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Let’s Talk about Safe Seattle and their New Offspring Tacoma Safe – #155

Tacoma Safe is a new group spearheaded by Angela Connoly. Connoly is a wealthy, socially conservative, activist, who previously led and funded an anti-LGBT effort called the Just Want Privacy Campaign. That campaign sought to...

Feb 06, 2022•46 min

Why We Need Regional Housing Solutions – Rep. Jessica Bateman, Washington State Legislature, 22nd District – #154

Jessica Bateman is a former planning commissioner and former member of the Olympia City Council. She currently represents the cities of Olympia, Tumwater, and Lacey in the Washington State Legislature. She joined us on the...

Jan 25, 2022•45 min

The Missing Middle in Housing – Joseph Tovar, American Planning Association – #153

Joseph Tovar helped draft Washington State’s growth management act and has served as lead planner for cities across Western Washington. He has a theory: we’ve gotten good at building condos, we’ve always been good at...

Jan 17, 2022•49 min

The Congressional Agenda in 2022 — Rep. Derek Kilmer, 6th Congressional District — #152

The current Congress is our country’s 117th. They were elected in 2020 and will face voters in the midterms later this year. Today they are returning after their winter break to take up the many,...

Jan 10, 2022•52 min

Previewing the 2022 Washington State Legislative Session — State Senator Yasmin Trudeau, 27th Legislative District — #151

A founding premise of the show is that political engagement in state and local politics is essential. It is because of this that each year we preview the upcoming state legislative session. This week we...

Jan 03, 2022•44 min

The Bottom End of the Housing Market Has Been Destroyed — Will James, Special Projects Reporter, KNKX FM — #150

In arguably the most important piece of local journalism of 2021, Will James did a three part story on the displaced residents of the Merkle Hotel in Downtown Tacoma. The Merkle was the last of...

Dec 27, 2021•46 min

White Backlash Politics and Imagining a Post-Democratic Future — Dr. Will Horne, Editor of The Activist History Review — #149

Dr. Will Horne is a history professor at Villanova University. He is also the founder and editor of The Activist History Review, an online journal created in 2017 to contextualize US history in light of...

Dec 20, 2021•44 min

Understanding and Confronting Antisemitism Online and Off — Miri Cypers — Anti-Defamation League, NW Regional Director — #148

Our guest this week is Miri Cypers. She is the Regional Director of the Anti-Defamation League in the Northwest. The ADL’s is a legacy civil rights organization whose mission is to “stop the defamation of...

Dec 06, 2021•56 min

Congressional and Legislative Redistricting Across Washington State – Kamau Chege, WA Community Alliance – #147

Over on Crossing Division, Evelyn has covered redistricting in Tacoma, in particular the 27th legislative district. In this conversation, we were planning to look at the whole state, including a conversation about the Congressional District...

Nov 22, 2021•57 min

We Are Drowning in Disinformation — Michael Klein, Director of Analysis Alethea Group — #146

From QAnon to Anti-vaxx nonsense, from Stop the Steal to the CRT moral panic, the US is awash in disinformation. It comes to us via Facebook, in barbershops, from group chats, and sermons from the...

Nov 08, 2021•51 min

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