Sandeep Kaushik is an experienced political and public affairs consultant based in Seattle, with expertise in public relations, political communications, and strategic advisory work for elected officials, civic leaders, governments, and non-profits. He has worked on multiple political campaigns, including those for Seattle's last two mayors and several successful ballot measure campaigns. His current practice focuses on high-profile policy issues such as affordable housing, ridesharing, short-term rental regulation, transit funding, and universal pre-K.

Sandeep has a background in communications, having served as deputy communications director for King County Executive Ron Sims and as a political columnist for Seattle's The Stranger and a correspondent for Time Magazine and the Boston Globe. He holds degrees from Reed College and Princeton University and serves on the executive committee of the Downtown Emergency Services Center.

For nearly 2 decades, David Hyde worked for NPR-affiliate KUOW in Seattle, most recently as a Murrow-award winning politics reporter. He departed in 2024 to dedicate himself full time to podcasting and other journalism and writing projects. Blue City Blues builds on the success David had creating Seattle Nice. Each week Blue City Blues takes a deep dive look at the many shared issues facing blue cities.