October 23rd: Get counted
This month on the show, we’ve been answering your questions about tight races and ballot initiatives. But why does Washington vote the way it does at all?
On today's show:
Mail in Ballots
How did voting by mail become Washington state law? And does it increase turnout? We asked those and other questions of Patrick Schoettmer, political scientist at Seattle University. Most important takeaway: the best way to increase voter turnout is to… ask people to vote. (Consider this your ask, from us!)
Rick Steves on Fascism
You may know Rick Steves as a travel expert and tour guide. But his new documentary is a bit different. It’s called “Fascism in Europe” – and it may be more relevant to Americans now than we think.
Sonny Assu
Kwakwaka'wakw artist Sonny Assu learned at the age of 8 that he was indigenous. It didn’t really change how he thought of himself at the time, he says, but – along with pop culture – it’s become an integral part of his work now. He spoke with KUOW’s Marcie Sillman ahead of his latest show, "Études for the Settler."
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Bill Radke
Host
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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