Luke Baumgarten
@lukebaumgarten
Writer & organizer. @RANGEmedia4all, Spokane Workers Coop, @WorkAtFellow, Treatment, @terrainspokane. Support local news https://rangemedia.co
Anyone know if Natalie or Rachel are still kicking around Spokane? I’d love to talk to them at length about KEZE Rock 106. I was partial to KZZU the Zoo, myself, but respect. newyorker.com/teen-agers-in-…

Something to consider this week, @benjiwade
The Hollywood push of Pedro Pascal needs to be studied
I wrote about film and tv (along with music and food) basically every week for a decade. But when I left my weekly paper job in 2012, I gradually fell away from even *seeing* movies for a long time. Really happy to be rekindling this part of myself. And doing it with this guy
I've started a podcast with my friend @lukebaumgarten, something we've promised/threatened to do for years: connecting social, political, or cultural moments with moments from our favorite movies / TV shows. First up: The Damned United (2009) youtu.be/ezMfY_pK97w?si…
I will be live over on @rangemedia.co's Instagram at 12:30 (pst) for an exclusive with Ben Stuckart, who kicked off Wednesday's unrest. He spoke with Cesar from ICE detention for the first time late last night. We'll talk about all of it in ~ 3 hours instagram.com/rangemedia4all…
It's amazing what happens when you take a moment to meet someone.
Everyone I come in contact with is a teacher of some sort. Spokane Wa.
Anyone wanna go in on this? apple.news/ARIFX6l9ER-Col…
There were, though
Someone really said “yes let’s have the sweet 16 in Spokane there will be so many fans”
What we know after three months of reporting on the local Planned Parenthood: A track record of poor labor conditions, a deep dive into executive compensation, ghosted donors, an upcoming merger and a 20-year-old discrimination case. Read now: rangemedia.co/unionization-l…
Uncertainty aside, this is an innovative idea and I’m glad it’s getting noticed outside of Spokane. Thanks to @TheStandWA for republishing it.
Here’s how @Teamsters, an employer, and a community group in Spokane secured union jobs for Haitian migrants, a success story with an uncertain future after the feds canceled the temporary protected status program. Story by @RANGEMedia4all thestand.org/2025/03/uncert…
Opposing coach doing the lords work here
Kelvin Sampson corrects a reporter who mispronounces #Gonzaga: “It always burns me up when people say that. It’s like calling me Kevin.” All-time sound bite here.
I was sweating just reading the live tweets
Didn't get tickets to Congressman Baumgartner's Town Hall last night? We've still got you, with a round-up of the highlights, takeaways and spiciest moments from Baumgartner’s first Spokane Town Hall after President Donald Trump’s inauguration. rangemedia.co/baumgartner-to…
No better person to shoot it, either.
I helped shoot the photos for this story.
Me at the @RANGEMedia4all editorial meeting. Hair mussed. Tie loosened and askew. Three days of stubble. Bags under my eyes. “What is it going to take,” I ask, voice trembling, “for us to get on THEIR LEVEL?” I slam the page down and leave the room, sobbing.
