The House Einstein Podcast is available wherever you podcast. Hosted by Osman Parvez and Hamish Crabb.

...for a wide-ranging conversation about her life, career and unexpected path into local government. Tara shares stories from growing up in Brooklyn, building a promotional-products business, raising three daughters and eventually moving from Philadelphia to Boulder.

The conversation then turns to how Boulder city government actually works, why Tara ran for City Council and what she has learned about public spending, accountability and policymaking. They discuss growth, housing, the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan, the Area III Planning Reserve, transit, vacancy taxes, micro-apartments, building regulations, deferred maintenance and public trust.

Tara also recounts being assaulted on University Hill and how the resulting medical examination led doctors to discover lung cancer. It is a candid, personal and occasionally contentious conversation about public service, political criticism and the tradeoffs involved in governing Boulder.

Recorded Date: 6/24/26
Published Date: 6/26/26