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Ep. 59: Launching Project Homeless, a deep dive into a crisis in the Seattle area
Ep. 59: Launching Project Homeless, a deep dive into a crisis in the Seattle area
What's working and what's not as the Seattle region grapples with homelessness? Seattle Times reporter Vernal Coleman jo... Read more
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Episode 4: Gubernatorial rivals pan state income tax, Jayapal and Walkinshaw debate
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This week, we host a progressive-off debate between Pramila Jayapal and Brady Walkinshaw, finalists for Seattle's uber-l... Read more
29 Sep 2016
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Ep. 62: From Seattle to Miami, a push for more diversity in school programs for gifted kids
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Ep. 51: Debate over safe-injection sites in Seattle, King County heads to court
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Ep118: Reporter Paige Cornwell on changing Seattle suburbs, historic elections & runaway goats
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Ep. 70: Sightline Institute's Kristin Eberhard on the path to Washington taxing carbon
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The Sightline Institute's climate-change expert, Kristin Eberhard, joins The Overcast to break down the carbon-tax propo... Read more
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Ep. 49: Homelessness and people living in vehicles – a revived debate
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10 Aug 2017
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Ep. 67: State Sen. Reuven Carlyle on property taxes and more
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Property-tax bills are set to be mailed next month and many homeowners in the Seattle area are expecting big increases. ... Read more
2 Feb 2018
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Ep. 47: Sidewalk interviews with voters about the race for Seattle mayor
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28 Jul 2017
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Ep. 77: Prison abolitionist Dean Spade explains King County's No New Youth Jail campaign
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Seattle University law professor Dean Spade joins reporter Daniel Beekman of The Seattle Times and Simone Alicea of KNKX... Read more
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Ep. 78: Seattle Councilmember M. Lorena González on a proposal to tax large employers for housing
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The Seattle City Council is considering a "head tax" on large employers that would raise $75 million per year for homele... Read more
27 Apr 2018
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Ep. 105: Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes talks drugs, homelessness and 'Seattle is Dying'
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Ep. 79: Downtown Seattle Association's Jon Scholes on Amazon and the case against city 'head tax'
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Amazon is threatening to scale back Seattle growth in response to City Hall's proposed "head tax" on larger employers to... Read more
4 May 2018
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Ep. 87: Seattle Times whale tracker Lynda Mapes on grieving orca
Ep. 87: Seattle Times whale tracker Lynda Mapes on grieving orca
Environmental reporter Lynda Mapes delves into the story of a mother orca carrying her dead calf through the water for m... Read more
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Ep. 88: Could a blue wave leave GOP with just one House seat in Washington?
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Ep. 76: Traffic Lab reporter David Gutman on Seattle's streetcar and congestion-pricing plans
Ep. 76: Traffic Lab reporter David Gutman on Seattle's streetcar and congestion-pricing plans
Seattle Times reporter David Gutman brings The Overcast up to date on a traffic jam of transportation news at City Hall.... Read more
12 Apr 2018
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Ep. 91: Looking at Washington's carbon fee Initiative 1631
Ep. 91: Looking at Washington's carbon fee Initiative 1631
This week, an interview with Abigail Doerr, campaign manager for the Yes on I-1631 campaign, which would create a $1 bil... Read more
27 Sep 2018
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26mins
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Ep 53: Seattle City Council President Bruce Harrell on becoming mayor... for less than a week
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