Singer songwriter Paige Hansen joins the podcast to talk about her musical background as a singer songwriter, her time as a jazz DJ at KNKX, and more.
What a year. What a year. What. A. Year.
Seattle Sounders are the MLS Champions once again, and the SALT SHALL FLOW ladies and gentlemen. We are in studio the night of the championship. Some of us have napped more than others, but all of us DRANK LIKE CHAMPIONS. This Cup was hard earned and might be the most unlikely championship in the history of the closed system before or after the penalty shootout era.
We’re not going to lie. We bullshit and drink whiskey for a solid hour-45. But we’re pretty sure we’re hilarious. We talk about the events leading up to the match (we have been gone a while after all) , the match itself, and we argue whether Garth is a genius, or whether he was saved by the genius of our Lord and Savior Brian Schmetzer (interim-schminterim).
Steve, Tim, and Andrew are joined by Dave and Carol from @HandsFreeFooty, and in spirit by Sparkle Donkey and Channel 253. We think.
Enjoy the show, Champions.
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@podfish Steve Ketelsen
@muffintopmodel Tim Hamilton
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Thanks to the Seattle Sounders trip to MLS Cup and the ability to use Alaska Airlines Miles on Emirates — Nate is back in the Moonyard Studios! 
This episode is with show veterans Zach Powers, episode 4 and Dave Jones, episode 37.
Rundown
2019 local election reax
2020 Democratic Primary takes
The NBA’s current and all-time greats
Cast of Characters
Zach Powers, professional communicator
Dave Jones, realtor and human hot-take machine
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It’s the day after the election, so time for Hulk-Smash 2019, this year without any electric boogaloo. As we anxiously await the second ballot drop later today, Erik Hanberg and Justin Camarata sit down with host Evelyn Lopez to go over election results. Listen and let us know what you think!
Evelyn Lopez @truetacoma
Erik Hanberg @erikhanberg
Justin Camarata @justincamarata
The sisters discuss situations where white people call the police on black people and offer recommendations on how the situation can be avoided.
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Lance Kagey and Tom Llewellyn have been behind the guerilla art project “Beautiful Angle” since the early 2000s. I was glad for the chance to talk to them more about their project, the origins of the words “beautiful angle,” and how they see their art project as part of the way that the Tacoma community comes together. Enjoy!
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Pierce County has benefited from years of stable and sensible leadership from Sheriff Paul Pastor. But now he’s retiring and someone new will be elected in 2020. There are two well-known individuals thinking about a possible run: Doug Richardson, Pierce County Councilmember, and Ed Troyer, Media Relations Specialist with the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office. And there may be other individuals in the wings evaluating a run too.
Host Evelyn Lopez sits down with Journalism Professor and former TNT Reporter Sean Robinson, and Pierce County Councilmember Derek Young, to talk about the Sheriff’s office and what we should be looking for as the race to replace Pastor shapes up.
For in-depth coverage of this topic, please read Sean’s excellent reporting, Two names emerge as likely candidates for Pierce County Sheriff, at Channel 253!
We’re interested in your feedback! Let us know what you think about this episode, and if you have ideas for other issues you’d like to see covered.
Evelyn Lopez @truetacoma, truetacoma@gmail.com
Michael Artime Professor of Political Science PLU Ph.D. & M.A. in Political Science from the University of Missouri and his undergrad from McKendree University in 2003. His students ignite his optimism and his love of the Cardinals is blasted on his Twitter. In this episode, he was asked his thoughts on the possible, if not likely *sigh* re-election of President Trump.
The Rundown
4:00: Prognostication: Does Professor Artime believe there will be a Trump re-election?
18:00: Odds that House and Senate will remove the president from office
26:00: Professor Artime looks into a crystal ball and speculates on a Trump second term: Holy SCOTUS Batman
30:00: What are some of the norms that have been erased under the Trump current administration?
39:00: Listener Questions
The Wind Down
45:00: Read, Watch, Listen to, and Katie Downs
The Socials
@DocArtime Twitter
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Here it is, our last candidate of 2019! This was a meaty interview, y’all. John O’Loughlin is running for At-Large Position 8 on the City Council, which is being vacated by Ryan Mello as he terms out.
O’Loughlin spent 31 years working for the city of Tacoma in environmental services, and oversaw the cleanup of the Foss Waterway. He says that experience brings him a unique perspective on budget and environmental issues in the city.
O’Loughlin hasn’t run for office before and says he’s not a politician. Here, he talks about his ideas on paying for affordable housing, environmental issues surrounding the Port, and his favorite movie, which is a question we probably should have been asking all the candidates because his answer was a deep cut.
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Public Disclosure Commission: O’Loughlin John F
Two new faces will join Tacoma City Council. Will voters continue to move to the left?