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By the Sound

by Ahoy Hoy! Media

Aisha Hauser, Raven Juarez, and Sarah Mayes meet with the brightest minds in Seattle and the PNW for storytelling, new ideas, and inspiration. The hosts discuss art and pop culture, as well as local news and politics. By the Sound is a community-invested podcast that uses listener donations to support the show's guests and co-hosts while building community for listeners. You can join our Seattle-based community at https://patreon.com/ByTheSound

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Episodes

  1. 024: Kirsten Harris-Talley is in the House

    As she starts a new chapter of public service, Washington state Rep. Kirsten Harris-Talley helps us understand this moment in civil rights history. By the Sound is produced and edited by Sarah Mayes. Episode 024 is hosted by Aisha Hauser, Raven Juarez, and Sarah Mayes. You can support the show…

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  2. 023: Meet Marcus Harrison Green

    The Founder & Publisher of the South Seattle Emerald, Seattle Times Columnist, and award-winning Seattle Human Rights Leader reflects on the last decade. By the Sound is produced and edited by Sarah Mayes. Episode 023 is hosted by Aisha Hauser, Raven Juarez, and Sarah Mayes. You can support the...

  3. 022: Best Pop Culture of 2020

    We’re thinking about the lessons we learned in 2020, and sharing our lists of the best media we consumed. Also: an appreciation for the life and work of Monica Roberts (1962-2020). By the Sound is produced and edited by Sarah Mayes. Episode 022 is hosted by Aisha Hauser, Raven Juarez, and Sarah...

  4. 021: Carolyn Bick: "We're totally screwed"

    Journalist Carolyn Bick from South Seattle Emerald blows off some steam about the whole COVID-19 situation. Also: how not to be a total jackass this holiday season. By the Sound is produced and edited by Sarah Mayes. Episode 021 is hosted by Aisha Hauser, Raven Juarez, and Sarah Mayes. You can...

  5. 020: LIVE SHOW: By the Purgatory

    Our election reactions recorded live at our first virtual community meetup! By the Sound is produced and edited by Sarah Mayes. Episode 020 is hosted by Aisha Hauser, Raven Juarez, and Sarah Mayes. You can support the show and learn how to join our community at: https://www.patreon.com/bythesound

  6. 019: Voting Matters

    We welcome our new cohost, and ask: Does your vote matter? Plus, we take a deep dive into Charlie Kaufman’s new movie i’m thinking of ending things. By the Sound is produced and edited by Sarah Mayes. Episode 019 is hosted by Aisha Hauser, Raven Juarez, and Sarah Mayes. You can support the show…

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  7. 018: Best of Chelsea Alvarez

    By the Sound is produced and edited by Sarah Mayes. Episode 018 is hosted by Aisha Hauser and Sarah Mayes. You can support the show and learn how to join our community at: https://www.patreon.com/bythesound SHOW NOTES: “Donald Trump 2016: How Norman Vincent Peale Created Him.” POLITICO Magazine,...

  8. 017: Meet Jaelynn Scott

    Lavender Rights Project's new Executive Director Jaelynn Scott is developing tools for Black trans liberation. She also describes her long and winding path from Mississippi to Seattle. Sarah and Aisha first discuss the Supreme Court after RBG. Also: “Class Action Park” on HBO Max. By the Sound is...

  9. 016: State-Sponsored Terror

    NEW EPISODE (016): “State-Sponsored Terror” - The cohosts discuss the ongoing threat of American policing in the wake of George Floyd’s death. By the Sound is produced and edited by Sarah Mayes. Episode 016 is hosted by Chelsea Alvarez, Aisha Hauser, and Sarah Mayes. You can support the show and...

  10. 015: Meet Erica C. Barnett

    Seattle's hardest working journalist joins us to talk about Seattle politics, and her new memoir, Quitter: A Memoir of Drinking, Relapse, and Recovery. By the Sound is produced and edited by Sarah Mayes. Episode 015 is hosted by Chelsea Alvarez, Aisha Hauser, and Sarah Mayes. You can support the...

  11. 014: Meet Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha

    We meet with Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, a Seattle-based writer, transformative justice and disability justice movement worker, and educator. By the Sound is produced and edited by Sarah Mayes. Episode 014 is hosted by Chelsea Alvarez, Aisha Hauser, and Sarah Mayes. You can support the show...

