Sometime around 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan 23, 2021, a crowd gathered at 9th and Pacific in Downtown Tacoma, watching one or more cars spin and burn circles in the intersection. A Tacoma Police Department…
This bonus episode of Nerd Farmer is a sponsored conversation with Alaska Airlines, a supporter of the Nerd Farmer podcast and Channel 253. Two guests from Alaska Airlines—Natalie Bowman and J’Keren Sears—stop by the studio…
This week’s episode is a sponsored conversation with Pacific Lutheran University, a sponsor of the Nerd Farmer podcast and Channel 253. Two guests from PLU—Allan Belton, Acting University President and Julian Franco, Assistant Director of…
Joby is the author of “The Triple Agent: The Al-Qaeda Mole who Infiltrated the CIA” and the Pulitzer Prize Winning “Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS” The Rundown The episode begins with a discussion of…
Dr. Ingrid Walker: American Studies Professor, University of Washington Tacoma Ingrid is the author of the book “High: Drugs, Desire, and a Nation of Users” The Rundown 5:00: We began with discussion of Drug Scheduling…
Ep. 54: Fighting Neo-Nazis, Fascists, and the Far Right — David Neiwert, Southern Poverty Law Center
In light of the recent distribution of flyers around the Puget Sound by Neo-Nazis we sat down with David Neiwert author of Alt-America: The Rise of the Radical Right in the Age of Trump. He’s a…
Y’all 2018 has been a long year… We’ve seen the Parkland Shooting, #MeToo, the fall of Kanye (for the record, I’ve been off Kanye Island since at least 2009), BBQ Betty & Permit Patty, the…
Last week we looked at the policy outlook for the 2019 legislative session. This week we are discussing the political landscape in Olympia post 2018 mid-term. Our guest, fresh off her appearance at ACHH XII…
Housekeeping We have Channel 253 Swag Consider joining Channel 253 as a member! #NerdFarmReads is reading A Quick Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns by Archie Bongiovanni and Tristan Jimerson. Get your copy. Read with us….
Housekeeping: #NerdFarmReads Book Club is readingA Quick Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns by Archie Bongiovanni. Get your copy. Read with with. Tweet your thoughts. Adult Civics Happy Hour on December 5th is entitled The Next…