The Conversation Podcast
The Conversation Podcast
A fast-paced news call-in program that is engaging, stimulating and informative; a forum where listeners have the chance to speak directly ...
Christmas Trees, Twyla Tharp and Charitable Giving
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Retail Sales Boom
New retail sales numbers are out today. It looks promising. Analyst Patricia Edwards parses the numbers for ...
Copenhagen, Your Piracy Policy, and the State Liquor Biz
12:00 p.m.
Gangs in Outlook
Outlook, Washington is a tiny town in Yakima County with a big crime problem. Yakima Herald–Republic ...
Budget Cuts from Governor Chris Gregoire and Shoplifting.
12:00 p.m.
Governor Gregoire Announces Budget Cuts
Governor Gregoire's proposed budget, out today, eliminates the Basic Health plan, cuts ...
Officer Memorial, Working Moms, and Teaching Empathy
12:00 p.m.
Lakewood Police Officer Memorial
Mark Renninger, Tina Griswold, Ronald Owens and Greg Richards are the four Lakewood Officers ...
Pension Mess, Invasive Snails and a Proposed 'Botax'
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Pension Mess
Washington's oldest pension funds may not have enough money to cover retirees. How did that happen? And what will ...
State Tax Hikes, the Cost of Afghanistan, and New EPA Administrator
12:00 p.m.
New EPA Administrator
We talk with EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson about her plans to rewrite the Toxic Substances Control Act. ...
The Future of TV, and the New 520 Bridge Plan
12:00 p.m.
Domestic Partnership Benefits Begin
Washington's expanded domestic partnership law takes effect today. It gives same–sex ...
An Escalation and an Exit Plan for Afghanistan
12:00 p.m.
New State Data Center
Even as state government looks at cutting the budget, it's embarking on one of the most expensive public ...
Lakewood Police Shooting, Catching Loneliness, and 'How Markets Fail'
12:00 p.m.
#washooting
Suspected cop killer Maurice Clemmons may be dead, but police are still after a half dozen people who helped hide ...
Ten Year Anniversary of WTO and the Hunt for a Suspected Cop Killer
12:00 p.m.
Lakewood Shooter
Authorities continue their hunt for a man suspected of killing four police officers in a Lakewood coffee shop ...
Congressman Jay Inslee and NY Times Economics Reporter Peter Goodman
12:00 p.m.
Budget Cuts to WSU Extension
The new King County budget zeroes out support for 4–H, nutrition education and the Master ...
State Route 520 Bridge Plan, and Can You Be Good Without God?
12:00 p.m.
State Route 520 Bridge Replacement
There's a new plan for replacing the state Route 520 Bridge. The Seattle City Council gets ...
U.S. Attorney Jenny Durkan, New Seattle Snow Plan and Scroogenomics
12:00 p.m.
Microsoft and State Taxes
Is Microsoft dodging state taxes? Former employee Jeff Reifman thinks so. He says Microsoft may be ...