80-Year-Old Man Loses War

Trump ends his war against Iran without accomplishing any of the goals he set at the war’s onset. Jon, Tommy, and Lovett discuss how real…

David Sedaris is Mostly Bark, Some Bite

Legendary humorist David Sedaris stops by the studio to talk to Lovett about his new book of essays, “The Land and Its People,” his father’s…

January 6 Shadow on Trump’s 250 Rallies

The barbarians are inside the gates and throwing a toxic masculinity pageant on the front lawn. While the United States should be preparing to honor…

Wake up! Trump’s UFC Cagefight is Illegal – TEASER

Americans have been so beaten down by corruption, ramped up since the Reagan Revolution, that many act like they forgot their rights. Gaslit Nation is…

Protected: Kim Gordon brings her Play Me Tour to Denver

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What is Up with Ivanka and Jared’s Albanian Island? – TEASER

We dive into Ivanka and Jared’s Albanian nightmare. What were they really up to while trying to develop a private island in Albania on protected…

The collapse of Freedman’s Bank / Remembering Abdullah Ibrahim

‘In Savings and Trust,’ historian Justene Hill Edwards tells the story of the Freedman’s Bank. Created for formerly enslaved people following the Civil War, its…

Best Of: A family split by race / Eddie Glaude Jr. on America at 250

Pope Leo XIV’s Creole family roots inspired New Orleanian journalist Susan Saulny to research her Creole great-uncle who moved to Chicago, identified himself as white…

Comic Ali Siddiq on fatherhood, prison, and his biggest regret

Siddiq grew up in Houston with a largely absent father. In his new stand-up special, he paints a picture of the flawed man he admired…

Guns, Weed, and the Forgotten Framers

The Supreme Court handed down a unanimous ruling this week in United States v. Hemani, holding that a marijuana user cannot be stripped of his…

The Myth of John Roberts vs. Donald Trump

Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern, Slate’s dynamic legal duo, preview the final weeks of the Supreme Court term. It’s a “three-ring circus”: the merits…

Preview: A Shattering Blow to Fair Elections

The Supreme Court’s Republican-appointed justices seem to be in a big rush to dismantle voting rights for non-white people. On Tuesday night, the right-wing supermajority…

Concrete Plans to Restore Law, after Trump

One of the challenges of modern legal journalism is recalling that case law, doctrine, and Supreme Court decisions aren’t a complete picture, without including the…

A Huge Shift is Underway at SCOTUS

The Second Reconstruction is being dismantled piece by piece, and this past month has seen that project attain terminal velocity. On this week’s Amicus podcast,…

Slog AM: World Cup Helps Soundtransit Break Single-Day Ridership Record, the Mamdani Era Begins, Georgetown Stolen Rat Trap Returned 

True, the way Seattle is hosting its portion of the World Cup is far from perfect. It’s riddled with social problems. But one also has…

Authorities search homes of current and former NYPD leaders in bribery probe

NYPD Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey speaks during NYPD announcement of deployment of innovative technologies on Times Square. The searches came the same day as…

This Week on PubliCola: June 20, 2026

KCRHA associate director William Towey KCRHA says the county and city owe it $8 million, county councilmember plans to eliminate… The post This Week on…

Here’s What Being a “Child Care Candidate” Actually Means

By Erin Haick Everyone loves child care, especially in an election year.  Candidates for the Legislature, City Council, and County… The post Here’s What Being…

Iván Cepeda concedes Colombia presidential election to Trump-backed candidate

Weekly Ballard events roundup: June 22 – 28

Here’s your weekly events roundup for June 22 – 28 in Ballard. It’s gearing up to be another exciting summer week in Ballard! Highlights include…