Clocking Out, Episode 1.
Clocking Out, Episode 1. BrAt82/Shutterstock

For now we’re calling this new Friday podcast Clocking Out, and in our first episode we cover a lot of ground with the help of Knute Berger, Sydney Brownstone, Heidi Groover, Ansel Herz, and Charles Mudede, PLUS the music of Chastity Belt, who are playing tomorrow night at the Highline.

Among the topics discussed: how to diagnose a toothless concession in mouths of local port officials (thanks, Sydney); Charles’s plan for a Soviet-style film industry in Washington State; Knute’s Zen approach to both cognitive dissonance and enraging traffic jams; why Ansel refuses to listen to the Seattle Times editorial board and calm the fuck down about the Arctic drilling rigs docking in Seattle; Heidi’s auto-mania; some leaked battle plans for the War on Cars; and which one of us—hint: Charles—views the pothole as a holy site.

This is our first run at this thing, so don’t be shy with your feedback. I know you won’t be.


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