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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Students belong in the classroom this fall, pediatricians say
But the experience would be nearly unrecognizable.
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July 7th | Tax the rich
Says a not-quite-technically billionaire. We speak with the county executive, the county’s top public defender, and a Yakima pediatrician who says kids should be in school this fall.
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How slavery and the confederacy show up on the Washington state map
King County is now named for the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. – but that didn’t happen without a fight.
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July 6th | Books for a summer of coronavirus
What to read this summer while you’re probably not at the beach. Why the model minority myth must fall for solidarity to rise in its place. And the racist men who still decorate our maps.
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July 1st | The end of the CHOP as we knew it
The autonomous protest zone is no more. But what might crisis care look like without police? And a look at how you’re experiencing Phase 2.
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July 2nd | Safe travels (or a patriotic staycation)
If you’re committed to leaving your house this holiday weekend, how can you be as safe as possible? Sound effects in the wild. And an account of disaster.
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Should you stay or should you go?
You already know the answer to that. But if you must, here's how to do it safely.
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June 30th | An illustrated view from the CHOP
A transparent bullhorn. A rough summer. And an epidemiologist’s admonition: we’re nowhere near out of the woods yet.
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June 29th | Going to college in a pandemic
What will school be like this fall? We ask a college president and two college students. Plus, the 737 MAX takes a flight. And reporting on how Gonzaga University helped protect priests accused of sexual misconduct.
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June 25th | Deciding when to hold ‘em or fold ‘em
What can poker teach you about choice? And a visit from Jenny Durkan, in-CHOP-nito.
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Mayor Durkan on the Seattle Police budget
This is an edited transcript of the conversation between Ross Reynolds and Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan on Thursday, June 25th, 2020.
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June 24th | City council weighs cuts to the police budget
Coronavirus has left gaping shortfalls in municipal budgets – is defunding police one way to close them? How the cops are often shielded from prosecution, and how the school year went for you.