Watchtower Podcasts

Watchtower audio companions built from source-backed civic story packets in Washingtons 10th Congressional District.

Episodes

Defense Oversight Ledger: Records Should Be Easy for Voters to Review. - S

June 24, 2026 • 3 mins

S. Watchtower audio companion for "Defense Records Voters Should Be Able to Read" (defense-oversight-record-wa10). Story-matched candidate accepted for this release.

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Pierce County's Unsheltered Homeless Population Jumped 59% in One Year. The Data Points to a Predictable Pipeline. - S

June 24, 2026 • 5 mins

S. Watchtower audio companion for "Pierce County's Homelessness Spike Was Predictable" (pierce-county-s-unsheltered-homeless-population-jumped-59-in-one-year-the-data-poi). Story-matched candidate accepted for this release.

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Six Pension Funds Own a Washington Utility. Rates Rose About 30%. - S

June 24, 2026 • 5 mins

S. Watchtower audio companion for "The Utility Rate Hike With Pension Funds Behind It" (six-pension-funds-bought-a-washington-utility-then-rates-went-up-34). Story-matched candidate accepted for this release.

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Pierce County Has 1,295 Manufactured Housing Parcels Worth $323 Million. The House Voted on January 9, 2026 to Rescind the Federal Energy Rule for New Manufactured Homes. - S

June 24, 2026 • 5 mins

S. Watchtower audio companion for "Manufactured Housing Costs and the Spanaway Vote" (strickland-crystal-pointe-spanaway). Story-matched candidate accepted for this release.

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PFAS Cleanup, Pierce County Health Data, and the NDAA Vote Need a Public Explanation. - S

June 24, 2026 • 4 mins

S. Watchtower audio companion for "PFAS Photo Ops Need Voting Records Beside Them" (strickland-pfas-photo-op-and-vote). Story-matched candidate accepted for this release.

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Tacoma Fire Is Running More Than 51,000 Calls a Year. Response Times Across the City Don't Meet the National Standard. - S

June 24, 2026 • 4 mins

S. Watchtower audio companion for "Tacoma Fire Response Times Miss the Standard" (tacoma-fire-is-running-53-000-calls-a-year-response-times-in-half-the-city-don-t-m). Story-matched candidate accepted for this release.

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Tacoma Public Schools Budget Pressure: The McCleary, Levy-Cap, and IDEA Funding Gap. - S

June 24, 2026 • 5 mins

S. Watchtower audio companion for "How Tacoma Schools Got Boxed In" (tacoma-public-schools-is-out-of-money-here-s-how-it-got-there). Story-matched candidate accepted for this release.

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Who Owns Your Power Company? The Ratepayer Oversight Question. - S

June 24, 2026 • 5 mins

S. Watchtower audio companion for "Who Owns the Power Company?" (who-owns-your-power-company-ratepayer-oversight). Story-matched candidate accepted for this release.

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The Puyallup Tribe Built One of Tacoma's Biggest Economic Engines. The Public Underpass to Its Front Door Looks Like Nobody in Washington, D.C. Is Listening. - S

June 24, 2026 • 5 mins

S. Watchtower audio companion for "The Casino Front Door Washington Forgot" (eqc-puyallup-tribe-i5-underpass-tribal-transportation). Story-matched candidate accepted for this release.

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Four Crypto Industry Bills. 35 to 37 Percent Democratic Support Each. Pre-Vote Contributions From a16z, Robinhood, Coinbase, and Uniswap Founders. - S

June 24, 2026 • 4 mins

S. Watchtower audio companion for "Four Crypto Votes and the Money Around Them" (strickland-crypto-bloc-four-votes). Story-matched candidate accepted for this release.

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The Treasurer, The Vendor, And The $870,000 Spine Inside Strickland's Campaign. - S

June 24, 2026 • 5 mins

S. Watchtower audio companion for "The $870,000 Campaign Spine" (strickland-blue-wave-money-spine). Story-matched candidate accepted for this release.

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April 17, 2024: AIPAC PAC's First Three Contributions Totaled $3,750. The Same Day, Three Iran, Israel, and Houthi Floor Votes Passed. - S

June 24, 2026 • 5 mins

S. Watchtower audio companion for "AIPAC Money and Same-Day Foreign Policy Votes" (strickland-aipac-bundling-april-17-pattern). Story-matched candidate accepted for this release.

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AFL-CIO Said No. Strickland Voted Yes. - S

June 24, 2026 • 4 mins

S. Watchtower audio companion for "AFL-CIO Said No. Strickland Voted Yes." (afl-cio-said-no-strickland-voted-yes). Story-matched candidate accepted for this release.

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Defense Money Record: Big Six Plus SpaceX and Blue Origin Contributed $73,250 to a House Armed Services Member in the 2024 Cycle. - S

June 24, 2026 • 5 mins

S. Watchtower audio companion for "Defense Money Around a House Armed Services Seat" (strickland-hasc-defense-big-six). Story-matched candidate accepted for this release.

