Zahava Stadler is the Director of Policy for EdBuild. Zahava believes that child poverty and community economic health are at the root of the largest problems facing American public education, and she is excited that…
Sara Kay and Sierra Hartman talk about Grit City Magazine, the independent magazine that “believes Tacoma has good stories.” Sarah and Sierra have been behind the magazine since it was founded in 2017. The produce…
Tim Eyman. Who is he? Anti-tax crusader? Cynical initiative manipulator? Media attention addict? Maybe all of that, and now a candidate for Governor too! Crosscut’s Melissa Santos (formerly reporting for the Seattle Times and The…
Jason Wilson is an Australian-born academic turned journalist residing in Portland. He is currently on the far-right, white-supremacist, and right-wing street brawler beat as a correspondent for the Guardian. Jason has a myriad of articles…
Who gets to say the N Word? The sister discuss. Links Channel 253 membership
After graduating Foss High School, Umi went to the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles. When he returned to Tacoma, he co-founded the store ETC Tacoma and the etcetera line of streetwear….
John Falskow, music professor at Tacoma Community College, joins the show to talk about a series of holiday (and not-holiday) shows around Tacoma, including the free TCC Orchestra concert and a fun event called “Tuba…
The sisters talk about the Tacoma Peace Prize and the Nobel Peace Prize. Links Tacoma Peace Queen goes to the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony Channel 253 membership
Our state’s plan to resurrect affirmative action programs for public hiring, contracting, and admissions to state colleges and universities appears to be failing as R-88/I-1000 is voted down. But there are other paths to more…
Singer songwriter Paige Hansen joins the podcast to talk about her musical background as a singer songwriter, her time as a jazz DJ at KNKX, and more. Links Paige Hansen on Facebook Paige Hansen on…