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On this week’s show, Aaron and Daniel interviewed investigative journalist Michael Edison Hayden. The three of them talked about far-right extremism in Idaho, how the new strain of Kootenai County white nationalism differs from the Aryan Nations of the past, and the big fracture points within the North Idaho fringe. […]
Pascal joined Hedge and Val on the radio this week! The three of them talked about some recent news: The first was about an item on the East Valley School District’s Board of Directors agenda, which was included in our February 23rd CIVICS. They held a first reading of a revised board policy […] […]
Reporter Daisy Zavala Magaña and freelance reporter Daniel Walters were welcomed by Aaron for this week’s episode! They talked about their hopes, goals, and values in journalism, plus previous stories they’ve covered. […]
This week’s episode is all about the Housing and Homeless Advocacy Day, or “HHAD” for short. HHAD is organized by the Washington Low Income Housing Alliance (WLIHA) and the Washington Housing Alliance Action Fund. They bring people across Washington state to Olympia to advocate for housing justice by meeting with their district’s representatives. […] […]
This week, Val interviewed Erin and Aaron about their recent stories. Erin talks about their story on a new eviction prevention program that was passed by Spokane City Council. The ordinance passed by a vote of 5-2 and will create this new program by June 1, 2026. Find the story here. Aaron talks about […] […]
Erin and Luke were joined by two guests this week! Dawn Kinder is the Director of Housing and Human Services for the City of Spokane. Carl Segerstrom is the Communications and Storytelling Manager of Waters Meet. The four of them talked about housing insecurity, the impacts of homelessness, and how Spokane is […] […]
Aaron, Erin, Val, and Luke went on the air this week! The four of them talked about two stories they’re working on: The first story stemmed from a conversation Hedge had with a local police accountability advocate who put in a public records request for photos generated from Automated License Plate Readers — AKA FLOCK cameras […] […]
On Tuesday, Jan. 13, reporter Erin Sellers and producer Pascal Bostic went to Lewis and Clark High School to cover one of the six student-led walkouts planned in the area. These students were rallying to protest ICE’s harm and call for humane treatment of immigrants in our communities. Erin spoke with organizers from […] […]
This week, reporter Aaron Hedge and producer Pascal Bostic are joined by guest Joan Braune (Gonzaga University) to talk about a new book she co-edited with David M. Gides, On Christian Nationalism: Critical and Theological Perspectives. Joan Braune discusses Christian nationalism, fascism, and some ways people can recognize and intervene against it. Charlie Kirk’s Pacific Northwest […] […]
It’s 2026! Last year, we released an episode about our NEWS Year Resolutions. This year, we decided to set another set of resolutions! We also reviewed our top coverage from 2025 and got a bit nerdy about the data. Read on! Dear Gonzaga: A Letter from Assistant Professor Andrea Brower (Andrea Brower, RANGE Media) The State of Surveillance […] […]