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Northwest Reports takes listeners deep into the stories that shape Seattle, Washington state, and the Pacific Northwest, drawing on the enterprising work being done by reporters in the Cascade PBS newsroom. Through conversations with journalists, community members and newsmakers, we showcase personal stories that help us better understand the real-life impacts behind the headlines. Hosted by Maleeha Syed and Sara Bernard.
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Lizz Giordano and Lauren Gallup discuss their reporting on Puget Sound Veterans Affairs clinic complaints. Plus, what’s changing with Northwest Reports. Patients and staff have navigated a myriad of concerning conditions in a building on the Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System campus in South Seattle. Earlier this month, Northwest Publi…
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After being forced to move from Seattle and, this year, Snohomish, Sandra Mears and her partner are still searching for a place to call home as renters. Sandra Mears rented in Seattle for years – until she and her partner had to leave their home because it was getting torn down. They moved to a spot in Snohomish, where they could go to the farmers …
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Ahead of World UFO Day, we spoke with Carole Williams about the community she’s found with others who share her interest in extraterrestrials. We’re talking aliens – and community – ahead of World UFO Day. People generally celebrate World UFO Day on July 2 – though historically the celebration has also been held on June 24, thanks to a 1947 event i…
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May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander month. KEXP host Kevin Sur shares why broad terms don’t always speak to communities like his own. AANHPI Heritage Month is coming to a close. May is widely recognized as a time to celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, or AANHPI, communities. There have been differen…
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Wolfe and his team will focus the five-part docuseries on reefnet fishing and its significance to PNW Indigenous communities. Cascade PBS has just revealed what’s to come in the third season of Origins. The company recently announced Samuel Wolfe as the director chosen to take on the newest season of Origins, a project that awards regional filmmake…
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After taking steps to affirm his gender, Torrey Stephenson decided to take a plunge – and became a triathlete in the process. Torrey Stephenson was born biologically female. Over the years he realized that he identifies as a man, and took measures to align with his gender — for example, getting top surgery in 2020. As he grew more comfortable in hi…
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Cascade PBS anchor Paris Jackson hears from the mayor about key issues facing his administration, such as public safety and Downtown revitalization. The mayor of Seattle talked all things Emerald City in his recent conversation with Cascade PBS. Bruce Harrell was first elected to lead the city in 2021, though he had served as interim mayor in 2017.…
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Phillips, one of the advocates behind the Cascade PBS project that highlights Black artists in Seattle, discusses its origins — and the new season. Black Arts Legacies has returned for its third season. The project dedicated to documenting the impact and stories of Black artists in Seattle has showcased dozens of people — from dancers and musicians…
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Producer Sara Bernard offers a peek into how the moss is made and teases what lies in wait for listeners in the podcast’s fifth season. Mossback’s back! The beloved video series has returned, and host Knute Berger continues to explore Pacific Northwest history. The fifth season of the companion podcast that Knute co-hosts with Stephen Hegg is back,…
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After Evans' appearance at a Northwest Power and Conservation Council meeting, Venice Buhain and Knute Berger discuss his impact on Washington. Dan Evans has been a force in Washington for decades. The public figure, now 98, has plenty of titles under his belt: Engineer. Washington governor. U.S. Senator. In this episode of Northwest Reports, host …
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Cascade PBS reporter Mai Hoang talks with the former state legislator about her newest gig, including key issues affecting the city's community members. This week, Lisa Brown officially passed the 100-day mark in her new role as Spokane’s mayor. Brown started her term at the beginning of the year after defeating incumbent Nadine Woodward. She has w…
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We spoke with Cynthia Brothers, founder of the project that highlights disappearing institutions and cultures in the city, about losing public spaces. Coffee shops. Churches. Gyms. These are just a few examples of what you might consider your “third place” – a spot you go outside of work and your home to hang out and connect. The concept of third p…
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Lizz Giordano takes us behind the scenes on how dozens of foreign Filipino fishermen wound up stranded on a boat in Grays Harbor. A fishing company allegedly left two dozen Filipino men stranded at the Westport Marina for months last year, according to the latest reporting from the investigative team at Cascade PBS. The men were contracted with McA…
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The newspaper’s future was in question after founder Sandy Williams died. Reporter Mai Hoang talks about the push to get it up and running again. For years Black readers in Eastern Washington could rely on The Black Lens, a Spokane-based newspaper, for community news. That changed in 2022, when founder Sandy Williams died in a floatplane crash. Sud…
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The two, who met years ago through a peace organization, spoke about their lives before and after Oct. 7 at a Town Hall Seattle event on Friday. All eyes have been on Gaza since October 7, when Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel that killed around 1,200 people. Since then, Israel has killed upward of 30,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s…
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The environmental crisis has brought on anxiety, grief and a reluctance to have kids, says UW Bothell professor Jennifer Atkinson. It’s hard to miss the signs of climate change. The ocean’s heating, ice sheets are melting and – in places like Washington – wildfire seasons are getting longer. But climate change isn’t just impacting our landscape: It…
