WATCH: Seattle-area drummer boy in Michael Jackson tribute video Four years ago a kid in Sammamish started playing a unique kind of instrument. The washing machine. Which, it turns out, is like a drum kit with a spin... Emily Fox Play AudioListen 3 mins
Welcome to first grade! Please bring two reams of copy paper with you Bill Radke speaks with KUOW education reporter Ann Dornfeld about why Washington asks its students to help supply their schools. Washington requires... Ann Dornfeld Play AudioListen 6 mins
Why did Washington's schools get an F in recent test results? Bill Radke speaks with KUOW education reporter Ann Dornfeld about the most recent Washington State report card. Students who took the Smarter Balanced... Ann Dornfeld Play AudioListen 5 mins
Building the relationship you want with your children, intentionally Sharon Ballantine is a life and parenting coach and the author of “The Art of Blissful Parenting.” In it she writes about the ways parents can build... John O'Brien Play AudioListen 28 mins
A father's love letter in the wake of cancer In his new memoir, “Falling: A Daughter, A Father, and a Journey Back," author Elisha Cooper recalls how he and his family faced and survived his... John O'Brien Play AudioListen 51 mins
Where to send foster kids? For 72 hours, Skookum House There was a kid they called Peanut at the Child Protective Services office in Bellingham. “He spent a lot of time with social workers, just going around... Sarah Eden Wallace Play AudioListen 5 mins
'Society is psychologically abusing children' by restricting their freedom, researcher says Parents: Would you let your 5-year-old wander around as he liked? What about at 10 years? 12? That was Dr. Peter Gray’s experience growing up in the... John O'Brien Play AudioListen 51 mins
Birth tourism on the rise in British Columbia Bill Radke speaks with Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer about a rise in birth tourism in Canada. Anyone born in Canada is automatically a citizen.... Kate OConnell Play AudioListen 6 mins
Caught red handed: new label for pot products Mr. Yuk may have a new sibling in Washington: a bright red hand. Washington's Poison Center has unveiled the new warning label to identify products that... Paige Browning
Local tech zooms forward with Pokemon Go and Amazon Dash Bill Radke speaks with Geekwire's Todd Bishop about Nintendo's surprise success in Pokemon Go and Amazon Dash's foray into toys. Bill Radke Play AudioListen 6 mins