Seattle Nice
by David Hyde, Erica Barnett, and Sandeep Kaushik
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About this podcast
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.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 215 episodes
- Community Court Returns From the Grave for Halloween, But This Time It’s Different · 46 min · Season 5 Episode 39Seattle'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…
- Live from Ballard: Wilson’s Homelessness Plan and the District 5 Race · 1 h 6 min · Season 5 Episode 38Our 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!…
- Debate Cancelled, But the Show Goes On! Seattle Nice Live Tonight at 6 · 1 minBad 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…
- Why Does Walter Hatch Think Seattle Is Blowing It on Homelessness? · 1 h 8 min · Season 5 Episode 37The big Seattle Nice City Council District 5 debate is right around the corner! Join us at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 21, at the National Nordic Museum, where we’ll be drawing out…
- Oops, There Goes Another Million! · 44 min · Season 5 Episode 36First, a quick invitation: Seattle Nice is hosting a live debate for City Council District 5 between Julie Kang and Nilu Jenks. Join us at the National Nordic Museum on October…
- Mayor Katie Wilson Joins Us as the Budget Battle Begins · 46 min · Season 5 Episode 35Mayor Katie Wilson joins Seattle Nice, along with Budget Director Aly Pennucci, to defend her first city budget as some City Council members argue she's got her priorities wrong…
- MHA Holiday 2.0: Starring Seattle Councilmember Dionne Foster · 29 min · Season 5 Episode 34Seattle still needs a lot more housing. But construction has fallen off for some types of housing, and developers say one reason projects aren't getting built is Seattle's…
- What Should Seattle Do to Stop the Bleeding? · 50 min · Season 5 Episode 33Editor's note: We recorded this episode before Mayor Katie Wilson announced her plan to reduce gun violence this week. Wilson's plan emphasizes community violence interruption…
- ORCAs, STARs, and Trump's Baleful Eye: the State of Seattle's Homelessness Services · 49 min · Season 5 Episode 32In the latest episode, with David away at an undisclosed (but no doubt bougie) location, Erica and Sandeep are (re-)joined by friend of the pod Daniel Malone, Executive Director…
- Spinning in Circles: Seattle's Police Chief Carousel, Sayles Saga and KCRHA Layoffs · 39 min · Season 5 Episode 31Seattle has had nine police chiefs in seventeen years. Now the carousel is spinning again as Mayor Katie Wilson launches the hunt for yet another leader for SPD. With the messy…
- Recall Mania, New RV Rules & Not "Barnes 2.0" · 45 min · Season 5 Episode 30A pair of Seattle residents have filed to recall Mayor Katie Wilson. But the recall effort probably doesn't have a chance of clearing Washington's high legal bar. So why do it?…
- Mayor Katie Wilson's Bad Bets, The Stranger's Mysterious Power, and the Slow Death of KCRHA · 26 min · Season 5 Episode 30This week on Seattle Nice, the only podcast that tells you what's really happening in Seattle politics, we break down the primary results and what they mean for the city. Did…
- Preview: Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes Has Left the Building, Part Deux · 21 min · Season 5 Episode 29In one of the most disorderly weeks at Seattle City Hall in recent memory, Police Chief Shon Barnes has officially resigned. In this follow-up to our Emergency Friday Episode…
- Emergency Edition: Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes Refuses to Resign, Then Does · 37 min · Season 5 Episode 28Note: This episode was recorded Thursday morning, before Barnes's resignation was confirmed. Hosts Erica C. Barnett, Sandeep Kaushik and David Hyde break down the chaotic 24…
- Seattle's Aurora Ave Sex Trade Fight & Mayor's Office Shakeup · 40 min · Season 5 Episode 27This week on Seattle Nice, (the only podcast that tells you what's really happening in Seattle politics), we get into three topics: Should buying sex on Aurora Avenue be a…
- Seattle Transit Tax Showdown, "Lewd" Nude Beach Ruling & Mayoral Travel · 36 minWelcome to Seattle Nice, the only podcast that tells you what's really happening in Seattle politics. Join Erica C. Barnett (PubliCola), David Hyde, and political consultant…
- Six Months In: Grading Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson · 44 min · Season 5 Episode 26Six months into her tenure at City Hall and Mayor Katie Wilson has a message for Seattle: things are going great, actually. On this episode of Seattle Nice, hosts Erica C…
- Is Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson Still an Urbanist? · 49 min · Season 5 Episode 25Just as urbanists thought they had a deal to jumpstart stalled housing construction, it fell apart. We unpack the rise and fall of a proposed temporary break on Seattle's…
- World Cup Glow, Homeless Surge: Seattle's Unsheltered Population Up 21% · 35 min · Season 5 Episode 24While Seattle celebrates hosting the World Cup, the city's unsheltered count just jumped 21 percent. What explains the increase? Can we trust the numbers? And why are we seeing…
- Has King County's Human Services Department Fixed the Problems Flagged in that "Damning" Audit? · 28 min · Season 5 Episode 23Last August, an alarming, high-profile audit of King County’s Department of Community and Human Services’ spending on “high-risk” youth program providers found widespread…
