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Ghost Herd

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  • A true story of family, fraud, land and power in the American West. Ghost Herd is a joint production of KUOW and Northwest Public Broadcasting, both members of the NPR Network.

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  • Introducing: Let the Kids Dance!

    Introducing: Let the Kids Dance!
    Apr 29 2024

    You know that Kevin Bacon movie where a small town outlaws dancing and the teens fight back? What if I told you that happened in Seattle. In the 90s.

    Let the Kids Dance is a new podcast telling an untold story from a famous moment in music history – the rise and fall of Seattle’s teen dance ordinance. A story of moral panic, grassroots activism, and an unstoppable music community that fought for its freedom.

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    2 mins
  • Part 6: The Reckonin'

    Part 6: The Reckonin'
    Feb 14 2023
    Native Americans once owned these lands, and they still treat the Columbia Basin as their sacred home. We’ve all benefited from that taken land, but now corporations are the West’s new settlers. Meanwhile, Cody faces a federal judge and his tight-knit rural community. His sons start taking over what remains of the family’s vast operation and beat-up reputation.

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    32 mins
  • Part 5: The Bidding War

    Part 5: The Bidding War
    Feb 7 2023
    The Easterday empire is being broken apart. Some of the most valuable farmland in America is up for sale, and the billionaires are coming to town. The bidding war over water-rich lands shows the shift in how America farms.

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    29 mins
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Love it!

Living nearby in North Idaho, we heard bits and pieces of the Easterday story. Anna brought it all together in classic rural northwest style. It was almost like driving through the Eastern Washington countryside, smelling the growing onions and seeing the vast cropland and cattle herds. I thoroughly enjoyed the podcast and look forward to more by Anna.

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Where's the Beef?

There's no meat here. No insight from area farmers, no insight from the industry, no insight from the Easterdays, no juicy gossip, no surprises, and nothing of any real interest, Anna King comes off as a shunned outsider through the entire podcast. I was excited about this podcast when I heard about it but, my goodness, there is just nothing there much like the cattle in the Easterday feedlot. Kind of ironic. The production is slick and professional but there is no beef, just lots of musical interludes and a repetitive narrative that feels like a cover for lack of content. Only two episodes in but I'm guessing the amount of actual content could have been accomplished in 30 minutes. It feels like a ghost podcast about a ghost herd. Good idea but the execution is impossible if people won't open up and talk.

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