameron interview Megan Martinez and Candi Brings Plenty who recently organized The Indigenious Womxn's March in Portland on the one year anniversary of The Women's March. The interview touches on white feminism, native or

Accountability

Jan 17th, 2018 1h 26m

It’s Chocolate and Caramel’s first podcast of 2018! Cameron and Greg brought on special guest Lydia Grijalva, an organizer with Men’s Assembly for Collective Accountability, to discuss accountability in Portland’s local activist community. Th

Si Se Puede Special Edition

Dec 21st, 2017 1h 10m

Two episodes in one! We interviewed Juan Carlos Gonzalez (gonzalez4oregon.com) last week, but had some audio difficulties. So this week we got back together and recorded over the top of that episode. Genius!

A Year of Resistance

Nov 30th, 2017 1h 19m

We've overcome some technical issues and are excited to bring you our first international pod! After a roundup of local and national news, Cameron humblebrags about his ongoing European vacation and we look back at the past year of resistance.

Priced Out

Nov 14th, 2017 1h 21m

Episode #7 is dedicated to one of Portland's most headline-grabbing topics: gentrification. Podcast guest, recovering-journalist, and documentarian Cornelius Swart enjoyed the premiere of his newest film that came out earlier in November, title

One Less Chocolate

Oct 31st, 2017 1h 13m

Cameron and Greg welcome their first guest speaker, Teresa Floyd! Teresa is the founder of the Bridge Project: PDX, a grassroots coalition and online community organizing for racial justice. Teresa, a badass organizer and black mother of the mo

Trolling Joey

Oct 16th, 2017 1h 8m

This episode is dedicated to Portland’s most lovable hater, Joey Gibson. Joey is the face of alt-right group Patriot Prayer, which repeatedly makes headlines for disrupting Portland’s progressive ethos. In honor of our love for Portland’s alt-r

The House is on Fire

Oct 3rd, 2017 45m 46s

Episode 4 of the now officially named Chocolate & Caramel Podcast is called "The House is on Fire." We had other plans for this week's podcast, which changed due to the recent strings of tragedies happening in the country. Cameron and Greg's di

CAN YOU NOT??

Sep 18th, 2017 1h

Episode 3 of Misfit Forum features a new segment of the Podcast: Songs of Revolution! With each following podcast, we'll feature two songs that we use for strength or reflection to sustain us through the Resistance.We also discuss recent and