Democracy. It’s a word that gets thrown around a lot, and almost always in a context that doesn’t live up to the name. You may even already be so completely dis... Read More...
Upisode 29: Designer and Amplifier Deputy Director Cleo Barnett talks with Ian about the difference between New Zealand and the US. Cleo then recounts the story... Read More...
Upisode 28: Longtime decorated PNW architect and Lid I-5 co-founder John Feit stops by the bookstore to clarify the confusion around his name, then he brings Ia... Read More...
Upisode 27: A new season! Aiko Schaefer has worked for 20 years to promote economic justice and elect good people to office; she stopped by the bookstore to cha... Read More...
Upisode 26: Season One Finale! After a brief celebration of one season of UpZones under the books, Ian hears from Boundless founder and CEO Xiao Wang, a Chinese... Read More...
Upisode 25: After a championship-level rant about the Showbox and related housing issues, Ian sits with poet, photographer, and public artist Shin Yu Pai, a 201... Read More...
Upisode 24: Inveterate hockey fans Jackson Taylor and Doug Abbott swung by the bookstore late at night to rap about the soon-to-be-named NHL team everyone expec... Read More...
Upisode 23: Seattle City Council staffer and inveterate local activist Michael Maddux stopped by to pet the dog and it turned into a conversation about organizi... Read More...
Upisode 22: Lauded Seattle journalist Erica C Barnett stops by the bookstore for a chat about discourse in late capitalism, oppressive zoning laws, and the sign... Read More...
Upisode 21: State Legislature candidate Joe Nguyen swings by to talk about the dynamics of being an underdog, how to build momentum around a shared goal, and be... Read More...
