100 years of Seattle complaints: Seattle has been dying for a long time
Seattle is dying. Now. Then. Always. We take a look at how every generation gripes about losing their nostalgic 'Old Seattle.' Plus, a recap on Governor Inslee's signing ceremony, which includes some surprise -- and controversial -- vetoes. Lastly, the latest of our ongoing weekly conversations with candidates running for Seattle mayor.
Individual segments are available in our podcast stream or at www.kuow.org/record.
Governor Inslee vetoes the legislature's 'grand bargain' in climate bills
Three climate bills were at the center of the governor's signing ceremony yesterday. Two of them saw critical vetoes that undid hard-won concessions in the legislature. Bill Radke speaks with the Seattle Times' Hal Bernton about what this means for the legislation going forward.
Seattle mayoral candidate: Andrew "Ace" Grant Houston
Bill Radke talks with Seattle mayoral candidate, local architect and activist Andrew "Ace" Grant Houston about the top issues facing Seattle, division within the city, and what needs to change.
Seattle mayoral Candidate: Jeffrey Applegate
Bill Radke talks with Seattle mayoral candidate Jeffrey Applegate about the top issues facing Seattle, division within the city, and what needs to change.
The pandemic shuttered theater spaces. So local burlesque dancers started a co-op
After more than a year without live, indoor audiences, local venues continue to struggle through the pandemic. KUOW's Casey Martin speaks with members of a burlesque troupe who found a new way to come together in the pandemic: a co-op.
100 years of Seattle complaints
'Seattle has changed. Why brag so much about your so-called beautiful city?' That's not a post from Nextdoor, but a local complaint from 1949 in the Seattle Times. Susanna Ryan of the Seattle Walk Report and Crosscut's Knute Berger join Bill Radke to run through the generational nostalgia for 'Old Seattle' and perennial distaste for 'New Seattle.'
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Bill Radke
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Bill hosts Week In Review and Words in Review. After starting with KUOW as a University of Washington student in 1985, Bill was KUOW's morning host in the '90s and the creator of past show, Rewind, a news-satire show heard on KUOW and nationwide on NPR. Bill moved away to Southern California to host American Public Media's Weekend America and Marketplace Morning Report and returned to KUOW in 2012.
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