Joshua McNichols
Reporter
About
As KUOW's Growth and Development reporter and co-host of KUOW's Booming podcast, Joshua's "growing pains" beat sits at the nexus of housing, transportation, urban planning, government and the economy. His favorite stories also include themes of history, technology, and climate change.
Joshua holds a B.A. in Architecture from the University of Washington. Public Radio is his second career; architecture was his first. He is proud of the many odd jobs he's held in his life, such as salmon fisher, author, bike courier, and bed-and-breakfast cook.
Location: Seattle
Languages Spoken: English
Pronouns: he/him
Professional Affiliations: The Society of Professional Journalists, Western Washington Chapter
Podcasts
Stories
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China's One Child Policy: Couples Struggle To Find The Loopholes
In China, couples can't have more than one child. But when grandparents pressure them to have more kids, or to have a boy, sometimes enterprising couples
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Tales Of Summer Camp
School's out! For many children in the Northwest, that means the beginning of summer camp. In cities, these tend to be little more than daycare with more
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Maurice Sendak: The Lost Interview, And Conclusion Of Trafficking Series
Children's book author Maurice Sendak is a kind of father figure for many of us. He had a profound sympathy for children and never belittled their emotions
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How To Cover Your Digital Footprints
Want to evade the prying eyes of the NSA? Not that you have anything to hide; but even if you did, covering your digital footprints is complicated business
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Words We Can't Say On The Radio
Different periods in history have different swear words. How people throw them around says something about our who we are as a culture. Because we reserve
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Marriage As A Path To US Residency: Not So Easy As In The Movies
Marry an American, get residency in the US: It's a myth many Americans still believe, promulgated by sitcoms and romantic comedies. But the true story is
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Gun Rights: The Issue That Switched From Left Wing To Right Wing
Back in the 1960s , it was urban radicals who fought for the right to bear arms, and it was largely white conservatives who fought for tighter gun control
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Religion Through The Back Door
Karen Armstrong came to religion through the back door. She had tried coming through the front, joining a convent as a teenager. But the spiritual
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The Secret Princess
Many young girls fantasize about secretly being a princess. When Sarah Culberson grew up, she left those childish fantasies behind. But then she
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The Woman With The Tattooed Face
Alethea Arnaquq-Baril grew up in Nunavut , one of the most remote places in remote Northern Canada. After going to film school near Toronto, Alethea