The Play Typer Guy

This week I have with me Erica C. Barnett, an award-winning journalist and author from Seattle who has spent a great amount of time covering the story from January of Kevin Dave, a Seattle police officer who struck and killed 23 year old grad student Jaahnavi Kandula in a marked crosswalk going 74 mph in a 25 mph zone. Through records requests, the gruesome video has been released. And strangely,...

Opal Peachey is an incredibly talented writer and performer from Seattle who is bringing her unique brand of joy to the Portland area. Her new show, The Fairy’s Bottom , will play in PDX from October 5 - 8. The comedy is cheeky,  a little dirty, and always a delight. We talk theater, Shakespeare, and more!  You will hear: The importance of engaging with the audience in these types of entertainment...

My Wonkette colleague Jamie Lynn Crofts joins me to discuss Donald Trump’s mounting indictment collection. It’s gonna be wild! Jamie does policy work in Wisconsin and is going to help walk me through the many, many, many indictments of former president, Donald Trump, beginning with the most recent as of this recording, regarding attempts to overthrow the 2020 election in the state of Georgia. We w...

In today’s episode, I am happy to have Laura Bogart, author of Don’t You Know I Love You and essays surrounding pop culture, feminism, and more. Recently. Laura penned a must-read feature for Dame Magazine about her relationship with Barbie and talks with me about her thoughts on the Greta Gerwig/Margot Robie billion dollar movie. You will hear: Laura’s joy at the experience of attending the movie...

In this episode I am happy to have a very talented guest with me. Gin Hammond is an actress and author, and her book is now out, Returning the Bones . Gin talks about her personal connection to the book and how she ventured to seek out relatives she had never met to learn more about her own background and stories from her family’s history. You’ll hear: What caused Gin to turn her play into a book...

This episode, Stephen talks with Meagan Hatcher-Mays, Director of Democracy Policy at Indivisible and founder of the Unrig the Courts Coalition regarding the issues with our current Supreme Court and how no matter the makeup of the executive and legislative branches, they have the power to overturn just about anything. Many of us grew up seeing the Court as a place of neutrality that helped expand...

This week, Stephen sits down with Jasmine Joshua, a Seattle writer, producer, actor and director to chat about flipping the script in theater! Together, they talk about taking established works like 1776 and reimagining them through the lens of casting, design and queering the cannon.  You’ll hear: When does context break the story How Jasmine help produce the first all female full production of 1...

Did you hear my awesome chat with writer/director David Avallone? If not, go listen to episode 9 and then come back. It was so great that we kept talking and today are sharing the rest of this interview. We dive deep into some of the issues we are facing today. You will hear: Could Blazing Saddles and similar films be made today? The power/danger of likability in politics Is the Republican party s...

Let’s talk comedy!! My guest today is writer/director David Avallone, who’s currently writing some very funny comics featuring Elvira, Mistress of the Dark! We discuss the wonderful Cassandra Peterson, classic comedy, and scoff at the losers who claim “wokeness” would’ve cancelled “Blazing Saddles.” And what about that new Disney live-action "Little Mermaid"? You will also hear: Finding...

On this week’s episode, Rita Harris, State Representative from Florida talks with me about the absurd laws being pushed through in the state and where the focus should really be. Rita also talks about the Florida she wants to see. You’ll hear: How dangerous politically Ron DeSantis has become over the past few years The importance of accessible abortions, better sex education in schools, and avail...

This week, Stephen discusses immigration and the unfortunate right-wing exploitation of a humanitarian crisis with attorney Lily Axelrod, founder of Axelrod Immigration Law in Memphis, Tennessee. Lily shares with us a media-worthy case that she worked on and other issues surrounding ICE and their practices in this country. You’ll hear: Regulations around seeking asylum in the U.S. and abroad The u...

Join us for a fun discussion with Oregon author Ruby McConnell, an outdoor enthusiast and explorer. After finding the world of geology to be a very male-dominated field, Ruby set out to show what she could do and also led her to write a book for women teaching them the skills they needed to get outside and explore the natural world. You will hear: How Ruby became interested in geology and explorin...

What accountability should elected officials have to the constituents who voted them into office? Today I am chatting with Sacha Haworth, Executive Director of The Tech Oversight Project, about her work previously for and now against Senator Kyrsten Sinema (AZ) and how that switch came to pass. You’ll also hear: The truth about Sinema’s political party stance and shift after being elected as a Dem...

Do you believe that revenge is a dish best served cold or something to be handled right away? This week we are looking at Chris Rock’s comedy special Selective Outrage with Baltimore Banner columnist and author Leslie Gray Streeter and how he responded to the slap seen around the world. We discuss Rock’s year-long response and our feelings on how it played out in the special.  You’ll hear: How Chr...

This week’s episode features the amazing Lisa Timmons, who in addition to her roles as an actress, writer, and content creator, has also taken to social media with her social-political commentary satirizing some of the more ridiculous people on the planet. Lisa takes on people like Gwyneth Paltrow eating the poor and Kate Middleton wondering how you raise a child who isn’t ordained by God to rule...

This week, I am happy to have Kaitlin Byrd, freelance writer, political commentator, and columnist for DAME Magazine , on the show to talk about an article written by Tom Nichols in The Atlantic about Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. The article has some wild takes on democracy and what the state’s leadership should and shouldn’t be able to do. We see a tendency for “blue” states to want to dismiss...

Welcome to Episode 1 of The Play Typer Guy podcast! My first guest is Billy Corriher, an author and journalist focused on North Carolina judicial selection, voting rights, and the courts. Billy is talking to us about two major voting rights cases that have recently come back before the courts after going through the North Carolina Supreme Court with the influx of the new Republican majority. In th...