Access Nature – Dark Eyed Junko
The Dark Eyed Junko, the bird that marks the winter to some, sounds like a sewing machine.
KBCS News
Colonialism and Climate Change
Environmental Scientist and Climate Activist, Sarra Tekola says climate change can’t be addressed without addressing colonialism. Listen in on this breakdown of the structures that have led to our climate crisis. Producer: Jesse Callahan and Yuko Kodama Photo: Yuko Kodama Part One Host 0:00 KBCS music and ideas listener supported radio from Bellevue College.
WTO Protests 20th Anniversary Special
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the World Trade Organization or WTO ministerial conference in Seattle. The WTO is an international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations. Decisions made by unelected trade delegates at this conference impact the worldwide economy, working conditions and the environment. Leading up to the WTO ministerial, hundreds
‘More Than One Kind of Nature’
Writer, Rasheena Fountain discusses what shapes our view and relationship with the environment with KBCS’s Yuko Kodama. Producer: Yuko Kodama Photo: Yuko Kodama
Tiffany Midge – Bury My Heart at Chuck E. Cheese’s
Tiffany Midge, of the Standing Rock Sioux nation, is a humorist and writer. Her latest book, Bury My Heart at Chuck E Cheese’s cuts into and wryly grins at our world and its microaggressions, through the indigenous lens. Producer – Yuko Kodama and Jesse Callahan Photo – Tiffany Midge
Join KBCS for an Afternoon with Tiffany Midge
Join KBCS, the Bellevue College Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and literary magazine, the Belletrist, Thursday, November 7th, at 1pm in the Gallery Space on the campus of Bellevue College for an afternoon reading by author Tiffany Midge. For event details, directions, and to register to attend, click (here).
Nature – Vampire Bats
In observance of Halloween, Ed Dominguez, Lead Naturalist at the Seward Park Audubon Center, and KBCS’s Yuko Kodama talk vampire bats (not local to our region) on the shores of Andrews Bay in Seattle’s Seward Park. If you have any questions about our local natural flora and fauna, please contact Ed Dominguez and KBCS at
Kishi Bashi – Omoiyari Album
Japanese American, Singer and Songwriter, Kishi Bashi’s (Kaoru Ishibashi) latest album, Omoiyari highlights the experiences of incarceration. The Japanese word, Omoiyari, means holding empathy and compassion. The album is the result of two years of Ishibashi’s numerous interviews with with those affected by, and visits to former WWII internment camps, where around 120,000 Japanese descendants
The Ozette Potato
The Makah Ozette Potato settled its roots in Northwest Washington’s Neah Bay more than 200 years ago, and lives a story of cultural connection and tradition. The vegetable is one of just a few foods in the United States that is listed as a Presidia, a designation by the Slow Food Foundation of Italy, which
Nature – Cooper’s Hawks
Which birds in our forests have Ewok-like skills in our local forests? Go for a walk with Seward Park Audubon Center’s Ed Dominguez and KBCS’s Yuko Kodama on the trails of Seward Park. Producer: Yuko Kodama Photo: Virginia Sanderson Unknown Speaker 0:00 91.3 KBCS music and ideas listener-supported radio from Bellevue College. Unknown Speaker 0:05