Photo attribute to the Frye Museum Here:Now Program
November 30, 2018 - 2:53 pm
How can you tell if your loved one, who’s getting cranky and forgetful is depressed or has dementia? In 2013, former KBCS news director, Sonya Green, spoke with Mary Lou Brown, a caregiver to her husband who was diagnosed with dementia in 1996. Mary and her husband also tapped into a resources at the Frye
November 30, 2018 - 8:56 am
The border town of Arivaca, Arizona, is no stranger to migrants crossing through the desert and mountains in hopes for a better life in the U.S. The documentary film Undeterred, shows how militarizing the border can result in migrants dying in the desert and in the neighborhoods of towns on the border. The film was featured at the 2018 Social Justice Film Festival in Seattle. KBCS’s Ruth Bly recorded the panel discussion following the screening.
November 26, 2018 - 8:00 am
Often in this series, we feature stories about people in dense urban areas taking buses to work or community events. Outside of Seattle and its suburbs, many people rely on public transit as well. But bus service hasn’t always been reliable in rural areas. Today we take a bus ride in Snoqualmie Valley and look at transit service in rural areas of King County.
"Bingo" by clyderob is licensed under CC BY 2.0
November 19, 2018 - 11:50 pm
Lose a bet, and find a family; that’s what happened to one local indigenous woman. KBCS’s Esther “Little Dove” John spoke with Wendy Burdette, at the Muckleshoot Elders Complex, about how she found her blood relatives, after years of searching, by going to a bingo hall.
November 19, 2018 - 7:55 am
Washington has a handful of prisons scattered across the state – so if you’re convicted of a crime in Spokane, you may end up incarcerated in Clallam Bay or Shelton. This can mean a long trip for family members or spouses. Produced by Max Wasserman.
"Protect Mueller" by Joe Flood is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
November 13, 2018 - 2:29 pm
Thousands of Seattleites joined a nationwide rally on November 8th, 2018, in support of Special Counsel Robert Mueller. The Northwest News Network’s Casey Martin reports it comes after President Trump replaced Attorney General Jeff Sessions with a critic of Mueller’s investigation into the Trump campaign.
Read More about Seattle’s Rally in Support of Robert Mueller
November 12, 2018 - 4:02 pm
Mary Anne Moorman, aka, Auntmama Host of Sunday Folks How long have you volunteered at KBCS: I’m going with 15 years cause I really can’t remember What was the first song you played on KBCS: The first story I told was Daddy Bird and segue was Little Birdie so Little Birdie off a Smithsonian Collection
November 6, 2018 - 2:28 pm
El Centro De La Raza, in Seattle’s Beacon Hill, hosted “BYOB: Bring Your Own Ballot Party!” on October 27th, 2018; a special gathering to help voters. The event provided assistants and interpreters to answer questions about this year’s election ballot, and celebrated the act of voting with live music. KBCS’s Gol Hoghooghi spoke with several people at the event.
Read More about Election 2018 – Voices From The Bring Your Own Ballot Party in Seattle
November 5, 2018 - 8:35 am
The period of maximum constraint – that’s the term city planners are using for the next few years in Seattle, when a series of major construction projects will take place to improve transportation in the city’s core. But before these improvements are finished, there is a lot of construction and some nearby business owners are
Read More about Unmute the Commute: Bikes, Bread, and Traffic
