Ann Larson - Cleanup on Aisle Five

Ann Larson - Cleanup on Aisle Five

Do you love hearing me rant about late-stage capitalism and the struggles of the American working class? Well, grab your hammer and sickle, comrade, I have an episode for you! Today, I talk with journalist Ann Larson about her experience of working as a checkout clerk at a supermarket in Utah. Ann's book "Cleanup on Aisle Five“ dives deep into supermarkets and how they operate, from the low-wage workers stocking the shelves to the communities these stores serve and the larger capitalist forces and corporate interests at play that control how we shop for food.  Ann argues that supermarkets serve as a point of connection with our neighbors, and we explore how that is being threatened by automation. We also discuss how workers can organize in a time when their labor is being valued less and less. All the power to all the people!!   Cleanup on Aisle Five:  https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Cleanup-on-Aisle-Five/Ann-Larson/9781668094501 [https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Cleanup-on-Aisle-Five/Ann-Larson/9781668094501] linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/freshfacepods.evison

Danny O'neil - More Grudges

In an effort to get some of our older episodes up on YouTube we've decided to revisit the episode on Grudges with my friend, journalist and radio host, Danny O'neil. Danny has a newsletter called Grudgery.com where he explores famous grudges, as well as some of his own. This episode was intended to be light fun fare but ended up being a little more therapeutic than expected. We dig in deep on our grudges: the how, the what, the why of them. Which grudges are forgivable, and which ones irredeemable? What do our grudges say about us as people? YouTube: https://youtu.be/EOuhuwgVAf8 [https://youtu.be/EOuhuwgVAf8] Grudgery: https://www.grudgery.com linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/freshfacepods.evison

Nancy Barile - Catholic Girl Interrupted

I've spent a fair bit of time talking about early 80's hardcore on the West Coast.  In past episodes, we've covered Seattle, San Diego, and Los Angeles, but today we head east. Nancy Barile's memoir "I'm Not Holding Your Coat" is about her experience in the 80's punk scenes of Philadelphia, New York, New Jersey, DC, and Boston. As a disaffected Catholic schoolgirl, Nancy became a central figure in the northeast corridor as a DIY concert promoter and band manager. She survived punk riots and urban decay, ran the streets with outcasts, and ultimately found her calling as a teacher.  Today, we hear stories about what it was like coming up in an area that output some of the hardest rocking punk bands in the 80's.   I'm Not Holding Your Coat:  https://www.amazon.com/Holding-Your-Coat-Bruises-All/dp/1935950207 [https://www.amazon.com/Holding-Your-Coat-Bruises-All/dp/1935950207] linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/freshfacepods.evison

Stacy Carlson - Escape from Mount St. Helens

Friday, May 16th, 1980, author and nature enthusiast, Stacy Carlson, attended a school camping trip just 35 miles from Mount St. Helens. She was just 5 years old and had no idea that she was camping at the base of an active volcano. Sunday morning, they woke up and got ready to head out for a hike when suddenly the world turned upside down. Stacy and I talk about her harrowing experience as their school camping trip turned into an action film as they pushed through walls of volcanic ash and lightning to get back home to Seattle. Next Monday will be the 46th anniversary of that fateful day. Hard to imagine something like that happening again, but between sliding Cascadia plates and the Yellowstone Supervolcano, it might be a smart idea to get your go bag ready.   linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/freshfacepods.evison

Andrea Suarez - Seattle's Fentanyl Crisis

Andrea Suarez, founder of "We Heart Seattle", claims that Seattle doesn't have a homeless problem, it has a serious fentanyl problem. Why is this an important distinction? For Andrea, it comes down to where we, and our elected officials, decide to focus our resources. Will more affordable housing slow the rampant theft, sex trafficking, and overdoses that plague Seattle? Does low-barrier housing really give addicts a chance to get clean, or do these tiny homes just become taxpayer-funded crime centers? Andrea has some tough-love opinions that come from years in the trenches cleaning up Seattle's public spaces and helping addicts on their road to recovery. She has a lot of passion for this city and some insights that are hard to hear. We Heart Seattle - https://weheartseattle.org/ [https://weheartseattle.org/] linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/freshfacepods.evison