The B.I.Stander Podcast

Today we welcome Paul Constant

Writer and former Stranger editor, moderates a conversation that dives into the challenges and ethical difficulties that Seattle faces in a time when fewer reporters than ever are charged to cover a complex, fast-moving region. Can a city function without a robust independent media? Or will fake news and corporate propaganda undermine our democracy?

With:

Adrienne Russell a Mary Laird Wood Professor in the Department of Communication and Associate Director of the Center for Communication and Civic Engagement at University of Washington.

Clifford "Cliff" Cawthon is a Professor of Political Science and Cultural and Ethnic Studies at Bellevue College and a local freelance journalist, who has reported on housing, racial justice and local politics. In addition to his work as a journalist, he's also been a workers' rights and community organizer, working on historic campaigns; such as, the Fight for $15.

Peter Jackson, A freelance journalist, is the former editorial page editor of the Everett Herald. He also worked at Crosscut.com shortly after its inception, writing the "Daily Scan," a compendium of local news, as well as original stories on local, state and national politics.

The B.I.STANDER Podcast is a conversational podcast unique to Bainbridge Island and Seattle that covers culture, current events, humor, music, sports, technology, politics, island activities, environment, quality of life issues, wellness and just about everything else.

The intent is to introduce interesting people, ideas, and conversations. We are not perfect and that's OK!

Thank you for your understanding.

Our Podcast is brought to you by:

Eagle Harbor Insurance

Blue Canary

Great Northern Electric

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Music performed by Band of Steves of The Island Music Guild.

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Today we welcome Alva Noe

The B.I.STANDER Podcast is a conversational podcast unique to Bainbridge Island and Seattle that covers culture, current events, humor, music, sports, technology, politics, island activities, environment, quality of life issues, wellness and just about everything else.

The intent is to introduce interesting people, ideas, and conversations. We are not perfect and that's OK!

Thank you for your understanding.

Our Podcast is brought to you by:

Eagle Harbor Insurance

Blue Canary

Great Northern Electric

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Music performed by Band of Steves of The Island Music Guild.

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Wikipedia:

Alva Noë (born 1964) is Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley. The focus of his work is the theory of perception and consciousness. In addition to these problems in cognitive science and the philosophy of mind, he is interested in phenomenology, the theory of art, Wittgenstein, and the origins of analytic philosophy.

Baseball is a strange sport: it consists of long periods in which little seems to be happening, punctuated by high-energy outbursts of rapid-fire activity. Despite efforts from Major League Baseball to shorten games and make the sport more appealing to today's shorter attention spans, writer and philosopher Alva Noë contends that baseball is always intellectually fascinating and compelling for the "true fan." Noë takes Town Hall's stage to explore ideas outlined in his book Infinite Baseball: Notes from a Philosopher at the Ballpark—namely, the many unexpected ways which baseball is truly a philosophical game.

Noë suggests that baseball's superficially slow pace is an opportunity to participate in the distinctive thinking practice that defines the game; if baseball is boring, it's boring the way philosophy is boring—not because there isn't a lot going on, but because the challenge baseball poses is making sense of it all. Noë invites us to ponder this curious game: the activity of keeping score, the perspectives that define who is responsible for the game's events, the opportunities for fans to tell the story of the game and actively participate in its creation. Join Noë for a new take on America's pastime—and examine baseball as a window to language, culture, and the nature of human action intertwined with deep and fundamental human truths.

Alva Noë is a writer and philosopher who focuses on the nature of mind and human experience. He is the author of Out of Our Heads and Strange Tools: Art and Human Nature, among other books. He is a 2012 recipient of a Guggenheim fellowship and the 2018 recipient of the Judd/Hume Prize in Advanced Visual Studies.

Today we welcome Anthony McCann author of Shadowlands

Audio: Town Hall Seattle, July 11th in The Reading Room

(Our apologies for a little rough audio. It was a live event with a few hiccups.)

The B.I.STANDER Podcast is a conversational podcast unique to Bainbridge Island and Seattle that covers culture, current events, humor, music, sports, technology, politics, island activities, environment, quality of life issues, wellness and just about everything else.

The intent is to introduce interesting people, ideas, and conversations. We are not perfect and that's OK!

Thank you for your understanding.

Our Podcast is brought to you by:

Eagle Harbor Insurance

Blue Canary

Great Northern Electric

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Listen on Spotify, PlayerFM, Itunes, TuneIN, Castbox, and more!

Music performed by Band of Steves of The Island Music Guild.

206-780-6911 [email protected]

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Today we welcome Roy Brown of Backstreet JellyRoll

Who play a free concert at Battle Point Park on July 17th

The B.I.STANDER Podcast is a conversational podcast unique to Bainbridge Island and Seattle that covers culture, current events, humor, music, sports, technology, politics, island activities, environment, quality of life issues, wellness and just about everything else.

The intent is to introduce interesting people, ideas, and conversations. We are not perfect and that's OK!

Thank you for your understanding.

Our Podcast is brought to you by:

Eagle Harbor Insurance

Blue Canary

Great Northern Electric

Follow us on Facebook and Instagram

Listen on Spotify, PlayerFM, Itunes, TuneIN, Castbox, and more!

