It’s getting harder and harder to talk about politics, especially if you disagree. Well, screw that. Seattle Nice aims to be the most opinionated and smartest analysis of what’s really happening in Seattle politics available in any medium. Each episode dives into contentious and sometimes ridiculous topics, exploring perspectives from across Seattle's political spectrum, from city council brawls to the ways the national political conversation filters through our unique political process. Even if you’re not from Seattle, you need to listen to Seattle Nice. Because it’s coming for you. Unlike the sun, politics rises in the West and sets in the East.
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Signup to Generate a PitchIt’s getting harder and harder to talk about politics, especially if you disagree. Well, screw that. Seattle Nice aims to be the most opinionated and smartest analysis of what’s really happening in Seattle politics available in any medium.
Recent episodes include "Community Court Returns From the Grave for Halloween, But This Time It’s Different" (27 October 2026, 46 minutes), "Live from Ballard: Wilson’s Homelessness Plan and the District 5 Race" (23 October 2026, 67 minutes), and "Debate Cancelled, But the Show Goes On! Seattle Nice Live Tonight at 6" (21 October 2026, 1 minute).
Seattle Nice publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 38 minutes across 214 episodes.
Booking probability for Seattle Nice is 36%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Seattle Nice requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Seattle Nice's contact route on record: verified email.
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Seattle Nice is a news podcast with 214 episodes published.
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Episode #39
Seattle's progressive new city attorney, Erika Evans, is bringing back a version of the community court that her predecessor, Republican Ann Davison, axed in 2023. Evans hopes to fix what she sees as flaws in the old...
Episode #38
Our planned District 5 debate had to be canceled after one of the candidates came down with COVID. But we got together and blabbed in front of the folks who showed up anyway! Thanks to the National Nordic Museum for...
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Bad news about tonight’s debate. It’s cancelled because one of our two candidates for Seattle City Council District 5 has a nasty cold that turned out to be COVID. But the show goes on! We’re still going to show up at...
Episode #37
The big Seattle Nice City Council District 5 debate is right around the corner! Join us at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 21, at the National Nordic Museum , where we’ll be drawing out candidates Nilu Jenks and Julie Kang on...
Episode #35
Mayor Katie Wilson joins Seattle Nice, along with Budget Director Aly Pennucci, to defend her first city budget as some City Council members argue she's got her priorities wrong. Wilson came into office facing a $175...
Episode #34
Seattle still needs a lot more housing. But construction has fallen off for some types of housing, and developers say one reason projects aren't getting built is Seattle's Mandatory Housing Affordability program, or...
Episode #32
In the latest episode, with David away at an undisclosed (but no doubt bougie) location, Erica and Sandeep are (re-)joined by friend of the pod Daniel Malone, Executive Director of Downtown Emergency Service Center...
Episode #31
Seattle has had nine police chiefs in seventeen years. Now the carousel is spinning again as Mayor Katie Wilson launches the hunt for yet another leader for SPD. With the messy, hasty exit of Shon Barnes still fresh, we...
Episode #30
A pair of Seattle residents have filed to recall Mayor Katie Wilson. But the recall effort probably doesn't have a chance of clearing Washington's high legal bar. So why do it? And what does it reveal about the...
Episode #30
This week on Seattle Nice, the only podcast that tells you what's really happening in Seattle politics, we break down the primary results and what they mean for the city. Did Mayor Katie Wilson try the Mamdani play? Did...
Episode #29
In one of the most disorderly weeks at Seattle City Hall in recent memory, Police Chief Shon Barnes has officially resigned. In this follow-up to our Emergency Friday Episode when the outcome was not 100 percent clear...
Episode #28
Note: This episode was recorded Thursday morning, before Barnes's resignation was confirmed. Hosts Erica C. Barnett, Sandeep Kaushik and David Hyde break down the chaotic 24 hours that preceded Seattle Police Chief Shon...
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This week on Seattle Nice, (the only podcast that tells you what's really happening in Seattle politics), we get into three topics: Should buying sex on Aurora Avenue be a felony? King County's top prosecutor is pushing...
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Welcome to Seattle Nice, the only podcast that tells you what's really happening in Seattle politics. Join Erica C. Barnett (PubliCola), David Hyde, and political consultant Sandeep Kaushik as they break down the latest...
Episode #25
Just as urbanists thought they had a deal to jumpstart stalled housing construction, it fell apart. We unpack the rise and fall of a proposed temporary break on Seattle's Mandatory Housing Affordability program, which...
Episode #24
While Seattle celebrates hosting the World Cup, the city's unsheltered count just jumped 21 percent. What explains the increase? Can we trust the numbers? And why are we seeing shelter capacity shrink right when it’s...
Episode #23
Last August, an alarming, high-profile audit of King County’s Department of Community and Human Services’ spending on “high-risk” youth program providers found widespread problems and indications of potential fraud. So...
Episode #22
Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Seattle Nice , which takes up Mayor Katie Wilson’s proposal to double the current transit sales tax. It’s a familiar Seattle policy dilemma: how do we pay for the reliable...
Episode #21
Daryl Fairweather, Chief Economist at Redfin and author of Hate the Game: Economic Cheat Codes for Life, Love, and Work , joins us to explain why the housing market is doing something it almost never does here: cooling...
Episode #20
On the latest episode, we cut through the fig leafs and happy talk from Sound Transit officials to lay bare the hardball political realities underlying their decision to kill the long-promised light line extension to...
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Executive Director for the Urban School Food Alliance, Australian Catholic University
former secretary of transportation, former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, United States Department of Transportation
International President of the Airline Workers, Association of Flight Attendants (CWA - AFL-CIO)
Oscar nominated writer and director, Wilde Irish Gin
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