A chat with Carmen Best about SPD exit interviews
Many cops reported feeling unsupported and demonized – so we asked their boss about some of their complaints. How do you raise kind kids? And why you should be eating more seaweed.
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Carmen Best on SPD exit interviews
Does the Seattle Police Department have a crisis of morale? Several officers have left to join the police departments of neighboring jurisdictions, leaving scathing exit interviews in their wake. Chief Carmen Best addresses their concerns, as well as listener feedback and policy suggestions to make our streets safer.
Anya Kamenetz and Cory Turner, Life Kit
Cookie Monster is learning to self-regulate – and while your first response might begin with “back in MY day,” Anya Kamenetz and Cory Turner say that modeling these behaviors for your kids will help them learn to be kinder and more engaged. But there’s a catch: you the parent may also need to get on the mindful emotional train.
Bren Smith, Eat Like a Fish
If you like sushi, you’re probably not averse to this ingredient. But Bren Smith wants you to fall in love – with seaweed. His book is called Eat Like a Fish: My Adventures as a Fisherman Turned Restorative Ocean Farmer. He says to think of it as the “good soy” – invisible, but everywhere.
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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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