Music performed by Band of Steves of The Island Music Guild.

206-780-6911 [email protected]

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Today we welcome: Joel Underwood

Joel is an actor, professor of rhetoric and debate, consultant and musician.

The B.I.STANDER Podcast is a conversational podcast unique to Bainbridge Island and Seattle that covers culture, current events, humor, sports, technology, politics, island activities, environment, quality of life issues, wellness and just about everything else.

The intent is to introduce interesting people, ideas, and conversations. We are not perfect and that's OK!

Thank you for your understanding.

Our Podcast is brought to you by:

Eagle Harbor Insurance

Blue Canary

Great Northern Electric

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Music performed by Band of Steves of The Island Music Guild.

206-780-6911 [email protected]

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Today we welcome: Joel Underwood

Today we welcome: ANTHONY GASBARRI who plays Douglas in the upcoming musical The Bodyguard

Tony is an actor in NYC and was a resident on Bainbridge Island.

The B.I.STANDER Podcast is a conversational podcast unique to Bainbridge Island and Seattle that covers culture, current events, humor, sports, technology, politics, island activities, environment, quality of life issues, wellness and just about everything else.

The intent is to introduce interesting people, ideas, and conversations. We are not perfect and that's OK!

Thank you for your understanding.

Our Podcast is brought to you by:

Eagle Harbor Insurance

Blue Canary

Great Northern Electric

Follow us on Facebook and Instagram

Music performed by Band of Steves of The Island Music Guild.

206-780-6911 [email protected]

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Today we welcome: ANTHONY GASBARRI who plays Douglas in the upcoming musical The Bodyguard

Tony is an actor in NYC and was a resident on Bainbridge Island.

The B.I.Stander Podcast is a conversational podcast unique to Bainbridge Island and Seattle that covers culture, current events, humor, sports, technology, politics, island activities, environment, quality of life issues, wellness and just about everything else.

The intent is to introduce interesting people, ideas, and conversations. We are not perfect and that's OK! Thank you for your understanding.

Our Podcast is brought to you by:

Eagle Harbor Insurance

Blue Canary

Great Northern Electric

Follow us on Facebook

Music performed by Band of Steves of The Island Music Guild.

206-780-6911 [email protected]

*additional sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.com

Today we welcome:

John Waters is a film director, screenwriter, author, actor, stand-up comedian, journalist, and visual artist. He is the mind behind numerous beloved cult films, including Hairspray, Multiple Maniacs, Cry-Baby, Pink Flamingos, and many others. His books Role Models and Carsick were major national bestsellers, and his spoken-word shows This Filthy World and A John Waters Christmas continue to be performed around the world.

David Schmader is a writer and performer devoted to exploring his obsessions, from homophobic rock stars and conversion therapy to cannabis and trash cinema. From 1998-2015, Schmader was a staff writer and editor at The Stranger where he wrote the issue-opening column "Last Days: The Week in Review" for 18 years.

Today we welcome Vincenzo Self my 12 year old son to discuss Father's Day!

The B.I.Stander Podcast is a conversational podcast unique to Bainbridge Island and Seattle that covers culture, current events, humor, sports, technology, politics, island activities, environment, quality of life issues, wellness and just about everything else.

The intent is to introduce interesting people, ideas, and conversations. We are not perfect and that's OK! Thank you for your understanding.

Our Podcast is brought to you by:

Eagle Harbor Insurance

Blue Canary

Great Northern Electric

Follow us on Facebook

Music performed by Band of Steves of The Island Music Guild.

206-780-6911 [email protected]

Outro is by Ralph Reign

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Today we welcome Michael Ditmore of Novim to discuss a Carbon Free 4th

The B.I.STANDER PODCAST

A conversational podcast unique to Bainbridge Island and Seattle that covers culture, current events, humor, sports, technology, politics, island activities, environment, quality of life issues, wellness and just about everything else.

The intent is to introduce interesting people, ideas, and conversations. We are not perfect and that's OK! Thank you for your understanding.

Our Podcast is brought to you by:

Eagle Harbor Insurance

Blue Canary

Great Northern Electric

Follow us on Facebook

Music performed by Band of Steves of The Island Music Guild.

206-780-6911 [email protected]

Outro is by Ralph Reign

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Today we welcome Derek Villanueva & Eve Palay of Bainbridge Pride to:

The B.I.STANDER PODCAST

A conversational podcast unique to Bainbridge Island and Seattle that covers culture, current events, humor, sports, technology, politics, island activities, environment, quality of life issues, wellness and just about everything else.

The intent is to introduce interesting people, ideas, and conversations. We are not perfect and that's OK! Thank you for your understanding.

Our Podcast is brought to you by:

Eagle Harbor Insurance

Blue Canary

Great Northern Electric

Scott Lever RePointe real estate group

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Music performed by Band of Steves of The Island Music Guild.

206-780-6911 [email protected]

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Event details: www.bainbridgepride.org

Today we talk about the City Council proclamation, Pride Month, the LBGQTIA community and what that looks like. Get tickets to Stonewall to Bainbridge at Brown Paper Tickets, see you at the Festival on June 23rd at the Waterfront and follow them on Facebook!

www.kitsappride.org