The Record
Host Bill Radke leads in-depth conversations about what matters today in Seattle and beyond.
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Episodes
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November 24th | It’s a pandemic Thanksgiving, Charlie Brown
How the holidays will be different this year: staying home, cooking small, and not watching the Apple Cup. But don’t despair! Here are some suggestions on how to be safe while also eating your heart out.
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November 23rd | With overtime ruling, farmworkers gain legal protections long enjoyed by other industries
The struggle for labor rights, from turn of the (last) century Spokane till this day. A pandemic-driven dearth of interpreters in the King County court system, and the secrets behind a popular food blog.
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November 19th | Repair has it
The West Seattle bridge will not be torn down. Handwashing stations have been stood up across the city. What will museum accessibility look like once institutions are able to reopen their doors? And this week’s chat with Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan.
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This year, give thanks for Zoom
Here's an eye-popping statistic: twenty percent of Seattle-area COVID infections have happened in the past two weeks. A virologist answers your questions about how to keep numbers down for the holidays (hint: virtually is best).
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November 18th | Citizen activist, or tax dodger? Tim Eyman on trial
Washington’s most prominent anti-tax campaigner is in court again for his repeated violations of campaign finance law. At a critical time for cultural institutions, a look back at 35 years of Seattle art with retiring arts reporter Marcie Sillman. And what does a safe and healthy Thanksgiving look like as the state returns to strict measures meant to stem the spread of COVID-19.
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From the Black Panthers to the No-Cop Co-op, the long history of American mutual aid
When systems fail marginalized groups, mutual aid is a way for them to take collective action and make change.
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November 17th | As a second shutdown sets in, tempers fray
From business owners to elected officials, the same question: “How long will we have to keep doing this?” What changes to the eviction moratorium could look like for Washington renters. And what the 46th presidential administration will find when they find themselves before the federal courts.
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November 16th | When the parking enforcement ban is its own eviction moratorium
At the end of the “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” order, the ban on parking enforcement will be lifted. But what if your vehicle IS your home? The last statewide Republican officeholder on the West Coast. And how mutual aid could change our world.
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November 12th | As transition hangs in the balance, a nation in zero gravity
In which Merriam-Webster searches for “fascism,” “sedition,” and “coup” skyrocket. Double-dutching in and out of the Paris Climate Agreement. And this week’s chat with Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan.
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November 10th | A city unforgotten
A local journalist’s new tome details the Seattle he remembers. This week’s conversation with King County Executive Dow Constantine, and a chat with Attorney General Bob Ferguson (both potential gubernatorial candidates if Jay Inslee is spirited away to an environmental position in the Biden cabinet).
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Swept into DC the same night as Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, Pramila Jayapal looks to the future
The congressperson reflects on the post-Trump future.
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November 9th | What the 2020 election means for the two Washingtons
We speak with two members of Washington’s delegation to the House of Representatives – both women of color – about how things will look in the political future. Also, a look at rural Washington’s reaction to this election, and a deep dive into the Saran-wrapped tree that concealed a giant secret murder hornet lair.