Arts & Life

Casual Friday with Caroline Chamberlain Gomez and Casey Martin

This week… The MLB All-Star Game is in town, and Seattle’s been cleaning up for its guests. A Seattle Times survey asked an important question: is tech making life better in Seattle? And although we’re known for the Big Dark, researchers found that summer can also mess with your mood. Seattle Now Supervising Producer Caroline Chamberlain Gomez and KUOW Reporter Casey Martin are here to break down the week.

Unspeakably stinky and unpredictable: two corpse flowers are blooming in the U.S.

The Titan Arum has become a rockstar in the plant world for its unpredictable displays, and more notoriously, its putrid stench of rotting flesh.

How the retail rivalry between Amazon and Walmart forever changed the way we shop

Deaf creatives put a springtime spin on Seattle theater

A festival featuring six plays written, produced, and performed by Deaf creatives is back. Deaf Spotlight, a Seattle arts non-profit, hosted its third Short Play Festival in March. It was in-person this year, after moving online due to the pandemic. RadioActive’s Dash Pinck takes us there.

Seattle leader ignites change in sharing caste identity

In February, the city council voted to make Seattle the first city in the country to ban discrimination based on a person’s caste. The vote was a watershed for those who say that caste discrimination exists even in the United States. And for one supporter of the measure, it was a chance to open up about an identity that she had kept hidden.

Want to meet your neighbors? Pet their cats.

Pacific Northwesterners are friendly, but we tend to keep to ourselves. It can be hard to find your people and build a community. Chris Watson has a suggestion: Pet some cats. We took a walk with Chris and his 2 million TikTok followers to meet some of the people he’s brought together in Tacoma through his channel, @Catluminati.

Do you you keep ketchup in the fridge or cupboard? We're here for the debate

Fridge or cupboard: Where do you keep your ketchup? Dr. Melvin N. Kramer, the president of a group that consults on food safety, joined NPR to bring science to this condiment conundrum.

Red, white, and brisket: Your 4th of July BBQ questions answered

Barbecue on the 4th of July is a time honored tradition. It's as quintessential to the holiday as fireworks and red, white and blue.

Make that TWO orca calves spotted in Salish Sea