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The Burner Seattle

Hannah Krieg and Ashley Nerbovig

15 episodes

2 months ago

Tell us a secret! Oh hai Burner Babes. We're gabbing this week about how only stupid, ugly people want to install surveillance cameras around our city. Mayor Bruce Harrell has decided that the Seattle Police Department needs literally more than 365 cameras across the city, a move that will threaten the safety of immigrants, people seeking abortions, and anyone in Seattle unlucky enough to be caught on grainy camera feed near the scene of a crime. On the couch to talk about this is BJ Last, f...

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Tell us a secret! Oh hai Burner Babes. We're gabbing this week about how only stupid, ugly people want to install surveillance cameras around our city. Mayor Bruce Harrell has decided that the Seattle Police Department needs literally more than 365 cameras across the city, a move that will threaten the safety of immigrants, people seeking abortions, and anyone in Seattle unlucky enough to be caught on grainy camera feed near the scene of a crime. On the couch to talk about this is BJ Last, f...

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Episodes (15/15)

The Burner Seattle

Stop Surveillance Seattle by Sept. 9 (Feat. BJ Last & DivestSPD)

Tell us a secret! Oh hai Burner Babes. We're gabbing this week about how only stupid, ugly people want to install surveillance cameras around our city. Mayor Bruce Harrell has decided that the Seattle Police Department needs literally more than 365 cameras across the city, a move that will threaten the safety of immigrants, people seeking abortions, and anyone in Seattle unlucky enough to be caught on grainy camera feed near the scene of a crime. On the couch to talk about this is BJ Last, f...

2 months ago

51 minutes

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Can Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell Retain His Parking Spot? Feat. Stephen Paolini

Tell us a secret! Welcome back Burner Babes! Your hosts Ashley and Hannah are thrilled to be joined by, once again, Stephen Paolini, our on-call consultant and the string-puller behind Progressive People Power PAC (P3). As you already know, progressives had an outstanding showing in the recent primary election. But ever the devil's advocates, the girls (and Stephen) discuss Mayor Bruce Harrell's (narrow) path to victory, Claudia Balducci's odds (high) at the King County Executive job, ...

2 months ago

46 minutes

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Summer is for Landlords & Regressive Taxes

Tell us a secret! Oh hiiiiii! We're back. This week we're talking about City Council Member Rob Saka shirking his duties and hiding in his office and the King County Council's decision to tax poor people in order to fund the services that land them in jail. Hannah says "Fuck off" a lot, and Ashley rants about crime statistics... again. We find a new friend for one fight, King County Council Member Regan Dunn. News | The Burner Seattle

3 months ago

41 minutes

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Can Seattle Replicate Zohran Mamdani's Win? Feat. Stephen Paolini

Tell us a secret! The Burner gals are joined by Progressive People Power PAC (P3) consultant and all around cool guy Stephen Paolini to talk about Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani's blow out victory over the Democrat establishment in the New York City Mayoral primary and what lessons Seattle can learn from it! Key take aways: The Democracy Voucher program (which we still like) prevents candidates from raising enough money to execute as sophisticated of a communications strategy as Mamdani...

4 months ago

51 minutes

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ICE Protests in Seattle

Tell us a secret! Hi group chat. This week Hannah and Ashley talk about the sporadic week of Seattle protests against ICE deportations. If you think you've heard everything about the protests last week, you haven't. We have takes, we have exclusive reporting, we have incredibly accurate impressions of Mayor Bruce Harrell. Drop in. Give it a listen. Can you believe this is our 11th episode? News | The Burner Seattle

4 months ago

49 minutes

The Burner Seattle

We Hardly Knew You, Cathy Moore / Adam Smith is Only in his 20s

Tell us a secret! Oh hay friends. For the Pod this week, Ashley Nerbovig and Hannah Krieg talk about Cathy Moore's resignation from the Seattle City Council and run through her greatest hits in her brief reign. Was she really an evil corporate shill, or just evil? Also, former lone socialist on Seattle City Council Kshama Sawant wants to head to the OTHER Washington. She plans to challenge Democratic U.S. Rep. Adam Smith for his seat. Smith has taken to attacking so-called “new Left” e...

