Doomed Planet

#072: On the day Roe v. Wade is overturned our podcast goes terribly wrong after interruptions from NBC Nightly News, the Island Boys, three Seattle teenagers and some dogs.

#071: The journalist surveys the slaughter The worst in years without a doubt He pours himself a gin and water And wonders how it came about -Edward Gorey Bonus material: an original song called "I Hate Cops."

#070: American Willy Cancel was working for a private military contractor in Ukraine when he was killed by Russian forces. Court-martialed and jailed by the Marines, Cancel was most recently employed as a prison guard. He leaves behind a wife and 7-month-old son.

#069: Jimmy Buffet's resort empire just benefited from a puff piece in The New Yorker. Are "apolitical" residents of Margaritaville better than the openly Trump chuds of The Villages? And how can we trust a magazine that pumped the Iraq War, Elizabeth Holmes and Chuck Lorre, and is now cheerleading for a war with Russia? RIP: Wall Street goon Ned Johnson, GIF creator Stephen Wilhite, war criminal Madeline Albright and rock star Taylor Hawkins.

#065: We found a book that reprinted notorious Seattle junkie Curt Cobain's high school scribblings. A horror.

Ghouls are selling Curt Cobain NFTs.

Mark Lanegan (Doomed Planet episode #029: Notorious Seattle Junkies: Mark Lanegan) died.

#068: A sex offender and a man once falsely imprisoned for rape run an elaborate panhandling scheme in Seattle. PLUS: Washington State Trooper Robert LaMay told Governor Jay Inslee to "kiss my ass" when he resigned from the force after refusing to get vaccinated for COVID-19. Guess what life event just happened to him.

#067: Did Curt Cobain eat food? Is communist teen still a commie a year later? Did friend of the podcast and suicide victim Jeff Tilroe's brother cause the financial crisis? Was car dealer Billy Fuccillo a coke dealer? Did Herman Cain Award Winner and former Washington State Senator Doug Ericksen celebrate Christmas in Heaven? A look back at a sleazy and disease-ridden 2021.

#066: Trump supporter, anti-vaxxer and Washington State Senator Doug Ericksen died of COVID-19. In this episode we cycle through various phases of schadenfreude as we gleefully examine his short and unproductive life.

#064: A hundred years ago Halloween was an important event for Seattle goblins, ghouls and witches. We surfed old newspapers to find out more. PLUS: A creepy peek at goblin Seattle Mayoral candidate Bruce Harrell and ghoul City Council hopeful Sara Nelson. ALSO: An endorsement for possible future abolitionist City Attorney and good witch of the Northwest Nicole Thomas-Kennedy.

#063: People are dying young from drugs in the Appalachian town of Athens, Ohio. PLUS: Seattle's upcoming election pits do-nothing servant of plutocrats Bruce Harrell against sender of cherries Lorena Gonzalez in the Mayor's race. Fearless abolitionist Nicole Thomas-Kennedy is running against clueless right wing nincompoop Ann Davison to become City Attorney. Sweet times!