Past Program List

Coming September 27: City of Bellingham Candidate Forum IN PERSON
September 27, 2023
August 23, 2023: Whatcom County Candidate Forum
August 23, 2023
July 26, 2023: All the Rage
July 26, 2023
June 28, 2023: Embrace and Empower
June 28, 2023
May 24, 2023: Boosting Climate Resilience One Tree at a Time
May 24, 2023
April 26, 2023: Tourism as an Economic Driver
April 26, 2023
March 22, 2023: US-China Relations
March 22, 2023
Feb. 22, 2023: A Nicer Kind of Murder
February 22, 2023
Jan. 25, 2023: Start Your Year on a High Note
January 25, 2023
November 2022: Celebrate Native American Heritage Month
December 31, 2022
October 26, 2022, Online: Child Care in Whatcom County
October 26, 2022
September 28, 2022: Candidate Forums – 40th and 42nd District Representatives
September 28, 2022
August 24, 2022: Candidate Forums
August 24, 2022
July 27, 2022: Seeking Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People
July 27, 2022
June 22, 2022: Health Equity or Private Equity?
June 25, 2022
May 25, 2022: Can Ukraine Survive the Russian Invasion? A Diplomat’s Perspective
May 25, 2022
April 27, 2022: The Midpoint with Satpal Sidhu and Seth Fleetwood
April 27, 2022
March 23, 2022: Crypto and NFTs 101
March 23, 2022
Feb. 23, 2022: Youth Mental Health in the Age of Anxiety
February 23, 2022
January 26, 2022: Whatcom County Climate Challenges
January 26, 2022
November 17, 2021: Extra, Extra, Read All About It
November 17, 2021
October 27, 2021 Online: Washington’s New Law Enforcement Reforms
October 27, 2021
Special Online Meeting, September 29, 2021: Forum for Bellingham City Council Races
September 29, 2021
September 22, 2021 Online: Forum for County Council Candidates
September 22, 2021
August 25, 2021, Online: Forum for Port Candidates
August 25, 2021
July 28, 2021: Are We Alone in the Universe?
July 28, 2021
June 23, 2021: Can a Divided America Produce a 21st Century Foreign Policy?
June 23, 2021
May 26, 2021: Rick Steves on The Future of Travel
May 27, 2021
April 28, 2021: Chronic Homelessness: A Nationwide Challenge
April 28, 2021
March 24, 2021: Moving Forward with a Divided Electorate
March 24, 2021
February 24, 2021: Everything You Wanted to Know about the Covid-19 Vaccines and Their Roll-Out.
February 24, 2021
January 27, 2021: From Crime to the Classroom
January 27, 2021
November 11, 2020: Sports and Resistance
November 11, 2020
2020 Washington Debate Coalition Debates
October 22, 2020
October 7, 2020: Will Your Vote Count?
October 14, 2020
September 23, 2020, Online: Election Forums
September 30, 2020
August 26 Online: 42nd District Representative Candidate Forum
September 6, 2020
July 22, 2020 Online: Looking Backward, Looking Forward
July 22, 2020
June 24, 2020, Online: Technology and Social Justice During a Pandemic
June 24, 2020
May 27, 2020, Online: What Can the US Learn from China?
May 27, 2020
April 22 Meeting is Cancelled
May 5, 2020
February 26, 2020: New Leadership for our City and County
February 26, 2020
January 22, 2020: Are You Ready to Take Action Against Climate Change?
January 22, 2020
November 20, 2019: The Speed of Deceit
November 20, 2019
October 23, 2019: Healing Our Salish Sea
October 23, 2019
September 25, 2019: Whatcom County Executive Candidate Forum
September 25, 2019
August 28, 2019: Bellingham Mayoral Candidate Forum
August 28, 2019
July 24, 2019: Measles
July 24, 2019
June 26, 2019: Perspectives from the Port
June 26, 2019
May 22, 2019: A State Bank for Washington – Invest in WA or Wall Street?
