Pacific Time: West Coast What-Ifs
Greg Amrofell
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Can West Coast Culture Stay Human?
Algorithms increasingly decide what we watch, hear, and discover.Commercial radio has collapsed into repetition and ad inventory. Streaming platforms optimize for engagement over surprise. Public…
Is San Francisco Back?
San Francisco is dead! Long live, San Francisco! Or, maybe it's not so simple? The City by the Bay has always been a bellwether for the West Coast—economically, culturally, and politically. But in…
Tax the Rich or Fix the System?
Washington just passed a “millionaire’s tax”—but the real story is what it reveals about a broken system.For decades, Washington State has operated the most regressive tax system in the country. High…
Sorry, Not Sorry? Canada's Just Broke Up with US
For decades, the U.S.–Canada relationship was the most stable economic partnership in the world. Deep trade integration. Shared institutions. Quiet cooperation across the longest peaceful border on…
Affordability, Impeachment, or ICE Rollbacks? What's a Congressional Candidate To Do?
Housing is unaffordable. Healthcare is fragile. Wages lag costs. And Congress, well, Congress is paralyzed by spectacle. The affordability crisis is no longer abstract — it’s the organizing reality…
Go Soft on Soft Secession?
Christopher Armitage, founder of The Existentialist Republic, joins Pacific Time to argue that “soft secession” may be the most realistic way to defend democracy without tearing the country apart—and…
West Coast World Superpower?
2025 cracked old illusions. 2026 raises a harder question.As federal institutions crumble, can the West Coast finally unite its imagination with its power and political will?In this anniversary…
Have Women’s Sports Found Their West Coast Headquarters?
Seattle’s Rough & Tumble is a sports bar centered on women's sports and women sports fans that also happens to be a really fun place for any sports fan to watch a game. Founder Jen Barnes joins…
Did the Election Mark a New Dawn or a False Horizon?
The 2025 elections delivered shockwaves across the country—and even sharper aftershocks across the West Coast.In our first Pacific Time compilation episode, Greg brings back three trusted voices back…
Reinvent the Two-Party Political Game?
What if America’s political dysfunction isn’t a moral failure — but a design failure?In this episode, Greg talks with Robbie Bach, former President of Xbox and now a leading civic reform advocate,…
Can We Grab Economic Power By The Middle?
What if everything we’ve been told about the economy — about housing, inflation, and government debt — was upside down? What if the problem isn’t that we’re spending too much, but that we’re letting…
What If Public Banks Bought Us Resilience?
What if banking our own money on the West Coast could help us fund housing, infrastructure, and small business growth? And what if it bought us greater financial freedom from Wall Street and…
Are Tiny Homes A Big Part of Our Housing Solution?
What if the solution to America’s housing crisis isn’t just about building more, but smaller — smarter homes that restore freedom, affordability, and balance?Zack Giffin — professional skier,…
We, Us, Ours? Protect LGBTQ Rights to Protect Everyone's?
Civil rights aren’t abstractions—they’re lived every day in families, schools, prisons, churches, and courtrooms. Protecting the rights of any minority protects everyone’s rights. So attacks on trans…
Protect The Mountains by Going to The Hill?
Mountains and democracy have something in common: they don’t manage themselves.In this episode, Greg talks again with Pacific Time pal Gwyn Howat, longtime leader of Mount Baker Ski Area and advocate…
Could A West Coast Carbon Market Strengthen Our Economy?
How about some good news from the West Coast, where we're building momentum to address climate change on our own?That’s the question Greg poses to Reuven Carlyle, former Washington State Senator and…
What if Portland is Exactly What Democracy Looks Like?
Trump says Portland needs “cleaning up.” What if Portland is actually a model of democracy in action—messy, loud, and making progress?If Donald Trump and his MAGA minions don’t want to be called…
How to Build a Firewall Against Hate?
Political violence is rising, ICE is profiling, hate is mainstreaming. What if we on the West Coast have to fight extremism and the return of civil discourse on our own?This summer has been a…
Summer of Sovereignty: From Raids to Resilience?
This summer, West Coast sovereignty wasn’t a theory—it was tested. From ICE raids in Los Angeles, and Marines on California streets, to attacks on our flagship universities, and shakedowns of tech…
Could Pickleball Save America?
What if the fastest-growing sport in America could also be its most democratic?Pickleball was born on Bainbridge Island – just across the water from Seattle. It started in 1965 with a wiffle ball, a…
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