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Maurice Ashley, Chess Grandmaster on growing the game of chess // Zach Despart of the Texas Tribune on the AR-15 and police response in Uvalde part 1 // Chokepoints: Washington lawmakers have a tough decision to make on the ferry service // Matt Markovich on the police pursuit bill and others in Olympia // Dose of Kindness -- a custom fit for a kid in need // Gee Scott on Tik Tok's CEO testifying // Zach Despart of the Texas Tribune on the AR-15 and police response in Uvalde part 2 See...

Feliks Banel and Seattle's Morning News perform a play, the arrival of fur trappers at the mouth of the Columbian River // Drew Maloney, President & CEO, American Investment Council // Matt Markovich recaps legislation in Olympia // Dose of Kindness -- a man who built a free wheelchair ramp // Gee Scott looks at the Seahawks off season // Micki Gamez on people traveling overseas to see concerts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feliks Banel on the future of Memorial Park // Chokepoints: Hood Canal Bridge closures this summer // Matt Markovich recaps legislation in Olympia // Dose of Kindness -- A Snack food that launched a career // Gee Scott tells the story that made him want to fight for others // David Farenthold on the investigations into Trump // Micki Gamez on the record number of people living in downtown Seattle See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jill Schelisnger on Credit Suisse and other issues with banks // Dr. Gordon Cohen on the downside of sandwiches // Casey McNerthney update on a 2018 shooting involving a minor // Dose of Kindness -- Clothing for everyone // Gee Scott on the Gonzaga Bulldogs See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feliks Banel, All Over the Map -- WaMu "Friend of the Family" // Heather Bosch on the surprisingly healthy vinyl record industry // Margaret Brennan on bank failures/ US-Russia-China releations // Matt Markovich on personnel file access and unemployment benefits legislation // Dose of Kindness -- parental instincts kick in in the cold // Gee Scott on bar closing times // Greg Youtz and Zhang Er on their new opera, Tacoma Method See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chris Sullivan's Chokepoint -- numbers on the Rights of Way Safety Initiative // Matt Markovich on apartment rental "wear and tear" legislation // Gee Scott on Aaron Rodgers negotiating in public // Heather Bosch on Joe Kennedy returning to Bremerton HS as asst. football coach // Alexandra Robbins, author of The Teachers See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feliks Banel with a brief update on the demise of the Pike St. cherry trees // Christina Goldbaum, NYT, with stories of women living under Taliban rule, part 2 // Matt Markovich on catalytic converter and car tab legislation in Olympia // Dose of Kindness -- turning tragedy into service // Gee Scott on this week's Seahawks signings // Lisa Brooks on regulating future self-driving car technology // Micki Gamez on a restaurant customer suing over false buffalo wing advertising See...

Christina Goldbaum, NYT, with stories of women living under Taliban rule // Chris Sullivan's Chokepoint -- 520 flyover delay // Matt Markovich on alternate "paths" to graduation/ charging prison inmates for family visits // Dose of Kindness -- a $5,000 tip for a server // Gee Scott on bailing out banks // David Fahrenthold on the SVC collapse/ the 2024 race for the White House See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Paging Dr. Cohen -- the definition of "addictive", applied to processed foods // Jill Schlesinger on the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank // Casey McNerthney on graduation day at King County Drug Court // Dose of Kindness -- keeping a promise to graduate // Gee Scott on the Oscars // Sam Cambpell following up on Friday's home invasion murders in Redmond // Matt Markovich on replacing the Columbia River Bridge/ single-use plastic legislation See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sen. Manka Dhingra on mental competency legislation in Olympia // Sam Campbell on this morning's home invasion murders in Redmond // Matt Markovich on wealth tax/ police pursuit legislation in Olympia // Dose of Kindness -- the power of one viral video // Gee Scott on the arrest of Shawn Kemp // Margaret Brennan on the 2024 race for the White House/ the war in Ukraine // Feliks Banel, All Over the Map -- Gray Field at JBLM See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heather Bosch on the WSU women's basketball team // Matt Markovich on police pursuit and assault weapons legislation in Olympia // Dose of Kindness -- a barber who specializes in special needs kids // Gee Scott on the arrest of Shawn Kemp // Sam Campbell on the arrest of Shawn Kemp // Chris Sullivan's Chokepoint -- WSP emergency light emphasis patrols See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feliks Banel on the fate of the Pike Street cherry trees // Pam Falk live on the war in Ukraine // Matt Markovich on firearm safety and police pursuit bills in Olympia // Dose of Kindness -- a helping hand and a job for a person with a tough life // Ursula Reutin on eliminating single family zoning // Matthew Gardner, Windermere Chief Economist, on AMZN's expansion into Bellevue // Micki Gamez on traveling to Mexico for medical procedures See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Matthew Gardner on home prices/ availability/ building costs // Heather Bosch on Portland's human shuttle for frogs // Chris Sullivan's Chokepoint -- construction season, even earlier this year // Matt Markovich on drug possession and warehouse worker legislation // Dose of Kindness -- a Waffle House housing hero // Shannon Drayer live on the World Baseball Classic/ new MLB rules // David Fahrenthold live on the 2024 race for the White House/ CPAC See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

