What a great match, and a great week overall for Seattle Sounders FC on both sides of the county line! Despite a despicable performance by the referee, our boys have taken home eight (count ’em eight!!) straight wins to extend the unbeaten streak to 11.
The Flounders B-Team knows how to do it right: we do a little celebration of success this week by joining Doyle’s Public House on their Designated Driver Express bus to see the KC Wizards get their wands broken by our Boys in Rave Green. Nate, Steve, and Tim are joined by a few friends, family, and fans of the show (it’s hard to tell the difference some times!) We talk about current events (Bye, Clint, say it ain’t so and so on), tactical observations & formation, and what we’re drinking. We continue the conversation on the bus, then Tim and Steve recap the match in studio.
Be sure to check out Doyle’s Public House at 208 St. Helens Avenue, right here in Tacoma, Washington for literally all of your soccer viewing and ale drinking needs.
Regular featured family:
- @cm_peterson Cat Peterson
- @kevin_zamira Kevin Zamira
- @nate_bowling Nathan Bowling
- @podfish Steve Ketelsen
- @muffintopmodel Tim Hamilton
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Apologies to ABC, owner of the parodied opening theme from the A-Team.
This week’s guests are three members of Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club: Nacim, Avenir, and Erik.
Nacim is an attorney and proud social justice warrior. We also had Black Lives Matter activist and civics enthusiast, Avenir. And Erik, a functional anarchist who has previously been involved with Occupy New York. The three men who come from vastly different backgrounds (North African immigrant, midwesterner, straight, gay…) have insightful opinions and interesting perspectives.
History Lesson: John Brown was a radical abolitionist. He and his sons armed a small rebellion of escaped slaves and freedmen by raiding a federal arsenal in Harpers Ferry. Read the whole story! Oddly, they don’t seem to teach you much about him in school.
14:00 Gun abolition is dangerous–the state is not here to defend marginalized populations.
25:00 What does the John Brown Gun Club do?
27:00 How does the John Brown Gun Club really feel about the NRA?
31:00 How does PSJBC support Tacoma Against Nazis?
34:00 Is there space for persons of color to discuss firearms, learn how to use them, and maybe even shoot?
42:00 How do we navigate the conversation between gun owning and students asking for gun control?
Show Contributor Cat’s Note: “I’m simultaneously heartened by their existence and baffled by the notion of being that free with firearms.”
The 5: Long Reads to shape Understanding
The Rifle on the Wall: a Left Argument for Gun Rights
The End of Policing by Alex S. Vitale
Going Further:
Patriot Prayer (they’re awful)
Examples of Hate Symbols (14/88)
Follow the PSJBGC
Housekeeping: Buy the fall #NerdFarmReads Book, We Gon Be Alright: Notes on Race and Resegregation by Jeff Chang
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Justin Camarata, Erik Hanberg, and Evelyn Lopez “Hulk-Smash” their way through what’s happening in Tacoma news and politics. Topics include:
- Teacher strike? Teacher pay.
- Tenants rights. “Just cause”
- Primary results
- Smoke, West Nile Virus, Sinking Land, and Climate Change.
- The new Emerald Queen Casino
Enjoy!
Links
- Will Tacoma teachers strike?
- Carla Santorno Op-Ed from August 18
- “Just Cause” Evictions
- State primary results look good for Democrats
- Sightline’s review of I-1631
- West Nile Virus found in Tacoma
- Matt Driscoll on “Rising Seas and Falling Land”
- The new Emerald Queen Casino
- Channel 253 Membership – Your support will keep us going!
Hosts and Credits
Regular hosts are Julie Anderson, Justin Camarata, Dave Jones, Erik Hanberg, Evelyn Lopez.
Producer is Erik Hanberg.
Sound by Doug Mackey.
Theme written and performed by Doug Mackey.
Logo by Sean Alexander.
Crossing Division is in the Channel 253 podcast network.
