Week in Review: Climate change, gun violence, and ticket prices

Guest host Libby Denkmann discusses the week’s news with NPR’s Martin Kaste, KUOW’s Mike Davis, and freelance journalist Joanne Silberner.

As a heat wave hits the Pacific Northwest, it’s clear that the new climate reality is here. For many of us, that reality is leading to feelings of hopelessness, stress, and late-night doom-scrolling. Researchers have terms for these feelings — "eco-grief" and "climate anxiety." What effect does climate change have on our mental health?

Mental health advocates hope that 988 will make it easier for people nationwide to get support when they're in the middle of a crisis. But streamlining a patchwork of response systems hasn't been a seamless process. How is it working?

Each year, nearly 40,000 Americans die by suicide, homicide, or accidents with firearms. In King County, more people are killed by firearms than by car crashes, with an annual financial cost of nearly $200 million in medical charges and lost productivity. Is gun violence becoming a bigger problem among younger people in the Pacific Northwest?

People in Seattle are still coming to grips with the Supreme Court’s landmark overturning of Roe V Wade. Artists in our communities are no different. Some have responded by creating public works that display their inner emotions in the hopes it will lead to impactful discussions on these complex issues. What are some ways that artists in the Pacific Northwest are expressing themselves creatively since the overturning of Roe V Wade?

Tickets for the Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s upcoming U.S. arena tour went on sale Wednesday in Seattle, with prices for some floor seats around the country approaching $5,000 each. What is "dynamic pricing?"