Mechanical Freak

Greg, Brian, and Colin contemplate a property tax strike with My Northwest, learn about constitutional rights with Kid Rock in light of his COVID 19 related Nashville restaurant battle, and the possible blood sacrifice the ghouls demand to keep The Economy “working.” Subscribe for access to all our premium episodes. https://www.patreon.com/seattlesucks

Greg, Brian, and Colin talk the novel coronavirus, Jay Inslee, Boeing, and games, movies, television, and books to help get you through sheltering in place.

In the first episode of our new series Mechanical Freak Presents, Brian talks with historian and friend of the show Mary Anne Henderson about tuberculosis and the politics of disease. We dive into how public health measures are hobbled by class and race prejudices under capitalism in the hopes of drawing some lessons from the past for our crisis today. So, put on your mask, cover your body in Purell, and smash play! Subscribe for access to all our premium episodes, and early release of episodes of Mechanical Freak Presents. https://www.patreon.com/seattlesucks

Do you want to know more? A full bibliography for this episode is available on Mechanical Freak

Greg and Brian talk novel coronavirus, quarantine, economic collapse, capitalism, and the unfolding Boeing disaster with The Stranger’s inimitable, Charles Mudede.

Follow Charles on Twitter @mudede, and read his referenced works “For Some, Seattle Does Not Just Suck Now; It Has Always Sucked,” “The Boeing Max 8 Crashes and the Greed of Boeing’s Execs and Shareholders Explodes. Is There a Connection?,” “Boeing Is Broke,” and “How Seattle Times’ Aviation Reporter, Dominic Gates, Contributed to the 737 Max Catastrophe” in The Stranger

Greg, Brian, and Colin are joined by veterans and organizers of the Bernie Journey to talk about their experiences in Iowa, Nevada, and California coordinating and volunteering with the Bernie Sanders campaign.

Contact [email protected] if you are interested in making the journey yourself, and please consider donating on GoFundMe to help others make the journey themselves

Greg, Brian, and Colin talk the Saul Spady Show, Greg’s surreal phone call with Ari Hoffman, the Herzog Saga, and Danny Westneat’s latest in the Seattle Times about the “Seattleization of politics.” Subscribe for access to all our premium episodes. https://www.patreon.com/seattlesucks

Learn about the ins and outs of podcasting with Colin and many others at A Podcasting Panel Q&A, hosted by friend of the show Jason Rigden (@mr_rigden), as part of the Seattle Podcaster’s Guild, in the Ballard Meeting Room at the Ballard Library on March 8th from 12pm to 2pm

Go see Clueless at Chateau Ste. Michelle with the Dead Beat Film Society on Saturday, March 28th at 7pm

Greg, Brian, and Colin talk pandemic, Warren’s place in the race, and a Human Services shakeup after relentless ridicule of the Navigation Team and its efficacy (as a police force).

Read Erica C. Barnett’s article “Human Services Director Resigns Days After Contentious Meeting Leaves Navigation Team’s Future in Question” in The C is for Crank

Learn about the ins and outs of podcasting with Colin and many others at A Podcasting Panel Q&A, hosted by friend of the show Jason Rigden (@mr_rigden), as part of the Seattle Podcaster’s Guild, in the Ballard Meeting Room at the Ballard Library on March 8th from 12pm to 2pm

Go see Clueless at Chateau Ste. Michelle with the Dead Beat Film Society on Saturday, March 28th at 7pm

Greg, Brian, and Colin are regaled with a story of an encounter with a local cryptid by democratically elected Colonel of the Sticker Brigade, M. Lockhart, before diving into the latest screams and whimpers about the Democratic party’s presidential primary from the Blethen Freaks at the Seattle Times. Subscribe for access to all our premium episodes. https://www.patreon.com/seattlesucks

Learn about the ins and outs of podcasting with Colin and many others at A Podcasting Panel Q&A, hosted by friend of the show Jason Rigden (@mr_rigden), as part of the Seattle Podcaster’s Guild, in the Ballard Meeting Room at the Ballard Library on March 8th from 12pm to 2pm

Go see Clueless at Chateau Ste. Michelle with the Dead Beat Film Society on Saturday, March 28th at 7pm

Greg, Brian, and Colin are joined by democratically elected Colonel of the Sticker Brigade, M. Lockhart, in an attempt to understand The Stranger’s “second most hated writer,” Katie Herzog.

Listen to our previous episode on Katie Herzog, “The Bonfire of our Sanities”

Learn about the ins and outs of podcasting with Colin and many others at A Podcasting Panel Q&A, hosted by friend of the show Jason Rigden (@mr_rigden), as part of the Seattle Podcaster’s Guild, in the Ballard Meeting Room at the Ballard Library on March 8th from 12pm to 2pm

Go see Clueless at Chateau Ste. Michelle with the Dead Beat Film Society on Saturday, March 28th at 7pm

Greg, Brian, and Colin witness an Entmoot before talking about Bernie taking Tacoma, and the birth of a brand new bundle of Innovation, rended from the flesh of the Oracles of Zillow chained to the walls of the inner sanctum of the Innovation Advisory Council, delivered personally by Mayor Durkan.

Has the Innovation Advisory Council innovated yet?

Go see Clueless at Chateau Ste. Michelle with the Dead Beat Film Society on Saturday, March 28th at 7pm