  12. 013: The Return of Rian Roberson

    Seattle therapist Rian Roberson returns to discuss how our community is coping with mental health in the COVID crisis. By the Sound is produced and edited by Sarah Mayes. Episode 013 is hosted by Chelsea Alvarez, Aisha Hauser, and Sarah Mayes. You can support the show and learn how to join our...

  13. 012: Meet Rian Roberson

    Seattle therapist Rian Roberson is the owner of Intersectional Therapies, PLLC. She shares tips and strategies for POC looking to find a good therapist in Seattle. Then things get geeky as we discuss fandom, cosplay, and uncompromising femme Klingon makeup. But first: Chelsea, Aisha, and Sarah…

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  14. 011: Meet Coronavirus

    On this special episode we discuss Seattle’s hottest new virus: COVID-19. It’s got everything: schools, libraries, community centers, sports events, the arts, and even “social distancing”… it’s that thing where you record your podcast over Zoom. By the Sound is produced and edited by Sarah Mayes....

  15. 010: Meet E.T. Russian

    Seattle cartoonist and multi-sensory artist E.T. Russian discusses how they’ve relied on artistic expression as a therapeutic exercise, developed pioneering media for trans and disabled expression, integrated disability justice values into their life, and used their work as a physical therapist…

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  16. 009: Meet Barbara Clabots

    Environmental writer, director, and researcher Barbara Clabots tells us about the role gender is playing as climate change effects our communities. She also calls out the use of private prison labor in “sustainable seafood” production. Also, the cohosts discuss how we should respond to an...

  17. 008: Meet Ijeoma Oluo

    Seattle-based author Ijeoma Oluo tells us about her new book, Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America. Also: Virginia’s ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), the state of America’s left-wing before the 2020 election, makeup and style as self-care, and Seattle…

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  18. 007: Meet Shannon Perez-Darby

    Activist and author Shannon Perez-Darby speaks on discord in activist communities, patterns of domestic violence, creating accountability, the role of government & law, and developing transformative justice. Then Sarah and Aisha discuss how Star Wars has framed their lives, before reviewing…

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  19. 006: Meet Raven Juarez

    Seattle artist, presenter, and educator Raven Juarez shares stories about her artwork, and describes scenes from her life. She also tells us about the Reggio Emilia approach to early childhood education, which she practices in her daily work as a Lead Preschool Teacher. Raven then joins in a...

  20. 005: Meet Kirsten Harris-Talley

    Former Seattle City Councilmember Kirsten Harris-Talley describes how both compassion and complexity have informed her career working for progressive reforms. She also has lots to say about our local arts scene. Also this week, Chelsea demonstrates how the movie CATS broke her. Finally, we talk...

  21. 004: Meet Amelia Bonow

    This week we welcome our first guest! Cofounder of Shout Your Abortion, Amelia Bonow, shares the wisdom and insight she has gained in the four years since #ShoutYourAbortion evolved from a hashtag to become a nonprofit organization. Also this week, Sarah and Aisha start our conversation about the...

  22. 003: Meet Sarah Mayes

    Sarah Mayes speaks of life, Love, and LEGO. She also tells us about Years and Years on HBO. Finally, we start the conversation about a subject as inevitable as annual rent-hikes in Seattle: Gentrification. This episode was co-hosted by Chelsea Alvarez, Aisha Hauser, and Sarah Mayes. You can help...

  23. 002: Meet Chelsea Alvarez

    Chelsea Alvarez is not your mother. She’s just a regular lady surviving late-stage capitalism. In this episode, she tells us stories of random animals latching onto her. She also discusses the podcast “Scam Goddess.” Finally, things get awkward for a Seattle City Council candidate in search of a...

  24. 001: Meet Aisha Hauser

    In our inaugural episode, we interview By the Sound Co-Host Aisha Hauser. She shares stories of resilience and courage in her struggles with faith, her sacrifices for love, and her search for community. Aisha then tells us about The F*ck It Diet, by Caroline Dooner. Finally, we take our first…

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Aisha Hauser, Raven Juarez, and Sarah Mayes meet with the brightest minds in Seattle and the PNW for storytelling, new ideas, and inspiration. The hosts discuss art and pop culture, as well as local news and politics. By the Sound is a community-invested podcast that uses listener donations to support the show's guests and co-hosts while building community for listeners. You can join our Seattle-based community at https://patreon.com/ByTheSound

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Aisha Hauser, Raven Juarez, and Sarah Mayes meet with the brightest minds in Seattle and the PNW for storytelling, new ideas, and inspiration. The hosts discuss art and pop culture, as well as local news and politics. By the Sound is a community-invested podcast that uses listener donations to...

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