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Episodes
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Ghost boats are haunting Puget Sound waters
It can cost over $10,000 to properly dispose of a boat that is no longer in working order. Some owners are choosing to abandon ship instead, causing big problems for marina managers and the environment.
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Wine lovers, prepare to be crushed
Wildfire smoke is choking vineyards, ruining Pacific Northwest wines and threatening the family dreams of local winemakers.
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Casual Friday: 'Put the memes in the earth'
The City Attorney's race got spicy this week, and the rest of the city warmed up too. Plus, fun with time capsules.
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Here come the 12s
The Seahawks are headed back to Lumen Field, and for the first time in a year in a half, so are the fans. We'll get a preview ahead of this weekend's preseason game against the Raiders from The Athletic's Michael Shawn Dugar.
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Climate change is changing Seattle summers
We're heading towards the second heat wave of the summer, and smoke from West Coast wildfires is finally arriving. Today, we revisit a conversation about how wildfires and climate change are impacting summer, and our relationship with this place.
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Some answers about young kids and covid
Sleepovers, playdates, water parks, even school. These were all things kids couldn’t wait to get back to as vaccination rates went up and cases went down. But with new covid variants circulating, some families are wondering when to press pause on the activities.
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An escape to one square inch of silence
Looking for some peace and quiet away from city life? From our friends at KUOW's The Wild, we’ll meet a Washingtonian who’s made it his life’s mission to preserve the sounds of nature.
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Casual Friday: Orcas minus Oprah
The Delta variant continues to mess with summer. Bars around the city pull together to 86 unvaccinated customers. And Oprah sells her Orcas Island digs.
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Your favorite bar might card you twice
Once to make sure you're not underage, and once to make sure you've been fully vaccinated against covid. KUOW’s Joshua McNichols brings us a look at how asking for proof of vaccination has been playing out on Capitol Hill.
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Local designer aims to turn Seattle into fashion hot spot
Worried you won't remember how to get dressed once lockdown lifts? Fashion desinger Jamen Lanogwa Saziru believes there's hope for Puget Sound style beyond fleece and flannel.
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'My life and my voice,' the art of FEWOCiOUS
An 18-year-old artist just recently crashed a Christie’s online auction site. He goes by FEWOCiOUS, he just moved to Seattle from Las Vegas, he's made millions selling his art as NFTs and we'll meet him today.
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How cities can change along with the PNW climate
The causes of June’s deadly heatwave are still being studied, but the early science says the usually mild PNW can expect more blistering heat, and more often. We get a picture of how it played out around the city, and hear from a climate scientist about how Seattle can adapt.