Confab

Want to talk about food? We did. The guests for Confab #53 were assembled for their self-proclaimed foodieness or actual, professional food experience. Also, all but two of us were new to the show. That didn't stop us from getting right down to the business of talking food, though. We return to a former format for Confab by spending a bit of time doing introductions. The introductions, however, are not completely monological. This is Confab, after all. The other thing you should know is that this show is in two parts. Check back next week for the second hour.

This show was recorded during the January 24, 2008 Confab.

Our guests:

• Andrew Balazs
• Winnie Balazs
• Adrianne Young
• Erik Cannella
• Richard Huff

You can listen to the show here. (63.2 MB MP3, 1:05:06 hours)

Confab #52 picks up pretty much where we left off at the end of Confab #51. We start with a discussion about the 520 bridge replacement project, and plow into mass, rapid and regional transit. (You decide if we're a wreck.) The topic of local priorities allows us to evaluate the regional economy, law and order, and how concerns about our nation's financial system may translate to concerns about our local lifestyle. The show is extra long, and uncut (to steal a title from the South Park movie title).

This show was recorded during the January 10, 2008 Confab.

Our guests:

• Chris Bushnell
• Rachele Cawaring
• Brian Gaither
• Allie Gerlach
• Richard Huff
• Gavin Shearer

You can listen to the show here. (75.2 MB MP3, 1:13:27 hours)

Confab #51, the first Confab of 2008, jumps directly into the fray of local issues. (We avoid discussing the presidential politics in favor of saving that discussion until after the primaries.) This show is all about transportation (the S.L.U.T., the Viaduct, buses, I-5, and the 520 bridge), the Washington State initiative process, weak governors, Laurelhurst's hiring of off-duty police to patrol the neighborhood, Shannon Harps' murder on Capitol Hill, and vagrancy vs. homelessness in the City. Rachele and Allie barely get a word in edgewise, as Brian, Gavin, Chris and Richard yap like their on Left, Right & Center.

This show was recorded during the January 10, 2008 Confab.

Our guests:

• Chris Bushnell
• Rachele Cawaring
• Brian Gaither
• Allie Gerlach
• Richard Huff
• Gavin Shearer

You can listen to the show here. (57 MB MP3, 55:53 minutes)