Nerd Farmer Podcast Guests
For listeners of the show, here's a starter pack of guests from the Nerd Farmer Podcast—the world's #1 podcast mainly about Tacoma but hosted from Abu Dhabi.
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@natebowling.com
@withdra.com
Economist and Associate Dean at Haile College of Business. Northern Kentucky, Cincinnati MSA #Teachecon I write a weekly newsletter www.withdra.com
@ltgovdennyheck.bsky.social
Proudly serving as the 17th Lieutenant Governor of Washington state. Husband, (gran)dad, Gonzaga Bulldogs fan & #12thMan. #waleg
@melissajsantos.bsky.social
Reporter at Axios Seattle, with a focus on Washington state and local politics. (But also doughnuts). Formerly a state politics reporter for Cascade PBS and The (Tacoma) News Tribune.
@jessdbateman.bsky.social
WA State senator 22nd district. Let’s build livable, walkable communities. 🏘️
@amwilliams.bsky.social
CMO of a Black-led CDFI | Founder of Seattle Green Book | Former Teacher |
@kariplog.bsky.social
Now: government comms Then: audio/print journalism Co-host of The Walk Home podcast
@alyciaramirez3.bsky.social
Good troublemaker, Activist , antifa mom. I tweet about alt right + hate in the PNW, local politics , & social justice. Local organizer. #BlackLivesMatter
@emmettoconnell.bsky.social
Blogger, podcaster, local government communicator, rec soccer defender OlympiaTime.com theolympiastandard.com
@willylowry.bsky.social
Senior correspondent for The National covering the US State Department, foreign policy and the Middle East. Host of The Interview with Willy Lowry.
@halleyrebecca.bsky.social
Thirty-something and enthusiastic. Anti-fascist 🏴. Runner and adventurer. Outdoor industry porte-parole.
@zevfortacoma.bsky.social
Community organizer and candidate for Tacoma City Council D5 🌹 she/her zevfortacoma.com
@jessbateman.bsky.social
@campfireq.bsky.social
@karinchenoweth.bsky.social
Founder, Democracy and Education, which provides information and a community to school board candidates and their supporters, particularly if they are facing extremism. democracy-education.org
@katynicoud.bsky.social
justice, abolition, reparations Working for the kids at @hilltopartists.bsky.social Sylvie Fleury, ''Moisturizing Is the Answer'', 1996, neon installation https://wearttacoma.com
@davidneiwert.bsky.social
Journalist/author based in the Pacific Northwest. Enemy of fascists, friend of whales. Author of ‘The Age of Insurrection: The Radical Right’s War on American Democracy’ and nine other books. Subscribe to my work at https://davidneiwert.substack.com/.
@seanrobinson1e4.bsky.social
Journalist in The City of Destiny. Knows the Flitcraft Parable. Night/Sports Editor at @thenewstribune, teaching student writers and media at @PLUNEWS, playing too much chess.
@brandibuchman.bsky.social
Legal/Justice Reporter, HuffPost. Writer covering Jan. 6; Proud Boys trial for emptywheel; Oath Keepers trial and Jan. 6 reporting at Daily Kos; former WH, Congressional Correspondent Courthouse News; Reporter at The Southampton Press/27east.
@movetotacoma.bsky.social
MovetoTacoma.com | Tacoma Real Estate Agent | Business Consulting You’re doing amazing sweetie.
@elisahahn.bsky.social
Recovered journalist, corporate Comms, foodie, Seahawks, soccer mom, closeted video gamer, and …(who has time for anything else)
@katereports.bsky.social
Senior Data Reporter at APM Reports with Sold a Story. Alum: @NBCNews. FOIA and transparency enthusiast, data digger. notiFOIA founder. Pulling back the curtain on ██████████. kmartin@apmreports.org
@jmmurf.bsky.social
Semi-retired punk rocker, Sounders FC & Reign FC supporter, US Navy vet, avid reader, cat lover, D&D nerd, & uncivil Anti-fascist
@jasonaw.bsky.social
I'm a reporter covering the far right. jason.a.wilson@protonmail.com Formerly @jason_a_w on twitter
@rafranz.bsky.social
I manage learning content for a tech company. Former K-12 educator. Occasional writer. BTS Army always 💜
@ahamm.bsky.social
Former intern at hip hop station, now Sports Editor at @al.com | Proverbs 18:16 | Turnt Lundquist | Movie Buff | Gamer | Sports Fan, because suffering builds character | Known in some circles as a ball knower | Chronically Midwestern
@geescottsr.bsky.social
🎙 Radio Host on Kiro News Radio 🎙️ Host of The Reset Podcast 🎤 GameDay Host for Seahawks 🗣️Auctioneer/Emcee/Speaker
@bookishclaire.bsky.social
Reader, writer, epic daydreamer. 4w3/ENFP 🇫🇷🇧🇪🇬🇧 Bookseller, publishing person, West Wing fan. Forever missing D.C.
