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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April 15th | Are you quarancourting?
Getting closer in the age of social distancing. Trying to socially distance in prisons. And how our social distancing is paying off at the state policy level.
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Will we ever fight over restaurant reservations again? | April 14th
When will we all be able to gather at restaurants again? Tuesdays with Dow Constantine. The surprisingly simple reason why testing capacity is so low. And what it takes for students to get their educations at home.
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April 13th | Does surviving COVID-19 guarantee that you won’t get it again?
How likely is herd immunity to save us? How can you call BS on bad coronavirus information? And how else can the government help bolster individuals, and thus the economy?
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Working in the gig economy during a pandemic
While many people are staying at home, they're still ordering groceries, take out, and more. What's it like to be delivering those items during pandemic?
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April 9th | Gig economy workers pushed into a corner
Uber to Instacart to – what next? Even with traffic way down, the West Seattle Bridge falters. And the mayor takes your calls.
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How you can help from the safety of home
What’s the best thing you can do to help during this pandemic? The answer is still “stay at home.” But while you’re there, University of Washington scientist Brian Koepnik has a game for you.
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When a parent is on COVID-19's front lines
Many of us with older parents have spent the past few weeks pleading with them to stay home. But what if they can't?
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April 8th | Fold your way out of the coronavirus fight
Help solve the puzzle of the virus – from your couch. When your elderly parents can’t stay inside. And we chat COVID with two Puget Sound officials.
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April 7th | County Executive Constantine would like a word
His office will be in touch. How should you be handling your money right now? And what’s the story with Washington’s public schools?
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What we've learned
A lot of the generalizations that came out in the early days of the novel coronavirus – it was only dangerous for the elderly, young healthy people with no comorbidities should be fine – have proven false. Nowhere is that more clearly illustrated by a surprising study of 24 critically ill COVID-19 patients.
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April 6th | Are we past the worst of it?
By one projection, the peak of Washington’s COVID-19 infections is behind us. Is that modeling overly rosy? Throw out what you think you know about critically ill coronavirus patients: they’re not all who you think they are. And in the age of Zoom happy hours, how are you protecting your digital privacy?
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April 2nd | Coronavirus beyond the Emerald Curtain
COVID across WA, calls with the mayor, and a look at pandemic policy.