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9:55

The biggest story of the baseball season is ... the bat?

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2025/04/16

We are three weeks into the Major League Baseball season and one of the main story lines of the nascent season is the bats. On the second day of the season, the New York Yankees hit 9 home runs against the Milwaukee Brewers. Many of the Yankees players were using a new type of bat – shaped kind of like a bowling pin. This bat bulges at the center and narrows at the end.It’s called a torpedo bat. Of course, traditionalists don’t love the new bat (let’s be real, some people

24:07

Discovering the message of Houlme: how one Orcas...

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2025/04/16

The James Beard Award has been a kingmaker in the food business since the 1980s. Even getting a nomination can be life-changing. Chef Jay Blackinton – a punk musician and self-described wannabee skateboarder – has been nominated seven times. He’s self-taught and runs a buzzy two-man kitchen on Orcas Island. And this year, he’s been named a James Beard Award finalist in the Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific category. Seattle restaurants Archipelago and Atoma are also finalists

21:11

Has the U.S. reached a "constitutional crisis"?

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2025/04/15

Today, a federal judge reprimanded the Trump Administration over its failure to comply with a court order to facilitate the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the United States. Abrego Garcia is a 29 year old Salvadoran citizen who is married to a U-S citizen and was living in Maryland when he was mistakenly deported despite being under court-ordered protection from being sent back to El Salvador. The Trump Administration blamed an “administrative error.” U.S. District Court Judge Paula

15:52

Trump order aims to change our understanding of history

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2025/04/15

In an executive order called “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History,” President Trump criticizesSmithsonian exhibits that examine how race interacts with power and privilege. He claims they “portray American and Western values as inherently harmful and oppressive.” The executive order also threatens to take away funding from exhibitions within the Smithsonian Museum network that promote what the administration is calling “a divisive, race-centered

15:01

Why ER doctors are tuning into THE PITT

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2025/04/15

A harried emergency room doctor rushes between patients; his waiting room is filled to the brim with sick and injured people, he’s dodging a RAT infestation, all while overseeing a new crop of residents getting up to speed on their ER rotation. AND oh yes… sparring with a hospital administrator who’s reminding him: He needs to get those patient satisfaction scores up. It’s all in the day in the life of Dr. Robby of “The Pitt,” the fictional Pittsbourgh Emergency

48:58

KUOW Documentary: Fentanyl fuels a persistent ‘hot...

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2025/04/14

For years now, members of Seattle's political establishment have been trying to fix one particular street corner:12th and Jackson, in Little Saigon. This corner is an example of what city leaders call "hot spots" — tiny sections of the city that are home to disproportionate amounts of crime and disorder. A report by the city last year found there were more than a hundred crimes targeting people and overdoses - mainly from fentanyl - at or around 12th and Jackson over a one-year period. And

24:15

Local pride organizations see decline in funding

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2025/04/10

Pride is one of the events of the summer here in Seattle. Thousands of people gather in the city throughout the month of June for parties, themed events, and of course a huge parade celebrating and elevating the LGBTQIA+ community here in the Pacific Northwest. But this year, those events may look a little different. And that may be due to pressure from the other Washington. In his first few months in office, President Trump has called for an end to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs in both

21:41

A conversation with the host of Sonic Boom: How...

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2025/04/10

Certain names linger on the lips of ardent Seattle fans who still rock Supersonics Green & Gold: Gary Payton and Shawn Kemp. Detlef Schrempf and Nate McMillan. Ray Allen and Kevin Durant… Players who evoke wistfulness and nostalgia. Other names bring notes of bitterness, and regret for Sonics faithful: Howard Schultz. The man who sold the team… And Clay Bennett – the man who bought them and soon moved them to Oklahoma City. The team pulled up stakes 16 years, five months, and

4:20

Soundside's "Weekend Warmup" - April 10th-14th

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2025/04/10

Trapped in the never ending cycle of, “what do YOU want to do? I dunno, what do YOU want to do?” Well, the weekend is nigh, and Soundside Producer Jason Megatron Burrows is here with everything YOU need to enjoy your time away from work… LINKS: Scott Shoemaker’s :Probed! – Intiman Theatre Rick Steves, Ann Powers, J. Kenji López-Alt, and Pedro the Lion — Live Wire Radio Roméo et Juliette | April 11 - 20, 2025 Record Store Day - Seattle Stores SIFF

14:17

Why a Seattle law firm is fighting Trump, while...

