Grokipedia and the Musk Disinformation System – Jason Wilson, The Guardian – #253
Guardian correspondent Jason Wilson joined us to discuss his reporting on Elon Musk’s new Grokipedia. The service, an online encyclopedia and purported rival to Wikipedia, serves up white nationalist talking points, pseudoscientific racial theories, and...
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Republicans Have Shut the Government Down – Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland – #252
Republicans in Washington DC control the Whitehouse. They also control both houses of Congress, majorities on every Congressional committee, and they chair every Congressional committee. The federal government is shut down on their watch. Marilyn...
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A Tacoma Audio Voters’ Guide – A Crossing Division Crossover – #251
This episode is an audio voters’ guide featuring Evelyn and Joe Lopez from Crossing Division: Tacoma’s Talk Show. We covered the following races in this episode: Tacoma Mayor, Tacoma City Council, Tacoma Civil Service Board,...
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Armenia and Azerbaijan: A Lasting Peace? – Sevinc Osmanqizi – #250
This week we welcome back Azeri dissident journalist Sevinc Osmanqizi, joining us for her third appearance on the show. Sevinc is one of the most prominent independent voices covering Azerbaijan and has a massive Azeri...
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Community Natural Hazard Preparedness – Dave Clark, Factal – 249
In July, a flood ripped through Kerr County, Texas, killing at least 104 people and leaving the community devastated. Federal emergency assistance was nowhere to be seen and then feckless when it finally arrived, a...