Governor Inslee talks health care and his tax plan
We ask the governor about his proposal for a public option for health insurance. What would that mean for you? And does social media have to be toxic, or is there a better way?
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Governor Jay Inslee
If he runs for president, Governor Jay Inslee will not be taking donations from the fossil fuel industry. Is that relevant yet? Only time will tell. Inslee spoke with Bill Radke about issues closer to home, including his newly announced healthcare policy and the orca taskforce.
Sarah Kliff on Governor Inslee's health care proposal
Today, Governor Inslee proposed a public option for health insurance, contracted by the government. Vox reporter Sarah Kliff joined us to put the proposal in context against other state and national initiatives.
Can we build a better social media network?
We take for granted that social media networks will always contain a certain amount of unpleasantness - where there are comments enabled, there will be trolls. But could we build something healthier: a true network that brings people together for the greater social good? Kate Starbird and Beth Kolko, professors of human centered design and engineering at the University of Washington, think it may be possible.
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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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