October 23, 2018 - 8:42 am
The League of Women Voters Seattle-King County is organizing Ballots & Baristas – a night out for democracy. People are invited to go to designated coffee shops for discussions about ballot measures for this election season. Ballots and Baristas events are held Tuesday, October 23rd facilitated by the League of Women Voters of Seattle-King County, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization.
October 22, 2018 - 8:28 am
Riding the bus can, at times, be surprising – it can elicit humor, kindness and gratitude among riders. No one knows this better than Anthony Session. During the day, Session drives King County Metro’s route 7 bus. But on stage, where he calls himself the Mad Bus Driver, Session is a stand up comedian, doing observational humor about his job.
October 19, 2018 - 4:58 pm
Iaan and Gordie scare up some really great albums for this pre-Halloween edition of Music of the Moment. Check out his reviews, then give them a listen for yourself.
October 19, 2018 - 2:58 pm
The KBCS Elections 2018 coverage takes a look at the State Senate race for Washington’s 30th legislative district which covers Federal Way and borders Pierce County.
Read More about Election 2018: State Senate 30th Legislative District
October 18, 2018 - 2:05 pm
The KBCS Elections 2018 coverage highlights two candidates for the Washington State House of Representatives for the 47th Legislative District, Position 1. KBCS’s Gregg Selby spoke with Mark Hargrove, Republican candidate running for re-election to a 5th two-year term, and Debra Entenman, Democratic candidate and Congressman Adam Smith’s District Director.
Read More about Election 2018: 47th Legislative District Position 1
October 17, 2018 - 2:05 pm
We kick off the KBCS Elections 2018 coverage with a look at both sides of Initiative 1639 on gun control. KBCS’s Gregg Selby spoke with Tallman Trask, spokesperson from the Alliance for Gun Responsibility (the organization for who is supporting Initiative 1639) and Brett Bass, firearms instructor and spokesperson for the Save our Security – No on 1639 campaign.
Read More about Election 2018 – Initiative 1639 on Gun Control
October 15, 2018 - 10:25 am
It has been fifty years since a group of Seattle citizens successfully fought a major freeway planned through their neighborhood. What did the fight look like? And what can it tell us about activism today?
photo courtesy of Jeff Smith
October 8, 2018 - 9:54 am
We explore our region’s original commutes along the water highways of the Salish Sea and Pacific Coast.
October 5, 2018 - 2:40 pm
October 7th, 2018, marks the end of the Tasveer South Asian Film Festival. One of the films playing is Afghan Cycles which follows a 5 year journey of a women’s professional cycling team in Afghanistan. Join us as KBCS’s Ruth Bly speaks with Film Director, Sarah Menzies about what the women face while cycling in their country.
Read More about Afghanistan Women’s Professional Cycling Team Goes Against All Odds
October 5, 2018 - 2:16 pm
What is it like to live on the US Mexico border today compared to ten years ago? Eva Lewis, a resident of Arivaca, Arizona says the difference is ICE. Lewis describes what motivated her to tackle the subject of life in a border town in the film, Justice in Immigration – Undeterred. This year’s Social Justice Film Festival kicked off in October, with Eva Lewis’s documentary. KBCS producer, Ruth Bly caught Lewis in Arizona by phone.
Read More about Undeterred – A Documentary about Living at the Border
