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Graham Kerr gained fame in the 1960s and '70s as a TV chef. He was known as the "Galloping Gourmet," and became famous for his love of rich food. But it was another love that truly defined his life — his love for his wife Treena. Though he may have had the celebrity, Graham says, it was Treena who had the star power.

Eating an egg and a banana at the same time can kill you . Some lady found a fried rat in her bucket of chicken. That scone contains the anal secretions of beavers . Wait — did you “Snopes” that?

Northwest artist Jack Gunter uses an ancient painting technique called egg tempera — a mixture of dry pigment and egg yolk. The paint can last for centuries, but it does have one downside. “Six or seven different species of animals will eat my paintings,” he says.

When someone eats something that gives them food poisoning, they probably know it when it hits them. It usually comes with stomach cramps, diarrhea and vomiting. The lingering effects can result in a short-term lack of appetite, and perhaps the desire to avoid eating the type of food that made them sick in the first place. Typically, everything returns to normal after a while. But for Kacie Rahm, her bout with food poisoning had some long-term consequences. In fact, for the better part of a year

This week, Sound Effect looks back and reflects on storytelling from 2018. The staff shares their favorite stories from the year.

This story originally aired on May 19, 2018. The rising cost of Seattle real estate isn’t just affecting housing: it’s also bearing down on houses of worship. The tide of rising rents and gentrification has pushed a string of churches out of Seattle neighborhoods such as the Central District and West Seattle. And that’s had an interesting side effect in nearby Skyway, wedged between Seattle and Renton. “This is church mecca,” says Carolyn Sophor, co-pastor of New Birth Ministries. She points out

This story originally aired on March 10, 2018. Sometimes, our legal system can be a confusing mash up of laws and paperwork. The people whose job it is to sort through all of this to find some clarity are judges. Sometimes, they make decisions that aren’t very popular. One of these cases happened in Seattle, back in March, 2013. King County Superior Court Judge Ronald Kessler made the decision to not detain a man in jail fo r failing to register as a sex offender. Not too long after the sex

This story originally aired on March 31, 2018. In 1973, in the midst of the Stonewall era, a Seattle band called Lavender Country released an eponymous album. The album delivered radical politics with a country twang, and became known as the world's first openly gay country album. In this interview, Patrick Haggerty tells Gabriel Spitzer how the album lived, and died, and lived again. He also explains why the album might never have existed if it weren't for his father--a "hayseed" of a dairy

This story originally aired on March 31, 2018. Bethany Denton used to hike a lot as a kid. Growing up in northwestern Montana, it's just what people did. But as she got older, and as her body got bigger, she stopped feeling welcome in the outdoors. As a self-described fat girl, she noticed that her friends and family gradually stopped inviting her on hikes, and she felt that even short, easy hikes were out of her league. But then Bethany discovered the group Fat Girls Hiking; a “body-positive

This story originally aired Dec. 22, 2017. This weekend, many parents will read “The Night Before Christmas” to their children. Well, KNKX has something special for you: a reading of an abridged version of the almost 200 year old poem by many of the voices you hear on the air here at KNKX, and some you don’t normally get to hear on the air. Enjoy.