Pushing Public Safety
Should Seattle really rethink our approach to crime, or is the real problem that we're too timid to enforce our laws?
Intersecting Cities
Three cities who have seen enormous change in the last decade. Three leaders who know that the successes and challenges of each city inevitably effect the others.
A Full Slate
Attorney General Ferguson hasn't shied away from the big issues. From opioids to gun control laws to environmental protection, there's a lot on his docket that will have major impacts on our state.
Which Way Forward
Washington appears ready to move on to the next phase of a new normal, but the pandemic has left in its wake a state with a myriad of challenges. We ask the Governor which way he thinks we should be headed.
Work Isn't Working
The great resignation signaled to many that workers have reached the end of their patience. They are disproportionately low-income workers, immigrants, women and people of color. We've called their work essential, and they carry the burden of inequality for the more privileged among us.
Chasing COVID
Seattle’s Trevor Bedford, an infectious disease specialist with Fred Hutch, stepped in during the pandemic with up-to-the-minute explanations on Twitter. We talk to him about being in the middle of the storm, and how it's changed the way he works.
Kitchen Table Issues
The assumption is local, organic, farm-to-table food is our best course. But what if the data tells us global food markets and industrial farming actually do a better job setting the table?
Our Healthcare System is Sick
The Covid-19 pandemic Is breaking the U.S. healthcare system – but that’s only a symptom of the underlying disease.
The Conversation About Race is Not Over
A fireside with Ijeoma Olou, one of Seattle's most dynamic and influential voices in the efforts to reshape how we think, and talk, about race and equity.
The Education Crisis
We've reached a tipping point in education. Public schools are underfunded and private schools are out-of-reach for many. Let's sit down and talk about how we can move forward, together.
We Are All Homeless
Homelessness is growing in cities across the country. In a nation that has so much, we consider what it says about us that we are able to do so little.
Swimming Upstream: Can We Save Our Salmon?
The salmon runs of the Columbia River Basin are sliding towards extinction. At the heart of this conversation: an extinction crisis, the urgency to address it, and the moral and legal imperative to honor our commitments.
The Internet Changed (Almost) Everything
An ode to all the things we left behind when the internet subsumed our lives. Part nostalgia tour (goodbye Rolodex and actual surprises at high school reunions) and part conversation about the profound changes to our culture (RIP privacy and memory).
Post-Roe America
What does a post-Roe America look like and what does it portend about a court willing to take on the most divisive issue in generations?
Political Power Play
Insiders and strategists from either sides of the aisle break down the gamesmanship that both parties plan to play.
Whatever Happened to Happiness?
How do you define true happiness? Is it contentment or joy or success? Is it the the absence of sadness or pain? The host of the Happiness Lab podcast suggests it's all these things- and perhaps something deeper.
Escape From Earth: The Billionaire Space Race
A new age of space exploration is upon us. The race is on — with billionaires leading the way. But China and Russia are not far behind. New technologies, geopolitical maneuvering and entrepreneurial ambitions make this very different from the space race from the 1960s.
Are Authoritarians Winning?
Putin rattled the western world with his power play, and authoritarianism appears on the rise around the globe. Meanwhile, threats to democracy feel just as real right here at home.
The Meaning of Life and Death
What does it mean to be alive and what would it mean if we never died? Science has some answers. But not all of them.
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