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Seattle Nice

David Hyde, Erica Barnett, and Sandeep Kaushik

It’s getting harder and harder to talk about politics, especially if you disagree. Well, screw that. Seattle Nice aims to be the most opinionated and smartest analysis of what’s really happening in Seattle politics available in any medium. Each episode dives into contentious and sometimes ridiculous topics, exploring perspectives from across Seattle"s political spectrum, from city council brawls to the ways the national political conversation filters through our unique political process. Even if

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20:47

Is Seattle's council less centrist than we thought?

Seattle Nice ·

2024/11/21

We take a closer look at the council's tie vote on Cathy Moore's proposal to tax the rich. Does the vote foreshadow more progressive things to come? We debate that and other juicy budget tidbits. Note: this episode taped on Wednesday Nov 20th before the full council vote on Moore's proposed capital gains tax. Quinn Waller is our editor. Thanks to Uncle Ike's pot shop for sponsoring this week's episode! If you want to advertise please contact us at realseattlenice@gmail...

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34:04

Dow Constantine's moving on and Seattle's surprise...

Seattle Nice ·

2024/11/16

King County Executive Dow Constantine has announced his plan to step down at the end of next year. We take a closer look at the move and the emerging tension between the centrist Seattle City Council and King County government, which has moved further left. Erica highlights the struggle in this recent story about a city council proposal to turn a sobering center into "a secure facility for people arrested for public drug use and possession." King County's not interested. We also debate ...

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29:17

Is Rinck's win scaring Seattle city council centrists?

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2024/11/08

It was a dreary election night for the left, but Seattle progressives celebrated city council candidate Alexis Mercedes Rinck's decisive victory over incumbent Tanya Woo. By Thursday afternoon Rinck's lead had grown to around 16 percentage points. Are voters sending a message to the centrist city council majority, led by Sara Nelson? Erica and Sandeep debate and discuss. Quinn Waller is our editor. Send us a textThanks to Uncle Ike's pot shop for sponsoring this week's episod...

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46:35

Is the Seattle City Council race over?

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2024/11/04

On this deeply troubling election eve, Seattle Nice invites you inside the podcast for a comforting conversation about local politics. First, we take a closer look at the juicy allegations swirling around SPD Chief Sue Rahr's decision to place former Chief Adrian Diaz and his chief of staff on leave. Second, a recent poll finds progressive city council candidate Alexis Mercedes Rinck has a ginormous lead over incumbent Tanya Woo. If accurate (Sandeep's skeptical), what would a big progr...

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50:38

Dan Savage and the Blue City Blues podcast preview

Seattle Nice ·

2024/10/31

Erica’s out this week, so we bring you a preview of a new podcast called "Blue City Blues." Twenty years ago, in the wake of a searing presidential defeat, Dan Savage encouraged progressives to move to blue cities and to fortify them into an “Urban Archipelago” of culturally separatist bastions that rejected the reactionary politics of the larger red American landscape. And he got his wish. Over the last two decades, rural places got redder and urban areas much bluer, and America’s...

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49:55

WTF is wrong with Seattle Public Schools?

Seattle Nice ·

2024/10/25

With Erica gone this week David and Sandeep take a one-week vacation from city politics to take a closer look at the root causes of the problems facing Seattle Schools, including a controversial push by some district leaders to close up to 21 schools in the face of a nearly $100 million deficit.Said special guest Robert Cruickshank, “This is one of the few issues where Sandeep is not wrong.” Robert is a Seattle parent and progressive activist, who currently leads Washington's Paramount Duty, ...

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53:56

How to really help homeless people with DESC’s Daniel...

Seattle Nice ·

2024/10/17

This week special guest Daniel Malone, the Executive Director of the Downtown Emergency Service Center, answered some difficult questions about the politics of homelessness, troubles at the King County Regional Homelessness Authority, and other issues. Malone also turned the tables with a question of his own. "When are you guys going to start arguing with each other? I thought I was going to arrive at a cage somewhere and watch something happen," he asked. Quinn Waller is our ...

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42:34

Interim Chief Sue Rahr's candid thoughts about SPD....

Seattle Nice ·

2024/10/11

We discuss and debate Erica's in-depth interview with SPD's interim chief Sue Rahr. Plus, Kshama Sawant's campaign against Kamala Harris, and Erica's latest on the city budget. Our editor is Quinn Waller.Send us a textThanks to Uncle Ike's pot shop for sponsoring this week's episode! If you want to advertise please contact us at realseattlenice@gmail.comSupport the showYour support on Patreon helps pay for editing, production, live events and the unique, hard-hitting local journalism and...

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14:50

One question: Who won the Seattle city council debate?

Seattle Nice ·

2024/10/05

Did Tanya Woo or Alexis Mercedes Rinck win the Seattle Nice debate for a citywide city council seat? Does it matter? Our editor is Quinn Waller. Thanks to Uncle Ike's pot shop for sponsoring this week's episode! If you want to advertise please contact us at realseattlenice@gmail.comSend us a textSupport the showYour support on Patreon helps pay for editing, production, live events and the unique, hard-hitting local journalism and commentary you hear weekly on Seattle Nice.

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65:41

Big debate night!

