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  • 26 minutes 16 seconds
    Ep. 123: Reporter Steve Miletich on "A police officer's lie, a Seattle man's suicide"
    Seattle Times criminal justice reporter Steve Miletich joins Daniel Beekman from The Seattle Times and Simone Alicea from KNKX to discuss his recently story about Seattle police officer's ruse and the tragedy that followed.
    29 February 2020, 12:51 am
  • 33 minutes 25 seconds
    Ep. 122: Seattle City Councilmember Andrew Lewis on evictions, policing and taxing big businesses
    New Seattle City Councilmember Andrew Lewis joins Daniel Beekman from The Seattle Times and Simone Alicea from KNKX to discuss the debates that have been roiling City Hall in recent weeks.
    14 February 2020, 8:26 pm
  • 31 minutes 45 seconds
    Ep. 121: 'Outsiders' podcast brings lessons from a year of reporting Olympia's homelessness crisis
    KNKX's Will James and Seattle Times Project Homeless reporter Scott Greenstone discuss the yearlong reporting project on a shocking rise in homelessness near the state Capitol.
    6 February 2020, 5:25 pm
  • 36 minutes 45 seconds
    Ep. 120: Investigative reporter Daniel Gilbert on problems at WA's private psychiatric hospitals
    Seattle Times investigative reporter Daniel Gilbert discusses his stunning recent series, 'Public Crisis, Private Toll,' which explored the hidden costs of Washington's mental-health industry expansion.
    15 January 2020, 7:49 pm
  • 35 minutes 13 seconds
    Ep. 119: Bundyville podcaster Leah Sottile on investigation of Washington lawmaker Matt Shea
    Journalist Leah Sottile, whose Bundyville podcast has delved into extremist anti-government activity across the American West, joins The Overcast to discuss the recent release of an investigative report accusing Washington state Rep. Matt Shea of engaging in domestic terrorism.
    24 December 2019, 6:13 pm
  • 28 minutes 45 seconds
    Ep118: Reporter Paige Cornwell on changing Seattle suburbs, historic elections & runaway goats
    Seattle Times Eastside reporter Paige Cornwell chats about elections which saw one of the first Muslim woman elected to a WA City Council, plus a tax vote in Medina, a doggy doo crisis in Kirkland, and more.
    13 December 2019, 5:40 pm
  • 37 minutes 31 seconds
    Ep117: Rep. Denny Heck's inside view of Trump impeachment inquiry
    Washington Democratic Rep. Denny Heck has sat in on closed-door depositions in the Trump impeachment inquiry. He calls Trump's Ukraine actions a threat to U.S. national security.
    7 November 2019, 10:38 pm
  • 29 minutes 10 seconds
    E116: Monisha Harrell on what could happen in Seattle's City Council elections
    Political consultant and Equal Rights Washington board chair Monisha Harrell shares her thoughts on Seattle's intense City Council races ahead of the Nov. 5 elections.
    26 October 2019, 12:36 am
  • 37 minutes 6 seconds
    E115: Boeing reporter Dominic Gates on the 737 MAX saga
    Seattle Times aerospace reporter Dominic Gates, who's penned scoop after scoop related to deadly crashes involving Boeing's 737 MAX, breaks down the still-evolving story.
    18 October 2019, 1:09 am
  • 33 minutes 52 seconds
    E114: The case for letting Washington's new affirmative-action law take effect
    Former Seattle Deputy Mayor Hyeok Kim from the Washington Fairness campaign explains why her side is defending Washington's new affirmative-action law by urging voters to vote "yes" on Referendum 88.
    10 October 2019, 8:57 pm
  • 31 minutes 33 seconds
    E113: Why some voters want to repeal Washington's new affirmative-action law
    Kan Qiu from the Reject Referendum 88 campaign joins the show describe why his side wants to repeal Washington's new affirmative-action law. Next week, The Overcast plans to talk with the law's proponents.
    4 October 2019, 12:58 am
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