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Nerd Farmer PodcastLIVE: Adult Civics Happy Hour, the Troyer Trial – Kari Plog, KNKX and Jared Brown, TNT – #182On December 22, Channel 253 hosted the first Adult Civics Happy Hour since the start of the pando. This is the first of two panels from that evening.
Cast of Characters
Kari Plog – KNKX FM
Jared Brown – TNT
Going Further
Prior podcast coverage of the Troyer case: here, here, and here.
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Move to Tacoma PodcastAn Interview with the Reporters Behind “The Walk Home” Podcast on KNKX 88.5 FMAn Interview with the Reporters Behind “The Walk Home” Podcast on KNKX 88.5 FM
This week on the MoveToTacoma Podcast we interview reporters Mayowa Aina & Kari Plog from KNKX 88.5 FM NPR. They talk their podcast “The Walk Home” which investigates the killing of Manny Ellis by Tacoma Police. Both reporters grew up in Pierce County and describe what drew them to create the podcast, the challenges of reporting on the community you live in, and the complexities of the justice system in a small city like Tacoma.
The 2020 police killing of Manuel ‘Manny’ Ellis, a Black man in Tacom...2022-10-111h 03
Nerd Farmer PodcastThe Case Against Ed Troyer, Part 2 – Justin Camarata – Reviewing Evidence from the Public Record – #174In this episode, the second of a two-part series, we continue exploring the controversial term of Pierce County Sheriff, Ed Troyer. In this episode, we look and the public record including two official investigations into Troyer’s misconduct, first as the department’s Public Information Officer and eventually as Sheriff.
Our guest today is Justin Camarata. He is a former member of the Tacoma City Council and a regular guest across the shows here on Channel 253. This conversation leans heavily on the reporting of local journalists, particularly Kari Plog from KNKX. Each document or report we refer to in...2022-09-0744 min