Cat, Steve, Tim, and Kevin jump in to provide pre-match, halftime, and post-match coverage live to tape! (Congratulations, Belgium.) Seattle faces Portscum in enemy territory. The match was a doozy, but limited disciplinary calls from Chris Penso made for a very chippy match. Portland came to play, but, true to form, their idiotic tifo definitely cursed Joey’s chainsaw.
Own-goal victory aside, we have some questions, and we try to answer them. We also have a lot of fun along the way, in true FBT style.
Special thanks to Doyle’s Public House for hosting our upcoming bus tour. Doyle’s is hands down the best soccer bar in Washington. Check ’em out on St. Helens in Tacoma for all your soccer watching needs. If you’re a fan of any team, they’ll get it on the TV for you one way or another.
Regular featured family:
- @cm_peterson Cat Peterson
- @kevin_zamira Kevin Zamira
- @nate_bowling Nathan Bowling
- @podfish Steve Ketelsen
- @muffintopmodel Tim Hamilton
Please tell your friends and SUBSCRIBE! on iTunes, Stitcher, or touch the RSS feed link below.
This production of the Flounders B-Team is released under the Creative Commons 3.0 International Share-Alike Attribution License. Please use our stuff! Just tell folks where you got it!
New Rock (Extended Background Mix) by Steve Combs is licensed under an Attribution License.
Float by Apex Realm is licensed under a Attribution-NoDerivatives 3.0 International License.
Apologies to ABC, owner of the parodied opening theme from the A-Team.
Note: the second half of this episode references the Thompson Group. Since recording, we’ve learned more about their long list of local clients. For more info check their website.
In Part II of our look at Northwest Detention Center, we took an in-depth view at the politics of the Northwest Detention Center including a deep-dive at the political contributions of the Geo-Group and its lobbying firm.
Guests:
Tacoma Native, Erik Hanberg. Eric is the Co-Founder and Publisher of Channel 253, he is also the Commissioner of Metro Parks Tacoma.
Evelyn Lopez ran for mayor in 2017. She is the former Executive Director of Public Disclosure Commission. Evelyn was born in New Zealand and has become a Tacoman Transplant. For more with Ms. Lopez, check out Episode 11 of Nerd Farmer Podcast.
Shannon McMinimee is Former General Council for Tacoma Public School, former Assistant Superintendent Yakima Public Schools, and current part-time Lecturer at University of Washington Tacoma.
Going Further:
Difference Between Welcoming City and Sanctuary City
Jogger Detained for 2 Weeks after Accidentally Crossing into U.S. From Canada
The Socials
Housekeeping:
Housekeeping: Buy the fall #NerdFarmReads Book, We Gon Be Alright: Notes on Race and Resegregation by Jeff Chang
Great visit from Casey Catherwood from Cheney Stadium, home of Sounders FC2, and his friend Pierce Adler!
Steve, Kevin, Tim, and Nate break down the FC Dallas game and try to make sense of the nearly unprecedented 5-win streak. Are Sounders FC going to continue on the path to glory, sitting at 10 points out of first place? Or is a big correct coming? Does this run of success excuse the sins of the past? How’s Schmetzer doing? Is Garth out of the hot seat? Who did S2 actually play on Steve’s birthday? (He doesn’t remember).
All this and more on Season 2, Episode 20 of the Flounders B-Team Podcast!
Regular featured family:
- @cm_peterson Cat Peterson
- @kevin_zamira Kevin Zamira
- @nate_bowling Nathan Bowling
- @podfish Steve Ketelsen
- @muffintopmodel Tim Hamilton
Please tell your friends and SUBSCRIBE! on iTunes, Stitcher, or touch the RSS feed link below.
This production of the Flounders B-Team is released under the Creative Commons 3.0 International Share-Alike Attribution License. Please use our stuff! Just tell folks where you got it!
1976 by The Baseball Project is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.
Snoopy & The Red Baron by The Royal Guardsman is currently in the public domain. If you believe you own copyright to this work, please email podfish@gmail.com for takedown.
Apologies to ABC, owner of the parodied opening theme from the A-Team.