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53:23

Running a Small Biz in Tacoma Series, Part 1 — Russ...

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2023/06/26

This summer we are hosting a series highlighting small businesses and their struggles and triumphs in Tacoma. Opening the series, we have a conversation with Russ Heaton the proprietor of Doyle’s Pub, named one of...

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43:01

Reporting on a White Supremacist Hate Group in...

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2023/06/11

A social media post by the mayor of Centralia and recent reporting by our guest, Isabel Vander Stoep, revealed the existence of an Asatru Folk Assembly (AFA) group in Centralia. So, this week we invited...

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33:08

A Call for a Tenant Bill of Rights — Zev Cook and...

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2023/05/29

Housing is a frequent topic of conversation on this show. We’ve talked to realtors about the market for first-time homebuyers; we’ve discussed Matthew Desmond’s Evicted; we’ve talked about combatting displacement; we’ve discussed efforts to combat homelessness with...

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34:36

The Proud Boys are Guilty of Seditious Conspiracy —...

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2023/05/15

After a nearly four month trial, last week leaders of the Proud Boys were convicted in federal court of seditious conspiracy. The Proud Boys are a right-wing paramilitary group that relishes street fights and violence...

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38:00

Are Your Deposits Safe in Regional Banks? — Austin...

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2023/05/01

In one twenty-four period in March, over 42 billion dollars was withdrawn from Silicon Valley Bank in California. This led to the second largest bank collapse in US history and SVB went into FDIC receivership....

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52:46

On Cormac McCarthy & “Blood Meridian” — Israel Calera...

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2023/04/17

This week, I sat down with Israel Calera. Iz is an artist and designer from Rio Grande Valley on the US/Texas border, the setting of much of Blood Meridian. He currently resides here in Abu...

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28:16

Understanding Washington State’s Extremely Regressive...

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2023/04/03

Long time listeners will know that the topic of regressive taxation in Washington has been a repeated talking point on the show. In 2019, we hosted an Adult Civics Hour called the Case for Progressive...

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39:57

Understanding the Conflict Between Azerbaijan and...

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2023/03/20

The show’s roots are local but it wanders wherever my interests happen to lead. Since moving to Abu Dhabi, I have had the opportunity to visit several countries I never would have considered visiting prior....

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56:49

“Dopesick” by Beth Macy — Nerd Farm Reads Audio Book...

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2023/03/13

This is our long awaited conversation about Dopesick by Beth Macy. Dopesick is the story of the orign and rise of the opioid crisis and the actions of pharmaceutical companies in flooding our communities with...

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36:47

The Art of the Southern Noir Novel – Eli Cranor,...

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2023/02/27

Eli Cranor is an Arkansas based writer. His debut novel, Don’t Know Tough, is about a troubled young man named Billy Lowe, who is taken under his wing by the new football coach, Trent Powers, newly...

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52:07

Tacoma Neo-Nazi Sentenced to Four Years in Federal...

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2023/02/21

Tacoma Against Nazis (TAN) was founded in 2017 to warn the community about the presence of a violent neo-Nazi cell operating in the city of Tacoma. A member of that cell, Jason “Gravy” DeSimas, was...

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38:44

Sounders Club World Cup and Season Preview — Dave...

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2023/02/02

Last night (Gulf Time), as Auckland City and Egypt’s Al Ahly were kicking off in Morocco, we jumped on with Dave Clark, founder and writer at Sounder at Heart. Dave knows more about football in...

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55:22

Understanding the Housing Market in Pierce County —...

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2023/01/23

This week we are joined by the founder and proprietor of Move to Tacoma, Marguerite Martin, to talk about what’s happening in the housing market in Pierce County. This conversation is a continuation of the...

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42:56

LIVE: Adult Civics Happy Hour, Previewing the 2023...

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2023/01/01

On December 22, Channel 253 hosted the first Adult Civics Happy Hour since the start of the pando. This is the second of two panels from that evening. Cast of Characters Rep Elect Sharlett Mena...

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34:03

LIVE: Adult Civics Happy Hour, the Troyer Trial –...

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2022/12/26

On December 22, Channel 253 hosted the first Adult Civics Happy Hour since the start of the pando. This is the first of two panels from that evening. Cast of Characters Kari Plog – KNKX...

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49:57

He Was One of Us – Pierce County Council Chair Derek...

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2022/12/18

As we did when then Mayor Strickland left her position, this week’s episode is an Exit Interview with Pierce County Council Chair, Derek Young. Young’s career in public service began in 1997, when he was...

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51:15

The US Housing Market is Not Okay – Nicole Beauchamp,...

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2022/12/05

Housing is a topic we return to with regularity. This is largely thanks to its roots and association with the Pod Auntie’s Move to Tacoma Podcast. With rising interest rates (and inflation) shrinking folks’ buying...

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43:09

The Midterm Congressional Results & the Washington...

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2022/11/14

The midterm election results are still being tabulated. The widely predicted Red Wave did not materialize nationally, as the Democrats retained possession of the US Senate while losing a handful of seats in the House....

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46:53

Grappling with Chronic Inflation and Rising Interest...

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2022/11/02

Cameron Harwick is a professor of economics and SUNY Brockport. I stumbled across a video that he made explaining the causes of the current period of inflation as a result of monetary policy. Much of...

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54:35

Michael Lewis’ “The Premonition” #NerdFarmReads...

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2022/10/17

This week’s episode is our audio bookclub conversation about Michael Lewis’ The Premonition. The book is about the state-level & federal bureaucrats who foresaw the pandemic, as early as the George W. Bush administration. It...

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