Seattle’s Morning News w/ Charlie Harger & Manda Factor

New study says exercising can heal the brain // Chris Sullivan on the Founteleroy ferry // Daily Dose - man rebuilds cars and give them to people in need // Gee Scott on still being stuck in Seattle - he's supposed to be in Chicago

Feliks speaks with one of the kids who was part of the Magic Santa deal in the '50's // Dose of Kindness -- The Santa Claus Girls are back.  They've been going for a century // Interview with the CEO of Hero House // Rachel Belle Christmas and Chinese food

Dose of Kindness -- Father and daughter who are helping those who became homeless because of wildfires // Gee Scott - Seahawks are done // Adam Clarke Estes - advertising in the metaverse // Feliks Banel on what Xmas was like in Seattle in 1917 // Rachel Belle on why you don't have to give gifts to adult family members

WA Post's Eva Dou on Chinese spying // Chokepoint - transportation year in review // Hanna Scott - King County Prosecutor's 2021 year in review // Dose of Kindness -- a stay at home mom - starts a non-profit to bring joy to others // Gee Scott today's Seahawks and how he's mad at the NFL

Slate's Henry Grabar on apartment zoning in big cities // Dr. Cohen on a new blood test that can detect early-stage cancer // Hanna Scott - interview with new city attorney Ann Davison // Dose of Kindness -- A mysterious Secret Santa // Gee Scott on growing up in Chicago

Rep. Adam Smith, Chair of the House Armed Services Cmte, on the Russia-Ukraine conflict // Feliks Banel, All Over the Map -- Christmas Canyon // Hanna Scott with AG Bob Ferguson on the now-rejected Purdue Pharma settlement // Margaret Brennan on continued chaos in Afghanistan/ US-Russia relations // Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan looking back on her time in office, Part 2 // Dose of Kindness -- taking care of Kentucky kids who lost everything in the tornados // Gee Scott previewing the Seahawks-Rams game

Chris Sullivan's Chokepoint -- the latest plans for implementing a road usage charge // Hanna Scott with the 2022 legislative priorities for WA's cannabis industry // Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan looking back on her time in office, Part 1 // Dose of Kindness -- the "Santa Claus Girls" // Gee Scott with the latest chapter in the Urban Meyer Saga // Rachel Belle on adults who use engage in baby talk with each other

Colleen O'Brien with Tripp Gibson on the "Umps Care" efforts in Mayfield, KY // Dose of Kindness -- "Umps Care" // Gee Scott on monthly fees for stuff you own // Brynn Kimber, CICOES researcher, on killer whales thriving in the melting arctic // Feliks Banel on the "Santa Magic Radio" broadcasts from southwest WA // Rachel Belle on lasagna as a form of love

State Sen. Jeff Wilson, explaining his anti-catalytic converter theft bill // Chris Sullivan's Chokepoint -- lost toll revenue/ ferry cancelation data // Dose of Kindness -- Sacred Heart Children's Hospital lights // Gee Scott on high school foreign language requirements // Hanna Scott on Seattle Mayor-elect Bruce Harrell's cabinet // David Fahrenthold live on the Jan 6th investigations/ the 2024 election

Jill Schlesinger with end-of-year tax tips // Paging Dr. Cohen -- long-term dangers of undiagnosed sleep apnea // Hanna Scott rounding up criminal sentences in KingCo courts // Dose of Kindness -- elves on the front lines of kindness // Gee Scott on a great win for the Seahawks // Hanna Scott with Essex Porter, looking back on his career