Live from Zoom, it's the Year in Review!

Bill Radke reviews a very memorable year with Q13 correspondent Simone Del Rosario, KIRO7 political reporter Essex Porter, and editor for The Stranger Chase Burns.

There's only one way you could start a review show of the year 2020 - There have been 16.8 million cases of the coronavirus in the US as of now. But back in January, as far as we knew, there was only one. Bill and the panelists discuss how the virus spread, the political response, and where we are now.

On May 25th of this year, a 46 year old Black man named George Floyd, was killed by police in Minneapolis, MN when one of them kneeled on his neck for eight minutes. In the days following people protested Floyd’s killing, and a long history of police brutality against Black Americans, by taking to the streets. Including in downtown Seattle, and later in Capitol Hill. The panelists look back on their time covering the protests, the creation of the CHAZ, later known as CHOP, and the impact the protests have had on local and national politics.

There was one other virus that hung over Seattle this year - the virus of politics. With a Presidential election, a police chief stepping down, and a Mayor that's just announced she won't seek re-election, there's plenty to talk about. Has US Democracy passed the stress test? Or should we be prepared to see more strain in the new year?

Among the coronavirus, protests, a presidential election and more, there was one story that stood out for being both incredible, and a little horrifying. The Asian Giant Hornet, often called the murder hornet, landed in Blaine Washington this year. What followed was a long hunt to find and eradicate them. A hunt that was complete with Amazon bought suits and saran wrapped trees.

Finally, we couldn't end the year without talking about what's making us smile. And this year we got to do something a little special, and hear what our listeners are smiling about too.