Kids dying from gun violence isn’t “normal,” no matter how often politicians treat it that way. We re-aired our conversation with Renée Hopkins of the Alliance for Gun Responsibility on how Washington is actually passing gun safety laws (and saving lives) while the rest of the country stays stuck.

And yet, 600 people lost their jobs for refusing to participate in the hagiography of Charlie Kirk...

How do we move from racial exhaustion to radical listening and speaking? Ralina Joseph speaks to @mhgreen3000.bsky.social and I this week about what it takes to have conversations about race in this moment, and why it’s so necessary that we continue having them. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...

This week on the pod, Nora and I talk with Dr. Ralina Joseph (Racial Exhaustion) about why race conversations feel impossible right when they matter most—and how radical listening & speaking can keep us in the fight without burning out or rage-quitting society.

Looking for your next read? Creative producer @samjleeds.bsky.social compiled favorite Seattle books from @maxdelsohn.bsky.social, @mhgreen3000.bsky.social, and @janehu.bsky.social here: seattle.citycast.fm/guides/local...

Nora & I swap Thanksgiving horror stories before talking with Anand Pandian about why America lives like a permanent bunker. From gated communities to monster trucks to COVID denial, it’s part political exorcism, part reality check, and a case for choosing each other over fear.

Even MJ loyalists have to respect a man who’ll sacrifice a historic streak for the sake of his team... www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...

Since President Trump's second inauguration, the number of local police departments agreeing to coordinate with ICE has grown by more than 600%. Deputizing police to be deportation agents doesn't make us safer. Communities nationwide are fighting back. 

Today on the podcast: @janehu.bsky.social chats with @mhgreen3000.bsky.social and @lex.vaughn.theneedling.com about the pay gap in professional hockey, how Seattle deals with pigeon poop, and the holiday increase of porch pirates, with a radical idea: maybe stop ordering so much online?

This week, Nora and I talk about holding onto gratitude, forgiveness & connection when life gets complicated. I also share a tribute to my brother D’Marcus, a reminder to say “I love you” while it can still be heard. If you need a push toward grace, presence & love, this one’s for you.

This week, Nora & I keep the chaos of the news cycle short before welcoming historian Peniel Joseph. He breaks down Freedom Season, why 1963 was a hinge year for civil rights, and how those lessons shape today’s fights over voting, book bans & basic dignity.

Kubota Garden holds a kind of quiet magic for me, as it does for so many others. I was deeply honored to deliver the keynote at their annual celebration, and to share in a space that continues to nurture my community in so many ways.

Ditto, my friend!

25 episodes in. Nora and I are celebrating like any pair of exhausted optimists: looking back at the chaos we somehow survived: mutual aid sparks, Gaza truth-telling, billionaire clownery, working-class rage, and Mama Green’s democracy gems. Also yes: we’ve technically out-podcasted Obama.

What's responsibility of a transplant to assimilate into Seattle culture? @mhgreen3000.bsky.social and Eula Scott Bynoe discuss on today's episode.

Nora and I are back this week, fueled by caffeine, civic duty, and just enough hope to get through election week. Joined by Charles Douglas III of Common Power, we dig into Seattle’s slow counts, messy polls, and how to turn all that campaign chaos into real community power.

Fun to join @citycastseattle.bsky.social (for their third episode!) to chat about the early results in the Seattle elections along with one of Seattle's smartest reporters, @mhgreen3000.bsky.social. seattle.citycast.fm/podcasts/how...

This week on In The Meanwhile, Nora and I chat with Charles Douglas III of Common Power about what happens after Election Day—aka the messy, meaningful, caffeine-fueled work of keeping hope (and people) alive.

Mighty Krypto & I are taking a break from saving the world to remind you: the South Seattle Emerald’s free T’Challoween bash hits Beacon Hill tomorrow, 1–4 PM! Come for the candy & costumes, stay for at least one guy in spandex quietly rethinking his life choices. It’s gonna be super.

I'm not sure there is a single elected Dem who is taking the threat of white nationalist minority authoritarian rule as seriously as Sen. Murphy is.

This week on In The Meanwhile, Nora and I talk with activist-artist Nadine Bloch about No Kings 2.0, creative resistance, and why joy is one of our most subversive tools. As authoritarian creep turns to creeps at warp speed, she says: make revolution irresistible. open.spotify.com/episode/1OTY...

I’ll always have respect for my former reporting colleagues at The Seattle Times. The editorial board, on the other hand...

Come for the outrage, stay for @mhgreen3000.bsky.social's legendary story of seeing D'Angelo and John Mayer sharing a stage with The Roots. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

Chicago isn’t a war zone—it’s a mirror. It shows what happens when power tries to rule through fear, and how ordinary people answer with courage, care, and community. Nora & I talk with Alderman Byron Sigcho-Lopez about resistance that starts where you live. Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/0hlb...

Some eras search for truth. Ours is busy trying to gaslight it into extinction. Enter Magical Millie’s Courageous Journey, the Indigenous-led coloring book teaching kids that science, joy, and culture belong together. I wrote about the unicorn doing public health’s job, one crayon at a time.

