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Episodes
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Gardening in the time of climate change
In case you didn’t notice, it’s cold outside. If you’ve felt cold, the plants in your neighborhood likely feel it even more. Garden designer Sue Goetz says we can all play a role in making green spaces climate-resistant in our communities.
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How Seattle's volunteerism adapted to the pandemic
Volunteer help keep Seattle humming. They tackle all sorts of needs, from providing food to hospice care to entertainment. But the pandemic shifted the landscape for volunteers in the city. Seattle Now talked with some volunteers alongside leaders with Books to Prisoners and Real Change on how they’ve adapted since the pandemic.
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Casual Friday with Andrew Walsh and Tan Vinh
This week… Mayor Bruce Harrell gave his state of the city address and re-upped his love for downtown. A proposed bill would limit the reasons for traffic stops. And despite the chill in the air, the Mariners are kicking off spring training. Andrew Walsh, co-host of the Too Beautiful To Live podcast, and Seattle Times food and drink writer Tan Vinh are here to break down the week with us.
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Seattle City Council bans caste discrimination
A new ordinance from the Seattle City Council wants to ban caste discrimination. The legislation is off to Mayor Bruce Harrell to sign. If he does, Seattle would be the first city to add caste to a list of protected classes. Councilmember Kshama Sawant, a bill sponsor, says it's a simple question. Should discrimination based on caste be allowed to continue in Seattle? But, critics of the ordinance say the current discrimination law should be enough. Sital Kalantry, a Seattle University law professor, is here to help us untangle the ordinance.
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During the "big dark" make yourself at home
Look around and you'll see the first signs of spring. But don't be fooled, we still have lots of dark and cold ahead of us.
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What are these democracy coupons?
Seattle residents keep an eye out… democracy vouchers will be showing up your mailboxes starting this week. Sure they may look like Valpak coupons, but they’re actually a way for you to financially support candidates in the city council election. KUOW’s David Hyde is here to tell us about democracy vouchers why you might not want to recycle them with your junk mail.
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Casual Friday with Marcus Harrison Green and Paige Browning
This week… Seattle Police started working 4-tens to cover the significant recruitment problem. A Seattle researcher made a data map of the city’s so-called 15-minute neighborhoods. And we’ll spill the beans on which Seattle billionaire is the worst carbon emitter.
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Out-of-state providers seek abortion training in WA
Out of state health providers are scrambling to find abortion training in states like Washington. Medical residents, family physicians, and OBGYNs in states where abortion is illegal often can’t get adequate training there. And because many doctors don’t plan to work solely in states where abortion is illegal…states like Washington can fill in the gap. KUOW reporter Eilis O’Neill is here to talk about how Washington state’s Abortion training landscape changed after the Roe decision, and how it has been filling the gaps for other states
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A Seattle English teacher on ChatGPT
What happens when ChatGPT does your homework? That’s what educators are figuring out now that the text generating technology is online. Teachers are talking about how to help students use it responsibly. West Seattle High School English chair Kira Hopkins is here to explain.
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Seattle loves streateries. Does Ballard Ave?
Streateries are one of Seattle’s favorite pandemic byproducts. The city made street dining permanent and added an amendment to give historic districts six months to decide whether or not they’re a good fit. Like on Ballard Avenue, where there’s tension about whether one of Seattle’s most successful stretches of streateries gets to stay. The Urbanist’s Ray Dubicki is here to talk us through the decision.
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Safety? It's a statistic and a feeling
Last week, the Seattle Police Department released their annual crime report for 2022. Violent crime was up, except in the last quarter. Concern and fear about violent crime is up too. And that perception may be more important than the statistics. Seattle University’s Dr. Jackie Helfgott is here to explain why.
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Casual Friday with Lex Vaughn and Mike Davis
This week, there’s a special election, with one thing on the ballot: social housing. Microsoft is beefing up their search engine to catch up with Google, and the downtown Regal Theater is just like Schrödinger's cat - it’s either dead, or alive, but we don’t know which. Needling Editor in Chief Lex Vaughn and KUOW Arts and Culture Reporter Mike Davis are here to break it all down.