Mechanical Freak

Greg, Brian, and Colin talk televsion, the eradication of printed newspapers from our favorite Third Place, Starbucks, flying Frenchmen and Amazon drones, and a very special opinion piece in the Seattle Times about Civility, or maybe cars, or…something? Subscribe for access to all our premium episodes. https://www.patreon.com/seattlesucks

Greg, Brian, and Colin begin with groundbreaking and unique movie analysis before moving onto the latest braying from David Horsey in the Seattle Times, Mayor Jenny Durkan’s unexpected but chiefly centrist endorsement in the District 2 race ahead of the August 6th primary (which predictably exploded in her face), the progressive image versus the conservative reality of Seattle, and a Platty Wagon wherein we #respectthepolice.

Follow @3liza and check out the thread on the illusion of Seattle

Come out to Kid’s Out of Cages-Stop the Abuse at The Beer Authority on August 10th, 2019 at 6pm

Read Brian’s companion piece, “A War in the Desert,” in the Seattle Sucks Picayune

Greg, Brian, and Colin are visited by a spirit before talking about the latest developments in the Sugary Beverage Tax (or more accurately how the money will be used), the uniquely incredible strides toward reform that the Seattle Police Department (SPD) have made, and a bone-chilling opinion in the Seattle Times from erstwhile mayor, Tim Burgess. Subscribe for access to all our premium episodes. https://www.patreon.com/seattlesucks

For those in the Seattle area, Seattle Sucks is co-sponsoring a fundraiser for RAICES at The Beer Authority on Lake City Way on August 10th at 6pm. Come out and show your support, bid in the silent auction and play some bar trivia. Get yourself on the inaugural Seattle Sucks cruise or just come by to tell us how bad our audio quality is. Come do all these things and give money to provide the vital legal defense that immigrants need right now.

Come out to Kid’s Out of Cages-Stop the Abuse at The Beer Authority on August 10th, 2019 at 6pm

Read Brian’s companion piece, “A War in the Desert,” in the Seattle Sucks Picayune

Greg, Brian, and Colin are joined by Codename Tanya, Esq., to get maritime legal advice before diving into how an alleged crime becomes an inmate, and all of the wonderful things that can occur inbetween (like bail, and voir dire, or jury selection).

Come out to Kid’s Out of Cages-Stop the Abuse at The Beer Authority on August 10th, 2019 at 6pm

Read Brian’s latest piece, “Island Nightmares in the Neoliberal City,” in the Seattle Sucks Picayune

Greg, Brian, and Colin are joined by friend of the show Brynn Roth to talk about an oddly broached mediation between Safe Seattle’s David Preston and Spek, and a deeply libidinal fever dream about Megan Rapinoe, her body, and what it might do to President Cheeto published under the guise of an op-ed in Crosscut. Subscribe for access to all our premium episodes. https://www.patreon.com/seattlesucks

In this episode liberated from behind The Paywall, Greg, Brian, and Colin talk sparkler bombs, the degradation of hiking trails by literal and metaphorical feces, the latest bad news for Boeing, and the Seattle Times Editorial Board desperately fights against ADUs. Subscribe for access to all our premium episodes. https://www.patreon.com/seattlesucks

Check out The Seattle Sucks Picayune, and be sure if you haven’t already to read Brian’s latest: “Seattle and Its Discontents.”

Greg, Brian, and Colin are joined by friend of the show Brynn Roth to talk about the makings of a Good Man, and to dive into Katie Herzog’s defense of Andy Ngo given his recent experience with Antifa in the City of Roses. Subscribe for access to all our premium episodes. https://www.patreon.com/seattlesucks

Greg, Brian, and Colin are joined by friends of the show, Brynn Roth and Ben Udashen, to briefly read lost poetry, but more importantly to discuss the professional care of children in Seattle today, and how we got there.

Follow Brynn on Twitter @GabeTheCat1, and please come out to Kid’s Out of Cages-Stop the Abuse at The Beer Authority on August 10th, 2019 at 6pm

Follow Ben on Twitter @marxistmanny, listen to his podcast Unpopular Front, and read his work on Medium

Greg, Brian, and Colin talk sparkler bombs, the degradation of hiking trails by literal and metaphorical feces, the latest bad news for Boeing, and the Seattle Times Editorial Board desperately fights against ADUs. Subscribe for access to all our premium episodes. https://www.patreon.com/seattlesucks