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This story originally aired on December 2, 2017. If you think your daliy commute is bad, please meet Daniel Bone. He maneuvers a large cement truck to the many different construction sites in the Seattle area. A few years ago, Bone's commute from an idyllic five-acre farm in Yelm, Washington, was daunting, but doable. "I'm 62 miles out from our home in Yelm, to where I work in Seattle. In the mornings I could drive it, an hour and ten minutes, comfortably. Coffee in hand. Well rested," Bone said

This story originally aired on December 2, 2017. Elk meat, eagle feathers, bear gallbladder. These are just a few of the items sold by wildlife traffickers in the Pacific Northwest. How bad is this black market? Washington state Fish & Wildlife detective Todd Vandivert wanted to find out. He and partner Sergeant Jennifer Maurstad went undercover as small business owners, risking their lives to bring in some of the largest animal traffickers in the region. But as Operation Cody continued to

This story originally aired on December 2, 2017. Chief Marshal Elisa Sansalone says she finds calm in the chaos of the Municipal Court of Seattle. That’s important for someone who leads a team tasked with transporting defendants to and from court about 15,000 times a year. But being Chief Marshal is far from the job that Sansalone imagined when she was younger. She imagined a rather glitzier career -- one in film and television. And she achieved that, garnering credits for behind-the-scenes work

This show originally aired on December 2, 2017. This week on Sound Effect, our theme is "In Traffic." Host Gabriel Spitzer checks out the winning entry for the “ Sorriest Bus Stop in America ,” which happens to be in Seattle. We meet a quadriplegic with a seriously tricked-out wheelchair . Also, the detective who worked to stop local animal trafficking . Sound Effect is your weekly tour of ideas, inspired by the place we live. The show is hosted by KNKX's Gabriel Spitzer . To hear the full

When it comes to scientific arguments nowadays, there’s a good chance sooner or later someone will be compared to people who believe the earth is flat. Most would consider that an insult, but not Mark Sargent. The Whidbey Island resident spends much of his time promoting the belief that the earth is not round or spherical but actually, definitely flat. He’s not joking. And he claims that there is plenty of proof out there to prove him right. That is why Sargent created Flat Earth Clues, a series

This story originally aired on November 18, 2017. Anyone who has ever loved a dog, and who has been on the receiving end of a dog’s unconditional affection, would agree that the grief you experience when that animal dies is deep and painful. In this story, which originally aired on the podcast SquareMile , producer Joel Shupack introduces us to his friend Lela who recently said goodby to her beloved Catahoula , Coltrane. A quick battle with cancer took Coltrane's life. Joel and Lela hike along

This story originally aired on November 18, 2017. When it comes to scientific arguments nowadays, there’s a good chance sooner or later someone will be compared to people who believe the earth is flat. Most would consider that an insult, but not Mark Sargent. The Whidbey Island resident spends much of his time promoting the belief that the earth is not round or spherical but actually, definitely flat. He’s not joking. And he claims that there is plenty of proof out there to prove him right. That

This show originally aired on November 18, 2017. This week on Sound Effect, our theme is "Can’t Let Go." KNKX newsies Ariel Van Cleave and Ed Ronco reminisce about their obscure instruments. Then we talk to Jillian Venters, who gives advice to people of the gothic subculture , including those who are aging within it. Next, we head to Tacoma where a man is making an effort to celebrate author Frank Herbert. Then we take a ride in one of the oddest vehicles you’ll ever see: a hearse, decked out in

This story originally aired on November 18, 2017. All Things Considered host Ed Ronco and Morning Edition producer Ariel Van Cleave came to learn their respective instruments after things didn't work out with their first choice. Ed started with the trumpet, but the combination of the smaller mouthpiece and a mouth full of braced turned out to be a painful experience. So he moved to the baritone horn, which had a larger mouthpiece, and never looked back. Ariel, on the other hand, just had a

This story originally aired on November 18, 2017. If you go to the base of Point Defiance in Tacoma and look east, you'll see a finger of earth jutting into Puget Sound. It formed as toxic slag spilled from a copper smelter during the city's industrial heyday. For years, it was a foreboding sliver of black, glassy material. Today, workers and machines roam the peninsula as they transform it into a grassy park with Puget Sound views. Tacoma Metro Parks Commissioner Erik Hanberg has a space-age