Exploring policy solutions to the gender pay gap KUOW’s Monica Nickelsburg explores one of the world’s most intractable challenges. Monica Nickelsburg
3M reaches $10.3 billion settlement over 'forever chemicals' in public water systems 3M has reached a $10 billion settlement over "forever chemicals" in drinking water. NPR's Debbie Elliott talks with Scott Summy, an attorney for water systems that sued the chemical maker.
SoDo is home to the state’s most dangerous RR crossing. How can we make it safer? Soundside host Libby Denkmann sits down with producer Jason Burrows to talk about the $2 million in federal funding being used to study the railroad crossing at South Holgate Street south of downtown Seattle. Jason Burrows
Takeaways from the roundtable with President Biden on artificial intelligence Tristan Harris, co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology, talks about his recent meeting with President Biden to discuss regulating artificial intelligence. Mary Louise Kelly
The 5 men who were aboard the wrecked Titan sub loved adventures — and taking risks The five people who died while trying to catch a glimpse of the wrecked ocean liner included a Guinness World Record holder, a deep sea entrepreneur, wealthy businessmen and "Mr. Titanic." Ayana Archie
The missing submersible raises troubling questions for the adventure tourism industry The search for the Titan in the North Atlantic continues. When adventure travel goes wrong, who pays the price, and who's forced to take big risks mounting a rescue? Brian Mann
Amazon sued by FTC over 'tricking' customers into Prime subscriptions Amazon is in the hot seat with federal regulators and lawmakers this week. The Seattle-based tech giant faces a lawsuit over practices on its e-commerce website and a separate investigation into safety conditions at its warehouses. Monica Nickelsburg
Median earnings for full-time working WA men $14,600 higher than for women Washington state has one of the widest gender pay gaps in the nation. But KUOW's Monica Nickelsburg is exploring one strategy for changing that. Monica Nickelsburg
Experts raised concerns about potential problems with submersibles and their tours NPR's A Martinez talks to Will Kohnen, chairman of the Marine Technology Society's Submarine Group, about concerns that were raised about the development of the now-missing Titan submersible.
