Health Seattle Now: The forgotten pandemic Between the protests and social media black outs this week, it’s easy to forget there’s a pandemic going on. A hundred years ago, the U.S. lived through another pandemic — one that was also, in large part, forgotten. Dyer Oxley Clare McGrane
Books How A Graphic Novel Resurrected A Forgotten Chapter In American History In Ghost River: The Fall and Rise of the Conestoga, Native artists retell the events of a brutal massacre in pre-Revolutionary Pennsylvania and bring a painful history to life on the page. Jess Kung
They had a beachcombing blast on the coast after old munitions washed ashore Beachcombing was a blast for soldiers from Joint Base Lewis-McChord earlier this week. An ordnance disposal unit was called out after unexploded military munitions washed up on the beach north of Ocean Shores, Washington. Tom Banse
First 'panic,' then a battle to keep the National Archives in Seattle Lovers of history are scrambling to save a beloved local institution. Last month, the National Archives and Records Administration abruptly announced it would close its Seattle facility. Deborah Wang
Upper Skagit Tribe offers $5k reward after ancient site in North Cascades looted The Upper Skagit Indian Tribe is offering up to a $5,000 reward to help catch whoever looted an archeological site in North Cascades National Park. John Ryan
Politics January 8th | A trip to the Seattle archives An adventure to the Seattle of yesteryear. The region's plan to fight homelessness. What you should know about avalanches. And saying goodbye to the artistic directors of Book-It Repertory Theatre. Bill Radke
Can the zoo survive an earthquake? Why is Green Lake so dark? We tackle your questions What about zoos in an earthquake? Why aren't there lights on the path around Green Lake? Listen to answers from our SoundQs team. Katherine Banwell
Politics Get an extra! Seattleites beeline to newsstands for impeachment history It’s been a historic week with the impeachment of President Donald Trump, only the third U.S. president who will now face a trial in the Senate. The day after the House of Rertin reports people in Seattle are going to newsstands to buy their piece of history. Casey Martin
Arts & Life How prohibition forever changed policing in Seattle On a recent SoundQs segment we learned about historic bootlegger Roy Olmstead. Today we do a deep dive on another larger-than-life figure from that time, black business owner Doc Hamilton. Both men dealt in illegal alcohol, but had wholly different experiences with the temperance movement and the law. Deborah Wang Alec Cowan
Arts & Life This king of bootleggers was one of Seattle's biggest employers Plus lot's of answers to your questions, on this special episode of SoundQs. Deborah Wang
