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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Is there another government shutdown in our future?
Remember that time when Republicans seemed to have backed off shutdowns as a governing strategy? That was then, this is now. The president wants to use...
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Love and mourning in our evolving relationship with orcas
Today is the deadline for the Trump administration to finish reunifying families it separated at the border. Meghan Casey of the Northwest Immigrant...
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The media you can see, and the Facebook ads that you can't
The government is moving into the welfare business... but not in the way you might think. In the face of an escalating trade war with China, the Trump...
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Feeling like a fraud at work? At least you're not in charge of the streetcar
If you, like many Seattle merchants, desire a streetcar, you might be out of luck - at least for now. KUOW's Carolyn Adolph joined Bill Radke to discuss...
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Gun and bikeshare regulations are coming, and not everyone is pleased
Seattle is working on two thorny regulatory challenges. The NRA is suing the city over a new gun storage laww and new rules are being considered on...
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Homeless in Seattle: reporters from across the city on what we know
Carmen Best has gone from interim chief to police chief designate... but not without a few twists and turns. She joined Ross Reynolds by phone, along...
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In schools and on social media: who's watching you?
A Seattle company called RealNetworks is giving schools free facial recognition software to help them detect unknown people who might enter. Important...
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Carmen Best is Seattle's next police chief
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan announced Interim Police Chief Carmen Best will be the permanent replacement for the job. We talked to a member of the...
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Introducing Seattle's finalists for police chief and talking white fragility
Seattle is close to choosing a new Chief of Police. Mayor Jenny Durkan is expected to announce who that will be this month. The three finalist are...
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Sasquatch: myth, or serious research topic?
Sasquatch is a laughing matter to some - but to others, it's a source of research funding. Jeff Meldrum is a professor of anatomy and anthropology from...
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Fires are having an impact on the personal and political
Wildfire season is here, as evidenced by a massive fire in Kittitas County that closed I-90 in both directions. Anna King with Northwest News Network...
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Pinball and barnacles: don't sleep on the last-minute delights of summer
Summer in the Pacific Northwest is ten months of planning followed by two months of all-out sprint. Passes for trails and campsites go fast. If you...