Mylar blankets. Cell phone apps. Tips for how to stay safe on remote trails
Staying safe on trails. Staying provisioned in a cashless stadium. Staying up on the science of Game of Thrones. And staying on the beat that sparked a movement.
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Olympics Trail Rescue
A man went running on a remote trail in the Olympic Peninsula, with no cell service, and… these are the sorts of stories that you wouldn’t be hearing about if everything had gone well. But he survived, and so can you, says James Svubski with the King County Search and Rescue Association.
CenturyLink goes cashless
There you are, root root rooting for the home team. You decide you want some wholesome sporting snacks, and figure a twenty should cover it. You sail over to the concession stand – only to find that your money’s no good there. CenturyLink field is going cashless. Is that good or bad? We asked Lana Swartz, an assistant professor of media studies at the University of Virginia who studies the development of money technology.
Becky Thompson, Fire, Ice and Physics
Disappointing season finale aside, Game of Thrones was full of thrills – ice zombies! Chairs made of swords! Would any of that work in real life? You might be surprised, says physicist Becky Thompson. Her new book is Fire, Ice and Physics: The Science of Game of Thrones.
Jodi Kantor, She Said
Today, Harvey Weinstein was convicted of multiple sex crimes. Last month, Bill Radke spoke to the reporter who broke the original story, unleashing the #MeToo movement. Jodi Kantor’s new book, co-written with reporter Megan Twohey, is called She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement.
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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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