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The Overcast by The Seattle Times brings you in-depth interviews with Pacific Northwest newsmakers and takes you behind the scenes with top journalists. Smart conversations about local news and politi... more
FAQs about The Overcast:How many episodes does The Overcast have?The podcast currently has 122 episodes available.
June 12, 2018Ep. 83: Billionaire Tom Steyer explains his $40 million campaign to impeach President TrumpTom Steyer joins the podcast to argue the case for impeaching President Trump, and tangles with Democratic leaders who have shied away from that fight. Is he being realistic?...more30minPlay
June 07, 2018Ep. 82: Washington state Democratic Party chairwoman Tina Podlodowski on 2018's big racesTina Podlodowski chairs the Washington Sate Democratic Party. She sits down with The Overcast to talk about races for Congress around Spokane and Issaquah, plus other topics....more30minPlay
June 01, 2018Ep. 81: New Washington state GOP chairman Caleb Heimlich on 2018's upcoming electionsCaleb Heimlich is the Washington State Republican Party's new chairman and the youngest state GOP chair in the country. He talks to The Overcast about upcoming races for the U.S. Senate, Congress and state Legislature....more26minPlay
May 18, 2018Ep. 80: the politics and repercussions of Seattle's new head taxNow that Seattle has passed a controversial $275 per employee head tax on larger businesses to pay for homelessness services and housing, what's next for the city and its relationship with Amazon and other businesses? Political reporters Jim Brunner and Daniel Beekman break down what happened and what's next....more26minPlay
May 04, 2018Ep. 79: Downtown Seattle Association's Jon Scholes on Amazon and the case against city 'head tax'Amazon is threatening to scale back Seattle growth in response to City Hall's proposed "head tax" on larger employers to address homelessness. Downtown Seattle Association President Jon Scholes joins The Overcast this week to argue against the tax -- and say what businesses would prefer instead....more29minPlay
April 27, 2018Ep. 78: Seattle Councilmember M. Lorena González on a proposal to tax large employers for housingThe Seattle City Council is considering a "head tax" on large employers that would raise $75 million per year for homeless housing and emergency services, and Councilmember M. Lorena González is a sponsor. She joins The Overcast to explain the plan and answer questions....more27minPlay
April 19, 2018Ep. 77: Prison abolitionist Dean Spade explains King County's No New Youth Jail campaignSeattle University law professor Dean Spade joins reporter Daniel Beekman of The Seattle Times and Simone Alicea of KNKX 88.5 to discuss the No New Youth Jail campaign, which has been trying to halt King County's construction of a new juvenile detention center in Seattle....more36minPlay
April 12, 2018Ep. 76: Traffic Lab reporter David Gutman on Seattle's streetcar and congestion-pricing plansSeattle Times reporter David Gutman brings The Overcast up to date on a traffic jam of transportation news at City Hall. Mayor Jenny Durkan has halted streetcar and bike-lane projects and announced a plan to pursue tolls on downtown streets, and the City Council has eased parking regulations for housing developers....more26minPlay
April 05, 2018Ep. 75: Freedom Foundation's Maxford Nelsen on his organization's fight with public-sector unionsMaxford Nelsen is the labor-policy director for the Freedom Foundation, a conservative think tank that's been fighting with Washington state's public-sector unions. He sits down with The Overcast to talk about the state of play, and whether unions have benefits for workers....more35minPlay
March 30, 2018Ep. 74: Seattle City Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda on rent laws, a head tax and domestic workersCity Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda, elected in November to a citywide seat, joined The Overcast to discuss what she's working on, such as protections for domestic workers, and some headlines, such as a ruling against Seattle's first-come, first-served rental law....more33minPlay
FAQs about The Overcast:How many episodes does The Overcast have?The podcast currently has 122 episodes available.