Feminist Women’s Health
June 24, 2022 - 10:49 am
91.3 KBCS · 91.3KBCS 20220624 Marcy Bloom Former ED Of Aradia Clinic Marcy Bloom is the former Executive Director of Aradia Women’s Health Center, a feminist, women’s clinic which operated in Seattle from 1972 until 2007. According to the Seattle Times, over 70,000 abortions had been performed at Aradia Women’s Health Center during its
Juneteenth: Important Historical Details
June 17, 2022 - 9:50 am
91.3 KBCS · 91.3KBCS 20220617 Juneteenth Historical Details After much discussion, Congress passed legislation to establish Juneteenth as a national holiday. President Joe Biden signed the bill on June 17, 2021. This KBCS audio excerpt explores important details about Juneteenth and what happened on June 19, 1865. KBCS’s Kevin Henry speaks with Kwami Abdul-Bey a
Behind the Lens at the Nation’s Capitol: January 6 2021
photo credit: Nate Gowdy
June 15, 2022 - 7:03 am
Since 2015, local photographer, Nate Gowdy has been working on a personal project to document the Trump era’s political campaigns and culture. On January 6, 2021, he was in Washington DC to document the atmosphere around the Congressional confirmation of electoral votes for Rolling Stone. The day was interrupted by a mob attack on the country’s capitol building. Gowdy shared his experiences with KBCS’s Yuko Kodama within a week after the event.
A Message From Our GM – Dana Buckingham
May 26, 2022 - 10:12 am
With just a little over a month remaining in this fiscal year we are spending a lot of time these days on budgeting priorities for the next fiscal year while balancing the books on this fiscal year. This marks the second consecutive year of ending the fiscal year with a balanced budget without the need
KBCS Bids a Fond Farewell to Larry Lewin
KBCS DJ Larry Lewin
May 19, 2022 - 5:01 pm
For over three decades, KBCS DJ, Larry Lewin, chronicled a history of recorded folk music. Each week was a fresh page. Now the book is complete. On May 28th, Larry will step aside from Our Saturday Tradition, the Saturday morning folk music program he has hosted since 1988. “Larry is exactly as you hear him,
Traumatic Effects of the Buffalo Mass Shooting
Rian Roberson
May 19, 2022 - 4:14 pm
KBCS reporter, Kevin P. Henry interviewed two, local, Black mental health counselors. They discuss how Black communities and communities of color can be emotionally impacted and traumatized in hearing about these racially motivated incidents. Find out how this may play out among friendships and co-workers, and some suggestions on how to help.
KBCS Welcomes New Intern – Zoe Embler
Zoe Embler
May 12, 2022 - 5:42 pm
You might say public radio is in the Embler blood, once upon a time, Zoe’s father Robert Embler was a host and producer for Tennessee stations WDXN 54FM and WAMB 1160AM/98.7FM. Zoe listened to local NPR affiliate station WPLN 90.3FM at least once a day throughout her childhood and still tries to tune in when
The Green Book Exhibit
May 10, 2022 - 7:45 am
The Washington State Historical Society hosts the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibit of the Negro Motorist Green Book Exhibit in partnership with the Black Historical Society of Washington State The Black Historical Society of Washington State and Washington State Historical Museum hosts an Author Talk and Book Signing with Candacy Taylor, Leading Green Book Scholar and
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women 3 – A Story of a Missing Mother
Muslimahs Against Abuse Center
April 28, 2022 - 1:40 pm
MAAC or Muslimahs Against Abuse Center is an organization dedicated to assisting victims of gender based violence. Listen in on how this group can fill in spaces for those in need in our community. Other leaders to assist people who are going through domestic abuse are Somali Family Safety Task Force in Seattle’s Rainier Valley
