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A National Conversation with a Local Lens

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English


Episodes

Revolutions Take Generations – Nathan Perl-Rosenthal, University of Southern California – #215

3/11/2024
Nathan Perl-Rosenthal is an historian of the eighteenth and early nineteenth-century Atlantic world. He focuses on the political and cultural history of Europe and the Americas in the age of revolution, with a emphasis on...

Duration:00:45:17

“Should Biden Step Aside?” and Constitutional Issues Around the 2024 Election – Michael Artime, PLU – #214

2/26/2024
We invited Professor Michael Artime from Pacific Lutheran University back on the show to discuss the upcoming election. In this conversation we covered several topics: Ezra Klein’s suggestion that Biden step-aside as the Democratic nominee...

Duration:00:50:49

How Journalists Cover Moral Panics and Contrived Scandals – Matt Driscoll, The News Tribune – #213

1/29/2024
Over the winter holiday, Matt Driscoll, columnist and opinion editor at The News Tribune, reached out to talk about the firing of Claudine Gay from her role of President of Harvard University. Gay was brought...

Duration:00:57:21

Social Diversification, Blogging is Back, and How to Combat Disinformation – Dave Clark – #212

1/8/2024
Happy New Year and go Huskies! This week’s episode is a discussion about navigating the internet in an era of misinformation. Our guest is Dave Clark, founder of Sounder at Heart. He also writes at...

Duration:00:49:09

A Tacoma-Centric Year in Review, Part II – Erik Hanberg, Citizen Tacoma and Evelyn Lopez, Crossing Division – #211

12/29/2023
Happy New Year! Recorded live in the Moonyard Studios in gorgeous North Tacoma, this episode is the second of our two part 2023 Year in Review. If you missed Part I, you can find it...

Duration:00:34:31

A Tacoma-Centric Year in Review, Part I – Erik Hanberg, Citizen Tacoma and Evelyn Lopez, Crossing Division – #210

12/26/2023
Happy Holidays! Recorded live in the Moonyard Studios in gorgeous North Tacoma, this episode is the first of our two part 2023 Year in Review. We were joined in the studio by Erik Hanberg, President...

Duration:00:47:57

Time for Closing Arguments in the Case of the Murder of Manuel Ellis – Peter Talbot, The News Tribune – #209

12/11/2023
Peter Talbot from The News Tribune has been covering the trial of the Tacoma Police Officers who murdered Manuel Ellis on March 3, 2020. We spoke with Peter in October as the state was making...

Duration:00:35:35

A Blueprint for Progressive Activists to Fight & Win – David Galazin and Michael Whelan, Tacoma for All – #208

11/20/2023
Earlier this month, voters in Tacoma passed a Tenants Bill of Rights, creating among the most sweeping tenant protections in the country. The initiative was specifically designed to combat displacement in the community. This effort...

Duration:00:43:05

Launching a Reader Supported Soccer Journalism Project – Jeremiah Oshan, Editor-in-Chief Sounder at Heart – #207

11/7/2023
Jeremiah Oshan is a recovering newspaper journalist and the editor-in-chief of Sounder at Heart. Sounder at Heart is the most read blog in US club soccer. The website was previously a part of Vox’s SB...

Duration:00:51:30

An Update from the Trial of the Police Officers that Killed Manuel Ellis – Peter Talbot, The News Tribune – #206

10/30/2023
Manuel Ellis was murdered by Tacoma Police on March 3, 2020. The long-delayed trial of the police officers that killed him is underway and this week we’re checking in with Peter Talbot from the News...

Duration:00:41:17

The End of the Conflict Over Nagorno-Karabakh? – Sevinc Osmanqizi – #205

10/16/2023
In March, on episode 188, we welcomed Azeri journalist Sevinc Osmanqizi on the show for a conversation about the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. On September 19, that conflict...

Duration:00:42:25

Republicans in Washington D.C. Can’t Govern and the Country is Being Held Hostage — Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland — #204

10/10/2023
Representative Marilyn Strickland is a former member of the Tacoma City Council, the former Mayor of Tacoma, and two-term member of the US House of Representatives. She joined us to discuss the recent dismissal of...

Duration:00:41:06

A Guide for People Thinking About Teaching Overseas — Brian Lettinga, Search Associates — #203

9/25/2023
In 2019, my wife and I departed the US to begin our overseas teaching career. When I made the transition, I used a service called Search Associates. They helped me navigate the application process and...

Duration:00:43:51

Writing a Multigenerational Crime Masterpiece — Brian Panowich, author of “Bull Mountain,” “Like Lions,” and “Hard Cash Valley” — #202

9/9/2023
I belong to a group chat. It used to be about the Seattle Sounders but as they began struggling last season it became more about crime novels, in the vein of Elmore Leonard. We now...

Duration:00:49:56

A 2023 Sounders Mid-Season State of the Union — Jackson Felts, KJR Radio — #201

8/29/2023
The Seattle Sounders are possibly the least convincing third place team in the history of world football. They’re about three fourths of the way through what can best be described as a Jekyll & Hyde...

Duration:00:43:56

On the Culture of Conspiracy in America — Sarah Kendzior, author of “They Knew” and co-host “Gaslit Nation” — #200

8/21/2023
Our guest, Sarah Kendzior, is a scholar with an focus on authoritarian Central Asian states. She leverages her academic background in her work as a journalist and commentator, offering unique insights about anti-democratic tendencies and...

Duration:00:57:45

A $47 Trillion Dollar Hole in the US Economy — Carter Price, the Rand Corporation — #199

8/14/2023
Carter is a co-author of the paper Trends in Income From 1975 to 2018 along with Kathryn A. Edwards. The paper lays out how the average American’s wages would be $50,000 higher if income growth...

Duration:00:51:38

Running a Small Biz in Tacoma Series, Part 3 — Cassandra Williams, Love by the Slice — #198

7/31/2023
This summer we are hosting a series highlighting small businesses and their struggles and triumphs in Tacoma. In part three, we have a conversation with Cassandra Williams, the owner and proprietor of Love by the...

Duration:00:45:11

Nerd Farmer Live: “Episode 200” – Lessons from the Last Five Years – Jenna Hanchard, Will James, Melissa Santos, and Matt Driscoll

7/16/2023
In June, over a hundred friends and members of Channel 253 gathered for Channel 253 Fest, an evening of live podcasting from the Press Room in downtown Tacoma. It was a great event and this...

Duration:01:00:13

Running a Small Biz in Tacoma Series, Part 2 — Umi Wagoner, eTc — #196

7/11/2023
This summer we are hosting a series highlighting small businesses and their struggles and triumphs in Tacoma. In part two, we have a conversation with Umi Wagoner from eTc, the Tacoma-based rareware retailer and design...

Duration:00:51:09