POD: About Last ICE (protest)
This week we talk about the marathon protests in Spokane this week against the ICE detention of two migrants. Luke pops in for a cameo because it was all hands on deck — even unpaid ones.
14 Juni 20251h 2min
POD: Opioid overdose in rural WA & ID
This week we had a visit from our WSU Murrow Fellow in Newport, Sophia Mattice-Aldous. She and Aaron Hedge discussed her deeply-reported piece on the landscape of opioid overdose in the rural areas of...
6 Juni 202547min
POD: The Spokane connections to the Seattle Christian nationalist event
Val and Aaron explore the networking and marketing tactics — including those of at least one church in Spokane — of the Christian nationalist movement that staged an event in the Cal Anderson Park (na...
30 Maj 202553min
POD: How to be a journalist from prison + union-busting updates
This week Erin was flying solo on the radio, but Val and Hedge were there in spirit. We have an interview with Christopher Blackwell, an incarcerated journalist in Washington discussing with Val and H...
16 Maj 202556min
POD: The story of migrant arrests in the Spokane area
This week, Valerie Osier and Aaron Hedge go through many (though certainly not all) of the prominent immigrant arrests carried out by federal agents in the Spokane area since the Trump administration ...
9 Maj 202548min
POD: A fun fund drive week + all about the LGBTQIA2S+ ordinance
It's the KYRS Fund Drive this week (go support community radio!), so things were a little wild in the studio! Erin was flying solo, but was joined by two guests. First up was Maeve Griffith, who runs ...
2 Maj 202542min
POD: 'A Christmas joint'
Erin and Aaron chatted through three segments: an in-depth discussion on Aaron's recent story with incarcerated writer Kevin Light-Roth on a treatment program for incarcerated individuals seeking earl...
25 Apr 202546min
STORY: Want out of prison early? Navigate the drug treatment labyrinth.
Dept. of Corrections says people who tested positive for illicit substances decades ago still require treatment if they want early release. A private behavioral health contractor stands to make millio...
23 Apr 202524min
