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Flightless BirdThanksgivingIn this week’s Flightless Bird, David Farrier sets out to find the perfect turkey, and in doing so discovers what Thanksgiving is all about. Somehow, Farrier gets acclaimed celebrity chef Michael Voltaggio to cook him, Dax, Monica and Rob a full Thanksgiving meal - which involves a lot of turkey, sides, stuffing and pies. Voltaggio and Farrier discuss turkey jacuzzis, and where Michael can be found most Thanksgivings. Puzzled by the origins of Thanksgiving, David talks to Crystal EchoHawk, founder & Executive Director of illuminative.org - to find out the real origins of Thankgiving and how to best spend th...2022-11-2256 min
AIPT ComicsTaboo, B. Earl, and Juan Ferreyra unpack 'Deadly Neighborhood Spider-Man'Visit our Patreon page to see the various tiers you can sign up for today to get in on the ground floor of AIPT Patreon. We hope to see you chatting with us on our Discord soon!NEWSJanuary 2023 Marvel Comics solicitations: 'Dark Web' rages as X-Men lineup grows'Miles Morales: Spider-Man' to introduce new villain Rabble in January 2023‘Star Wars: Revelations’ #1 gives readers a glimpse at the fates of the galaxyJanuary 2023 DC Comics solicitations: Lazarus Planet kicks off the yearJames Tynion IV to launch new ongoing creator-owned series 'W0rldtr33' at Image ComicsKelly Thompson and Mere...2022-10-231h 14
What Do You Mean By That?180: What We Did To Native American Kids - Federal Boarding SchoolsIn our book, we talk about the federal boarding schools that were just for Native American children - and by boarding schools, we mean that the U.S. government rounded up Native children over the course of 150 years (!!), separated them from their parents and often took them hundreds of miles away… and often times, those kids never came home. If you haven’t heard that story (which is fairly common, given the erasure of the Native narrative in this country), this episode is for you, because without understanding this history, you won’t understand how we are w...2022-08-1614 min
Hacks & WonksPost Election Break Down Part 2This week we have the second part of the Hacks & Wonks post-election breakdown, featuring Executive Director of America Walks and former mayor of Seattle Mike McGinn, Managing Partner of Upper Left Strategies Michael Charles, and Co-Founder of the Mercury Group and former Colleen Echohawk campaign consultant, Bill Broadhead! They get into election results from outside of Seattle, the continual incorrect characterization of the most progressive elected officials as the "most divisive", the need to hold elected officials accountable to their campaign promises, how strange the office of City Attorney actually is, and much more. As always, a...2021-11-1347 min
Hacks & WonksPost Election Break Down Part 1This week Crystal is joined for part one of a post-election breakdown by Executive Director of America Walks and former mayor of Seattle Mike McGinn, Managing Partner of Upper Left Strategies Michael Charles, and Co-Founder of the Mercury Group and former Colleen Echohawk campaign consultant, Bill Broadhead! They discuss the irony of Bruce Harrell running as an “outsider” candidate, the importance of having a powerful message and transmitting it effectively to the voters, and why the Seattle political establishment doesn’t necessarily reflect the changing demographics of Seattle. As always, a full text transcript of the show is ava...2021-11-0630 min
Hacks & WonksWeek in Review: July 23, 2021Today on the show, Marco Lowe, Professor at Seattle University’s Institute for Public Service, joins Crystal to discuss recent polls that have come out about Seattle’s mayoral, city council, and city attorney races, the importance of understanding poll methodology and margin of error, and the historic and tragic impact of Seattle’s recent heatwave and our governments responsibility to act to protect people from the impacts of climate change. Key takeaways: Seattle’s population has changed so much in the past 10 years that incumbents can’t run just on their past popularity - a lot of folk...2021-07-2434 min
Hacks & WonksGetting to Know Colleen Echohawk, Seattle Mayoral CandidateToday on the show Seattle mayoral candidate Colleen Echohawk joins Crystal to talk about her plans to tackle the homelessness crisis within 14 months, how she will reform public safety, and why indigenous perspectives and leadership are so important in our country. As always, a full text transcript of the show is available below and at officialhacksandwonks.com. Find the host, Crystal Fincher on Twitter at @finchfrii and find today’s guest, Colleen Echohawk, at @ccechohawk. More info is available at officialhacksandwonks.com. Resources “The COVID pandemic split the King Count...2021-06-0240 min
What Do You Mean By That?Special 3-Part Series: Criminal Justice: Jaw-Dropping Stats You Should Know About Part 1Welcome to the first installment of a 3-part series where Sara and Misasha cover topics such as DWB, or driving while black, eye-popping traffic-stop statistics, and an overview of our criminal justice system. You’ll even get to hear Sara rap! Congratulations to Dear White Women Podcast, who was recently awarded “Best Episode” for the Inaugural Colorado Podcast Awards for the Crystal Echohawk episode! Show Highlights: Sara and Misasha discuss the anxiety of being pulled over while driving. If you’re driving while black, there’s a strong likelihood that you’ll be stopped, asked to ste...2019-12-1149 min
What Do You Mean By That?Crystal Echohawk: Transforming Relationships with Native American CultureSara and Misasha are so excited to bring you a conversation with Crystal Echohawk on today’s podcast. Crystal is an advocate for Native American culture and respect and has a passion for building understanding and getting to know others. This episode is a perfect companion piece to Episode 29, Halloween and Cultural Appropriation, so if you missed that, please go check out the link provided. Crystal is a member of the Kitkehahki Band of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma, a mom, and Executive Director of IllumiNative, a national, native-led, non-profit organization born out of the “Reclaiming Native Trut...2019-10-2348 min
Native Opinion an American Indian PerspectiveWE WILL ALWAYS WINEPISODE SUMMARY: Is Indian Country being too hard on Elizabeth Warren? An article by Crystal Echohawk says yes.Religion and Lawmaking…South Dakota legislators seem to live in a cave 9 out of 12 months then come out and push conservative religious agendas for the remainder of the year. We discuss an article from Native Sun News.Music featured in this episode is from Brother and sister Rock Duo…Sihasin.Plus our Listener feedback & Voicemail2019-02-242h 42