Seattle Nice ·

2024/10/02

This week's episode is our Seattle Nice City Council Position 8 debate from Tuesday October 1. Special thanks to candidates Tanya Woo and Alexis Mercedes Rinck, the amazing pros at Town Hall and to the hundreds of civic-minded superstars who turned out to watch both the city council and vice presidential debates. Our editor is Quinn Waller. Send us a textThanks to Uncle Ike's pot shop for sponsoring this week's episode! If you want to advertise please contact us at re...

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35:11

Progressives pan Mayor Harrell's budget. Plus, debate...

Seattle Nice ·

2024/09/28

This week Seattle Nice debates Erica's take on Mayor Bruce Harrell's new budget. TL;DR Harrell avoided big budget cuts but progressives are pissed that he tapped the lucrative payroll tax on big business known as JumpStart to pull that off. Don't miss the city council debate and VP debate watch party at Town Hall this coming Tuesday October 1. We kick it off with a livestream of the big Vice Presidential debate between Tim Walz and J.D. Vance on the big screen. Then, we go ...

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30:09

Two Social Housing Measures Enter. One Measure Leave.

Seattle Nice ·

2024/09/21

This week Seattle's city council voted to send two competing measures to the ballot to fund affordable housing. Initiative 137, the measure social housing activists support, proposes a new, "excess compensation tax" on big business. Council member Maritza Rivera is backing a new, "alternative" measure that would rely instead on existing JumpStart taxes on big business. Erica says Rivera's alternative would raid the JumpStart tax and effectively kill the social housing concept voters app...

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47:35

Does Seattle Need More Drug Laws?

Seattle Nice ·

2024/09/14

Caleb Banta-Green of UW medicine joins the pod to debate the pros and cons of Seattle's current approach to drugs. The conversation kicks off with Barnett and Banta-Green blasting the city council's latest plan to create six new “stay out” zones for drug crimes. The conversation then broadens to a deeper debate about whether some coercion helps or harms people who are struggling with addiction. Coincidentally, Uncle Ike's pot shop sponsored this week's episode. If you want t...

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41:33

Is Design Review dying in Seattle?

Seattle Nice ·

2024/09/07

The city council is making plans to speed up the process for building in downtown Seattle by exempting certain buildings from design review. Erica and Sandeep agree about the merits of the proposal, while David as devil's advocate tries to insert some skepticism into their urbanist love fest. We also talk about the King County Council's about-face on earlier plans to close the youth jail. Our editor is Quinn Waller.For tickets to the Seattle Nice Position 8 city council deba...

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37:28

Is Seattle's downtown really recovering?

Seattle Nice ·

2024/08/23

Surrogates are calling Mayor Bruce Harrell's downtown recovery plan a "roaring success" for the city. Are they right? We debate that, and whether "return to work" is overrated. What is the good life, Seattle? To advertise or just get in touch you can reach Seattle Nice at realseattlenice@gmail.com Our editor is Quinn Waller. Support the Show.Support us on Patreon!

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46:27

Are SOAP zones the right way to clean up Seattle?

Seattle Nice ·

2024/08/17

Seattle Nice takes a lively look at a proposed ban on prostitution "loitering," and proposed Stay Out of Stay Out of Area of Prostitution (SOAP) zones. This follows the proposed banishment of some drug users from select areas downtown, called SODAs or “Stay Out of Drug Areas." Check out Erica's extensive coverage on Publicola, and while you're at it please donate to Publicola. Quinn Waller edits the show. To advertise or just get in touch you can reach Seattle Nice at realseattleni...

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41:16

The Extra-Nice Post-Primary Election Episode

Seattle Nice ·

2024/08/09

Seattle Nice was on our best behavior this week because had company—Scott Greenstone, a politics reporter at KUOW radio and host of the new KUOW podcast Sound Politics! We discussed the statewide election results (Scott reported that the vibe at Republican gubernatorial candidate Semi Bird's party was weirdly "optimistic") and the race to replace Frank Chopp as 43rd District state rep, where Chopp-endorsed Shaun Scott ended the night with more than twice as many votes as We Heart Seattle...

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25:28

Is Seattle Still In Its Backlash Era?

Seattle Nice ·

2024/08/01

There's an election coming up for a citywide seat on the Seattle City Council, and the question everyone's asking is: Can a progressive challenger beat a member of the Class of 2023? Tanya Woo, the citywide Position 8 incumbent, actually lost her race for a single-district seat last year but was elevated to a citywide position anyway—not by voters, but by the new centrist City Council majority, who appointed her in January. Her challenger, Alexis Mercedes Rinck, is hoping that voters are read...

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25:03

PREVIEW: Will jailing more people fix downtown...

Seattle Nice ·

2024/07/30

Seattle's City Council says it needs more options to jail people who commit misdemeanors. Criminal justice reformer and MacArthur "Genius" Grant winner Lisa Daugaard joins us to debate and discuss. Daugaard is best-known for helping launch Seattle's Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) program. Plus, Lisa weights in on a recent Seattle auditor's report looking at "place-based problem-solving approach to addressing overdoses and drug-related crime." Finally, Lisa Daugaard on civil or invo...

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19:00

SPD's interim head Sue Rahr puts her foot down

Seattle Nice ·

2024/07/20

This week interim Seattle police chief Sue Rahr fired an officer for joking about the death of a 23-year-old graduate student. We discuss and debate the case and police accountability in Seattle. Plus, will Joe Biden be the Democrat's nominee? Quinn Waller is our editor. Support the Show.Support us on Patreon!

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