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This week we're sitting down racism and standing up for Seattle mayor

Fri, 18 Aug 2017 21:37:23 +0000

Our panel this week: Bill Radke @kuowradke , host Ron Sims @simsron, retired deputy secretary of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and former King County Executive Sydney Brownstone @sydbrownstone , reporter at The Stranger Rob McKenna @robmckenna , former Washington state attorney general

Media Files:
https://cpa.ds.npr.org/kuow/audio/2017/08/WIR_20170818.mp3

Taking the bikini out of 'bikini barista' in Everett

Fri, 18 Aug 2017 20:44:15 +0000

A new ordinance passed in the city of Everett this week puts limits on how much skin so-called bikini baristas can show. The new rules basically take the bikini out of bikini barista coffee stands.

Media Files:
https://cpa.ds.npr.org/kuow/audio/2017/08/NEWS_20170818_Bikini.mp3

He took on Trump. Now he’s taking on tribes over salmon

Fri, 18 Aug 2017 20:29:47 +0000

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson has made a name for himself this year by battling the Trump administration in court. Now he wants to take on tribal governments at the U.S. Supreme Court over salmon.

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https://cpa.ds.npr.org/kuow/audio/2017/08/NEWS_20170818_Culverts.mp3

Why more Native Americans are homeless in Seattle

Fri, 18 Aug 2017 16:43:48 +0000

The number of Native Americans on King County streets is greater than ever. A recent survey found that there are more American Indians and Alaska Natives than a year ago. Colleen Echohawk said there are many reasons for that, but the most important is that Natives are nervous about trusting the current system of finding houses for them.

Media Files:
https://cpa.ds.npr.org/kuow/audio/2017/08/NEWS_20170818_EchoHawk2wy.mp3

Your solar eclipse questions answered

Fri, 18 Aug 2017 00:21:48 +0000

On August 21 the sky will darken as the moon briefly eclipses the sun. In the Northwest, we can only see the total eclipse in parts of Oregon and Idaho. In the Puget Sound area, about 90 percent of the sun will be hidden. What will that be like and where and how should you view it? Bill Radke talks to Erika Harnett, research associate professor of earth and space science at the University of Washington about all things solar eclipse.

Media Files:
https://cpa.ds.npr.org/kuow/audio/2017/08/RECORD_20170817_ECLIPSE.mp3

The Record: Thursday, August 17, Full Show

Thu, 17 Aug 2017 21:50:14 +0000

Bill learns something that startled him" Monday's eclipse is going to make clouds roll in to Puget Sound! Also, when will the eclipse start? Where should you watch it? What would it be like to go to Oregon for the total eclipse? Will Bonnie Tyler be singing "Total Eclipse of the Heart" live during the event? We'll ask a University of Washington expert all your eclipse questions. Also, we'll explode the myth of the loner genius tech nerd. It's a stereotype that's not true and it brings us misguided workers and bad gadgets. And you'll meet a local sportswriter who says if Seahawks star Michael Bennett doesn't want to stand during the national anthem he should quit the team.

Media Files:
https://cpa.ds.npr.org/kuow/audio/2017/08/RECORD_20170817_FULLSHOW.mp3

How the Old South is felt in the Northwest

Thu, 17 Aug 2017 21:41:37 +0000

We originally aired this story on January 19, 2007. Statues commemorating Confederate figures have been the source of tension, protests and removal this last week – making an argument that can feel far from the Northwest top of mind.

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https://cpa.ds.npr.org/kuow/audio/2017/08/070119_pf_confed.mp3

Why the myth of the 'loner genius nerd' is dangerous

Thu, 17 Aug 2017 21:39:08 +0000

Bill Radke speaks with Claire Cain Miller, a reporter with Upshot for the New York Times, about her article that looks at the stereotype of tech workers as loner genius nerds and why it is dangerous to perpetuate that myth.

Media Files:
https://cpa.ds.npr.org/kuow/audio/2017/08/RECORD_20170817_TECHNERD.mp3

Refugee children spend summer preparing to enter school in America

Thu, 17 Aug 2017 18:18:15 +0000

Last year more than 1,700 refugees entering Washington state were school aged children. But many of them were not ready for the classroom. For nearly a decade, a resettlement program has been running summer school in Tukwila for refugee kids to help them get ready to learn.

Media Files:
https://cpa.ds.npr.org/kuow/audio/2017/08/NEWS_20170817_Refugees.mp3

Seattle's LGBTQ history that isn't white, middle class men

Thu, 17 Aug 2017 17:16:55 +0000

For much of the 20th century, Pioneer Square was the heart of Seattle’s gay community. Artist Storme Webber grew up lesbian in Seattle and often went to Pioneer Square with her mother – who was also gay.

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https://cpa.ds.npr.org/kuow/audio/2017/08/NEWS_20170817_StormyWebber.mp3

‘It’s time for the magic:’ Student writers mark a moment of celebration

Thu, 17 Aug 2017 16:48:58 +0000

Since 1994, the Seattle Arts & Lectures Writers in the Schools (WITS) program brings professional writers into classrooms to help student writers find their voices and hone their skills.

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https://cpa.ds.npr.org/kuow/audio/2017/08/sforum_08172017_wits_podcast.mp3

1997 - George Carlin's brain droppings

Thu, 17 Aug 2017 16:34:03 +0000

Comedian George Carlin is funny and serious as he talks about white privilege, things he could do without, and why he dislikes the label Native American. "They're not natives, they emigrated here. They came from Asia. And putting the word American on them is the supreme insult. After you steal their cultures, put them on the worst land possible, give them blankets with smallpox then turn around and give your name. It's repulsive." Carlin was interviewed by KUOW's Steve Scher on the occasion of publishing his book "Brain Droppings."

Media Files:
https://cpa.ds.npr.org/kuow/audio/2017/08/george_carlin_19970704.mp3

What can the President do to local companies like Boeing and Amazon?

Wed, 16 Aug 2017 23:52:10 +0000

Bill Radke talks to Emily Parkhurst, editor in chief of the Puget Sound Business Journal, about why the CEO of Boeing stayed on President Trump's manufacturing council (until it disbanded) and how the president's tweet about Amazon will affect the company.

Media Files:
https://cpa.ds.npr.org/kuow/audio/2017/08/RECORD_20170816_TRUMPBUSINESS_0.mp3

DACA program for undocumented youth faces legal threat

Wed, 16 Aug 2017 23:15:45 +0000

A federal program that gives legal status to some undocumented youth is under legal threat. The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, was established five years ago under President Barack Obama. But a deadline is looming that could dismantle the program.

Media Files:
https://cpa.ds.npr.org/kuow/audio/2017/08/NEWS_20170816_DACA.mp3

A desk won't protect us from nuclear fallout, so might as well laugh

Wed, 16 Aug 2017 22:14:42 +0000

Comedians Hari Kondabolu and Dwayne Kennedy chat with KUOW's Bill Radke on the threat from North Korea, performing in front of conservative audiences and what threat Hillary Clinton would have posed to the world.

Media Files:
https://cpa.ds.npr.org/kuow/audio/2017/08/haridwayne.mp3

The Record: Wednesday, August 16, Full Show

Wed, 16 Aug 2017 21:03:27 +0000

President Trump: If Robert E. Lee statues come down, what about statues of the slave holder George Washington? We have one of those in Seattle -- a 14-foot tall bronze statue of Washington at the university of Washington. What purpose does it serve? Should it come down? We'll debate that. Also, Seattle mayoral candidate Nikkita Oliver concedes the primary election but endorsed no one. Does she have no preference between Jenny Durkan and Cary Moon? We'll ask her.

Media Files:
https://cpa.ds.npr.org/kuow/audio/2017/08/RECORD_20170816_FULLSHOW.mp3

After Charlottesville, Boeing CEO stays put while others quit Trump council

Wed, 16 Aug 2017 04:24:30 +0000

Update 11 a.m., 8/16/2017: Two more CEOs — from 3M and Campbell's Soup — quit President Donald Trump's manufacturing council Wednesday. Trump then announced he was disbanding the council entirely.

Media Files:
https://cpa.ds.npr.org/kuow/audio/2017/08/NEWS_20170816_BoeingTrump.mp3

Nikkita Oliver: Unlike 'wealthy white women' left in race, policy affects us

Wed, 16 Aug 2017 03:20:24 +0000

The campaign for Seattle mayor is over for attorney and educator Nikkita Oliver. Final ballot results show Cary Moon and Jenny Durkan are the two candidates moving on to the November general election.

Media Files:
https://cpa.ds.npr.org/kuow/audio/2017/08/NEWS_20170816_NikkitaOut.mp3

The Record: Tuesday, August 15, Full Show

Tue, 15 Aug 2017 23:26:57 +0000

Seattle's mayor denies allegations that he sexually abused teenagers decades ago. Some people want him to resign anyway for the sake of all the victims whose true stories were not believed. But what about Murray's right to be presumed innocent? What about the rights of Seattle citizens to an orderly transition of power? We'll have that debate. Also, Seattle is the first American city to use democracy vouchers -- tax money that citizens use to support candidates of their choice. We'll see how it's going so far. And on a lighter note, a creamier note, two giants of Seattle ice cream will tell you ice cream stories and take your flavor suggestions.

Media Files:
https://cpa.ds.npr.org/kuow/audio/2017/08/RECORD_20170815_FULLSHOW.mp3

"Weird" food? More like weirdly good food!

Tue, 15 Aug 2017 23:14:28 +0000

Food can be such a mystery to young and old. RadioActive's Abay Estifanos and Jessie Nguyen lead their audience through the unknowns of food, and discuss how it relates to who we are as people.

Media Files:
https://cpa.ds.npr.org/kuow/audio/2017/08/ra_20170815_weird_food.mp3

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