How important is "walkability" for you in a city? We spoke to Nat Henry , a former UW researcher turned entrepreneur who created a interactive walkability map of neighborhoods in Seattle The website: close.city ..read more

Hotter days, higher pollution, more dangerous weather events: all of this and more is physically changing us from the inside out, and we don’t even realize it. THE WEIGHT OF NATURE: How a Changing Climate Changes Our Brains by Clayton Page Aldern isn’t a book about climate anxiety—it’s a book about brain health and brain chemistry, and the physicality of our response in this organ to the climate crisis. We sit down with the author to discuss.  ..read more

Medical oncologist Dr. Elizabeth Comen tells us about the hisotry of medical care for women in the United States. She explains how misguided information and practices have drastically altered the health of generations of women. She explores this further in her book "All in Her Head: The Truth and Lies Early Medicine Taught Us About Women’s Bodies and Why it Matters Today"     ..read more

We saw a report that Senator Joe Nguyễn was using AI to "crush reports", so we wanted to know what that means. How can artificial intelligence be used to help our lawmakers? On the other hand, what are the rules that should be in place? That's what the senator is working on as well.  ..read more

"Nick Miroff is the Department of Homeland Security reporter for the Washington Post. He is the co-author of a recent article titled, 'Trump vs. Biden on immigration: 12 charts comparing U.S. border security'. Nick sat down with Dave to talk about the growing migrant concern at the border, and what can be done by US lawmakers to address the significant uptick in the flow of illegal migrants ..read more

Seattle City Prosecutor and Author of Sleeping in the Daytime Christopher Stockwell joins us for a conversation about recovery. How did Christopher's experience growing up lead him to becoming a prosecutor, and how does that experience influence him today? Plus, what about the idea of professional jurors?      ..read more

Judy Lash Balint, Correspondent for the Jewish News Syndicate and author of "Jerusalem Diaries" talks to Dave about her perspective in Jerusalem on the conflict happening there, how Israeli citizens are being displaced by the war, and misconceptions on the relationship between the Israeli government and the people of Palestine ..read more

Last week 8 bridges were blocked across the United States, including here in Seattle. The protestors were, and continue, to call for a cease fire in the War in Gaza. To learn more about why the group Jewish Voice for Peace took that action, we spoke with the leader of the Seattle chapter, Eliana Horn.  ..read more

David Goldenkranz has a new book out about a subject that you probably have heard about, White Male Privilege. So... what exactly is it and why does Goldenkranz believe it is worse than we thought? Dave Ross sits down with Goldenkranz to discuss.   ..read more

With Congress in recess, 9th district Representative Adam Smith visited the studio for a conversation covering multiple topics. Representative Smith gives his thoughts on the war in the Middle East, immigration and the southern border and what it's really like in working in the current Congress.      ..read more