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News editor Donna Blankinship interviewed Steve Hobbs about boosting voter confidence ahead of this year's elections. Washington’s Secretary of State has a big year ahead. The 2024 election is already underway as Washington voters begin to cast their ballots in the presidential primary. Voters have until March 12 to choose among a handful of candid…
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Reporter Jadenne Radoc Cabahug shares the stories of Black Seattleites who are continuing to work for equity and police accountability. In May 2020, amid a global pandemic, protests erupted around the United States following the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police. People marched to demand greater accountability from law enforcement across…
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A Bellingham tenant and a housing advocate explain how steep rent increases are hurting state residents, and how HB 2114 could help. For many tenants across Washington, rent is too high – and it keeps climbing. Right now, landlords face no limit on when or how much they can raise rents. HB 2114 would cap rent and fee increases to 7 percent in a 12-…
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Reporter Brandon Block shares an example of how the state intercepts parental assistance to people who also receive TANF, or welfare. In 2017, Amy Roark applied for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program after one of her exes stopped paying his child support. She began to receive money through the program, but as these funds …
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June Guzman and Audrey Baedke offer housing and emotional support through the nonprofit Real Escape from the Sex Trade (REST). The Seattle area is a known hub for sex trafficking. Some estimates suggest that more than two thousand people could be trafficked in the region every night. June Guzman manages the 24/7 hotline and emergency shelter for Re…
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Reporter Mai Hoang talks about the ongoing fight to redraw majority-Latino legislative districts between Yakima and Pasco. A yearslong debate over redistricting in Central Washington could close just in time for the 2024 election. Plaintiffs filed a lawsuit in January 2022 over the 15th Legislative District, arguing that its boundaries as drawn dil…
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Reporter Nimra Ahmad describes a day on the job with the city's experimental mental health crisis program staff. Seattle is now dispatching mental health crisis responders on 911 calls – and reporter Nimra Ahmad got to watch them work in real time. In October, the city soft-launched the Community Assisted Response and Engagement (CARE) team, made u…
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The governor spoke with Crosscut's Paris Jackson about mental health, climate change and the Huskies ... prior to their national championship game. In November, voters will cast their ballots for someone to succeed Jay Inslee, the governor of Washington for more than a decade. Until then, Inslee has some key issues he wants to address. The governor…
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The third episode of the investigative series co-produced with Crosscut focuses on one woman's experience with foster care and homelessness in WA. A few months ago, Crosscut collaborated with the nonprofit organization Youth Today to produce a three-part multimedia series on youth homelessness. Reporter Elizabeth Whitman and producer Sam Leeds inve…
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Earlier this year, Crosscut reported on an Aberdeen park facing rising rents and cut services. Farah Eltohamy shares how the story has evolved. Mobile home parks are often considered one of the most reliable forms of affordable housing. Some tenants in Washington beg to differ. This summer, Farah Eltohamy and Mai Hoang investigated allegations that…
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Taylor Swift shows and MLB All-Star Week brought business this summer, but the city center is still hurting. Reporter Josh Cohen offers some updates. Downtown Seattle got plenty of visitors this year thanks to the MLB All-Star Game and concerts from big-name musicians like Taylor Swift and Beyoncé. Events like these make Downtown feel like a far c…
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But there still isn't a contract. Crosscut reporter Lizz Giordano updates us on employees’ unionizing efforts. Unions have been flexing their muscles to advocate for workers’ rights across sectors from the auto industry to Hollywood. Coffee shops are no exception: Employees at more than 300 Starbucks locations have voted to unionize under Starbucks…
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Reporter Megan Burbank discusses new and old complications for reproductive healthcare in WA, from appointment delays to politics. When the U.S. Supreme Court ended the federal right to abortion in June 2022, Washington leaders doubled down on ensuring access. Over the past year and a half, state policy has followed accordingly, from a suite of shi…
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Reporter Lizz Giordano talks about the legal handling of Harold Felton’s death – and why his family thinks more could have been done. In 2016, Harold Felton was working in a trench in West Seattle when it suddenly collapsed, killing him. Seattle police declared his death an accident and handed the case to Washington’s Department of Labor & Indus…
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Your Last Meal gets in the Turkey Day spirit with interviews from Greta Gerwig, Martina McBride and more. This Thanksgiving, you’re invited to a celebrity potluck courtesy of Your Last Meal, a podcast that asks celebrities what they would choose to eat for their final meal. Rachel Belle, the podcast’s host and an editor-at-large at Crosscut, compil…
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Joseph O’Sullivan breaks down what poll respondents had to say about the upcoming presidential election — and almost no one is excited. More than 60% of Washington voters think Donald Trump is corrupt, while 70% think Joe Biden is too old to be president. Around three in five feel pessimistic about major issues, such as gun violence and immigration…
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Reporters Amanda Snyder and Joseph O'Sullivan share the stories of three moms who live with their babies through the state's prison parenting program. The United States has seen a substantial increase in the incarceration rates of women over the past few decades. Some of them are entering the prison system pregnant. Many of these women are forced t…
