Episodes 13
Avg. Duration 19m
Activity Moderate
Since Sep 2025
Latest Episode Dec 2025

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Weekly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
74%
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About This Podcast

From this Washington to that one, Northwest Newsradio’s Jeff Pohjola explores the issues and politics of the week. Frequent guests and top analysts break down the news to get to the heart of what matters most.

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The politics of disaster response

Dec 13, 2025 19m

(MOUNT VERNON, Wash.) – As the region just starts to clean up after some of the most devastating flooding in decades, tension between state government and the White House could hamper recovery…

Lawmakers flock to regulate surveillance cams

Dec 06, 2025 19m

(OLYMPIA, Wash.) – In an effort to balance public safety with personal privacy, numerous cities are ending their use of automated license plate readers. The Flock-branded cameras are coming down in…

DOJ, Pentagon probe Sen. Kelly, other Dems

Nov 26, 2025 19m

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – In another effort targeting the President’s perceived political enemies, the Pentagon and the Justice Department have launched investigations into several congressional Democrats…

Seattle shifts sharply to the left

Nov 22, 2025 19m

(SEATTLE, Wash.) – Bruce Harrell. Ann Davison. Sara Nelson. All moderates who were summarily dismissed by voters after just one term in office. We’ve talked extensively about how Seattlites seem…

Socialist Seattle?

Nov 15, 2025 19m

(SEATTLE, Wash.) – Seattle voters seem to be over their experiment with moderate progressives. Self-described socialist Katie Wilson has been elected mayor of Washington’s biggest city. But how much…

A Democrat Sweep

Nov 08, 2025 19m

(SEATTLE, Wash.) – From Seattle, to King County, to Washington State and across the country, Democrats won every major election on Tuesday. While off-year turnout is typically much lower, are voters…

Shutdown threatens food benefits for millions

Nov 01, 2025 19m

(WASHINGTON, DC) – With no end in sight, the shutdown of the federal government is now threatening SNAP benefits for millions of Americans. SNAP, the successor to Food Stamps, provides funding for…

What’s REALLY going on in Portland

Oct 24, 2025 19m

(PORTLAND, Oregon) – At various times, President Trump has referred to the city as a “war zone” and a “hell hole.” While there certainly have be protests and violence, his words don’t often match up…

Is Seattle done with moderate progressives?

Oct 17, 2025 19m

(SEATTLE, Wash.) – With ballots being mailed out over the weekend, voters are starting to think about the November election. No race has created more buzz than that for Seattle Mayor. Incumbent Bruce…

SCOTUS to decide issue of guns on private property

Oct 04, 2025 19m

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Ahead of the Supreme Court’s new term starting on Monday, the justices have agreed to hear a case about guns on private property. The case comes from Hawaii, where gun rights…

Trump threatens Seattle, other World Cup cities

Sep 27, 2025 39m

(SEATTLE, Wash.) – As the city prepares for an influx of 750,000 people for the World Cup next year, President Trump has threatened pull the games from Seattle and other Democrat-led cities. But can…

Big money flows into Seattle mayor’s race

Sep 19, 2025 39m

(SEATTLE, Wash.) – After the August primary, incumbent mayor Bruce Harrell was down by 18,000 votes and total number of dollars raised compared to his now-general election challenger Katie Wilson.…

The latest on the assassination of Charlie Kirk

Sep 18, 2025 39m

(OREM, Utah.) – In what could be an inflection point for America, conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed while holding one of college campus events in Utah. A suspect is now in…

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