Nerd Farmer Podcast

by Channel 253

A National Conversation with a Local Lens

Episodes

How Corporate Landlords are Driving Up Rents — Emmett O’Connell, Olympia Time — #219

50m · Published 27 May 06:41

Emmett O’Connell is a recovering journalist, who writes the blog Olympia Time and hosts the podcast Olympia Standard. He recently published an article examining the hoovering up of homes by corporate and institutional landlords and...

Navigating the Moral Minefield of AI — Randy Girdner, Artist & Filmmaker — #218

41m · Published 13 May 06:41

In this episode, we are joined by Randy Girdner, an educator, filmmaker, and the comic artist creator of the web comic Maurice the Beaver. This is a conversation about AI and my trepidation about its...

Everything in Real Estate Just Changed — Jasmyn Jefferson, Designated Broker and Co-Owner of Windermere Abode Lakewood — #217

48m · Published 23 Apr 14:57

In this episode, we dove into recent shifts in real estate with Jasmyn Jefferson, Designated Broker and co-Owner of Windermere Abode Lakewood. Jasmyn gave us her take on the Tacoma Housing market and the low-down...

Muslims Around the World Are Fasting: A Ramadan Reflection – Jasmine El Shear – #216

41m · Published 31 Mar 04:03

This month observant Muslims around the world are fasting in observance of Ramadan. Jasmine El Shear is an Egyptian-American school counselor in the Gulf, advising Emirati students in navigating an American school system. She joined...

Revolutions Take Generations – Nathan Perl-Rosenthal, University of Southern California – #215

45m · Published 11 Mar 15:15

Nathan Perl-Rosenthal is an historian of the eighteenth and early nineteenth-century Atlantic world. He focuses on the political and cultural history of Europe and the Americas in the age of revolution, with a emphasis on...

“Should Biden Step Aside?” and Constitutional Issues Around the 2024 Election – Michael Artime, PLU – #214

50m · Published 26 Feb 05:47

We invited Professor Michael Artime from Pacific Lutheran University back on the show to discuss the upcoming election. In this conversation we covered several topics: Ezra Klein’s suggestion that Biden step-aside as the Democratic nominee...

How Journalists Cover Moral Panics and Contrived Scandals – Matt Driscoll, The News Tribune – #213

57m · Published 29 Jan 08:04

Over the winter holiday, Matt Driscoll, columnist and opinion editor at The News Tribune, reached out to talk about the firing of Claudine Gay from her role of President of Harvard University. Gay was brought...

Social Diversification, Blogging is Back, and How to Combat Disinformation – Dave Clark – #212

49m · Published 08 Jan 20:05

Happy New Year and go Huskies! This week’s episode is a discussion about navigating the internet in an era of misinformation. Our guest is Dave Clark, founder of Sounder at Heart. He also writes at...

A Tacoma-Centric Year in Review, Part II – Erik Hanberg, Citizen Tacoma and Evelyn Lopez, Crossing Division – #211

34m · Published 29 Dec 19:06

Happy New Year! Recorded live in the Moonyard Studios in gorgeous North Tacoma, this episode is the second of our two part 2023 Year in Review. If you missed Part I, you can find it...

A Tacoma-Centric Year in Review, Part I – Erik Hanberg, Citizen Tacoma and Evelyn Lopez, Crossing Division – #210

47m · Published 26 Dec 18:57

Happy Holidays! Recorded live in the Moonyard Studios in gorgeous North Tacoma, this episode is the first of our two part 2023 Year in Review. We were joined in the studio by Erik Hanberg, President...

Nerd Farmer Podcast has 141 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 117:23:11. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on November 25th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 31st, 2024 00:42.