Examining the role of guns and violence in the American West Bryce Andrews grew up obsessed with the cowboy lifestyle. As a kid his parents would drive him from Seattle to Montana, where he shot his first guns on the prairie with his godfather. He eventually moved out to the Montana countryside, a city boy trying to fit in as a ranch hand. Libby Denkmann Play AudioListen 27 mins
Missed crime lab evidence could've stopped Green River Killer decades earlier, investigation finds During the 1980s and 1990s, detectives struggled to catch the suspect known as the Green River Killer. But according to some new investigative reporting, the Washington State Crime Lab overlooked some key evidence that could have linked Gary Ridgway to the killings as far back as the 1980s, before he took more lives. Kim Malcolm Play AudioListen 8 mins
Week in Review: Guns, gig workers, and carbon emissions Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Insider’s Katherine Long, The Seattle Times Jonathan Martin, and Everett Herald’s Isabella Breda. Kevin Kniestedt Play AudioListen 51 mins
The Charleena Lyles settlement, COVID-19, and Mt. Baker Shootings, this week. Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Seattle Met Deputy Editor Allison Williams, South Seattle Emerald Publisher and Seattle Times columnist Marcus Green, and New York Times technology correspondent Karen Weise. Kevin Kniestedt Play AudioListen 50 mins
Seattle Mayor Durkan calls for more officers after string of deadly shootings After multiple fatal shootings around Seattle that left at least five people dead, Mayor Jenny Durkan said that the city must support its police officers to keep up with the pace of crime. Durkan also highlighted new legislation she’s proposed to curb gun violence. Casey Martin Play AudioListen 4 mins
Juneteenth celebrations, Boeing donations, and everyone is lazy, this week Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Converge Media founder Omari Salisbury, Kiro-7 TV political reporter Essex Porter, and KUOW reporter David Hyde. Alec Cowan Play AudioListen 52 mins
What was different, and not, in the George Floyd murder case Many people across the country felt relief yesterday following the guilty verdicts against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. But many also felt conflicted about what the moment meant to them. Katie Campbell Play AudioListen 9 mins
Raising boys the non-toxic way: a how-to manual ‘I want him to be able to have those qualities that I saw men wanting, but not being able to have. Like being able to cry.’ John O'Brien Play AudioListen 2 hours
Seattle-area Proud Boy ordered to return to D.C. for Capitol riot hearing Ethan Nordean, a self-described member of the extremist group the Proud Boys, has been ordered to return to Washington, D.C. to appear in court for his involvement in the U.S. Capitol riot. Nordean, facing multiple federal charges, must also remain in police custody until his trial hearing later this month. Casey Martin Play AudioListen 1 min
When White Extremism Seeps Into The Mainstream Professor Kathleen Belew explains how people on the mainstream right become radicalized, and why white nationalism grew so influential after the Vietnam War. Gene Demby
