Seattle Sucks

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.

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.

Greg, Brian, and Colin talk about Bill Gates’ acquisition of an environmentally friendly mega yacht, and Jeff Bezos’ latest moves in the Imitation Game: from the Super Bowl, to Instagram posts, to petty jealousy of Elon Musk over government handouts in the lead-up to the Miss Amazon Pageant (HQ2). Subscribe for access to all our premium episodes. patreon.com/seattlesucks

Greg, Brian, and Colin find a mysterious message in Bothell before talking about policing in Seattle in light of the Seattle Police Officers Guild (SPOG) election of Mike Solan, and the city suing the county over its new rules for police accountability (for when they kill people).

Greg, Brian, and Colin talk about the Iowa Caucus Experience and its Apptermath (rat people, ACRONYM, Shadow, etc.), the Stranger moves off of the Hill, and the Cinerama makes…some changes.

In this episode liberated from behind The Paywall, Greg and Brian continue to mourn the loss of Colin (and his technical expertise) while discussing the shooting that has captured Seattle’s imagination – and the one that did not. We look at the cursed Seattle Times editorial page and read a letter from one of Seattle’s favorite sons. Subscribe for access to all our premium episodes. patreon.com/seattlesucks

An in memorium is held for Colin as he becomes the first person in America to succumb to the coronavirus. Greg and fellow Bernie soldier of fortune Justin Roll give a report from Iowa. We discuss what separates Klobuchar Men from Trump Dads and we give a special shoutout to striking workers at Swedish hospitals here in Seattle. They will be on strike all week, go out and support them!

Greg, Brian, and Colin speculate on Midwestern cuisine and reminisce about fairs (and their food) before talking about Charles Mudede’s recent article in the Stranger about Second Wave Gentrification and Billionaire Urbanism, empty (luxury) real estate, and, our new hero, an Auburn Ninja Warrior holed up in the ceiling of a Haggen grocery store. Subscribe for access to all our premium episodes. patreon.com/seattlesucks

Greg, Brian, and Colin talk about Nathan for You, a pivot from Cats content, Greg’s trip to Iowa (he left this morning), and the recent passage of the Clean Campaigns Act, an ordinance to limit “foreign” political contributions, in the City Council.

Brian and Colin soldier on without their intrepid Captain with a news roundup covering property crime, the Amazon Ring, and Boeing, followed by yet another look at the difficult restaurant scene as (mostly) seen through the eyes of its celebrity chefs in the Seattle Times. Subscribe for access to all our premium episodes. patreon.com/seattlesucks

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Brian and Colin carry on without their Captain talking about the Bernie Sanders rally, the Seattle Times Editorial Board’s pleading for civility in the war we must wage with Iran, and a visit from the Platty Wagon about a Seattle Times Police officer’s comedic bit that killed.

Greg, Brian, and Colin talk Seahawks (#BeastMode), a strange televised police memorial simultaneously viewed from an airport and Red Robin respectively, and Jason Rantz’s top ten movies of 2019. Subscribe for access to all our premium episodes. patreon.com/seattlesucks

Greg, Brian, and Colin are joined by Alex a.k.a Bezostown and Max the Radical Bomb Throwing Teen, to talk about the Democratic field in 2020, the possibile conflict with Iran that conservatives crave, and this Doomed Planet, Alex’s new podcast.

Greg and Colin check in on the Wall Street Journal. Subscribe for access to all our premium episodes. patreon.com/seattlesucks

Greg and Colin discuss the movie event of the season, year, and perhaps even the decade: Tom Hooper’s adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s inimitable Cats.

Greg and Brian stare into the darkness of the Amazon Ring once more. Subscribe for access to all our premium episodes. patreon.com/seattlesucks

In this episode liberated from behind The Paywall, Greg, Brian, and Colin are joined by a star studded panel consisting of Maddy, co-chair of the Seattle Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), Tommy Swenson, programmer for the Beacon Cinema, Andrew Hedden, a PhD student in History at the University of Washington, podcast founder, Alex, and friends of the show, Brynn and Celina, to review the historical fiction of Battle in Seattle in contrast with the reality in light of the 20 year anniversary. Subscribe for access to all our premium episodes. patreon.com/seattlesucks

Greg and Brian are landlocked in this special potpourri episode of Seattle Sucks. They talk impeachmas, Durkan’s new high-tech solution for homelessness, the Stranger’s strange recollection of the Dave Meinert scandal, and the tyranny of speed limits.

Greg, Brian, and Colin get inspired and (briefly) contemplate dividends before reading plant-based historian, Knute Berger’s, latest listicle of “9 Seattleites You Should Know” from Seattle Magazine. Subscribe for access to all our premium episodes. patreon.com/seattlesucks