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Oso Mudslide Victims Likely To Face Financial Woes

Ross Reynolds talks with Jim Davis, editor of the Herald Business Journal in Everett, about the bleak financial outlook facing Oso victims whose homes were damaged in the recent mudslide."There are 1.5...

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Ruling Says College Football Players Are University Employees, Can Unionize

David Hyde talks with writer Buzz Bissinger about the National Labor Relations Board decision to allow football players at Northwestern University to form a labor union.

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G. Willow Wilson On Creating Muslim Superhero Kamala Khan

Marcie Sillman talks with writer G. Willow Wilson about her new Ms. Marvel series featuring a teenage, Muslim superhero named Kamala Khan. Wilson is one of the guests attending this weekend's Emerald...

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Fish-Eating Birds To Be Killed At 5 Dams

Operators of five dams on the Columbia and lower Snake rivers will start killing birds that eat migrating juvenile salmon.

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‘Our Right To Be Cold’ With Sheila Watt-Cloutier

Coming up on Speakers Forum, April 3 at 9:00 p.m.“We have to fight for our right to be cold.”Sheila Watt-Cloutier is an Inuit activist who tackles issues indigenous people are facing, including...

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'A Weighty Subject:' A Family Comes To Terms With A Trans Child

Her eyes focused on the arcade screen, Bridget awaits her moment of transformation.The 9-year-old is playing the video game Ms. Pac-Man, where the title character eats a magic pellet that turns her...

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A Hard Day Ahead For Search Operations In The Mudslide

With 100 percent chance of rain in the forecast for Friday, Snohomish County Fire District 21 Chief Travis Hots held a brief conference in the morning to update on the progress of the Oso mudslide.Hots...

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Clear-Cut Crossed Into No-Logging Zone In Oso

State officials say they didn't approve clear-cutting inside a no-logging zone directly above Saturday's deadly landslide that struck the town of Oso. But aerial photos show a clear-cut extending into...

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The Long-Term Consequences Of Teen Gang Memberships

Marcie Sillman talks with researcher Amanda Gilman about the long-term consequences of teenage gang membership. Gilman is a doctoral candidate in the School of Social Work at the University of Washington.

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Why Comedian Hari Kondabolu Isn't 'Waiting For 2042'

Ross Reynolds talks with comedian Hari Kondabolu about race in America, the coming white minority and his new album, "Waiting For 2042." Kondabolu will be performing at the Neptune Theatre in Seattle...

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Nancy Pearl: 'Understories' And 'The Land Of Steady Habits'

Steve Scher sits down with librarian Nancy Pearl to talk about two books.Pearl says Tim Horvath's collection of short stories, "Understories," showcases a good example of elastic realism. The stories...

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Oso Mudslide, Affordable Care Act, And Minimum Wage Study

Search and rescue efforts continue after a massive mudslide engulfed the town of Oso on March 22. A study out of Seattle Mayor Ed Murray's office finds who is making $15 minimum wage in the city, and...

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Factors To Consider Before Releasing Names Of Missing People

Ross Reynolds speaks with Joel Reidenberg, who teaches law at Fordham and Princeton universities, about the ethical complexities of releasing the names of those missing or unaccounted for in the Oso...

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Oso Community: In Their Own Words

It's been nearly a week since the devastating landslide occurred near Oso, Washington. During this week, we've brought you official updates on rescue and recovery, and the voices of witnesses,...

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Search Continues In Oso Debris Field, One Week Later

 The massive landslide came down near the town of Oso a week ago today. Authorities say the official death toll stands at 17. Dozens and dozens are still missing, and every day, search and rescue crews...

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What To Expect For The 2014 Midterm Elections

David Hyde talks with Andrea Seabrook, founder and host of DecodeDC, about news from Washington, D.C. Pollster Nate Silver recently said the Democrats are expected to lose the Senate in the midterm...

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Jimmy Carter's Call To Action On Women's Rights In Seattle

David Hyde speaks with former President Jimmy Carter about growing up in Georgia, politics and his new book, "A Call To Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power."

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Federal Disaster Declaration Could Bring Relief To Oso Homeowners Without...

Washington Governor Jay Inslee Monday filed a formal request for a federal disaster declaration. If this is granted, it means the survivors of the massive landslide near Oso, Washington, would be...

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Local Pakistanis Gather To Celebrate National Holiday

On March 22, the Seattle-area Pakistani community gathered to celebrate a day with historic significance in Pakistan.The date, March 23, commemorates a 1940 meeting of Muslim leaders who pledged to...

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The Untold Story Of African American Baseball In Washington State

Steve Scher talks with Chieko Phillips, exhibitions manager at the Northwest African American Museum, about its new exhibit, "Pitch Black: African American Baseball in Washington."

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