Almost one year to the date of his last appearance, we’re welcoming back Chris Langston from Proof in Old Town.  Chris was previously the mind behind en Rama, Hilltop Kitchen, and 1022 South J. He…Read more

Joby Warrick is a national security reporter for the Washington Post and the author of The Triple Agent, Black Flags, and Red Line. He first joined us in 2019 to talk about Black Flags and…Read more

Marguerite Martin is the owner of MoveToTacoma.com, a real estate matchmaking site that helps people find homes in Tacoma. On this show, she's also affectionately known as the “Pod Auntie” because she helped me get…Read more

Eli Cranor is the author of several acclaimed crime novels, including Don't Know Tough, Ozark Dogs, and Broiler. One of the most distinctive voices in Southern noir, Cranor writes novels that deliver compelling crime stories…Read more

Drones have fundamentally changed the economics of warfare. For much of the Global War on Terror, the US enjoyed an overwhelming technological advantage, using drones for surveillance and targeted strikes with little fear that adversaries…Read more

Brandi Buchman is the Law & Justice Reporter for HuffPost and has spent years covering the January 6 attack on the Capitol, its aftermath, and the prosecutions that followed. Few journalists have devoted more time…Read more

Jordan Harper is among the best working writers of our time.  Last year, Harper joined the podcast ahead of the release of the film adaptation of his novel She Rides Shotgun. This week he returned…Read more

Grant Wahl’s untimely passing in 2022 left a gaping hole in the global soccer community, and particularly in US journalism when it comes to speaking truth about FIFA. Grant was a champion for human rights…Read more

This week, for the first time, I’m sitting down for an episode with a current student. I’ll call her “T” since, as we all know, people on the internet can be strange. T is a…Read more