Spoke to Sarah Stuteville for the latest episode of the In The Meanwhile podcast, where she laid out why major media companies don’t bite the hand that feeds them—they are the hand. Power protects itself, and that’s exactly why truth so often gets buried beneath the weight of profit.

I shared some thoughts in this piece. I’m very thankful to Marcus for writing this and to everyone who shared their thoughts and experiences here.

When the news feels like a haunted carnival (panic at 6, Prozac at 11), who can we trust? This week on In the Meanwhile, Nora & I talk w/ Maggie Mertens & Sarah Stuteville about billionaire media capture, “toxic empathy,” & staying human in the headlines. open.spotify.com/episode/6jbR...

I screamed, howled, or cried the entire time reading this. These are some of the best quotes I have ever seen in local news. Incredible, must-read piece.

Who do we mean when we say “Black Seattle”? This mayoral race isn’t about personalities—it’s about whether symbolism becomes substance. What do “seats at the table” mean if the rest of us go hungry? My latest column for the @soseaemerald.bsky.social

This week on In The Meanwhile, Nora and I debrief a joy-sparking night w/ Stacey Abrams, then talk w/ Kashana Cauley (The Payback) on gallows humor, debt, policing + why “voter apathy” = despair. Plus: Reading Rainbow is back (yes, w/ Mychal the Librarian).

Can’t wait for the NFL’s moment of silence for Assata Shakur at this weekend's games.

This week on In The Meanwhile: vaccine whiplash, Trump’s “ass-head-of-men” moment, RFK Jr. running HHS like a crystal Etsy shop. Yale’s Gregg Gonsalves reminds us: public health is political + the cure is organizing. open.spotify.com/episode/2eWz...

Nora & I finally went there: democracy or dystopia, which needs fewer bunkers? This week’s In The Meanwhile w/ Douglas Rushkoff dives into billionaire escape plans plus how we fix it: cap the “more,” rebuild local, practice mutual aid.

"We can speak against political violence without somehow twisting ourselves around to defend others who spoke for it..." Great interview with Jeff Shartlet on @democracynow.org

Beyond grateful to @guyoron.net @veganpattyy.bsky.social and the Real Change team!

This week on In The Meanwhile, Nora & I talk w/ Renée Hopkins of @WAGunResponsib about the grim “normal” of gun violence, and the rare good news: WA has passed real safety laws saving lives while DC stalls on “thoughts & prayers.”

This was a fun one! And for those who missed the @townhallseattle.bsky.social event for my book Crowded Out, you can now hear the best parts via this week’s podcast episode!

Grateful to Real Change for honoring Florangela Davila & me with the 2025 Editorial Excellence Award for our work at the South Seattle Emerald. Thanks to all who’ve sustained the Emerald. This honor is yours too! www.realchangenews.org/news/2025/09...

This week on In The Meanwhile, Nora & I trace America’s collapsing systems + the oddball origin of our pod (zines, awkward poetry, a Town Hall that exposed GoFundMe as our “healthcare system”). open.spotify.com/episode/21tz...

Nora + I talk w/ Dr. Daudi Abe about America’s booming biz: ignorance. From slavery rebranded as “involuntary relocation” to PragerU in classrooms, we unpack how power weaponizes confusion. Funny. Terrifying. Necessary.

This week on In The Meanwhile, Nora and I talk with Dan McQuillan, author of Resisting AI, about how artificial intelligence isn’t “changing the game” — it’s stacking the deck. He explains why we must reject the lie that AI domination is inevitable.

Sharp context from @lukethomas.bsky.social on Trump’s move to send in the National Guard and federalize DC police, an escalation with deep political and historical implications.

On this week’s In The Meanwhile, Nora and I talk with Katie Wilson: mayoral frontrunner, public comment assassin, and Seattle’s worst nightmare if your politics come with a side of bottomless mimosas. Listen with the link or wherever you get your podcasts!

We made it through another week of The Horrors! To celebrate, we've got a special surprise: none other than Francesca Fiorentini @franifio.bsky.social on this week's episode. She's helping us laugh at fascists, call out billionaires, and teach toddlers to curse 🤩 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

Beacon Hill’s beloved Homer reopens today. Beyond the celebration, it’s a reminder of what’s possible when bosses choose partnership over exploitation, and when labor is met not with disregard, but with dignity.

Crossed off a bucket list item in interviewing the Jordan/Lebron of political comedy, Francesca Fiorentini! She shared her secrets on how to laugh at fascists, call out billionaires, and still potty‑train a toddler, all in the same week!

I got to talk with @inthemeanwhile.bsky.social — a new podcast from the fantastic @mhgreen3000.bsky.social and @kenworthy.bsky.social — about why how we talk about health care is literally a life and death matter.... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

The Oklahoma Schools Superintendent, a religious extremist, is in hot water after having porn on a screen during a meeting. I know 'separation of church and state' was never gonna happen with this guy, but I guess I assumed we'd at least get 'separation of school meetings and Pornhub.'

So grateful to have @matthewcort.land join us on In the Meanwhile this week to talk about the current moment and what it means for Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, etc. They remind us that there are still so many reasons to fight and stand up for each other. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...