Jill Schlesinger on I-bonds/ interest rates // Paging Dr. Cohen -- childhood nightmares as an early indicator of adult dementia // Casey McNerthney, KingCo Prosecutor's Office, fentanyl-related child endangerment // Dose of Kindness -- goose matchmaker // Ursula Reutin on the high cost of winning the lottery // Cyndie Spiegel, author of Microjoys // Feliks Banel on efforts to stop Seattle from cutting down cherry trees at Pike Place Market See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Celine Gounder on the signs of Long COVID // Feliks Banel, All Over the Map -- the last will and testament of Joseph Whidbey // Paul Holden with tattoo artists at Emerald City Comic Con // Margaret Brennan on diplomatic efforts in the war in Ukraine // Dose of Kindness -- community gives back to beloved pizza delivery guy // Gee Scott on why he gets tattoos // Mike Salk in Peoria on Mariners Spring Training See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chris Sullivan's Chokepoint -- improvements to I-5 in Marysville // Matt Markovich on which bills are still alive, halfway through the legislative session // Dose of Kindness -- Lisa Brooks on "Ethan's Smile" tulips // Gee Scott on solving Seattle's problems with more Western State beds // Jake Bittle, author of The Great Displacement // Micki Gamez on explaining the '90s to kids born this century See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feliks Banel with a local teen who's restoring at WWII-era air raid siren // Thane Rosenbaum live on the SCOTUS student debt arguments // Matt Markovich on bills to create an inclusive curriculum/ crack down on street racing // Dose of Kindness -- Dave Grohl: volunteer shelter cook // Gee Scott on the Russell Wilson rumor mill // Dr. Celine Gounder on COVID's effects on the heart See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

David Fahrenthold live on the 2024 race for the White House // Chris Sullivan's Chokepoint -- low speed I-5 zone/ odometer reading legislation // Matt Markovich doxxing, ADU, and home burial legislation // Dose of Kindness -- a baker willing to give anyone a chance // Gee Scott on the value of the truth // Micki Gamez on two opposing happiness studies See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jill Schlesinger on Americans' savings/ fighting inflation // Paging Dr. Cohen -- prescription drug ad saturation // Casey McNerthney, KingCo Prosecutor's Office, on sentencing in a 2019 assault in Kent // Dose of Kindness -- how to create a bestselling book, in one TikTok video // Gee Scott on newspapers getting rid of Dilbert // Matt Markovich on the student isolation legislation/ the Governor's housing levy // Governor Jay Inslee live on his 4-Billion-dollar homelessness proposal See...

Margaret Brennan on Russia and other national news // Feliks Banel on old car ad jingles // John Sutherland on the new Leavenworth Alpine Coaster // Matt Markovich on police pursuit bills and jaywalking in Olympia // Dose of Kindness -- kids fundraise for a janitor // Gee Scott on Russell Wilson wanting Pete Carroll fired // Micki Gamez on how old you are vs how old you feel See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.