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…

In late January, I happened to be in Shanghai at a Model UN Conference when the Corona Outbreak began in Wuhan Province. Since then I have been watching events unfold in China and elsewhere. Throughout…

??? NEW Theme Music from Producer Doug ???   The Rundown She describes herself as a “Dreamer, Blerd, Educator, Disruptor of Ridiculousness, STEM & Digital Access Advocate.” Rafranz is a former math teacher, former district…

Two-time show guest Claudia Rowe is the author of Time Out, an e-book about Willard Jimerson. Jimerson was a young black man for South Seattle who was charged as an adult, convicted of murder, and…

Joy Turner is a podcaster, activist, US Army Veteran, and Louisiana native, who currently works in data for Seattle Public Schools, this interview, however, is in a personal capacity. We had her on the show…

Currently a journalist for Daily Kos, David is an American freelance journalist and blogger. He received the National Press Club Award for Distinguished Online Journalism in 2000 for a domestic terrorism series he produced for…

Melissa Santos is a writer for Crosscut on the State Government beat. She is a three-time guest of the pod and on December 19 she created national news with her reporting on the activities of…