The city we could be
How Seattle might rise from hollowed out to newly whole. Which mutual aid campaigns get supported? And a look at the hilarious world (go with us here) of depression.
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Shaun Scott: Weeks where decades happen
Whether it was the Boeing bust or the general strike, Seattle has been deserted before. Historian and organizer Shaun Scott says that our currently empty streets present an opportunity for a more equitable future. His recent piece for Crosscut is “‘Weeks where decades happen’: Seattle has been a ghost town before.”
Marcus Harrison Green, GoFundWho?
Particularly In These Times, if you’re on social media the chances are good that you’ve seen a GoFundMe. Even before the pandemic, it wasn’t uncommon to see people fundraising for medical bills, rent costs, and even the cost of burial. But now that the need is more dire than ever, who gets funded? Marcus Harrison Green’s recent Crosscut piece is “GoFundWho? More equitable ways to crowdfund in a crisis.”
John Moe, The Hilarious World of Depression
Depression, amirite?? With rates of anxiety and depressive feelings soaring during this pandemic, it’s hard to find anything to laugh about. But author and podcast host John Moe is doing his best, in a new book called The Hilarious World of Depression.
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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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