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  • Apr 25, 2024 · 36 min

    Films directed by women are the rule, not the exception, at CASCADIA film fest in Bellingham

    A film fest this weekend in Bellingham is dedicated to highlighting distinct and diverse works from women filmmakers from around the world. It’s called The CASCADIA International Women’s Film Festival and it kicked off Thursday, April 25. Soundside guest host Diana Opong caught up with a panel of CASCADIA featured directors to discuss their experiences as filmmakers, and to explore what can be done to expand representation behind the camera. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Apr 25, 2024 · 8 min

    Nurses, technicians, and medical assistants win payout from Providence

    Tens of thousands of Providence nurses, technicians, and medical assistants are about to get their slice of a big payout — totaling $220 million. That major chunk of change comes as part of a verdict in a class action wage theft lawsuit. It was filed on behalf of hourly workers against Providence Health & Services. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Apr 24, 2024 · 13 min

    Can we combat climate change by brightening clouds?

    Scientists gathered on the flight deck of a decommissioned aircraft carrier this month to test a technology to assist with cloud brightening. The idea is basically to make clouds more reflective so they bounce more of the sun’s rays back out to space. Theoretically cooling the earth and combating global warming. It’s the first time such a test has taken place outdoors in the United States. We can only make Soundside because listeners support us. Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW: https://www.kuow.org/donate/soundside See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Apr 23, 2024 · 26 min

    How do people escape the 'churn' and enter recovery?

    In the final episode of Lost Patients, a partnership between KUOW and The Seattle Times, host Will James and reporter Sydney Brownstone look at stories of recovery. Soundside speaks with host Will James and reporter Sydney Brownstone about why they chose to end the series with this topic and how a date at a cemetery was the impetus for this project. We can only make Soundside because listeners support us. Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW: https://www.kuow.org/donate/soundside See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Apr 22, 2024 · 15 min

    WA Republicans throw weight behind MAGA candidate Semi Bird

    Washington state Republicans gathered in Spokane over the weekend to throw support behind a candidate for governor and other key offices. After a rowdy back and forth over whether the party would endorse at all, former Richland school board member Semi Bird emerged with the official GOP stamp of approval for the governor’s race. The decision sends a message about who state party faithful see as the standard bearer for the Washington GOP: Donald J. Trump. We can only make Soundside because listeners support us. Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW: https://www.kuow.org/donate/soundside See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Apr 18, 2024 · 25 min

    Should highly capable students go to different schools? Seattle changes its approach

    Seattle Public Schools is phasing out its highly capable cohort (HCC) model – where advanced learners go to a handful of elementary, middle and high schools in the district with curriculum that is one or two years ahead of their grade depending on the subject. Instead, starting next school year (2024-25), the district’s replacement, called the “highly capable neighborhood model,” will be available at every school. Under this “whole classroom” approach, teachers will be tasked with personalizing lesson plans for individual students. Seattle Public Schools says that the current model, where kids are separated, raises equity issues, because it serves a larger share of white and Asian students than the general student population, but parents question whether additional support will materialize under the “neighborhood model.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Apr 18, 2024 · 14 min

    'Intergenerational tension.' How Seattle Jews are considering Passover this year

    "I think lots of people looking towards this Passover holiday are trying to figure out — how will I sit around a Seder table and talk about what's happening in the world today and this lens of Jewish identity, knowing that my parents, grandparents, my children, or grandchildren see the world through really, really different eyes than I do?" See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Apr 17, 2024 · 24 min

    How beverage battles undermined the tap and gave rise to bottled water

    Dip into your average grocery or convenience store, and you’ll have your pick of at least a dozen different brands of bottled water. But despite being so ubiquitous in American culture today, the meteoric rise of bottled water isn't by coincidence -- and your average bottle and average tap have more in common than you might think. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Apr 15, 2024 · 18 min

    Bird flu is now spreading to cattle. Should Washington dairy farmers be worried?

    As of last week, a long-running avian influenzas outbreak has affected more than 85 million poultry birds -- making it the deadliest avian flu in U.S. history. If that wasn’t enough cause for concern, cases of avian flu are now showing up in dairy cows and in Texas, at least one case was confirmed to have jumped from a dairy cow to a person. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Apr 11, 2024 · 13 min

    Should Washington state consider climate impacts when it approves timber sales?

    A ruling by a King County judge over the sale of timber in Eastern King County points to the increased scrutiny the DNR faces over how it manages public lands. We can only make Soundside because listeners support us. Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW: https://www.kuow.org/donate/soundside See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Apr 11, 2024 · 12 min

    Will MAGA or centrist politics earn support from Washington's GOP in the race for governor?

    Former Congressman and King County Sheriff Dave Reichert has raised a substantial amount of cash and shows well in polling against Democratic frontrunner and state Attorney General Bob Ferguson in Washington's race for governor. But as Seattle Times’ Jim Brunner reports, Reichert may be lacking sizzle with the base heading into the state Republican Party’s convention next week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.