'It sounded like a car crash' - a journey to The Arctic and back
In December a Coast Guard icebreaker headed from Seattle to the Arctic. Now they're back. Bill Radke spoke to Commanding Officer Captain Bill Woityra about the journey. Plus, a discussion on police training, how townhomes are bringing down housing prices, and a new project that helps teens voice what they're feeling.
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A journey to The Arctic and back
In December the Coast Guard icebreaker the Polar Star set sail for the cold, dark seas of the Arctic. On Saturday they returned to Seattle. Commanding Officer Captain Bill Woityra shares what the journey was like.
What should police training look like?
Last week Seattle police officers shot and killed a person that was in mental distress and carrying a weapon. The department says that an attempted less lethal option was ineffective. What should officers do when presented with an armed person who seems to be having a mental health crisis? Bill Radke spoke to Sue Rarh, outgoing executive director of the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission.
Is Seattle actually affordable now?
For years, Seattle has been struggling with new construction. Single family houses are torn down, multi-family homes go up - new condos, townhomes, apartments. Some people love the new density, some hate it. One of the complaints is that these shiny new homes are so expensive. KUOW reporter Joshua McNichols explains that according to a new study, that's not actually the case.
Giving students a space to voice their emotions
Students are missing out on much of their usual school experience because of the pandemic. Missing friends, events, life experiences. It can be a lot. A new project called Student Voices is helping high school students give voice to what they're feeling. Project leader Rick Stevenson and participating student Jake Adler joined Bill Radke to talk about how it works.
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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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