González vs Harrell: Solving Seattle's homelessness challenge Lorena González and Bruce Harrell are running for Seattle mayor in the November 2021 elections. They each sat down with a panel of KUOW staff to discuss their approaches to the city's challenges, such as homelessness. Dyer Oxley
Politics May 11th | Why is Washington home to so many nuclear missile subs? Eight of the nation’s 14 nuclear ballistic submarines are stationed at the U.S. Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor. Ross Reynolds talks with reporter Joshua Farley about the history of ballistic missiles in Washington and a revived, 40-year-old plan to build a peace pagoda near the naval base in . Plus, we hear about missing and “recreated” texts from Mayor Jenny Durkan in response to a KUOW records request last year and we continue our weekly conversations with Seattle mayoral candidates. Ross Reynolds Play AudioListen 50 mins
Politics May 4th | Governor Jay Inslee announces two-week pause on reopening plan Bill Radke speaks with Northwest News Network regional correspondent Tom Banse about Governor Jay Inslee’s announcement today that all Washington counties will stay for two weeks in their current phase under the state’s Covid reopening plan. University of Idaho sociology professor Ryanne Pilgeram talks with Bill Radke about her new book on rural gentrification. And we continue our series introducing voters to candidates in the Seattle mayor's race two candidates vying to be Seattle’s next mayor as part of our series introducing voters to the candidates, their top priorities and why they’re running. Bill Radke Play AudioListen 51 mins
Law & Courts April 27th | Racism in criminal courts, as seen by this WA Supreme Court justice Bill Radke talks with Washington Supreme Court Justice Raquel Montoya-Lewis about restorative justice, systemic racism in the criminal justice system and her involvement with Washington Native American tribes. We hear from two candidates vying to be Seattle’s next mayor as part of our series introducing voters to the candidates, their top priorities and why they’re running. And move over McMansions, here comes McModerns! Bill Radke Play AudioListen 51 mins
Politics April 13th | A very crowded race to be Seattle's next mayor Sixteen people -- so far -- have formally announced they’re running to be Seattle’s next mayor. Starting this week, we’re going to bring you interviews we’ve taped with the candidates to learn more about them and their vision for leading the city. Also, King County is launching a new program to curb rising rates of gun violence. And King County Executive Dow Constantine joins us to talk about rising COVID-19 cases counts and why he’s calling for the county’s top law enforcement official to step down. Paige Browning Bill Radke Play AudioListen 51 mins
