The Record

Seattle was the capital of grunge… until grunge was no longer a thing. So what happened?

How the top institutions in America are “committing malpractice” by fostering a toxic version of success. Amazon’s tax bill is in – prepare to get mad. We hear about the criminalization of homelessness and of proposed changes to Title IX.

HQ2.5 tanks when the thrill of the chase wears off. Sheriffs take the law into their own hands, and reach different conclusions. When did our reign as the king of grunge come to an end? And we look at school safety a year after Parkland.

Taxes, grocery store community, public land expansion, rehab monitoring, and a tale of two snow emergencies.

Bill Radke talks to Thierry Rautureau, owner of Luc Bistro and Loulay Kitchen and Bar, about what listeners can cook with the ingredients they still have. We also dig into the "Green New Deal" and hear what John Kim, the "Angry Therapist" thinks about masculinity.

Snow day posts are starting to drag. Are you still making snow angels? Still stuck inside? Let's check in.

Last year, lawmakers were forced to put their conversations back on the books. How’s the new tunnel working out? Icy conditions may have contributed to a tragic accident on UW campus, and an artist reckons with her own mother’s untimely death. Lastly, we hear a little of Brandi Carlile’s music ahead of the Grammys.

And this death-related practice would give new meaning to the idea of a water burial. Are people, tired of the extremes of Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump, really ready for a move to the political center? Rosie the Jetsons robot may soon deliver your Amazon orders, and some notes from the Grammy-nominated Seattle Symphony.

Yesterday: a winter wonderland! Today: the grubby, icy aftermath. There’s a big unresolved disagreement on how to fund Seattle schools, and a now-vindicated argument about the viaduct. Also - got milk?

Host Ross Reynolds demands transit answers. Federal Way Public Schools pull a school shooting training video, and we help launch the new season of KUOW’s Prime(d). Lastly, we remember storied Seattle crime reporter Rick Anderson.