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News, analysis, and conversations for people who love the Inland Northwest and want to make it better. Thinking about how to imagine and build a significantly better world than the one we live in. Equal parts mad & funny. www.rangemedia.co

  1. 1D AGO

    The POD: A 2025 RANGE News Review

    It’s the last Free RANGE episode of 2025! On this week’s episode, the team talked about our favorite stories and projects from this year. Take a look at them below! Immigration officials are arresting people in Washington and warehousing them in Idaho (Aaron Hedge and Luke Baumgarten, RANGE Media)Deputies killed Donald Hegel a year ago. His sister is still looking for answers. (Aaron Hedge, RANGE Media)The people want safer streets — and the electeds are listening (Lauren Pangborn, RANGE Media)I laid myself off this week (Luke Baumgarten, RANGE Media)How to take action against injustice today (Erin Sellers, RANGE Media)Q&A with SPD Chief Kevin Hall on ICE and the protests (Luke Baumgarten and Val Osier, RANGE Media)Jordin v. Brayman: Spokane’s first right-to-counsel eviction trial by jury (Erin Sellers, RANGE Media)The POD: Community Organizing in Spokane (Free RANGE episode)Food Resource MapRANGE’s Flock Reporting

    52 min

  2. 6D AGO

    The POD: Reporting on the Family Policy Institute of WA

    Once again, reporter Aaron Hedge was joined by Cassy Benefield – a reporter and associate editor with Fāvs News – to discuss their recent story on the Family Policy Institute of Washington. Read it below: Conservative think tank: Immigration ‘undermined Christianity’ (Aaron Hedge, RANGE Media and Cassy Benefield, Fāvs News)

    54 min

  3. DEC 12

    The POD: Diving Back Into Flock

    On this week’s episode, Erin and Aaron are joined by a guest, Phil Neff! As the Research Coordinator at the University of Washington’s Center for Human Rights, Phil is well-versed in all things Flock camera-related. The three of them discuss how these cameras work, what they do, and the effects they’re having on the people in our communities. Plus, at the end of the episode, Aaron also gives a brief update on what’s happening in the trials of 9 protestors from Spokane. Find our recent coverage (and last week's episode) below: “Alien.” “Ice pick-up.” “immigration violation.” (Erin Sellers, RANGE Media)COLUMN: Flock-enheit 451 (Lauren Pangborn, RANGE Media)Four of the Spokane 9 accept plea deals (Aaron Hedge, RANGE Media)The POD: A FLOCK Deep Dive (Last week's Free RANGE episode)

    56 min

  4. DEC 5

    The POD: A FLOCK Deep Dive

    There’s been a lot of protests this year, both nationally and in Spokane.  Automated License Plate Readers – or FLOCK cameras – have been used to search for people who might’ve been at these protests. On this week’s episode, Erin, Aaron, and Val talk about these cameras, Erin’s months-long investigative reporting on them, and the recent stories we’ve published. Find the recent coverage (and a previous FLOCK-related episode) below: Did you go to a protest this year? Local cops might’ve been searching for you on Flock cameras. (Erin Sellers, RANGE Media)‘Had an abortion, search for female.’ Texas deputy searched Spokane County Flock cameras (Erin Sellers, RANGE Media)The POD: All the FLOCK things (August 22, 2025 Free RANGE episode)

    56 min

  5. NOV 21

    The POD: A Trip to Moscow, Idaho

    The Aaron and Erin Dream Team took over Free RANGE this week! They discussed Aaron's trip to Moscow, Idaho, where him and co-author Jenny Davis (Gonzaga University) visited the town as they did some reporting for their recent story. Compared to its larger, national media coverage of dominionist pastor Doug Wilson and Christian nationalism, the co-authors' day in Moscow told a different story: one about the Idaho town's politics, culture, and the folks who live there. Read the story here: The battle for a North Idaho city’s identity (Aaron Hedge, RANGE Media and Jenny Davis, Gonzaga University)

    55 min

  6. NOV 14

    The POD: Kid's Safety and Kid's Choice

    This week, Aaron and Val talked about two ballot initiatives from Let’s Go Washington, a political organization who backs ballot initiatives. The first ballot initiative is IL26-001, otherwise known as “Strength and Communication Between Parents and Schools.” This would allow parents to access their child’s school records, including any disciplinary, medical, and mental health related records. The second initiative is IL26-368, also called “Protecting Fairness in Girls’ Sports.” This would require female students who want to participate in their school’s sports to go through a medical examination and obtain documentation that “verifies” they’re a girl. Not only is this incredibly transphobic and tries to ban trans girls from girls’ sports, but it’s also hugely invasive to all students. SpoVal pastor helps push initiatives to erode student privacy (Aaron Hedge, RANGE Media and Cassy Benefield, FāVS News)

    56 min

  7. NOV 7

    The POD: Elections Week Special

    Another week, another episode! This week, the team debriefed on the elections. They discussed the District 1 Spokane city council race, Spokane Prop 1 (“Together Spokane”), and other local coverage. They also zoomed out and talked about national elections, including the results of the New York City mayoral race (which candidate Zohran Mamdani won). (Our podcast episodes are aired live with KYRS on Thursdays from 3-4pm. Because of this, please note that when the team talks about elections, the results and data were current as of Thursday, Nov. 6th.) To view the most current election results, you can follow this link to Spokane County’s election results page. Plus, in the wake of the federal government shutdown and the Trump administration refusing to fully disburse SNAP benefits, RANGE has partnered with Waters Meet and SCAR to create a food resource map. Covering seven counties, three Sovereign Tribal Nations and beyond, this map shows where you can get or give help. Find the map here.

    57 min

  8. OCT 31

    The POD: Catching (Luke) Up on More News

    The RANGE team all went on the show again! There's always news to catch up on, which is why Val, Erin, and Aaron did just that: they caught Luke up on (even more) local news. Read the articles below: WA state Republicans are trying to turn school districts red (Sophia Mattice-Aldous, RANGE Media) A peek in the pocketbooks of Spokane City Council candidates (Erin Sellers, RANGE Media) Last minute pocketbook-peeking of city council candidates (Erin Sellers, RANGE Media) Resolution 8201: Should the WA Cares Fund play the stock market? (Sophia Mattice-Aldous, RANGE Media)

    56 min
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News, analysis, and conversations for people who love the Inland Northwest and want to make it better. Thinking about how to imagine and build a significantly better world than the one we live in. Equal parts mad & funny. www.rangemedia.co

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  • Creator
    Range
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
    132
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © RANGE Media
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