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Seattle Nice

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Erica C. Barnett

Erica C. Barnett is an award-winning journalist with more than 20 years’ experience covering local news and politics and the author of the memoir Quitter: A Memoir of Drinking, Relapse, and Recovery (Viking, 2020). Her work has been published in local and national publications, including Seattle magazine, Huffington Post, Sightline, Grist, and many others, as well as at her own website, The C Is for Crank.

Sandeep Kaushik

Sandeep Kaushik is an experienced political and public affairs consultant based in Seattle, with expertise in public relations, political communications, and strategic advisory work for elected officials, civic leaders, governments, and non-profits. His current practice focuses on high-profile policy issues such as affordable housing, ridesharing, short-term rental regulation, transit funding, and universal pre-K. 

David Hyde

For nearly 2 decades, David Hyde worked for NPR-affiliate KUOW in Seattle, most recently as a Murrow-award winning politics reporter. He departed in 2024 to dedicate himself full time to podcasting and other journalism and writing projects. Blue City Blues builds on the success David had creating Seattle Nice. Each week Blue City Blues takes a deep dive look at the many shared issues facing blue cities.