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Casual Friday with Mike Davis and Chase Burns

The midterm elections are only a few days away, but it seems many folks are tuning out this year. One reason to tune in: Republican Tiffany Smiley is giving longtime Washington Senator Patty Murray a run for her money. The race is getting national attention. Plus, we're grapplin
- Patricia Murphy
A man reflects on his six decade long marriage after his wife's passing

A husband remembers his wife and their 62 years together.
- Delilah Righter
It’s cold (and rainy) outside, but warm, joyful, and funky in local theatres

“I love when folks like yourself say, ‘Yo, like, I am an adult and it still hit me in a way I didn't expect.’” -Idris Goodwin
- Mike Davis
Fiction: Love online in the time of Covid-19

In this fictional audio drama by RadioActive's Jennifer Nguyen, two teens meet and fall for each other online during the pandemic. But connecting in real life is much harder.
- Jennifer Nguyen
Remembering Seattle's gay country music pioneer

Seattle lost a country music pioneer earlier this week. Patrick Haggerty passed away on Monday. Haggerty wrote and recorded the first openly gay country music album in 1973, and lived as a fierce advocate for LGBTQ+, civil, and worker’s rights. Longtime KEXP DJ and LGBTQ+ community advocate Kurt B. Reighley is here to talk about his impact on Seattle art and politics.
- Vaughan Jones
A 'force to be reckoned with,' remembering REI seamstress Delia Cano

Today, REI has over 15,000 employees, but in the early 1960s, one employee, Delia Cano, a Peruvian immigrant to Seattle, was responsible for sewing many of their earliest products. She recently passed, and KUOW’s Soundside spoke with two of her children about her personal and professional legacy.
- Libby Denkmann
Two painters, two women, two portraits — one fascinating story of artistic influence

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres and Pablo Picasso painted these portraits more than 75 years apart. But there's a clear connection between the two — and you can now see them on display together.
- Susan Stamberg
Rising from the deep: How the Kraken broke the ice on hockey in Seattle

In 2018 the National Hockey League approved an expansion team for Seattle. Early on there were several ideas for a name, from the Totems to the Metropolitans, before eventually settling on The Kraken. The Kraken's first season left a lot to be desired – they won just 27 games. But the fact that Seattle now hosts the NHL's 32nd franchise marks the end of a long road that took decades of planning.
- Mike Davis
Not just more of the same, South Asian filmmakers break out of the mold

This Thursday, the Tasveer South Asian Film Festival is coming to town. It's a festival dedicated to films by and about South Asians.
- Mike Davis
NW country music artist Patrick Haggerty passes away at 78

Fans of the Northwest country-folk band Lavender Country are remembering singer-songwriter and gay rights activist Patrick Haggerty who died Monday morning from complications related to a stroke.
- John O'Brien

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