A 2026 Audio Voters’ Guide – #273
A core tenet of this show and the entire Channel 253 Podcast Network is that local politics is a point of leverage by which people can get a...
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A podcast about education, civics, economics, life, and shade in the South Sound. Hosted by Nate Bowling, 2016 Washington State Teacher of the Year.
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Launching Kokovoko — Chris Langston — #272
Almost one year to the date of his last appearance, we’re welcoming back Chris Langston from Proof in Old Town. Chris was previously the min...
On the Life and Terror of Carlos the Jackal – Joby Warrick, Washington Post – #271
Joby Warrick is a national security reporter for the Washington Post and the author of The Triple Agent, Black Flags, and Red Line. He first...
The K-Shaped Economy and Housing in Tacoma – Marguerite Martin, MoveToTacoma.com – #270
Marguerite Martin is the owner of MoveToTacoma.com, a real estate matchmaking site that helps people find homes in Tacoma. On this show, she...
On “Broiler” a Crime Novel and Social Commentary — Eli Cranor — #269
Eli Cranor is the author of several acclaimed crime novels, including Don’t Know Tough, Ozark Dogs, and Broiler. One of the most distinctive...
The Drone Century – Faine Greenwood, Researcher & Journalist – #268
Drones have fundamentally changed the economics of warfare. For much of the Global War on Terror, the US enjoyed an overwhelming technologic...
Whitewashing the January 6 Coup – Brandi Buchman, Law & Justice Reporter, HuffPost – #267
Brandi Buchman is the Law & Justice Reporter for HuffPost and has spent years covering the January 6 attack on the Capitol, its aftermath, a...
A Violent Masterpiece – Jordan Harper, Novelist – #266
Jordan Harper is among the best working writers of our time. Last year, Harper joined the podcast ahead of the release of the film adaptatio...
The Messiness of the 2026 World Cup — Charlie Boehm, National Soccer Writer — #265
Grant Wahl’s untimely passing in 2022 left a gaping hole in the global soccer community, and particularly in US journalism when it comes to...
What Gen Z is Saying – #264
This week, for the first time, I’m sitting down for an episode with a current student. I’ll call her “T” since, as we all know, people on th...
War Crimes and 4Chan Memes – #263
This is our third special episode discussing the US war on Iran and the wider regional complications. Here are the headlines from the episod...
An Update from Gulf War III – #262
This is our second special episode discussing the US war on Iran and the wider regional complications. On Friday, we departed Abu Dhabi for...
The 2026 Best Picture Power Rankings – Chase Hutchinson and Andrew Hammond – #261
In preparation for the upcoming Academy Awards on March 16, this is our annual Oscars conversation. We ranked the ten Best Picture nominees...
A Dispatch from the US War on Iran – #260
This is a special episode, a conversation with Hope, about the situation here in Abu Dhabi and the broader Middle East thanks to the US war...
Leaving the US and ICE in Minneapolis – Tom Rademacher, Teacher & Author – #259
Tom Rademacher is a prior Minnesota State teacher of the Year, author, and parent to a really rad kid. Recently his family made the decision...
The Gilded Age Then & Now – Professor Douglas Sackman, University of Puget Sound – #258
I had the chance to sit down with Douglas Sackman, a history professor at the University of Puget Sound, for a conversation that feels espec...
The Meaning of Ramadan — Amy Daraiseh — Best of Nerd Farmer
Ramadan began this week. Somewhere around 2 billion Muslims around the world will be engaging in a day time fast for the next month. Living...
Black Deported Veterans – James L. Smith & Rob Young – #257
In December, I came across a post on the r/Tacoma subreddit that stopped me in my tracks. It was titled “Black Deported Veterans film screen...
2026 Legislative Session – Sen Marko Liias, Chair Senate Transportation Committee – #256
State Senator Marko Liias represents Washington’s 21st Legislative District in North Puget Sound, which includes parts of Edmonds, Everett,...
Morally Motivated Online Mobs – Professor Nick Brody, University of Puget Sound – #255
Professor Nick Brody teaches Communications at the University of Puget Sound. His research focuses on digital communication, cyber bullying,...