KGMI News/Talk 790 - Podcasts

KGMI's Jason Upton speaks with Pickford Film Center projectionist and former board member of Film is Truth Ben Owens about the recent news that over 22,000 DVDs from the former video rental store are now available to rent through Pickford.

KGMI's Jason Upton talks to Lighthouse Mission Ministries President and CEO Hans Erchinger-Davis about the Mission's new shelter in Old Town Bellingham and what upgrades it includes for the city's homeless population.

Are cheaters hobbling Social Security Disability?

KGMI's Jason Upton talks to Matt Klein, Deputy Director of the Whatcom County Sheriff's Office Division of Emergency Management, about the effects of Tuesday night's bomb cyclone that hit the PNW, with Whatcom County's most devastating effects being seen in Sudden Valley. Klein gives an update on what damage it caused, why this storm was different than past ones, how the county is handling the aftermath and more.

KGMI's Dianna Hawryluk talks to AccuWeather meteorologist Heather Zehr about the bomb cyclone that brought destructive winds to the Pacific Northwest on Tuesday. Nov. 19.

The show opens with an embarrassing mistake by me but gets better!

Community stakeholders met with Bellingham Mayor Kim Lund, Bellingham Police Lt. Claudia Murphy and the city's Chief of Staff Janice Keller at the La Quinta Inn on Nov. 19 to discuss the homeless encampment on Northwest and Bakerview. These are various bits of sound from the three speakers, community stakeholders who asked them questions, and attendees that KGMI's Joe Teehan and Jason Upton interviewed after the meeting ended to give their thoughts on how it went.

Homelessness and bomb cyclones...

On the episode of The Whatcom Report, host Dylan Deane-Boyle welcomes author Erin Kirkland to the show to talk about Alaska on the Go and exploring the Alaska highway system and then talks to Justine Mallahan from Visit Bellingham to talk about local tourism.

Host Dick Donahue talks about October economic reports, how participation in WA Cares will continue to be mandatory and explains why downsizing bureaucracy will not crash the U.S. economy.