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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

  • From Gardens To Gore: Marty Wingate's First Mystery Novel

    The first thing you notice about Marty Wingate’s cozy North Seattle home is the garden. Plants overflow from the steep slope that leads up from the street to her front door. You see blooms of every hue, leaves of every shape, even small trees. The sheer multitude of flora is almost overwhelming.

  • Is Mars Hill Church Shrinking?

    David Hyde talks with Warren Throckmorten, writer for the religion news site Patheos, about Seattle-based Mars Hill Church's recent layoffs and increased drives for donations.

  • Karen Finneyfrock And The Young Adult World

    Marcie Sillman speaks with Seattle writer Karen Finneyfrock about her latest work of young adult fiction, "Starbird Murphy and the World Outside."

  • Nancy Pearl Recommends Armchair Travel Books

    Marcie Sillman gets book hugger Nancy Pearl's recommendations for a good book to take you to an exotic location from the comfort of your favorite reading chair.

  • caption: Andrea VanHorn and her fiancee outside their three-bedroom home in North Bend, which she said is a lot more affordable than living in Seattle.

    Game Of Homes: Leaving Seattle For The Cheaper Suburbs

    This week, we have been airing Game of Homes, a series about finding affordable housing in Seattle. For one family, finding a place to live within their means meant leaving the city altogether.

  • Democratic Donor Blames Racist Comments On Ancient Spirit She's Channeling

    Marcie Sillman talks to Seattle Weekly writer Rick Anderson about JZ Knight, a woman from the town of Yelm who claims to be channeling an ancient warrior spirit named Ramtha. Knight is seeking a restraining order against the Evergreen Freedom Foundation in Olympia for circulating a video where Knight is shown making racial slurs.

  • Can Nuclear Power Ease Climate Disruptions?

    Steve Scher talks with Armond Cohen, co-founder and executive director of the nonprofit Clean Air Task Force. The group works on global commercialization of nuclear power and clean coal technology.

  • Nancy Pearl's Book Picks For Different Life Journeys

    Steve Scher interviews everyone's favorite librarian, Nancy Pearl, about Andrew Solomon's “Far From The Tree: Parents Children and The Search For Identity.” She calls it an important book about parents who have to learn to accept their different, difficult and sometimes very troubled children.

  • caption: David Allen and his dog Blade - 'the love of his life' - live at the Pat Williams Apartments, a subsidized housing complex.

    'To Have A Place Where I Can Have Food'

    The Census Bureau estimates Seattle grew faster than any other major American city last year. As more people move here, the pressure is on to find an affordable home.