Mayor Murray: Seattle Police Shakeup Avoids 'Collision Course'
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, sworn in on Monday, wasted no time hiring a new interim police chief: Former Assistant Chief Harry Bailey.
View ArticleReport: Bellingham Bay A Hostile Place For Small Marine Creatures
A wide array of tiny marine critters are struggling to survive in Bellingham Bay, according to a recently released report from the Washington Department of Ecology.
View ArticleMachinists To Labor Board: Boeing Vote Was Unfair
Eight union machinists have filed complaints with the National Labor Relations Board about the contract vote that determined the Boeing 777X jet would be built in Washington state.
View ArticleAlone And Pregnant In A Foreign Country
Being a mother isn't easy, and it's even harder when you're both single and an immigrant. But that didn't stop Maria Perez. RadioActive youth producer Estefania Chirino Perez tells the story of her...
View ArticleHow Football Fleeces The Fans
Marcie Sillman and Ross Reynolds speak with sports writer Gregg Easterbrook, author of "The King of Sports: Football's Impact on America," about how the NFL fleeces taxpayers.
View Article'The War On Poverty' Helped Shape Seattle Activism
Ross Reynolds talks with University of Washington historian Trevor Griffey about Seattle's role in protests that led to the early formation of affirmative action.
View ArticleAnything But Boring: Bertha Updates
Ross Reynolds gets an update from WSDOT Highway 99 Program Administrator Matt Preedy on how and when Bertha will move forward, and who is going to pay for it.
View ArticleHow State Senator Adam Kline's Life And Career Was Shaped By The Civil Rights...
David Hyde talks with State Senator Adam Kline about how the civil rights movement shaped his life and political career.
View ArticleHow Far Along Is Puget Sound Partnership In Cleaning Up The Sound?
Ross Reynolds talks with Joan Crooks, executive director of the Washington Environmental Council, about the progress made by the Puget Sound Partnership in restoring the health of Puget Sound.
View ArticleThe Role Of 'Basketball Diplomacy' In North Korea
Ross Reynolds talks with Charles Armstrong, professor of Korean studies at Columbia University, about former NBA star Dennis Rodman's latest bizarre visit to North Korea.
View ArticleMore Pathways Needed To Cross The Ship Canal
Marcie Sillman talks with Ben Schiendelman about the growing need for increased transportation across the Lake Washington ship canal.
View ArticleWhat It Takes To Grow A Meal
Marcie Sillman talks with Kurt Timmermeister about his newest book, "Growing a Feast: The Chronicle of a Farm-to-Table Meal."
View ArticleFifty Years After ‘Eichmann In Jerusalem’ With Seyla Benhabib
In 1963, one of the most controversial books of the twentieth century was published. “Eichmann in Jerusalem” presented Adolf Eichmann not as a sociopath — but as an ordinary person who simply believed...
View ArticleThousands Of Medicaid Recipients Lose Health Coverage
Washington residents who tried to buy health insurance through the health exchange weren’t the only ones to experience technical difficulties.About 20,000 Medicaid recipients encountered similar...
View ArticleDave Isay On The 'Ties That Bind'
Coming up on Speakers Forum, January 16 at 0:00 p.m.Ten years ago, Dave Isay began StoryCorps by building a soundproof booth in Grand Central Terminal. People arrived in pairs to interview each other...
View ArticleOil, Rail Companies Offer Little Information About Shipments
More crude oil is moving across the Northwest by train. But railroad and oil companies are not required to disclose much on shipments or response strategies, which means state officials don’t have...
View ArticleFeds Search Seattle Coach’s Home For Child Porn
The US Department of Homeland Security has searched the home of a Seattle coach and substitute teacher at The Bush School for evidence he was producing and distributing child pornography.
View ArticleMurray And Sawant Take Office, SPD Shakeup, And 520 Bridge Over Budget
The eyes of the nation descended on Seattle city hall this week as Mayor Ed Murray and City Councilmember Kshama Sawant took office. In one of his first acts, the mayor named Harry Bailey Seattle's new...
View ArticleHow Much Is Your Mother Worth?
Ross Reynolds talks with professional hacker and author Joshua Klein about why who you know is more valuable than what you have.
View ArticleBehind Enemy Lines: A New Orleans Restaurant On Seahawks Game Day
David Hyde talks with Dean Haugen, owner of Pioneer Square's New Orleans Creole Restaurant, about the Saints' fans seeking refuge at his restaurant on a Seahawks game day.
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