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March 18, 2019 - 1:19 pm

On Friday, March 15th, 2019, hundreds of thousands of youth all over the world left school to participate in a global youth climate strike.  Youth Climate Strikes took place in over 1,300 locations across 98 countries according to CBS News.  The strike was inspired by 16 year old, Greta Thunberg of Sweden, who opted out of going to school each day since late last summer, to stand in front of the Swedish Parliament in protest of adult inaction on climate change.

In Seattle, about 250 people participated in a youth climate strike at Cal Anderson Park.  The event was youth led and youth organized.  KBCS’s Michelle Martin interviewed 12 year old Taro Moore of Kenmore Middle School, who spoke at the rally.

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March 8, 2019 - 5:24 pm

Check out these music reviews from Iaan Hughes in this month’s installment of Music of the Moment.

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March 7, 2019 - 11:17 am

What do the recent Women’s Marches and the Women’s Suffrage March of 1913 have in common? Racial controversy.  Listen in on what it took for people with intersectional identities to fight for the right to vote.

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February 25, 2019 - 9:40 am

Each week, power lifter Mark Bryant puts down his weights and teaches a senior fitness class.

February 18, 2019 - 1:28 pm

Check out these music reviews from Iaan Hughes in February’s installment of Music of the Moment.

February 18, 2019 - 10:39 am

Everyday we rely on people to get us around – in buses, carpools, rideshares… but who are the people driving us? On this week’s Unmute the Commute, we hear from an Uber driver who also happens to be the mayor of Kenmore.

February 15, 2019 - 8:25 pm

What is navigating academia like for many people of color? Graduate student, Francesca Simmons sat down with Dr. Georgia McDade, who received a doctorate in English from the  University of Washington, to share their experiences.

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February 15, 2019 - 7:46 pm

Each year in the United States, well over 15,000 children from birth to 19 are diagnosed with cancer.  KBCS’s Kendra Hanna speaks with Kelly Forebaugh of St Baldrick’s Foundation and a mother of a cancer survivor, about how treating cancer in children is different than cancer treatment for adults.

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February 12, 2019 - 8:46 am

In 1987, a riot on a Washington State ferry resulted in over $30,000 worth of damage to the SV Kitsap. On this week’s Unmute the Commute, we talk to people who were there about what happened, and more importantly, why there was a riot in the first place.

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February 8, 2019 - 11:29 am

Seattle is home to the rare art form of freehand stone wheel engraved crystal – but not for long. Though Kusak Cut Glass Works has made Seattle its home for over 104 years, the business closes within the next couple of months.  Cynthia Brothers, Vanishing Seattle Founder and KBCS’s Yuko Kodama take a tour of the

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