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Citizen Tacoma

A podcast about local government in the City of Destiny

Ranked #1

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Episode 22: Laurie Jinkins, Washington House of Representatives

Episode 22: Laurie Jinkins, Washington House of Representatives

Laurie Jinkins represents the 27th Legislative district in the Washington House of Representatives and is officially the... Read more

5 Dec 2017

1hr 4mins

Ranked #2

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Episode 42: What if we bought The News Tribune?

Episode 42: What if we bought The News Tribune?

On today’s episode we spoke with former News Tribune reporter Debbie Cafazzo and Matt Martinez, director of content for ... Read more

27 Dec 2018

56mins

Ranked #3

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Episode 49: How do we solve our affordable housing crisis?

Episode 49: How do we solve our affordable housing crisis?

Affordable housing might well be the signature issue of the upcoming City Council elections in Tacoma. And in the words ... Read more

22 May 2019

56mins

Ranked #4

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Episode 41: Former Tacoma Mayor, current Seattle Chamber President Marilyn Strickland

Episode 41: Former Tacoma Mayor, current Seattle Chamber President Marilyn Strickland

On today’s episode we bring back former Tacoma Mayor Marilyn Strickland, whose final term ended in December 2017. She’s ... Read more

10 Dec 2018

51mins

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Episode 46: Tacoma Public Utilities Director Jackie Flowers

Episode 46: Tacoma Public Utilities Director Jackie Flowers

On today’s episode, we sat down with TPU Director Jackie Flowers, who came on board in August and is the first woman to ... Read more

6 Apr 2019

1hr 5mins

Ranked #6

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Episode 52: What’s the state of tech in Tacoma?

Episode 52: What’s the state of tech in Tacoma?

Tech companies and startups are that elusive unicorn from the north that the city of Tacoma is always chasing. But posit... Read more

29 Jul 2019

54mins

Ranked #7

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Episode 47: Reporter’s notebook dump with Sean Robinson

Episode 47: Reporter’s notebook dump with Sean Robinson

On this episode, we picked veteran TNT reporter Sean Robinson’s brain about his nearly 20 years at The News Tribune, and... Read more

22 Apr 2019

1hr 16mins

Ranked #8

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Episode 51: Getting to know the Puyallup Tribal Council

Episode 51: Getting to know the Puyallup Tribal Council

On this second and very special joint episode of Citizen Tacoma and Crossing Division, we were thrilled to sit down with... Read more

28 Jun 2019

57mins

Ranked #9

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Episode 43: Bryan Flint on The Future of Click

Episode 43: Bryan Flint on The Future of Click

Bryant Flint, a member of the Tacoma Public Utilities Board, joins the podcast to talk about Click, Tacoma’s own cable c... Read more

27 Jan 2019

51mins

Ranked #10

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Episode 50: An environmentalist and a manufacturing advocate on the future of the Tideflats

Episode 50: An environmentalist and a manufacturing advocate on the future of the Tideflats

The future of heavy industry and fossil fuel businesses on Tacoma’s industrial Tideflats has been hotly debated since a ... Read more

14 Jun 2019

1hr

Ranked #11

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Episode 53: Politics and socks with WA’s next House speaker

Episode 53: Politics and socks with WA’s next House speaker

We were lucky enough to get an hour with Rep. Laurie Jinkins, the speaker-designate of the Washington state House of Rep... Read more

13 Aug 2019

1hr

Ranked #12

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Episode 45: The Future of Curbside Recycling in Tacoma

Episode 45: The Future of Curbside Recycling in Tacoma

It’s a very special crossover episode! Citizen Tacoma and Crossing Division team up to bring you an informative discussi... Read more

7 Mar 2019

48mins

Ranked #13

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Adult Civics Happy Hour XV: The (Shady) State of the City

Adult Civics Happy Hour XV: The (Shady) State of the City

In the 15th installment of #ACHH253 at Pacific Brewing, we spoke with current elected officials and Channel 253 podcast ... Read more

20 Jun 2019

1hr 7mins

Ranked #14

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Episode 57: Kristina Walker, candidate for Tacoma City Council

Episode 57: Kristina Walker, candidate for Tacoma City Council

Welcome to Episode IV of our candidate interview series. We sat down with Kristina Walker, who’s running for At-Large Po... Read more

16 Sep 2019

56mins

Ranked #15

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Episode 55: David Combs, candidate for Tacoma City Council

Episode 55: David Combs, candidate for Tacoma City Council

It’s the second installment (of many) of our 2019 election season candidate interviews! This time we sat down with David... Read more

25 Aug 2019

46mins

Ranked #16

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Episode 56: Deanna Keller, candidate for Port of Tacoma commission

Episode 56: Deanna Keller, candidate for Port of Tacoma commission

It’s September! That means Election Day is only two months away. We sat down with Deanna Keller, candidate for Port of T... Read more

3 Sep 2019

54mins

Ranked #17

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Episode 40: Candice Ruud: certified midterm results and a Tacoma #MeToo update

Episode 40: Candice Ruud: certified midterm results and a Tacoma #MeToo update

On today’s episode we bring back Candice Ruud to talk about how the results of the 2018 midterms shook down in the end, ... Read more

1 Dec 2018

38mins

Ranked #18

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Episode 18: Victoria Woodards, Candidate for Mayor *silly episode*

Episode 18: Victoria Woodards, Candidate for Mayor *silly episode*

Join us for an episode of pure silliness with Mayoral candidate Victoria Woodards. We play Tacoma Two Truths and a Lie, ... Read more

23 Oct 2017

32mins

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