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Should Seattle ban sales of e-cigarettes?

caption: One in three high school seniors in Washington state has reported using an e-cigarette, some of them on a regular basis.
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One in three high school seniors in Washington state has reported using an e-cigarette, some of them on a regular basis.

We talk about San Francisco's decision to ban the sales of e-cigarettes. We also look at a bill to protect employees in large hotels. And we air the second part of our conversation with poet and novelist Ocean Vuong.

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E-cigarettes with Elizabeth Chuck and Rich Smith

Bill Radke talks with NBC News Reporter Elizabeth Chuck about San Francisco's decision to ban sales of e-cigarettes in the city. And we hear from The Stranger's Rich Smith about why he started vaping to stop smoking.

Hotel Sexual Harassment Bill

Bill Radke speaks to Abby Lawlor, a strategic researcher at Unite Here, about why she's advocating for legislation requiring hotels to keep lists of people accused of sexual harassment and put limits on those people as guests. We also hear from Crosscut reporter David Kroman about what the backstory behind this bill is and what could happen next.

Ocean Vuong on Failure

The second part of Bill Radke's conversation with Ocean Vuong on his book, "On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous." They talk about our fear of failure.

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