Amazon puts a ring on two (and a half) new headquarter cities
After weeks of leaks, Amazon ‘fesses up: New York and DC are in – along with Nashville, kind of. A chef spills some of the family secrets hidden in American food, and one listener offers a creative way to see loved ones off at airport gates.
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Amazon's HQ2 News
Amazon has confirmed it will open huge new corporate offices on the East Coast. KUOW’s Joshua McNichols cohosts the podcast Primed, which explores the story of Amazon, Seattle, and parts (previously) unknown. We also spoke to Heather Redman, cofounder of Flying Fish Partners and WAMU reporter Martin Austermuhle.
Michael Twitty, The Cooking Gene
Thanksgiving is just around the corner – a day when we’re encouraged to be grateful for what’s on our plates. But we’re not encouraged to question its origins or history. Chef Michael Twitty would like to change that. With his Afroculinaria project and new book The Cooking Gene, the cultural and culinary historian wants to bring context back to your dinner table.
Waiting at security is for n00bs
Last week we told you about a program that lets you accompany a loved one all the way to their gate at SeaTac Airport. It turns out that one listener found a workaround long ago, and it could be yours… depending on the size of your flight budget.
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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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