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April 25, 2019 - 1:31 pm

91.3 KBCS adds the Rising Up program to its Monday-Friday line-up. Host Sonali Kohatkar connects global issues to local communities with this hour-long program, produced in Los Angeles at KPFK.

The hip-hop talk program Hard Knock Radio moves to 7am, replacing the KBCS “Blend” news hour.

“Sonali is a fresh progressive voice that we believe will resonate with KBCS listeners alongside Democracy Now, Hard Knock Radio, and The Thom Hartmann Program,” says KBCS News and Public Affairs Director, Yuko Kodama.

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April 22, 2019 - 2:34 pm

Dahr Jamail, Journalist and Author the book, The End of Ice spoke at a Seattle Town Hall Event on March 26th. Special thanks to Town Hall Seattle for the recorded audio. Jesse C 0:17 Good morning. This is the KBCS Blend on 91.3 I’m Jesse Callahan. Coming up on the Blend: a special presentation by

Read More about Dahr Jamail – The End of Ice

April 11, 2019 - 12:50 am

The King County Library System works to make materials accessible to more people by taking books to them.  KBCS’s Jim Cantu goes to one of King County Library’s regular mobile service events.

Read More about King County Library System’s Mobile Outreach Program

April 1, 2019 - 9:49 am

A Metro bus can be a lot of things – a way to get to work, a social hub and even a place to find love. On today’s Unmute the Commute, we hear from one rider who is trying to bring passengers together… with mixed success.

March 30, 2019 - 11:11 pm

Aaron and Elmer Dixon were both detained on the day of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King’s assassination in 1968.  They watched the cities burning after Dr. King’s death.  Not long after this event, the Dixon brothers went to the Bay Area where they met leaders of the Black Panther Party.  Listen in on how the

Read More about The Impact of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King’s Assassination on Seattle

March 29, 2019 - 10:31 pm

The Prayer Skirt, a long skirt adorned with ribbons, is ceremonial regalia for the Plains tribes.  During the demonstration against the Dakota Access Pipeline at Standing Rock, indigenous women of many different tribes began to wear the prayer skirt at ceremony in solidarity with the Plains Tribes women. Prayer skirts, have also been adopted into

Read More about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women 6 – Women Are Water Carriers

March 28, 2019 - 8:40 pm

Misty Upham was a successful indigenous actress from the Blackfeet Nation, winning roles alongside stars like Benicio Del Torro in the Cannes Film Festival acclaimed Jimmy P: Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian, and Ewan MacGregor in August: Osage county.  Misty Upham also went missing on October 5th 2014.  Her body was found in Auburn, Washington

Read More about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women 5 – Kristen Millares Young’s Investigative Article

March 27, 2019 - 7:53 pm

A report released by the Urban Indian Health Institute in 2018 shows that over 500 cases of missing or murdered indigenous women have been found throughout the United States –  many since the year 2000. 70 women had gone missing or were murdered in Seattle and Tacoma. 6 were reported in Portland. KBCS’s Yuko Kodama

Read More about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women 4 – A Story of a Missing Aunt

March 25, 2019 - 9:50 pm

A growing number of people in Western Washington are commuting for more than an hour and a half to work. We follow one of these journeys on today’s Unmute the Commute.

March 25, 2019 - 1:52 pm

Indigenous women have taken the lead in increasing awareness of the high numbers of their sisters who go missing and die to violence.  KBCS’s Yuko Kodama takes you to a red skirt sewing circle, a community building event which builds support for, honors, and assists in the healing of the community mourning their missing and

Read More about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women 2 – Prayer Skirt Sewing Circle