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Why you might see a fridge when you walk through your neighborhood

caption: A Seattle Community Fridge, freshly painted and about to be placed at the Danny Woo Community Garden.
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A Seattle Community Fridge, freshly painted and about to be placed at the Danny Woo Community Garden.

Take a stroll around your neighborhood and you might come across a refrigerator on the street. It's not waiting to be recycled, it's part of the mutual aid group Seattle Community Fridge. Ross Reynolds spoke to one of the group's volunteers. Plus, last Monday Governor Inslee signed a sweeping set of environmental bills into law. But one provision he didn't pass was requiring consent from local tribes, and tribal leaders aren't happy. And Ross Reynolds speaks to Heart band member Nancy Wilson.

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Fighting food insecurity with Seattle Community Fridge

Take a stroll around your neighborhood and you might come across a refrigerator on the street. It's not waiting to be recycled, it's part of the mutual aid group Seattle Community Fridge. Ross Reynolds spoke to volunteer Katelyn Kukoly about how the project got started.

What Inslee's veto of tribal consent means for local tribal nations

Last Monday Governor Inslee signed a sweeping set of environmental bills into law. But one thing the laws won't do is require consent from local tribes. Inslee vetoed a provision that would have required tribal consent for any projects that could harm tribes’ cultural, archeological or sacred sites. Ross Reynolds spoke to Fawn Sharp, president of the National Congress of American Indians, and vice president of the Quinault Indian Nation, about why that consent is so important.

Heart's Nancy Wilson on her first solo album

Along with Jimi Hendrix, Pearly Jam, and Nirvana, Heart is one of the biggest rock bands to come out of Seattle. Led by sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson, their songs, including like Barracuda, Crazy on You and Magic Man, ruled the airwaves. Now Nancy Wilson is out with her first solo album, titled You and Me. She spoke to KUOW's Ross Reynolds.

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