Channel 253 – Channel 253 https://www.channel253.com The best podcasts about Tacoma Wed, 15 Jan 2020 13:53:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 138183617 Ep. 84: On Matt Shea, the “Domestic Terrorist” in the Washington State Legislature — Melissa Santos, Crosscut https://www.channel253.com/2020/01/15/ep-84-on-matt-shea-the-domestic-terrorist-in-the-washington-state-legislature-melissa-santos-crosscut/ Wed, 15 Jan 2020 13:11:15 +0000 https://www.channel253.com/2020/01/15/ep-84-on-matt-shea-the-domestic-terrorist-in-the-washington-state-legislature-melissa-santos-crosscut/ Melissa Santos is a writer for Crosscut on the State Government beat. She is a three-time guest of the pod and on December 19 she created national news with her reporting on the activities of Representative Matt Shea (R-Spokane Valley). Shea, a veteran member of the statehouse, reportedly participated in acts of Domestic Terrorism by engaging in and helping coordinate several standoffs between federal officials and members of far-right militia and patriot movements in the Northwest. 

Santos came back on the show to talk about her findings and to walk us through the details of the 108 page, near year-long investigation — which coincidentally was touched off by reporting from past show guest Jason Wilson in the Guardian.

This is a must-listen.

 

Related Readings

Jason Wilson in the Guardian on Shea’s leaked chats logs

Full text of the State Legislature’s investigation into Matt Shea

Santos’ December 19 article: WA Rep. Matt Shea engaged in ‘domestic terrorism,’ helped plan Malheur standoff, investigation finds

Bundyville Podcast: Season 2, The Politician

 

The Socials

@MelissaSantos1

@Crosscut 

 

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]]> 3488 Episode 9: Human to Human Pollution: The Need For Climate Change https://www.channel253.com/2020/01/13/episode-9-human-to-human-pollution-the-need-for-climate-change/ Mon, 13 Jan 2020 17:22:03 +0000 https://www.channel253.com/2020/01/13/episode-9-human-to-human-pollution-the-need-for-climate-change/ The sisters discuss how everyday human interactions can contribute to the positive or negative condition of humanity.

]]> 3486 Ep. 83: The 2019 Sounders Championship Season and a Peek at the 2020 Roster — Jayda Evans, Seattle Times https://www.channel253.com/2020/01/06/ep-83-the-2019-sounders-championship-season-and-a-peek-at-the-2020-roster-jayda-evans-seattle-times/ Tue, 07 Jan 2020 04:42:06 +0000 https://www.channel253.com/2020/01/06/ep-83-the-2019-sounders-championship-season-and-a-peek-at-the-2020-roster-jayda-evans-seattle-times/ In December, we spoke to Seattle Times beat writer Jayda Evans, at the conclusion of her first season covering the team. She’s a long-time sports writer at the Times and new to the soccer beat. Her laugh is infectious and delightful.

We discussed her learning the soccer ropes, her Moment of the Year, Player of the Year, and Story of the Year. She also took a bathroom break during a monologue about her colleague Matt Calkins’ unfortunate opinion piece connecting Seattle Soccer fans to the attacks on “journalist” Andy Ngo. We won’t be linking to it because it’s slop, although we will link to this instead.

It was pointed out in the interview and worth pointing out here that this is an hour of two US born, black Gen Xers talking soccer together — we need more of that.

 

The Socials

Twitter @JaydaEvans

 

Going Further

Jayda at the Times

Soccer Study: A Series from Jayda

 

 

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]]> 3480 Let’s Talk About What We Expect and Hope to See in Tacoma for 2020! https://www.channel253.com/2020/01/03/lets-talk-about-what-we-expect-and-hope-to-see-in-tacoma-for-2020/ Sat, 04 Jan 2020 00:37:14 +0000 https://www.channel253.com/2020/01/03/lets-talk-about-what-we-expect-and-hope-to-see-in-tacoma-for-2020/ It’s 2020 and another big, eventful year for Tacoma! Host Evelyn Lopez is joined by Tacoma lawyer and civic observer Joe Lopez to talk through and analyze some of the biggest local issues for this year: Mental health treatment options, homelessness strategies, I-976 reverberations in local politics, and what to look for in 2020 campaigns and elections. Do you agree that these will be the big issues? Will there be others? Let us know what you think!

And here are some dates and events that we discuss, and that you may want to learn more about!

  • January 24:  Downtown on the Go: Aging in Place (affordable, sustainable housing)
  • February 21:  Downtown on the Go: Moving into the Future (accessibility and transportation options)
  • March 10:   Presidential Primary for WA
  • March 20:  Downtown on the Go: Public Space for all Ages (accessible parks, public spaces)
  • April 26:  Democratic Legislative District Caucuses: Legislative district caucuses meet to elect delegates to the Congressional District caucuses and State Convention.
  • Second week in May (deadline May 15):  Filing week for state elections. For Pierce County and Tacoma ballots will have all state representatives, all congressional representatives, and several county council districts. Open county seats: 2 Pam Roach, 3 Jim McCune, 4 Connie Ladenburg.
  • July 4:  Freedom Fair moves to Point Ruston?
  • August 4:  Primary election for WA state (not president)
  • November 3, The BIG election
  • December:  And now onto the census!

