What does it mean that Seattle is now an Amazon company town?
Bill Radke speaks with Seattle Times report Mike Rosenberg about his article that shows how Seattle has become a company town for Amazon. Crosscut Columnist Knute Berger also joins the conversation to...
View ArticleWhy you don’t see fireflies in the Northwest
"Where are all the mosquitos and fireflies?" KUOW listener Tom Miller, originally from Minnesota, had that question for our Local Wonder team. University of Washington entomology professor Patrick...
View ArticleAlligators, socks, searching: What Washington responders are experiencing in...
Bill Radke speaks with Scott Heinze, deputy director of the Pierce County Department of Emergency Management, about the latest efforts and challenges faced by a team of first responders from Washington...
View ArticleNancy Pearl tells us about a new novel — her own
KUOW's Marcie Sillman speaks with Seattle librarian and author Nancy Pearl about her first novel, "George and Lizzie."
View ArticleDoes Amazon's second headquarters mean the boom party is over?
Bill Radke speaks with Geekwire editor Todd Bishop and Slate Magazine tech writer April Glaser about what it could mean for Seattle that Amazon will set up a second headquarters in a different North...
View ArticleShould Seattle apologize to Amazon?
Bill Radke speaks with Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant, Washington State GOP chair Susan Hutchison, and Geekwire editor and co-founder Todd Bishop about whether or not Seattle's progressive...
View Article'Good Booty': The history of sex in American music
Jeannie Yandel speaks with NPR music critic Ann Powers about her most recent book, "Good Booty: Love and Sex, Black and White, Body and Soul in American Music."
View ArticleWhy we need to talk about childhood sexual abuse
There is a crisis that many of us would rather not face — childhood sexual abuse. According to Janice Palm, who works with adult survivors of sexual abuse at Shepard’s Counseling Service, one in four...
View ArticleThis Seattle startup will help you buy a house — but you'll have to share it...
Bill Radke speaks with Geekwire writer Monica Nickelsburg about a new Seattle based startup called Loftium which will help you buy a house — if you agree to rent out a spare bedroom on Airbnb and split...
View ArticleHow does an Army Ranger end up robbing a Tacoma bank?
Jeannie Yandel speaks with Ben Blum about his new book "Ranger Games: A Story of Soldiers, Family, and Inexplicable Crime." The book tells the story of his cousin, Alex Blum, and how he turned from an...
View ArticleEmbracing risk and suppressing fear in the mountains
“I love hearing a lawyer embracing risk.” Those affirmative words came from professional climbing guide Dallas Glass, speaking with climber Darrell Smart, whose day job is as a litigator.
View Article'North Korea knows better than to start a war'
Bill Radke, along with Livewire's Luke Burbank, speaks with author and journalist Blaine Harden about the recent war of words between President Donald Trump and North Korea leader Kim Jong Un. Harden...
View ArticleWashington state sues Purdue Pharma over opioid crisis
Bill Radke speaks with author and journalist Sam Quinones about why Washington state and the city of Seattle have filed lawsuits against Purdue Pharma and other opioid producers. Attorney General Bob...
View ArticleI'd rather not talk about Trump. I just want to make an impact on Puerto Rico
Bill Radke speaks with Fernmarie Rodriguez about the impact of Hurricane Maria on her home island of Puerto Rico. Nearly two weeks after the hurricane hit the island, Rodriguez still has not been able...
View ArticleSometimes social activism has a 'dark underbelly'
Frances Lee recently asked to be excommunicated from the church of social justice. Lee, who is queer, trans and Chinese-American, was trying to point out the intolerance of the social justice movement....
View ArticleDay hikers, you're probably packing too light
You need a to pack a lot more than a granola bar when you head out on a day hike. Bill Radke talked with Taylor Brugh, vice president of Seattle Mountain Rescue, and Sandeep Nain, owner of the...
View ArticleSeries of cascading failures push U.S. men's soccer out of World Cup
Bill Radke speaks with Steven Agen, Seattle editor of Prost Amerika and host of the podcast Radio Cascadia , about the causes and fall out of the U.S. Men's National Soccer team failing to make it into...
View ArticleShould we continue to segregate the sexes in scouts and sports?
Sex segregation is the default in sports, but why? Nancy Leong advocates against sex segregation, saying it doesn't make sense. Take T-ball leagues for four year-olds. Girls play on separate teams,...
View ArticleSnakes on an overpass: I-90 installs wildlife crossing near Snoqualmie
Bill Radke speaks with Charlie Raines, director of the I-90 Wildlife Bridges Coalition, about the wildlife overpass that is being built east of Snoqualmie Pass on I-90.
View ArticleAmazon's next city: Learn from our fail
A couple of years ago, a semitruck carrying a load of fish overturned on the Alaskan Way Viaduct during rush hour on a Tuesday. We get it: This is possibly the most stereotypical Seattle problem ever.
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