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Episodes
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No jab, no job
Vaccine mandates are now alive and well in Washington, but how did we do when it comes to vaxxing up? And will the deadline mean disruptions for the average Seattleite?
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La Niña winter is coming
Do you feel it? The chill in the air? Meteorologists are predicting a La Niña weather pattern for this winter. Assistant state climatologist Karin Bumbaco explains what it means for Western Washington.
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Time to pick a mayor
Seattle's next mayor will manage the city's recovery from a public health emergency, an ongoing homelessness crisis and a debate over the future of policing, among other things. KUOW’s David Hyde catches us up on the race between Lorena Gonzalez and Bruce Harrell.
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Casual Friday: 'Spiderman is cool, too!'
Russell Wilson is missing a Seahawks game for the first time in his career. The Kraken hit the ice for the first time. And Halloween is just around the corner. Kraken costume, anyone?
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The Kraken have arrived
The moment has arrived for hardcore hockey fans and hockey-curious Seattleites. We’ve released the Kraken.
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Kent, we have a problem
Blue Origin launches another rocket today, but it comes as the company is being accused of a toxic workplace environment. Employees report widespread sexism and sexual harassment at the Kent-based company, and an "authoritarian bro culture" that puts competition over safety.
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Change is coming to the city attorney's office
It's a choice between two very different candidates in the race for city attorney, and a referendum on how Seattleites want to handle policing and public safety. KUOW's Amy Radil explains.
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Our trees are stressed
It’s fall, but you wouldn’t exactly know it from looking out the window. The trees that usually signal the changing season with a blaze of color aren’t popping like they usually do.
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Casual Friday: No crying in baseball
The Mariners are out of time. Seattle police are taking their time getting vaccinated. And a lone beluga whale is getting some ‘me time’ in Puget Sound. At least we hope that’s what he’s doing.
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Now arriving, Northgate station
Sound Transit unveiled Northgate Station last weekend, the new northernmost stop on our growing light rail system. And the train is not only changing the way people get around, but what each community looks like around each stop.
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An epic hack of online extremists
A massive hack of a Sammamish-based web hosting company has revealed the personal information of some of the people behind right-wing extremist groups like QAnon and Proud Boys. We’ll find out what researchers and reporters are hoping to learn from all that information.
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Pandemic reality check
There's talk of turning a corner and some people seem ready to move on from the pandemic. We get a reality check from UW epidemiologist Judith Malmgren.