University of Washington sociologist Pepper Schwartz says the takeaway from the allegations against Aziz Ansari is that we should talk about sex before having it. She sat down with Bill Radke to discuss why that is and some of the social programming that gets in the way.

Last week's viral story of an ersatz emotional support peacock sent waves of hilarity ricocheting across the internet and late night talk shows. But The New York Times' David Leonhardt argues that the creeping normalization of little lies - such as falsehoods about our pets being support or service animals - has a corrosive effect on society over time. Was Dexter the peacock in the coal mine? Bill Radke spoke with Leonhardt to find out.

A group of West Seattle homeowners who had city-owned trees cut down to open up their views have reached a settlement. Is it enough to punish and deter? And should we read their names on the air? Bill Radke talks with Seattle City Councilmember Lisa Herbold.

State lawmakers are halfway through their session. KUOW's Olympia correspondent Austin Jenkins tells us what this year's Democrat-controlled legislature is doing for Democrats.

More women are speaking out about sexual abuse and harassment as part of the renewed #MeToo movement. But for the women picking the fruits and vegetables we buy at local supermarkets, talking about daily abuse isn’t easy.

When you're the poet laureate of Washington state, you log a lot of time on the road. "I got a new car for the job," laughs Tod Marshall . It came to him with 12,000 miles on it, and is now hovering around 57,000 as he hangs up his traveling hat.

The Seattle Times has published emails and text messages that give an idea how child sex abuse allegations against former Mayor Ed Murray played out behind the scenes in city government. We'll get the story from reporter Lewis Kamb.

This week a woman and her peacock were turned away from a cross-country flight. She'd pleaded that Dexter was an emotional support animal, to no avail. And now the most regal road movie in existence is taking place as the pair drives to Los Angeles instead. But sneaking untrained animals onto planes and into restaurants is no snickering matter, and could soon be subject to civil penalties in Washington state.

We'll catch you up on some ideas coming from your state lawmakers, including fining people who try to fake having an emotional support animal to get their dog into restaurants and hotels, and making Sasquatch the official state cryptid (that's a creature whose existence has not been proven or disproven by science) in order to raise money for state parks by selling sweet custom 'Squatch license plates.

Today on The Record we're looking at the #MeToo and Time's Up movements here in Washington state. How did we get here and what we can do next?