4 months ago

42 minutes

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Seattle's Far Right Party

Tell us a secret! The women of the Burner have some hot takes and do a wrap up discussion on the Cal Anderson anti-trans rally and counter protest, and how the Seattle Police Officer's Guild is the true right-wing party of Seattle . ALSO! We're having an event. You should come: Yes and The Vote News | The Burner Seattle

5 months ago

43 minutes

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Bigot Patrol in Cal Anderson and Katie Wilson for Seattle Mayor (Feat. Katie Wilson)

Tell us a secret! Helllloooo from the heart of Antifaland. We've got a busy pod this week, with a secret guest, some hot takes, and an interview with Seattle Mayoral Candidate Katie Wilson. As always keep up with all of The Burner's on the ground reporting by going to TheBurnerSeattle.com and also feel free to support Support The Burner. News | The Burner Seattle

5 months ago

55 minutes

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The Fear of the Working Class (Feat. Kshama Sawant)

Tell us a secret! BREAKING: Seattle Organizer-in-Chief Kshama Sawant joined the pod this week to talk about the Seattle City Council's latest attempt to make your life worse, and how you can help her to prevent a significant roll back of renter's rights. We're talking the $10 late fee cap, notice about rental increases, and limits on move in fees. All of this is actively at risk RIGHT NOW. With no Seattle Council Member even attempting to organize an effective pushback to this Council's assa...

5 months ago

1 hour 8 minutes

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The Quirky Lil Company that Sucks at Making Airplanes (feat. SUPER UW)

Tell us a secret! On this episode of The Burner, we’re joined by Max and Ruby, the student organizers behind the recent occupation of a Boeing-funded building at the University of Washington. They expose Boeing’s role in the genocide in Gaza, open up about police violence, and tackle the backlash —addressing accusations of antisemitism, their statements about Oct. 7, and the property destruction. The students of SUPER UW have asked for both financial support as well as help pressuring UW and...

5 months ago

46 minutes

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Seattle Cop Misdeeds, Revisiting the Adrian Diaz Scandal, and Should Landlords Vote? w/ Guest DivestSPD

Tell us a secret! Goddamn this audio quality is about to blow your mind. We bought a new mixer and everything, just in time for our second guest ever, Justin Ward from DivestSPD. In our hot takes segment, we talk about cops watching porn in their cars, naked gardening, and City Attorney Ann Davison's election year stunt. For our main topic, we explain why everyone is still super gross for caring so much about a random woman's sex life. Then, we end on the Seattle City Council's latest strate...

6 months ago

53 minutes

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Melinda Gates, Claudia Balducci vs Girmay Zahilay, and Masturbation Innovation at Denny Blaine Park

Tell us a secret! BREAKING: Rich women in Seattle suck too. We take a break from curb stomping Governor Bob Ferguson's political agenda and covering the state legislature to talk about some of the WOMEN who have disappointed us lately. First, Melinda Gates takes the stage at the Paramount and her advice and perspective is underwhelming. How can you claim to help women while donating to PACs that fought the Capital Gains tax, Melinda? Then, we move on to analysis of the race for King County E...

6 months ago

47 minutes

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Capitulating to Cops and Robert w/ special guest Lex Vaughn

Tell us a secret! Hi it's Ashley. On this week's Pod, The Needling Editor Lex Vaughn joins Hannah and me on the couch to talk about circumcision, safe porn consumption sites, Governor Robert Ferguson's toddler like instinct to say no to all proposed taxes, and the latest misdeeds of the Seattle Police Department. If you have any thoughts or opinions about our thoughts and opinions, feel free to call us at ‪(571) IT BURNS Or (571) 482-8767‬. Links: Taylor Shellfish Farms Introduces New Easier...

6 months ago

53 minutes

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Vote No April 22 and Rent Destabilization in Olympia

Tell us a secret! Oh my god did you hear??? King County wants us to pay $24 a year for a fingerprinting database. And they're sending all the data to ICE. Sounds like a raw deal, huh? Let's cancel that subscription by voting "No" in the April 22 Special Election. We'll tell you when to vote "Yes" on a property levy...maybe when it funds public defenders. Meanwhile in Olympia, the Washington Senate Democrats defiled the rent stabilization bill and Governor Bob Ferguson maintains his cru...

6 months ago

27 minutes

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Washington Governor Bob Ferguson: Republican or Democrat?

Tell us a secret! In the inaugural episode of The Burner Podcast, Seattle journalists without a boss Hannah Krieg and Ashley Nerbovig discuss the news of the week including a protest against President Donald Trump's policies, Washington Governor Bob Ferguson's war on state government, and ICE's raid on a Mt. Baker roofing company. The Burner Seattle News | The Burner Seattle

6 months ago

18 minutes