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 17th | Nancy Pearl is here to help with your holiday gift list
The prominent librarian comes to the rescue on your holiday gifting needs. Digital mindfulness, and Bob Ferguson’s winning streak.
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December 16th | What will change – and what won’t – about how western cities approach homelessness
A tough new federal homelessness czar is in, but recent court rulings say that winds may be blowing away from criminalizing the homeless. This isn’t the first time Seattle’s transit has been a mess. And: a landlord and a tenant advocate face off about the reinstituted first-in-time rental law.
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December 11th | What's up with Expedia?
The travel giant undergoes a shakeup. Would (will??) Washington state politicians vote to impeach? And mental health responders alongside police.
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December 10th | Would you rather pay per gallon or pay per mile?
If you could swap the gas tax for a road use tax: would you? Fire preparedness in a warming west. From pediatric patient to head physician at Harborview’s children’s clinic. And how to be the biggest carbon loser.
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December 5th | Nordstrom wants to offer you bygone glamour alongside modern convenience
How the hometown retailer wants you to feel about your shopping experience. The conversion of a prominent young white supremacist. And why one Washington lawmaker says the NCAA’s rule on allowing college athletes to earn money doesn’t go far enough.
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December 3rd | Meet the Seattleites building a moon rover
How to build a rover for the moon. Why your vote doesn't represent you as well as you might think it does. And the UW Huskies get a new coach.
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December 2nd | How to master the awkward hug
Just in time for the holidays: how to have an awkward hug. A surcharge to help Washington state fight fires. The history of black software. And how Billie Holiday inspired a poet.
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Drawing the American Dream with Malaka Gharib
"Sooo... what are you?"
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November 27th | Thousands of wheelchairs damaged by airlines
How to travel, when you know the airline could damage your wheelchair. A Seattle entrepreneur's deep connections to Haiti. And the dream of being American, and what that means.
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November 26th | Iconic Seattle business changes hands
The Snoqualmie Tribe acquires the largest Native-owned arts oriented company in North America. How to prepare your turkey. Building a private wildlife reserve in Montana. And your calls about Seattle Public Schools' gifted program.
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November 25th | To powerful men, Lindy West says: “we’re witches, and we’re hunting you.”
The author’s response to the Donald Trumps and Harvey Weinsteins of the world. Reckoning with the aspergillus mold, which was behind several deaths at Seattle Children’s Hospital. Changing the dude wall at the University of Washington Medical Center. And the Battle of Seattle and its aftermath.
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November 21st | The call of the wild
Do you remember what it felt like the first time you encountered a wild animal? King County Prosecutor Satterberg on the legality of I-976. And the ins and outs of extreme risk protection orders.