You can draw a fairly straight line from mass incarceration, to the war on drugs, to police militarization and misconduct, to the protests we are seeing across the US today. This episode traces that line….
While we are all rightfully paying attention to the protests against police violence, the coronavirus continues to spread throughout the State of Washington and the nation. The fastest growing outbreak in Washington is in Yakima…
How to Fix a Drug Scandal, directed by Erin Lee Carr, is a Netflix Docu-series about a drug lab scandal that rocked the State of Massachusetts in 2013. In the series we learn about two…
Cast of Characters James Miller: Director of Admission, Seattle University Kim Thomas: Equity facilitator, freelance college admissions consultant (First of Her Name) Carinna Lee Tarvin: AP World History Teacher, Lincoln High School The Covid-19 outbreak…
In September, on NF Episode #73 we discussed the book “How Democracies Die” by Daniel Ziblatt and Steven Levitsky as part of our Nerd Farm Reads Book Club (#nerdfarmreads). This week in light of events…
This week Channel 253 is launching a new show called Gimme the Mic. They’re six-pack podcasts from folks in Tacoma sharing their unique stories and points of view on matters that impact all of us….
Tom Rademacher is loudmouth and I love him for it. An author and activist, Rademacher is an outspoken, anti-racist educator, who was named the State Teacher of the Year a few years back. This bio…
Man, we really picked a helluva year to move twelve timezones away… I am amazed watching the various efforts to confront Covid-19 in the US. In particular, I am blown away watching people I care…
The Census, redistricting, reapportionment, gerrymandering — it is all up to you. This week’s guest is Managing Director at the Washington Census Alliance, Kamau Chege. We discussed the 2020 Census and why everyone who listens…
Fact, everyday black women in the US are simultaneously under assault from the forces of institutional racism and institutional sexism. They are the most educated demographic group: when measuring degrees earned, black women are the…