Last week, Civil Beat reporters Sophie Cocke and Anita Hofschneider reported on Gov. David Ige’s controversial pick, Carleton Ching, to head the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Earlier, Civil Beat columnist and blogger Ian Lind wrote about on the governor’s thinking in nominating Ching and why environmentalists are unhappy with the governor. The trio joined Pod Squad host Chad Blair to talk about the nominee, the actions of the transition team and how this is all reflecting on Ige.

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