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2025/04/10

More than 500 law firms across the United States have signed a legal brief supporting Perkins Coie in a fight against President Trump. The Seattle-based law firm was targeted last month by the Trump Administration with a sweeping Executive Order. The order directs the federal government, in almost all cases, to not hire Perkins Coie or use contractors associated with the firm. This is just one of the law firms that has recently been targeted by Trump, mostly due to past actions or associations that

15:03

How WA decides whether to revoke a doctor's license

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2025/04/09

“Patient A,” as she is identified in court documents, artificially conceived a child at the University of California San Francisco Center for Reproductive Health. She had carefully selected the sperm donor – it was the same one used for her other child. But she later found out through a genetic database and a private investigator that the doctor who oversaw the procedure, Christopher Herndon, had allegedly used his own sperm in the insemination. By the time "Patient A" learned what

51:39

Five years later, the COVID pandemic is still with us

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2025/04/08

Five years ago, Washington found itself at the leading edge of a once-in-a-century pandemic. The rapid spread of COVID, and the lockdowns that followed, shaped our communities, our health and our work for years to come. In this hour long special, we reflect on how the pandemic changed our region and how its effects still show up in our every day lives.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

18:56

Egg prices are falling, but the avian flu is not over...

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2025/04/07

The price of eggs is the talk of the town, and has been, for months. Earlier this year, a dozen eggs could cost you up to eight dollars a carton. Today, you can find them for cheaper. However, farmers continue to deal with the leading cause of that high price tag: the avian flu. To get a local perspective on the disease and the strain it’s putting on egg production, we reached out to a few Washington state poultry farmers. Guests: Jennie Watkins, owner of Ananda Hills Farm & Fibers John

18:25

Starlink has dominated internet satellite service,...

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2025/04/07

Amazon is taking a crack at satellite internet. On Wednesday, the Seattle based tech company plans to launch the first 27 satellites of Project Kuiper. The company bills this as the start of a “constellation” of satellites providing internet all over the world. In all, it plans to launch more than 3,000 satellites by 2029. Amazon is trying to take market share from Elon Musk’s Starlink, which has dominated the satellite internet industry since it came online in 2019. Guest:

16:51

What it feels like to be targeted by Elon Musk

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2025/04/03

Troublemakers is one of the groups behind #TeslaTakedown, an escalating campaign of peaceful protests outside Tesla dealerships across the country. They’re targeting Musk as his Department of Government Efficiency continues to slash federal jobs and restructure agencies, purportedly in an effort to root out waste, fraud and abuse. The peaceful activism, along with scattered incidents of vandalism against Tesla dealerships and cars, appears to be making a dent in the finances of the wealthiest

20:56

Pramila Jayapal on tariffs, immigration, and the...

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2025/04/03

The Trump Administration is poised to slap worldwide tariffs on friend and foe alike…. Sending Wall Street reeling today. And the president’s crackdown on unauthorized immigration has arrived in Washington, with the first big ICE raid of a workplace in our state in Bellingham. There’s plenty of news out of D.C. hitting home for Western Washington, and joining Soundside host Libby Denkmann the view from congress isPramila Jayapal. She represents WA’s 7th congressional

14:37

A new Seattle pilot program offers new access to...

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2025/04/02

Seattle has tried, and is still actively trying, many different approaches to addiction treatment: law enforcement diversion programs, housing first, medication assisted treatment, drug court, outreach work, the list goes on. Now, the city has added another attempt to that list by piloting a new program that aims to get people into treatment fasterby expanding access to private rehabs.Guest: David Kroman, Seattle Times city hall reporter Related stories: Seattle pilot program expands access to

18:08

Microsoft at 50: AI, job security, and the future of...

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2025/04/02

50 years ago, on Friday, April 4th 1975, two guys from Seattle launched a software company in a strip mall in Albuquerque NM.. That business would soon relocate to Redmond, Washington… and those Lakeside kids, Bill Gates and Paul Allen, did all right. The Windows operating system would go on to dominate the personal computer industry. Today, Microsoft is one of the most profitable companies in the world. And its presence laid the groundwork for the Puget Sound region as a hub for engineering

17:43

WA Senate rolls out plan to cover $1 billion...

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2025/04/02

You’ve maybe heard that Washington state’s operating budget has a big hole… in the 12 to 15 billion dollar range? Well, that’s not the only fiscal crater lawmakers are trying to fill. The transportation budget is underfunded by around $1 billion dollars right now, with a bigger deficit projected down the road, if nothing changes. Lawmakers say that would put the brakes on a lot of big projects, including maintenance and highway construction on I-5 and I-90. A blueprint to

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