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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

  • caption: In the event of an earthquake, will King County be able to speak with all residents?

    November 20th | You asked, we answered!

    How does NPR decide what advertising it will and won’t accept? What’s behind the rise in Seattle’s reported hate crimes? And is King County prepared to respond to disasters in a number of languages?
  • caption: Liberty, buried in gold.

    November 15th: Throwing Amazon 2.4 billion bones

    New York gave Amazon a tax credit of almost $50K per employee it brings to town. Is it worth it? You could ask the same thing about whale watching (so we did). In addition to that, a look at dancer Donald Byrd’s legacy, a question about what happened with the Boeing 737 MAX crash, and T-Mobile’s name is coming to a baseball field near you.
  • caption: The University of Washington is home to one of seven federally funded primate research centers in the country. There’s strong disagreement about whether they should be experimenting on animals at all.

    Should we allow biomedical research on animals?

    This year, amid protests, the University of Washington opened a $142 million underground Animal Research and Care Facility. There is strong disagreement about whether the university should be testing its research on animals. We invited the university and a group that protested to talk about the university's animals research.
  • caption: In the Golden State, long afternoons could go on forever.

    November 8th: If you could keep the sun from setting… would you?

    California passes a resolution to put a ring on daylight saving(s) time; is WA next? In other sunny southern news, San Francisco has approved a tax on big businesses to pay for homelessness programs. UW’s animal research centers are not without controversy. And while women’s anger seems to be having a political moment, that’s not without controversy either.

  • caption: The foundation upon which Australian democracy rests.

    Democracy sausages keep Australians voting

    Fire up the grill, throw on some sausages, and go vote. Dr. Peter Chen, senior lecturer of political science at the University of Sydney explains why Australians love casting their ballot. And it's not just about the sausages.

  • caption: Susan Orlean at the 2018 Texas Book Festival in Austin, Texas in 2018.

    Why Susan Orlean loves libraries

    "The Library Book" tells the story of the largest library fire in the history of the United States, at the Los Angeles Central Library in April 1986.