What Happened This Week? Thanks For Asking An engineer said “catastrophic failure” in the same breath as “Bertha” – what does that mean? Washington state has America's most regressive tax system,... Bill Radke Play AudioListen 53 mins
Homeless Evictions Continue; Seattle Mayor Calls For More Legal Camps Even as Seattle Mayor Ed Murray announced a plan on Wednesday to establish new tent cities for Seattle's growing homeless population, homeless people... John Ryan Play AudioListen 3 mins
New Look For Seattle Police: Less Theme Park, More SWAT The Seattle Police Department is rolling out new looks for its shield, uniforms and police cars. Gone are the “light blue bubble” cars and “theme park”... Posey Gruener Play AudioListen 7 mins
Fliers On Capitol Hill Express Concern Over Church's Charity Marcie Sillman talks with Don Jensen, executive director of Community Lunch, and Greg Turk, pastor of All Pilgrims Christian Church on Seattle's Capitol... Matthew Streib Play AudioListen 8 mins
Green Bay Packers: Green, Gold And Entirely Fan-Owned Marcie Sillman talks with Dave Zirin, sports editor of The Nation magazine, about the Green Bay Packers, the only community-owned NFL team. Andy Hurst Play AudioListen 9 mins
Should A One-Time Donation To Pike Place Market Mean Permanent Remembrance? Marcie Sillman talks with Murad Habibi, a member of the Pike Place Market Historical Commission, about his concerns over fundraising efforts that would... Matthew Streib Play AudioListen 8 mins
For Washington Veterans, Services Can Be Hours Away NPR — along with seven public radio stations around the country — is chronicling the lives of America's troops where they live. We're calling the... Patricia Murphy Play AudioListen 5 mins
Fur May Not Be Popular In The Northwest, But It's Still Big Business Did you know that fur is still a big industry in Seattle? One of the main ways this region became settled and explored was by fur trappers in the early... Hannah Burn Play AudioListen 8 mins
Seattle Nurse Returns For Respite From ‘Complete Mayhem’ Of Ebola Outbreak Most days, Seattle nurse Karin Huster woke up around 6 a.m. for a quick bucket shower and breakfast before walking over to the Ebola treatment unit in... Hannah Burn Play AudioListen 8 mins
Not Only Is Amazon Making TV, It's Making Award-Winning Programs Marcie Sillman talks with Todd Bishop, GeekWire co-founder, about Amazon's big win at the Golden Globes. They also discuss the annual Consumer... Hannah Burn Play AudioListen 7 mins
