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The Future of Public Schools is on the Ballot – Anne Lutz Fernandez, author of “Schooled” – 230

  • October 28, 2024
Tim Walz being mobbed by children after signing school lunch bill in Minnesota

In this episode, we sat down with Anne Lutz Fernandez—former investment banker, retired teacher, and co-author of Schooled—to discuss education’s role in the 2024 election.  We discussed Trump’s first-term policies, Biden and Harris’s records on…

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The Civil War and Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan – Professor Sherifa Zuhur – 229

  • October 20, 2024

The Civil War in Sudan is arguably the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. The fight to control the government in Khartoum has reportedly claimed upwards of 150,000 lives and conditions for people on the…

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Tacoma Audio Voters’ Guide, Part I – Evelyn Lopez, Crossing Division and Nathe Lawver, Pierce County Labor Council – 228

  • October 10, 2024
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This is Part One of a Tacoma Audio Voters’ Guide. In this conversation, we talked through the Congressional races, statewide initiatives, statewide offices, Pierce County judges, and a proposed fire and safety levy for the…

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Building Movement for Hourly Wage Workers and Tenants – Ty and Zev, Tacoma for All – 227

  • September 16, 2024
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In spite of an avalanche of outside money, Tacoma voters recently adopted a sweeping Bill of Rights for tenants that provides relocation assistance to families, in the case of steep increases in rent, and bans…

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Running a Small Biz in Tacoma, Part 5 — Mario Amaya, Balcon X — 226

  • August 25, 2024
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Mario Amaya is the owner and operator of Balcon X, a taco and pupusa (and putaco) restaurant located on Sixth Ave. Balcon X is named after his balcony where he got his start selling meals…

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Running a Small Biz in Tacoma Series, Part 4 — Quincy Henry, Campfire Coffee — 225

  • August 8, 2024

Quincy Henry is the co-owner and proprietor of Campfire Coffee, located at 1554 Market Street. He joined us for Part 4 of our ongoing series on running a small business in Tacoma. We talked about…

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Remembering Matt Driscoll

  • July 28, 2024
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Last week Tacoma lost one of its brightest lights. Matt Driscoll was a columnist for The News Tribune and the editor for the paper’s Opinion Section. But he was so much more than that. Rather…

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The Movies of 2024 – Chase Hutchinson, Film Critic – #223

  • July 22, 2024
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Chase Hutchinson is a Tacoma-based freelance journalist and movie critic. He came on the show to talk about the year in movies. For our conversation, we tried to focus on films not based on pre-existing…

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The Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump and the Political Fallout

  • July 16, 2024

In today’s irregular edition of the podcast, we discussed Saturday’s attempted assassination of former President Trump and the political fallout from it. I was joined in studio by Producer Doug and Evelyn Lopez, host of…

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The (Worrying) State of the Sounders: On-the-field and Off — Dave & Carol, Hands-Free Footy — #221

  • July 7, 2024

Dave and Carol are longtime Seattle Sounders season ticket holders and former hosts of the Hands-Free Footy podcast. They decided, for a host of reasons, this would be their last year with season tickets. I…

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