@sarahfrier.bsky.social
In charge of big tech coverage at Bloomberg Author of NO FILTER: The Inside Story of Instagram Email me at sfrier1 at Bloomberg dot net
@hopeteague.com
NBCT 2010 • Co-host of the IWL_Podcast • Faith, Social Justice, Ed Policy, Minutiae, and Shade • hopeteague.com • bowlingsabroad.com
@jimbrunner.bsky.social
Seattle Times politics reporter Got a tip? Signal: 206-214-8789 https://www.seattletimes.com/author/jim-brunner/
@susierantz.bsky.social
Soccer Fan. Nerd. I write about Seattle Reign and the NWSL, advocate for disability inclusion, and do social impact communications work. Must love dogs. she/her
@pjtalbot.bsky.social
@amyyoung.bsky.social
Yacht rock enthusiast, drinker of coffee, knower of things, talker, professor of words, mom.
@andrewujifusa.bsky.social
I'm an editor at Chalkbeat, a national nonprofit news organization and a division of Civic News Company. I previously worked at Education Week's Politics K-12 vertical, and also at Maryland and Mississippi newspapers. I taught at two high schools in Japan.
@zachpowers253.bsky.social
Telling stories about advocacy & culture in the PNW. Frequent Seattle Times contributor, recent MFA grad, first book coming soon from UW Press. ZachPowersWrites.com
@shebainpdx.bsky.social
Mom, spouse, educator, Timbers Army/107IST, arrogant, self-important ass/RCTID royalty/Miss Congeniality, Real Oviedo accionista. Anti-racist, anti-fascist. Trans rights are human rights. Leave this place better than it was when you got here. she/her
@jhawn.bsky.social
Doctoral Candidate at LSE International History. I have written a dissertation on the Russian Constitutional Crisis of 1993. God willing it will be a book. I use to live in DC and do public policy, geopolitics, and anti-extremism. Dyslexic Academic. he/him
@tinysubversions.bsky.social
It's a-me, Darius I don't spend much time here, you can find me at https://friend.camp/@darius
@summerstinson.bsky.social
Former Fed worker for nearly 12 years: 9th Cir & SSA. Seattle since 2006. Bend hometown. Economic Justice Advocate. Labor/Employment Lawyer. Urbanist. Optimist. Democratic Socialist. Witch. Mom to teen, black lab, and many plants.
@dannycaine.com
author HOW TO PROTECT BOOKSTORES AND WHY • work @ Institute for Local Self-Reliance • books from Microcosm, Mason Jar Press, Autofocus and more • dannycaine.com
@jeremiah.sounderatheart.com
I write and talk about the Sounders on @sounderatheart.com.
@willjames.bsky.social
Seattle journalist trying to understand many of the worst things Currently making audio documentaries with KUOW Podcasts: Lost Patients (2024) The Walk Home (2022) Outsiders (2020) Engaged to @sydbrownstone.bsky.social https://www.will-james.work/
@eclectichutch.bsky.social
Freelance journalist/critic Words: BWDR • The Seattle Times • The Inlander • TheWrap • IGN • IndieWire • The Playlist authory.com/ChaseHutchinson For hire: chase.hutchinson.writer@gmail.com VP of Seattle Film Critics Society SPJWash Winner for Criticism
@mrtomrad.bsky.social
Writer, Editor, Educator Author - 'It Won't Be Easy' 'Raising Ollie' '50 Strategies for Learning without Screens' www.mrtomrad.com
@lutzfernandez.bsky.social
Ex-banker, marketer, & English teacher: pick your ad hominem. Co-author of nonfiction books Carjacked & Schooled. Cranky in the AM. Substack: https://annelutzfernandez.substack.com/
@sherifazuhur.bsky.social
Middle East news for IMEISS, politics, conflict, hope, despair, music.
@docartime.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Political Science at Pacific Lutheran University. St. Louis Cardinals aficionado.
@jaredbrown.bsky.social
Seattle-based journalist, @NPR.org contributor, aspiring yogi. Read my newsletter: Truth2PowerPNW.news Bylines: KNKX, Seattle Times, The (Tacoma) News Tribune, Kitsap Sun, The Spokesman-Review.
@evelynflopez.bsky.social
Lawyer, reader, jam maker. Loves Tacoma and avidly follows local politics and gossip. Host, Kitchen 253 podcast on Channel 253. Lots of opinions.
@erikhanberg.bsky.social
Author and a bunch of other stuff. ErikHanberg.com and ForSmallNonprofits.com He/Him
@toriglass.bsky.social
co-host of White Homework, co-host of @gohomebible. former conservative antiracism educator because i like reading. community > everything. exvangelical, 🏳️🌈 | 📍PDX (but probably hiking)
@thejosevilson.com
The educator Gotham deserves. @educolor.org ED. Sociologist studying teacher professionalism and work, community builder, former NYC math teacher, and best-selling author of This Is Not A Test. NBCT. Join the movement 👇🏾 thejosevilson.com/newsletter
@sarahkendzior.bsky.social
Bestselling author of THEY KNEW, HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT, THE VIEW FROM FLYOVER COUNTRY and THE LAST AMERICAN ROAD TRIP. https://sarahkendzior.substack.com/
@natebowling.com
Seattle Sounders, teaching history & politics in Abu Dhabi, Black & abroad, and generalized grumpiness https://buttondown.com/natebowling