May 22, 2019
April 24, 2019: Let’s Talk About Race
April 24, 2019
March 27, 2019: Will Dikes Protect Our Way of Life from Sea-Level Rise?
March 27, 2019
February 27, 2019: Global Warming and its Impact on Our Planet, Our Home
February 27, 2019
January 23, 2019: Water
January 23, 2019
Taking Back Our Democracy with Hedrick Smith
December 7, 2018
November 28, 2018: Reflections on the Election by Our Own Political Gurus
November 28, 2018
Oct. 24, 2018: Guns and Pollution
October 24, 2018
Candidate Debates: U.S. Senate & 8TH Congressional District
October 6, 2018
Sept. 26, 2018: Beginning a New Chapter in Law Enforcement
September 26, 2018
August 22: Our Towns: A 100,000-Mile Journey Into the Heart of America
August 22, 2018
July 25: Pipelines, Pot and Protectionism
July 25, 2018
June 27, 2018: Preparing for Future Jobs
June 27, 2018
#MeToo: The evolving perspective of men (Part 2 of 2)
May 23, 2018
#MeToo: A Moment in Time or a Cultural Shift?
April 25, 2018
Your Vote Counts!
March 28, 2018
Power to the People?
February 28, 2018
Peter Earle on Gerrymandering
January 24, 2018
Wandering the Food Deserts of Whatcom County
November 15, 2017
Who Will Represent Us on the County Council? Part 2 of 2
October 25, 2017
Special meeting cancelled (Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, 6:00 pm)
October 5, 2017
Who Will Represent Us on the County Council? At Large & District 3
September 27, 2017
America’s Opioid Epidemic in Our Own Backyard
August 23, 2017
Port Forum
July 26, 2017
First Things First – The State Department, NATO, and Trump’s Foreign Policy
June 28, 2017
Are we building a jail for the future or are we stuck in the past? A conversation about incarceration, alternatives and finances as we look to build a new jail in our community
June 24, 2015
The Affordable Care Act: Promise and Practice
May 27, 2015
Bellingham’s Waterfront: From Early Visioning to Development Agreement
April 22, 2015
Tough Guise at Pickford Film Center
April 1, 2015
It Happens In Our Town: When Everyday Behavior Becomes Abuse
March 25, 2015
Volatile oil prices: The Pacific Northwest feels the impact
February 25, 2015
Has “The Dream” Been Fulfilled? What Are the Prospects of Racial Justice 51 Years After the March On Washington?
January 28, 2015
Election 2014: What Just Happened and What Does It Mean for Us?
November 19, 2014
What’s Happened to Community Policing – Are the Feds Really Taking Over?
October 29, 2014
Quest For Control of the Washington State Senate: Battle for the 42nd District
September 17, 2014
Coal, Carbon and Consequences
August 29, 2014
The End of Big
July 24, 2014
Chemical Dependence in Whatcom County
June 26, 2014
Opening of Arctic Waters
June 8, 2014
Dealing with Drugs & Crime
April 25, 2014
Robert Gates: How I see My Duty
March 27, 2014
Fifty Years Into The War On Poverty: Who Is Still Hungry In Whatcom County?
February 28, 2014
Mayor Kelli Linville and County Executive Jack Louws: The First Two Years and a View to the Future
January 24, 2014
From Mountain Glaciers to the Salish Sea: Climate Change Impacts Our Water Resources
December 3, 2013
20th Anniversay Celebration
December 1, 2013
What’s Happening in British Columbia? Should it matter to us?
October 15, 2013
Election 2013 – Port of Bellingham Candidates: The Port and the Future of Whatcom County
September 15, 2013
Why Doesn’t Anyone Read Newspapers Anymore?
August 15, 2013
When Faith and Secular Beliefs Collide: A Community Conversation About Faith Based Medical Care
July 25, 2013
Who Stole the American Dream?
July 15, 2013
Washington State Water Law: Whose Water Is It Anyway?
May 22, 2013