Deescalation and Spokane's Police force
Luke was out doing ~boss-coded things~ so co-host Erin interviewed fellow RANGE reporter Aaron Hedge on his newest big story: “A burning question for police: Does ‘deescalation’ mean ‘up to lethal for...
10 Jan 202544min
RANGE's NEWS Year Resolutions
The whole gang discusses our news year resolutions, including but not limited to: striving for better work-life balance, engaging more deeply with community, and doing more labor, rural and culture re...
3 Jan 202553min
The Right To Choose (To Unionize)
Luke was out sick, so Audience Editor Valerie Osier joined Erin to talk about RANGE’s newest labor story: a timely expose on union-busting at the local Planned Parenthood affiliate. If you’re not a bi...
20 Dec 202453min
2024 RANGE Wrapped
Luke and Erin did a 2024 Wrapped, running through the interesting (and often depressing) coverage RANGE did in the last year. You can find all of our coverage here! And, shameless plug, we just launch...
13 Dec 202454min
City Council rules, Library boards and more
Luke, Erin and guest Aaron Hedge — the environmentalism and County reporter at RANGE Media — chatted Spokane City Council rule changes (and the consequences for conservatives), the continued saga of L...
7 Dec 202450min
Free RANGE 11.28 — Friends, rent protections, community-connected journalism and other reasons to be thankful
Welcome to our very special Thanksgiving episode of Free RANGE, where Luke and Erin convened a panel of local notables Joni Harris, Sara Dixit and Kai Teo — a cook, an organizer and a data journalist,...
28 Nov 202454min
FreeRANGE: COPS, Krauter and CIVICS
Luke, Erin and guest Aaron Hedge — the environmentalism and County reporter at RANGE Media — talked about the city’s will-they-won’t-they relationship with the C.O.P.S. contract, CEO Larry Krauter’s d...
23 Nov 202452min
City Hall closure, Queer in Idaho, Election results & what they mean - Free RANGE
RANGE Media’s Luke Baumgarten and Erin Sellers pay attention to news in Spokane and the Inland Northwest so you don’t have to.Join them Thursdays at 3 pm on KYRS Thin Air Community Radio for a round-u...
15 Nov 202449min
