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Episodes
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Seattle Now: King County stays in phase 3
After worries that King County would be knocked back to phase 2, we’re hitting pause.
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Your phone will buzz before our next big earthquake
The ShakeAlert earthquake early warning system goes live statewide today. It will give you a heads up before the shaking starts and could mean valuable seconds to act in our next quake. We hear about how it works from Bill Steele, seismologist with the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network.
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Suddenly we can't give vaccines away
After months of scarce appointments, all of a sudden it’s easier than ever to get a vaccine in Seattle. But people don’t seem to be rushing out to get a shot, so the city is responding with some new ideas to get people motivated to get vaccinated. KUOW’s Eilis O’Neill explains.
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Casual Friday: Hitting a vaccine wall
Demand for vaccines is dropping, so we ask: How would you pitch someone who's hesitating? Zombie jokes? Fake news? Plus, King County might be rolling back to Phase 2, and Seattle's axe throwing venue gets a whole new selling point.
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A new drug policy path
You might have missed it, but Washington just took a big step toward changing the equation when it comes to law enforcement, drugs and addiction. KUOW’s Amy Radil tells us what the future might hold after a court case gave lawmakers an opportunity to set a new direction for drug policy.
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Should you fly with kids right now?
At this point most of us are itching to travel and get out this summer. But when there’s unvaxxed little ones in the mix, you’ve got to weigh the risk. UW’s Dr. John Lynch tells us what to consider when making those summer plans.
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Here's how state lawmakers handled police reform
State lawmakers passed a slate of bills aimed at police and justice reform this session, and families who’ve lost loved ones are calling it a win. Crosscut’s Melissa Santos tells us what’s changing for policing in WA after a summer of protest.
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"Kelp is underrated"
We could do better when it comes to taking care of Puget Sound. Maybe it would be easier if we dug deeper into the connections between us and the 150 year old geoducks living there.
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Casual Friday: Virtual Seafair
This week we processed a verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial, weighed whether it's safe to ditch the mask outdoors and learned that the Blue Angels will terrorize Seattle pets virtually this year.
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Dreaming of buying a home? Reality bites
Buying a house in Seattle these days is competitive, expensive and a big time commitment. We talk with Seattle Times reporter Heidi Groover about the city's current housing market madness.
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All eyes on Mars
If you watched NASA's Ingenuity helicopter take flight on Mars earlier this week, there are some Bellingham-based scientists you can thank for that. We'll talk with Dr. Melissa Rice of WWU's Western Mars Lab about the work her team is doing to support the Perseverance mission.
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J&J pause hits city's homeless
Johnson & Johnson's Covid vaccine was a key part of the plan to get vaccines to people experiencing homelessness. It's pause has thrown a wrench in the works, complicating an already complicated situation.