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We spoke with reporter Josh Cohen about the district races and how they could impact the city after Nov. 7. Election Day is just around the corner and Seattle’s in for a lot of change. Only three incumbents are running to represent Seattle’s seven City Council districts. Additionally, at-large Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda may leave her post if she…
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The Working Washington program aimed to get pandemic relief to small and “historically disadvantaged” business owners. Did it? In April 2020, Washington distributed $10 million to businesses navigating the pandemic, the first of many rounds of grant funding delivered by the state. The Working Washington grant program was established to get money to…
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Members of local Jewish and Palestinian communities discuss the war's impacts across the Atlantic. On Oct. 7, Hamas, a militant group that controls the Gaza Strip, launched a surprise attack on Israel. Israel quickly declared war – pounding Gaza with airstrikes and restricting the region’s access to water, food and electricity. Around 1,400 Israeli…
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Azerbaijan’s push for territory has forced thousands to flee. Reporter Taija PerryCook spoke with local communities about erasure and resilience. Azerbaijan launched an offensive in September to claim land that Armenians have long considered home. The move has driven about 100,000 ethnic Armenians from the disputed territory, known as both Nagorno-…
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You probably noticed a new voice in the past few episodes of Crosscut Reports. That’s Maleeha Syed, the show’s new co-host. She’ll be working alongside Sara Bernard to bring you weekly updates on the stories coming out of Crosscut’s newsroom. This episode of Crosscut Reports starts with a casual conversation between the two co-hosts. Syed, previous…
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Politics reporter Joseph O’Sullivan talked to teachers about the increasing criticism they face at school over race and LGBTQ+ topics. Teachers have found themselves embroiled in a national culture war as parents and politicians question what children are learning in school, from critical race theory to gender identity. These days, educators in Was…
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Reporter Megan Burbank spoke with former nurses who, amid grievances like staffing shortages and low pay, changed their careers. Nurses took on immense responsibilities as COVID-19 raged across the country, overloading hospitals and overextending health care workers. Today, some of these nurses have left the field completely due to mounting pressur…
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Residents say that WA-based management company Hurst & Son LLC is responsible for price hikes, reduced services and other grievances. Mobile home communities have long served as an affordable-housing option for Washington residents, but many say they’re now being priced out of their homes. Crosscut reporters Farah Eltohamy and Mai Hoang investigate…
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Reporter Mai Hoang explains how the court decision to exempt a Colorado web designer from LGBTQ+ antidiscrimination laws could have a ripple effect. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June that a Christian website designer in Colorado can refuse to provide wedding websites to same-sex couples, because doing so falls within her First Amendment right to…
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Calls for censorship of LGBTQ+ young adult books in Columbia County mirror a national political debate. Meg Butterworth shares her reporting. A fight has been raging nationwide over book-banning in schools and libraries. According to the American Library Association, calls for censorship of specific titles nearly doubled between 2021 and 2022, and …
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Federal relief funds are financing new surveillance technology across the state. Reporter Brandon Block discusses why privacy advocates are concerned. If you walk around downtown Seattle and look closely, you may notice that you’re being watched. From traffic cameras to automated license-plate readers, surveillance technology is all around us. And …
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Reporter Conor Courtney explains how cyclist Danny Roberts began the passion project — and what the journey meant to both of them. In late 2021, freelance writer and photographer Conor Courtney noticed some strange patterns on the fitness app Strava. An acquaintance, Danny Roberts, was posting about riding his bike all over Seattle—but not on typic…
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PTSAs can reduce resource gaps, but also exacerbate inequities among schools. Reporter Venice Buhain shares local efforts working to change that. Seattle public schools, like most public schools, don’t all have the same resources to offer students. And they tend to rely on parent-led fundraising to fill in the gaps. But that can exacerbate the ineq…
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Politics reporter Joseph O’Sullivan details the Association of Washington Cities' sway over the Legislature. One of the most powerful lobbying forces in Olympia is the Association of Washington Cities, a nonprofit that represents the state’s 281 cities and towns. It has influenced lawmakers, defeated bills, and even written its own legislation — an…
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Reporter Mai Hoang discusses the growing issue in Central Washington and the efforts to build permanent supportive housing. Big cities like Seattle and Spokane get most of the attention when it comes to homelessness in Washington state. But housing instability is not limited to the borders of major metropolitan areas. For this episode of the Crossc…
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Writer Jas Keimig discusses their work profiling current creators and researching the lives of those that shouldn't be forgotten. Seattle has been home to Black artists of great renown, from Jimi Hendrix and Ernestine Anderson to Jacob Lawrence and August Wilson. But those big names are by no means the only ones from our city deserving of recogniti…
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As the Taliban tightens restrictions, Marnie Gustavson's nonprofit finds workarounds. Reporter Hal Bernton shares the WA native's history of advocacy. Journalist Hal Bernton took his first trip to Afghanistan back in 2009, to cover the war for The Seattle Times. There he met a Washington woman, Marnie Gustavson, and learned about PARSA, the Kabul-b…
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