Developments in Spokane’s federal conspiracy case

About this episode

The episode discusses the Spokane federal conspiracy case involving protestors and the impact of the new Pursuit church in the Browne’s Addition neighborhood.

On this week’s episode, Erin Sellers and Aaron Hedge went on the air to talk about a couple stories, one ongoing and one new. First, they talked about developments on the trials of Spokane protestors from June 11th, 2025 and the implications these trials have on free speech. In the weeds of Spokane’s federal conspiracy case (Erin Sellers and Valerie Osier, RANGE Media) Spokane protest coverage (RANGE Media) Second, they talked about the new Pursuit church in Spokane’s Browne’s Addition neighborhood. Hedge talked about his presence at a Pursuit event, what the church’s pastor said about him during a live sermon, and what actually happened. They also talked about Pursuit’s effects on the Browne’s Addition neighborhood, which you can read about more in depth below: Persecution, Inc. (Aaron Hedge, RANGE Media) Check out this week's Free RANGE episode on YouTube !

People in this episode

Hosts: Erin Sellers, Aaron Hedge

Topics covered

• federal conspiracy case
• free speech
• Spokane protestors
• Pursuit church
• Browne’s Addition neighborhood
• community impact

Keywords

• Spokane
• federal conspiracy
• free speech
• Pursuit church
• Browne’s Addition
• protestors
• community

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: RANGE Media, Pursuit church

Places: Spokane, Browne’s Addition

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