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Endorsements Should Survive Audit. - S

June 24, 2026 • 5 mins

S. Watchtower audio companion for "Endorsements Should Survive an Audit" (endorsements-should-survive-audit). Story-matched candidate accepted for this release.

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The HOMES Act Repealed the Federal Manufactured Housing Energy Rule. Six of Eight Washington Democrats Voted No. Two Voted Yes. - S

June 24, 2026 • 4 mins

S. Watchtower audio companion for "The HOMES Act Vote and Manufactured Housing Costs" (strickland-housing-rhetoric-homes-act-vote). Story-matched candidate accepted for this release.

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Special Report: The Digital Navigator Network — $92.5M, an Ethics Referral, and the WA-10 Follow-Through Gap - L

June 24, 2026 • 21 mins

L. Watchtower audio companion for "The Digital Navigator Network: $92.5M, an Ethics Referral, and the WA-10 Follow-Through Gap." (strickland-digital-navigator-program-oversight-gap). Fresh 5-source NotebookLM audio generated June 23, 2026.

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TPU Wants AI to Inspect Your Trash. Who Gets the Bill? - L

June 24, 2026 • 17 mins

L. Story-matched NotebookLM Deep Dive from the Tacoma garbage-camera source card. Frames the Prairie Robotics pilot as a grant-funded municipal technology accountability story: what is recorded, how households are identified, what the vendor agreement says, and who pays after the grant period.

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From Digital Navigator to the Strickland Fellowship: A Public Audit Trail for Tacoma Utility Dollars. - L

June 24, 2026 • 17 mins

L. Safe one-source NotebookLM Deep Dive from the narrowed Tacoma utility audit-trail notebook. Keeps the public story on the documented city, TPU, UW Tacoma, and Degrees of Change record: approvals, safeguards, disclosure records, and pending public-records questions.

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Watchtower Podcasts

Episodes

.css-14f5ked{margin:0;word-break:break-word;display:-webkit-box;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;box-orient:vertical;-webkit-line-clamp:2;overflow:hidden;}Defense Oversight Ledger: Records Should Be Easy for Voters to Review. - S

.css-r6mb8g{margin:0;word-break:break-word;display:-webkit-box;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;box-orient:vertical;-webkit-line-clamp:1;overflow:hidden;}Pierce County's Unsheltered Homeless Population Jumped 59% in One Year. The Data Points to a Predictable Pipeline. - S

Six Pension Funds Own a Washington Utility. Rates Rose About 30%. - S

Pierce County Has 1,295 Manufactured Housing Parcels Worth $323 Million. The House Voted on January 9, 2026 to Rescind the Federal Energy Rule for New Manufactured Homes. - S

PFAS Cleanup, Pierce County Health Data, and the NDAA Vote Need a Public Explanation. - S

Tacoma Fire Is Running More Than 51,000 Calls a Year. Response Times Across the City Don't Meet the National Standard. - S

Tacoma Public Schools Budget Pressure: The McCleary, Levy-Cap, and IDEA Funding Gap. - S

Who Owns Your Power Company? The Ratepayer Oversight Question. - S

The Puyallup Tribe Built One of Tacoma's Biggest Economic Engines. The Public Underpass to Its Front Door Looks Like Nobody in Washington, D.C. Is Listening. - S

Four Crypto Industry Bills. 35 to 37 Percent Democratic Support Each. Pre-Vote Contributions From a16z, Robinhood, Coinbase, and Uniswap Founders. - S

The Treasurer, The Vendor, And The $870,000 Spine Inside Strickland's Campaign. - S

April 17, 2024: AIPAC PAC's First Three Contributions Totaled $3,750. The Same Day, Three Iran, Israel, and Houthi Floor Votes Passed. - S

AFL-CIO Said No. Strickland Voted Yes. - S

Defense Money Record: Big Six Plus SpaceX and Blue Origin Contributed $73,250 to a House Armed Services Member in the 2024 Cycle. - S

Endorsements Should Survive Audit. - S

The HOMES Act Repealed the Federal Manufactured Housing Energy Rule. Six of Eight Washington Democrats Voted No. Two Voted Yes. - S

Special Report: The Digital Navigator Network — $92.5M, an Ethics Referral, and the WA-10 Follow-Through Gap - L

TPU Wants AI to Inspect Your Trash. Who Gets the Bill? - L

From Digital Navigator to the Strickland Fellowship: A Public Audit Trail for Tacoma Utility Dollars. - L

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Defense Oversight Ledger: Records Should Be Easy for Voters to Review. - S

Pierce County's Unsheltered Homeless Population Jumped 59% in One Year. The Data Points to a Predictable Pipeline. - S