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This dark week was a reminder that it matters who we elect to speak for us at the national level—a whole hell of a lot. And if you live in Seattle, you probably already know that the guy who speaks for you in the US House of Representatives is named Jim McDermott. He’s a Democrat and he’s been Seattle’s voice in DC for the last 26 years. Well, for the first time in a long time McDermott has a serious challenger for his seat: Brady Walkinshaw, the state representative from Seattle’s Capitol Hill who announced last week that he’s going to try to unseat McDermott in 2016. On this week’s show, I talk to both McDermott and Walkinshaw about why they want to be the one to represent you.
After that I talk to The Stranger’s Heidi Groover about why you should be paying attention to a bunch of semi-obscure Sound Transit maps right now. We’ll be voting on a new Sound Transit package in 2016, but if you’re concerned about what, exactly that package is going to look like—well, you need to listen to Heidi.
Plus, as always, the music of the amazing Ahamefule J. Oluo!
