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36 Can We Grab Economic Power By The Middle? With David Goldstein
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 t...
35 What If Public Banks Based Here Bought Us Resilience? With Marco Rosaire Rossi
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 freed...
34 What if Tiny Homes Are A Big Part of Our Housing Solution? With Zack Giffin
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 Giff...
33 We, Us, Ours? Protect LGBTQ Rights & Protect Everyone's Rights? with Shannon Minter
Civil rights aren’t abstractions—they’re lived every day in families, schools, prisons, churches, and courtrooms. Protecting the rights of any minority protects everyo...
32 Protect The Mountain by Going to The Hill? Gwyn Howat Returns With a D.C. Field Report
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 M...
31 Could a West Coast Carbon Market Build Us an Even Better Economy? With Reuven Carlyle
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, form...
30 What if Portland is Exactly What Democracy Looks Like? With Kari Chisholm
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 mini...
29 How to Build a Firewall Against Hate? With Heidi Beirich
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 ow...
28 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 univers...
27 Could Pickleball Save America? With David Johnson
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 starte...
26 Do Californians Want Autonomy? With Coyote Marin
A recent survey shows that Californians want autonomy—what does this mean?In this episode, Greg talks with Coyote Marin, co-founder and executive director of the Indep...
25 Can Better Ballots Beat Bad Maps? With Ashley Brown
What if the quickest fix for American democracy isn’t new maps—but better ballots? In this episode, we ask whether top-two primaries, ranked-choice voting, and a bigge...
24 Will the Coast Take On Climate Leadership (Again)? With Molly Peterson
The EPA just gutted the backbone of federal climate regulation. Could the West Coast step in?In this episode of Pacific Time, veteran climate reporter Molly Peterson j...
23 Refresh the American Brand, West Coast First? With Michael Megalli
If America is a brand, what does it stand for now? What truths still hold? And can a 250-year-old experiment in self-government be reimagined without losing the plot? ...
22 Could West Coast Farming Follow the Tuscan Template? With Ariane Lotti
What if growing food didn’t have to destroy the planet?Ariane Lotti grew up in the U.S., trained in environmental policy at Yale, and worked on Capitol Hill. But her j...
21 What If We Could Get Wildfire Under Control? With Hilary Franz
What if wildfire isn’t just a natural disaster, but a test of how well we govern prevention, preparation, response, and recovery? In this episode, Greg talks with Hila...
20 Could Duct Tape Save Our Public Lands? With Gwyn Howat
Mount Baker is the snowiest ski mountains in the world. It’s also one of the most beloved—and independent—places in the Pacific Northwest. But this episode isn’t about...
19 Could Roman Ruins Inspire West Coast Offense? (Solo)
What if Rome wasn’t just ancient history—but a blueprint for how empires corrode? In this hard-hitting solo episode, Pacific Time host Greg Amrofell records from Italy...
18 What if West Coast Healthcare Got Focused? With Abie Flaxman
What if we let the data guide West Coast healthcare? Could we better address our mental health and addiction crisis? In this episode, data scientist Abie Flaxman break...
17 What if Higher Ed Started Over on the West Coast? With Dan Greenstein
Is college still the best investment we can make in our future—or a broken promise on borrowed time?In this episode of Pacific Time, Greg speaks with Dan Greenstein, f...
