The Record
Host Bill Radke leads in-depth conversations about what matters today in Seattle and beyond. Get in touch at record@kuow.org
Programming Announcement
KUOW and The Record team are excited to kick off a large-scale initiative to expand and innovate our local content offerings, including the development of a new project led by Bill Radke, new local podcast pilots, and a reimagining of our flagship local news show The Record with a new format and a new host this fall. The Record will be going on hiatus as the team develops new approaches, starting June 28. Learn more here.
Episodes
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December 22nd | Everything you need to know about the latest COVID-19 vaccines
Your questions on COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna. Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal on the latest round of federal pandemic relief. And this week's conversation with King County Executive Dow Constantine.
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December 21st | 2020 addition to the elves’ workshop: PPE
How being a COVID Santa is going, and a look at the media of our time: books, cartoons, and film.
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December 17th | With Zoom classes and uncertain jobs, how do you offer restaurant training in a pandemic?
FareStart is working it out. New, laxer guidelines on school reopening alarm teachers. Teaching Native history in Washington schools. And this year’s final chat with Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan.
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December 16th | Healthcare workers mark their calendars for a shot in the arm
After months of not being able to do the simplest things, like drink water at work, healthcare workers see the end in sight. A chat with the virology rockstar who led the nation’s clinical trial response. The view from the sweep that wasn’t at Cal Anderson Park, and a look inside religious festivals of light.
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December 15th | In a time of isolation, finding communion
Our need for restaurants hasn’t lessened during the pandemic: quite the reverse. This week’s chat with King County Executive Dow Constantine, joined by County Director of Public Health Patty Hayes. Does drug decriminalization have the effect on incarceration that you think it does? And the residual trauma we’ll pay for later.
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December 14th | The COVID-19 vaccine touches down in Seattle
Against a backdrop of surging cases and limited supply, how quickly will inoculations start to provide relief? A look at how Canada has done with this pandemic (like most other countries, the answer is “better than us”). Looking back at protests for civil rights in the ‘60s, and challenging our narratives about political violence today.
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December 10th | Lunar landing: a planetary flashback
Why we should return to our mysterious satellite for another round. A Washington state coronavirus expert is headed to Washington, DC. And this week’s chat with (now lame-duck) Mayor Jenny Durkan.
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'I hope people see beyond rumor,' says Superintendent Juneau as she looks to her exit from Seattle Schools
When Seattle Superintendent Denise Juneau exits her role in June 2021, it will come after heavy criticism from within the district. But Juneau readiyl touts a series of successes under her leadership, which wh
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December 9th | Superintendent Juneau will follow Durkan out the door in 2021
Tis the season for high profile departures. What we do and don’t know about mental illness. And how to make it through a cold and dreary Seattle winter.
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December 8th | Should we be prosecuting crimes of poverty?
Prosecutors and advocates say this is “the unfinished work” of overhauling the criminal legal system that was set off by this summer’s protests for civil rights. This week’s talk with King County Executive Dow Constantine. A look at the challenges and surprising upsides facing Seattle Public Schools. And: why isn’t anyone using Washington’s coronavirus tracing app, CovidSafe?
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December 7th | Durkan’s surprise announcement
She’ll be leaving office after her first and only term as mayor – meaning our Thursday call-ins are now finite. A look how her term has been characterized, and a look at the state’s response to foster kids with advanced needs for care. And finally, one family’s exploration of gender.
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December 3rd | Is it too soon to start listening to holiday music?
Never – and besides, it’s been a rough year. A look at the state’s pattern of issues following the guidelines it sets around foster youth. And this week’s chat with Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan.