Shane Mehling
Stories
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Should Washington abolish the death penalty?
Bill Radke speaks with State Senator Steve O'Ban and Seattle attorney Jason Rittereiser about the proposal by the attorney general's office to abolish...
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Is KeyArena actually the answer to bringing the Sonics back?
Bill Radke talks with Seattle Times reporter Geoff Baker about AEG's pitch to renovate KeyArena, which would potentially lay the groundwork for a new...
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For those who keep count, there's one less black woman in Seattle
Bill Radke speaks with Jennifer Peterson and Adra Boo, two women of color, about Peterson's decision to leave Seattle (and the United States) and Boo's...
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Traveling? Maria Semple says it's OK to be the helpless one of the group
Bill Radke sits down with local author Maria Semple, author of "Where's You Go, Bernadette?" and the new "Today Will Be Different." Semple discusses the...
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The racist, destructive history of the Ballard Locks
Bill Radke talks to Seattle Weekly reporter David Lewis about the Ballard Locks and the man behind their construction , Hiram M. Chittenden. Lewis has...
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What do donors want from a President Trump?
Bill Radke talks with Peter Gigante and Jim Jensen, two of Donald Trump's biggest donors in Washington state. Both men discuss what it feels like to be...
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How a boat named Nap Tyme crashed into a ferry
How appropriate that the captain of Nap Tyme was sitting on the pot when a Washington state ferry rammed into the side of his boat. “A convenient place...
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Is the Standing Rock fight over?
Bill Radke talks with Seattle Times environment reporter Lynda Mapes about the recent win by the protestors at Standing Rock. Mapes explains why the...
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Why are domestic violence calls so dangerous for police officers?
Bill Radke talks to King County Sheriff John Urquhart about the details surrounding the shooting death of a Tacoma police officer. The officer was...
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A Cuban-American family's complex feelings about Fidel Castro
Bill Radke spoke with Andrew Gomez, a Cuban-American who teaches modern Latin American history and U.S. history at the University of Puget Sound. Gomez...