Something to Talk About

Doug Pagitt, an author, social activist, pastor, and executive director of Vote Common Good talks about how the political scene, Christian Nationalism, and the importance of reclaiming the establishment clause of the First Amendment.

Related links: https://votecommongood.com

Goodness, a journal: https://www.votecommongood.com/goodness/

Dana Lyons, most famous for his novelty hit “Cows With Guns,” actually has an amazing career of environmental justice and social activism. He’ll be headlining a gathering at the Historic Lynwood Theatre on May 16 at noon. We learn about Dana’s life’s work, and what to expect in the upcoming get-together with Standing Together B.I. organizer Kathryn Lafond.

Related links

https://www.youtube.com/@cowswithgunsguy

https://standingtogetherbi.org

April is National Poetry Month, and the Bainbridge Island Photo Club is celebrating by participating in Ars Poetica Washington. Poems and accompanying photographs are on display during April and May in the Senior Center lobby. In this podcast we hear from some of the poets and photographers. (Part Two is coming May 20). Related link to online gallery: https://biseniorcenter.org/art-gallery/bi-photo-april-2026/

Amy Brooks of the Kitsap chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) talks about the group and its project to restore the Seabeck Cemetery.

If you would like to follow the Seabeck Cemetery page, search for "Seabeck Cemetery Restoration Project" on Facebook.

Here is the DAR commercial on YouTube: https://youtu.be/RfZGhhBtiQI?si=SJQpI5rwwZgsW0KE

The Islander Mobile Home Park is a resident-owned co-op tucked behind City Hall and Bainbridge Performing Arts. The “Trailer Park” is a group of longtime locals, fixed-income seniors, and working families. Learn about the park, and about its current funding challenge, in this podcast.

Related link: https://savethetrailerpark.com

David served as executive director for the Northwest Policy Center at the University of Washington and, as senior lecturer, taught policy analysis for many years at the Evans School. This month: the war in Iran, a look at state legislatures and the US Congress, and the status of the upcoming midterms.

Sustainable Bainbridge, the Park District, Islandwood, and other organizations combine for a series of events during the month of April to celebrate our planet and learn more about how to be good stewards.

The calendar of events: https://www.sustainablebainbridge.org/programs/earth-month/

We chat with Raffi Minasian, active in Bainbridge Island’s Cars and Coffee — a group of auto aficionados that meets year ’round. Raffi shares his love of automobiles and his perspective as a noted professor, writer, and industrial and transportation designer.

We meet Stephen Richardson — BP’s newly announced executive director — and Devin James, co-chair of the Bainbridge Prepares Board of Directors.

Related link: https://bainbridgeprepares.org

Mira Rosenkotz joins us to talk about her two-year-old community dream: a pay-what-you-can farm-to-table meal in downtown Winslow.