 

Evelyn Fielding Lopez   @True_Tacoma

Joe Lopez   @JoeLopezTacoma

]]> 3478 Episode 8—Real Talk With A Tween: Insight into Gen Z https://www.channel253.com/2019/12/30/episode-8-real-talk-with-a-tween-insight-into-gen-z/ Mon, 30 Dec 2019 17:17:54 +0000 https://www.channel253.com/2019/12/30/episode-8-real-talk-with-a-tween-insight-into-gen-z/ The sisters chat with Jalean Peek, Melannie’s granddaughter and Audrey’s great niece who is 12 years old. They discuss a variety of topics on how a tween navigates the world.

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]]> 3476 Ep. 82: Nerd Farmer Live — Speaker Laurie Jinkins, LD-27 and Will James, KNKX https://www.channel253.com/2019/12/23/ep-82-nerd-farmer-live-speaker-laurie-jinkins-ld-27-and-will-james-knkx/ Tue, 24 Dec 2019 04:59:27 +0000 https://www.channel253.com/2019/12/23/ep-82-nerd-farmer-live-speaker-laurie-jinkins-ld-27-and-will-james-knkx/ Last Sunday we recorded the first-ever Nerd Farmer Live episode at the Swiss in downtown Tacoma–if you didn’t make it you missed out. In the conversation, we focused on the most important stories facing the city and the state in the coming year. A special shout out to all the Channel 253 Members that came through.

Cast of Characters:

  • Will James, KNKX on homelessness in Tacoma
  • Laurie Jinkins, Speaker of the House, on the 2020 State Legislative Session

Speaker Jinkins broke some news that evening, stating one of her first actions this session is going to be to address the situation over Rep. Matt Shea and his involvement with violent, far-right organizations. We’ll have more on that story in the coming year.

 

 

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]]> 3470 David Fischer—First Night https://www.channel253.com/2019/12/23/david-fischer-first-night/ Mon, 23 Dec 2019 18:18:10 +0000 https://www.channel253.com/2019/12/23/david-fischer-first-night/ David Fischer, Executive Director of Tacoma Arts Live, sits down to look back at the year in Tacoma arts and then look ahead to First Night! First Night buttons are $14 through December 30 and then $18 on December 31. Kids 11 and under are free.

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]]> 3468 Ep. 81: Tacoma’s Reign FC Are Sold! — A Pop the Trunk Emergency Podcast https://www.channel253.com/2019/12/20/ep-81-tacomas-reign-fc-are-sold-a-pop-the-trunk-emergency-podcast/ Fri, 20 Dec 2019 22:58:39 +0000 https://www.channel253.com/2019/12/20/ep-81-tacomas-reign-fc-are-sold-a-pop-the-trunk-emergency-podcast/ Yesterday, Channel 253 attended the press conference announcing the sale of Reign FC to Olympique Lyonnais (OL). After the press conference, we huddled in the Mauro Rosales Suite at Estadio Cheney to digest the day’s news.

Disclaimer: I think it’s important that men engage seriously with women’s sports, that said we realize this podcast is three dudes talking about women’s soccer, but we didn’t feel like going “Hey, Megan (Oyster or Rapinoe) you wanna go talk soccer in a suite with us…” like a bunch of creeps.

Cast of Characters:

  • Andrew Hammond, Tacoma News Tribune, Flounder B-Team
  • Steve Ketelsen, Flounders B-Team

 

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]]> 3465 Episode 66: The state of mental health in Tacoma https://www.channel253.com/2019/12/18/episode-66-the-state-of-mental-health-in-tacoma/ Wed, 18 Dec 2019 10:52:56 +0000 https://www.channel253.com/2019/12/18/episode-66-the-state-of-mental-health-in-tacoma/ Whether you’ve shopped around for a therapist in a moment of crisis only to find that none in Tacoma are taking new clients, or have struggled to get a family member a bed in a behavioral health hospital, if you’ve bumped up against our mental health care system it’s easy to feel like it’s broken.

We spoke to Hope Sparks president Joe LeRoy, Comprehensive Life Resources CEO Kim Zacher, and The News Tribune columnist Matt Driscoll about the challenges that plague this system, and a few efforts underway to make it easier to access for those in need of help.

We could easily have made six episodes out of this topic, and maybe we will in the future: This is an important conversation.

Links

Pierce County HSRI Report – Revised 2018

Kids Mental Health Pierce County – Statement of Community Needs

Tacoma Pierce County Health Department Health Equity Info & Social Determinants of Health

WA State Behavioral Health Workforce Assessment

Healthcare Workforce Development Recommendations

Help Me Grow Pierce County Data Summary Report

Kids’ Mental Health Pierce County

Elevate Health – Pierce County ACH
Help Me Grow Pierce County

Beacon Health Options – Pierce County Crisis Info

Comprehensive Life Resources

HopeSparks Family Services

He jumped in front of a train after being turned away by Tacoma’s new psychiatric hospital

]]> 3459 Episode 7: The Mashup Episode https://www.channel253.com/2019/12/16/episode-7-the-mashup-episode/ Mon, 16 Dec 2019 16:12:28 +0000 https://www.channel253.com/2019/12/16/episode-7-the-mashup-episode/ The sisters dive into a bunch of topics, including the Peace Queen Documentary to be broadcast on KTBC, the black beauty shop experience, potluck etiquette, Kwanza/Christmas, and Census 2020.

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