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Caros and Ben Fodor didn’t always hate each other’s guts. “Like, at birth, when he was first adopted, we were close, because he didn’t talk,” Caros said. The irritation is mutual. “Caros and I really didn’t get along growing up,” Ben said. “I don’t even know how to describe that guy. He’s kind of an a------, but he’s not like your stereotypical jerk. He’s got his own little way of ruining things.” In many ways, Ben and Caros couldn’t be more different. Caros is quiet, 32 years old, a Marine

Editor’s Note: The following essay contains adult language that may not be suitable for all audiences. Many odd couples start off innocently enough — the regular boy meets girl scenario. But what happens when the girl reveals a much darker side? And the boy in question is left wondering just why fate brought them together? Vic Vogler, a writer in Seattle, brings us this essay: When my sister Katinka left me in Seattle, her farewell gift was date-stamped: one month with a lovely stranger. We had

JENNIFER WING: This is Sound Effect on 88.5 KNKX, I’m Jennifer Wing. Our theme today is call of duty. In our darkest moments, when things are looking really bad, sometimes something unexpected happens that can give a person a little bit of hope and comfort. For Jessica Sklar, this came in the form of a woman who is called to help people by sharing an unusual skill that she has. This person entered Jessica’s life when Jessica was in an incredibly fragile state. Jessica is a math professor at

This week on Sound Effect, we share stories that take place underwater. A Meal Fit For An Otter At the Seattle Aquarium, sea otters get a diet that would make any seafood junkie jealous. Not only do they dine on restaurant grade salmon, crab, shrimp and other seafood, but they get fed up to nine times per day.

It was going to be an adventure. Even before they came aboard the Holland America cruise ship Prinsendam, John Graham and his 13-year-old daughter, Malory, knew that much.

For Tracy Rector, the water was always a scary place. She never learned to swim as a kid. At summer camp she would sit on the dock and enviously watch the other kids pass their swim tests. However, as Rector grew up and became a filmmaker, her relationship to water changed. Rector is a mixed race Indigenous woman, a descendant of the Seminole and Choctaw Nations , and she decided to use her films to explore the connection between native peoples in the Northwest and the environment. Here in the

There’s a popular urban legend that a 600-pound octopus lives beneath the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. Over the years, divers have alleged it dwells in the ruins of Galloping Gertie. Some speak of giant tentacles emerging from the depths. There’s no proof to back up the stories, which have persisted much longer than the normal 4-year lifespan of a Pacific Octopus. But there is proof of a spectacle that sounds nearly as bizarre and involved not one but dozens of giant Pacific Octopuses, which are

It is now possible to go to a beach, scoop up a jar of water, and determine everything that’s living in the spot where that particular water sample was taken. Usually, when scientists want to know which plants and animals live in an ocean or a lake, they have to don scuba gear, deploy nets and physically count things to create an accurate picture of that particular environment. This work can be expensive and time consuming. It also may no longer be necessary. Every living thing sheds DNA.

Colin McDaniel grew up on the water. He was raised on Bainbridge Island. In the summer, Colin and his best friend Adam loved exploring the island’s coast. Adam’s father had a fleet of unloved dinghies. “They all had those drain holes under the water line and no drain hole plugs to be found anywhere," says McDaniel. "But that didn't stop us from shoving green fir cones into the drain holes and pushing our boats into the gray water and going out for adventures anyway.” Today, McDaniel is a teacher

This week on Sound Effect, we share stories about the call of duty. Wake-Up Call Knkx Morning Edition host Kirsten Kendrick wakes up in the middle of the night so that she can be on air, sharing the news at 5 every morning. We listen in to her morning routine after she gets the literal call to duty: her alarm clock.