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It’s getting harder and harder to talk about politics, especially if you disagree. Well, screw that. Seattle Nice aims to be the most opinionated and smartest analysis of what’s really happening in Seattle politics available in any medium. Each episode dives into contentious and sometimes ridiculous topics, exploring perspectives from across Seattle's political spectrum, from city council brawls to the ways the national political conversation filters through our unique political process. Even if you’re not from Seattle, you need to listen to Seattle Nice. Because it’s coming for you. Unlike the sun, politics rises in the West and sets in the East.
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What does a former rock star know about crime and justice in Seattle? We put that question to this week's guest, King County District Court Judge Bardi Martin, who played bass for the hugely successful Seattle rock band Candlebox in the 1990s before trading the traveling circus of rock and roll for the strange theater of the American justice system. These days, he confronts some of the region's most intractable problems from the bench: addiction, homelessness, poverty, and crime. We dig into ...
Holy shit. That wasn't just a blue wave. Democrats drove a political steamroller through some of the reddest states in the country last night, and we're here for it. We recorded this special emergency edition of Seattle Nice at 9 p.m. on election night, with results still rolling in across the country. So, what's Seattle's piece of the story? After the first count, progressive Nilu Jenks was crushing moderate Julie Kang in the race for Seattle City Council District 5. We talk about why progre...
Seattle's progressive new city attorney, Erika Evans, is bringing back a version of the community court that her predecessor, Republican Ann Davison, axed in 2023. Evans hopes to fix what she sees as flaws in the old system by giving people accused of relatively minor crimes better access to services and treatment, with more accountability. Evans joins us on Seattle Nice, along with Jenna Robert, the criminal division chief in her office, to explain how the new Connection Court is supposed to...
Our planned District 5 debate had to be canceled after one of the candidates came down with COVID. But we got together and blabbed in front of the folks who showed up anyway! Thanks to the National Nordic Museum for hosting us and to everyone who came out. One of the more surprising things we talked about was how Mayor Katie Wilson’s new homelessness plan is bringing together some strange bedfellows. Homelessness advocates and some downtown business leaders both seem to like it, including Jon...
Bad news about tonight’s debate. It’s cancelled because one of our two candidates for Seattle City Council District 5 has a nasty cold that turned out to be COVID. But the show goes on! We’re still going to show up at the National Nordic Museum to tape a live episode of Seattle Nice. We’ll talk about the upcoming election and other spicy issues in Seattle politics. Tonight, Wednesday, October 21, at the National Nordic Museum in Ballard. Start time: 6 p.m. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. We hope to s...
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