The Latest Week in Review: Katie Wilson, surge pricing, and SEA Airport Host Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with The Stranger News Editor Vivian McCall, co-host of Too Beautiful to Live podcast Andrew Walsh, and political analyst and contributing columnist Joni Balter. Bill Radke Arts & Life Senate Democrats are investigating the Kennedy Center for 'cronyism, corruption' Senate Democrats say the new Kennedy Center leadership has led to "millions in lost revenue, luxury spending, and preferential treatment for Trump allies." The performing arts center denies the allegations. Elizabeth Blair Politics WA Legislature to consider requiring union talks over government use of AI Washington state lawmakers next year are set to again discuss whether public sector unions can bargain over their employers’ adoption of artificial intelligence technology. Jake Goldstein-Street/Washington State Standard World Putin says U.S. plan for Ukraine could form the basis for a final peace settlement The plan includes many of Russian President Vladimir Putin's demands. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that his country is at "truly one of the most difficult moments in our history." The Associated Press Politics South Africa hosts G20 as tensions with U.S. flare amid boycott The U.S. boycotts South Africa's G20 summit, sparking a diplomatic spat and throwing the global gathering into turmoil. Kate Bartlett Arts & Life A new Miss Universe is crowned, weeks after she left a pageant event in protest This year's Miss Universe competition, held in Bangkok, was marred by a series of dramatic incidents, from a contestant's livestreamed walkout to a now former judge's allegations of rigging. Rachel Treisman Education Deal restores Cornell's federal grants, reviving research on artificial infant hearts A researcher had his grant frozen — and then unfrozen. What does it mean for families? Arts & Life Mumbai bans pigeon feeding. Some people aren't happy Mumbai's civic body has banned pigeon feeding, saying their increasing numbers is causing respiratory issues. Pigeon-lovers are fighting back. Arts & Life Shakespeare's unhappy marriage takes center stage in 'Hamnet' A new film, adapted from Maggie O'Farrell's 2020 novel, posits that the death of Shakespeare's 11-year-old son may have inspired one of the greatest fictional tragedies ever written. Justin Chang Arts & Life Marking 65 years of Hitchcock's 'Psycho' with actor Janet Leigh Leigh shares stories about Psycho, including the infamous shower scene. Also, screenwriter Evan Hunter talks about working with the Hitchcock on his next film, The Birds. Originally broadcast in 1999. Terry Gross Prev 624 of 1643 Next Sponsored
Week in Review: Katie Wilson, surge pricing, and SEA Airport Host Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with The Stranger News Editor Vivian McCall, co-host of Too Beautiful to Live podcast Andrew Walsh, and political analyst and contributing columnist Joni Balter. Bill Radke
Arts & Life Senate Democrats are investigating the Kennedy Center for 'cronyism, corruption' Senate Democrats say the new Kennedy Center leadership has led to "millions in lost revenue, luxury spending, and preferential treatment for Trump allies." The performing arts center denies the allegations. Elizabeth Blair
Politics WA Legislature to consider requiring union talks over government use of AI Washington state lawmakers next year are set to again discuss whether public sector unions can bargain over their employers’ adoption of artificial intelligence technology. Jake Goldstein-Street/Washington State Standard
World Putin says U.S. plan for Ukraine could form the basis for a final peace settlement The plan includes many of Russian President Vladimir Putin's demands. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that his country is at "truly one of the most difficult moments in our history." The Associated Press
Politics South Africa hosts G20 as tensions with U.S. flare amid boycott The U.S. boycotts South Africa's G20 summit, sparking a diplomatic spat and throwing the global gathering into turmoil. Kate Bartlett
Arts & Life A new Miss Universe is crowned, weeks after she left a pageant event in protest This year's Miss Universe competition, held in Bangkok, was marred by a series of dramatic incidents, from a contestant's livestreamed walkout to a now former judge's allegations of rigging. Rachel Treisman
Education Deal restores Cornell's federal grants, reviving research on artificial infant hearts A researcher had his grant frozen — and then unfrozen. What does it mean for families?
Arts & Life Mumbai bans pigeon feeding. Some people aren't happy Mumbai's civic body has banned pigeon feeding, saying their increasing numbers is causing respiratory issues. Pigeon-lovers are fighting back.
Arts & Life Shakespeare's unhappy marriage takes center stage in 'Hamnet' A new film, adapted from Maggie O'Farrell's 2020 novel, posits that the death of Shakespeare's 11-year-old son may have inspired one of the greatest fictional tragedies ever written. Justin Chang
Arts & Life Marking 65 years of Hitchcock's 'Psycho' with actor Janet Leigh Leigh shares stories about Psycho, including the infamous shower scene. Also, screenwriter Evan Hunter talks about working with the Hitchcock on his next film, The Birds. Originally broadcast in 1999. Terry Gross