Shane Mehling
Stories
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What it's like to perform surgery on a 450-pound gorilla
Vip the gorilla needed emergency hernia surgery. Dr. Andrew S. Wright explains his process, from inspecting Vip in the smelly gorilla enclosure to...
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What will a post email world look like?
Bill Radke speaks with Farhad Manjoo, NY Times tech columnist, and Amy Webb, founder of the Future Today Institute, about the frustrations and...
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Would you rather be bored or receive an electric shock?
Some of us will do almost anything to avoid boredom. No, really — anything. A University of Virginia study put a bunch of people in a room that was...
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The triumph and tragedy of the Ballard Locks
Bill Radke speaks with Seattle Times environment reporter Lynda Mapes about the 100-year anniversary of the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, also known as the...
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How immigrant rights advocates are handling President Trump's partial travel ban
Bill Radke speaks with Jorge Baron, executive director of the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, about the partial travel ban that went into effect....
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What local chefs think about food appropriation
Bill Radke speaks with Edouardo Jordan and Rachel Yang, chefs and Seattle restaurant owners. In light of two Portland women shutting down a burrito cart...
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Debate: Will the GOP healthcare bill hurt or help Washington state?
Bill Radke talks with Aaron Katz, who teaches health policy the University of Washington School of Public Health, and retired physician Roger Stark, a...
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Debate: Is Seattle's minimum wage hike hurting workers?
Bill Radke speaks with Ben Casselman, chief economics writer at FiveThirtyEight.com , and Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant about the new minimum...
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Debate: Do landlords unfairly discriminate against those with criminal records?
Bill Radke speaks with Augustine Cita of the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle and Sean Flynn, board president of the Rental Housing Association of...
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The Slants can trademark their name, but will this hurt civil rights?
Bill Radke speaks with Simon Tam of Portland band The Slants and Robert Chang, professor of law at the Seattle University School of Law, about the...