The Record
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Host Bill Radke leads in-depth conversations about what matters today in Seattle and beyond.
Feedback line // 206.221.3663 // record@kuow.org
Episodes
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How much desperation do you need to see in order to care?
Interrogating our media consumption of images of the dead – whose bodies are shown, whose aren’t, and what (if anything) that will change.
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July 18th | The astrological nature of big data
How big of a difference is there between predictive analytics and divining the future? The story of a man killed by police outside the Northwest Detention Center. Excuse me: is this beer local, organic, and salmon-safe? And from a distance, you look like my friend.
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July 17th | Seattle’s zoning restrictions are no match for Minecraft Earth
If you build it in AR, they will come. How smoky will August be, and what is Seattle doing to help you get through it? It’s been 50 years since we first went to the moon. Should we really go back? And how – and why – to talk about suicide.
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July 16th | Seattle’s flag: maybe it has a great personality?
Don’t let your freakish flag fly. Tax the rich! (Well, not in Seattle.) Moving homelessness out of your entire city’s backyard. And how to keep a searing photo from becoming just another image of suffering.
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July 15th | On Prime Day, one Amazon factory stands empty
The labor strike kicks off today. A look at the history of Silicon Valley culture (and how it sprang from war). And: why learn music theory from Shostakovich when you could learn from The Sugar Hill Gang?
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Time to get cracking those book spines this summer
Ross Reynolds, Kira Jane Buxton and Karen Maeda Allman discuss their choices for summer reading and get more recommendations from KUOW listeners.
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July 11th | Won’t you be my neighbor?
The city wants to hear from your community. A look back at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge standoff three years later. And where’s the line between truth and belief?
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July 10th | Bifocals off, sunglasses on: what are you reading this summer?
Fire up your readers: we got you. What does “sanctuary jurisdiction” mean when the rubber hits the road? When science, nature, and environmental education come to inmates. And what’s killing casual dining? (Hint: probably not millennials.)
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July 9th | Chris Kattan, king of physical comedy
And how many of his characters – even Mango – were based on animals. We chat with the County Executive. An onstage ode to a changed Seattle. And: it’s goat transport season.
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July 8th | Destination: Moon.
The Museum of Flight takes you (back) to the moon. It’s like a Buzzfeed quiz, but for democracy. And one strong voice in personal investing has a message for you.
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July 3rd | Answering your questions about crows, jaywalking, and the bus
Deborah Wang answers listener questions like, who would win in a fight, a crow, or an eagle? Why don't longtime Seattleites jaywalk? And who rides the bus in King County?
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Seattle pops open new controversy with soda tax
Seattle’s tax on sweetened beverages – commonly known as the soda tax – has raised about $22 million in the year and a half it has been on the shelves. That’s about 50% more than predicted.