Mechanical Freak

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Friend of the show and Seattle teacher Tony D’Amico is back to talk with us about why the Seattle Education Association went on strike, what Seattle Public Schools offered to get them to return to work, and why they probably should have stayed out on strike.

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Justin from Divest SPD joins us on the boat to talk about policing, the politics of policing, and what it would take for SPD to be less awful.

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The Stranger’s Hannah Krieg joins us to talk about the new Harrell administration and their old tactic of attacking the homeless.

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We bring in the pros from Dover to talk childcare and labor organizing with Kailin, a member of the newly formed Magnolia Childcare Union, and its struggle to gain recognition.

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The boys follow-up the discussion from last week’s episode and talk nuclear secrets and the new restaurant wars before talking about the Seattle City Council’s vote to give police hiring bonuses and the exciting new future of professional work.

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Yeah you. What are you doing on Sunday? Probably nothing. So why not show up at the rally to support the Magnolia Childcare Union at Ella Bailey Park in Magnolia Sunday August 14th at 1pm.

We bring on historian and friend of the show Matthew Van Duyn to discuss Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan and the history of tensions between the United States and China over the island.

(Pictured above, Westlake in the conflict-free days 20 years ago) Greg shares with us a tale of friendship before we dive into the Seattle Times’ Jon Talton’s tale of woe. It’s a study of contrasts, deconstructed and made palatable for you the listener!

Chuy is back to tell us about some exciting news out of the LA Sheriff’s Department and to give an important Texas update.

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Munya catches us up on the latest trials & tribulations in the world of F1 racing. And Brian asks what’s been going on in Seattle while he was away in sunny Los Angeles… only to discover that Seattle still sucks.

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They’re coming for us. The supreme court has taken away your very bodily autonomy, and they won’t stop there. The Fed is engineering a recession to further proletarianize you. It’s a class war, folks, and we know what side we’re on.

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