The Record

Bill Radke speaks with Shankar Narayan, technology and liberty director of the ACLU, and Ron Hosko, president of the Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund, about sureveillance by Seattle Police. A new City Council ordinance requires greater oversight from the public over what kind of technology used for surveillance can be used by law enforcement. Narayan believes this is a great first step in creating more public trust and providing people with more privacy, though he would like to see it go even

Bill Radke talks with Craig Keller and Pedro Olguin about a Burien city ordinance meant to protect immigrants. The ordinance makes it illegal for city employees to ask residents about their immigration status. On Monday, the Burien City Council voted to put Ordinance 651 up to a public vote this November.

Burien is a so-called sanctuary city, though there's no formal definition of that. Now Burien's policy is up for debate again. The city has decided to put it to the voter. You'll hear the arguments for and against being a local sanctuary city. And you'll hear arguments for and against removing mountain goats form the Olympics. Move them? Shoot them? Contracept them? And why?

Bill Radke speaks with Rob Smith, the Northwest regional director of the National Parks Conservation Association, about the Olympic National Park's plan to either kill or relocate the estimated 625 non-native mountain goats in the park. The goats are seen as a hassle for hikers and a threat to native plant and animal life. We also hear from Rachel Bjork, a board member with Northwest Animal Rights Network, about why she thinks the animals shouldn't be killed or moved. The National Parks Service

Supervised heroin injection? Not in our city say Bellevue's elected leaders. Also, who will survive the Seattle mayoral primary? And can art be exclusive? Seattle Symphony, Pacific Northwest Ballet — are their performances for everyone or only a few?

Bill Radke speaks with Bellevue Mayor John Stokes about why the city is set to ban safe injection sites from the city. King County has said that it will create to sites where drugs users can go and safely use drugs under medical supervision.

Marty Jackson runs the Southeast Area Network of the Seattle Youth Violence Prevention Initiative. For years, she had worked with Stephan Stewart, trying to keep him off the streets. And her efforts appeared to be working.

Bill Radke talks to Phillip Chavira, executive director of Intiman Theatre in Seattle, and Shontina Vernon, Seattle writer and musician, about what makes art inclusive.

Bill Radke talks to comedians Liz Miele and Hari Kondabolu about representation and race in comedy. Is it okay to make fun of Anthony Scaramucci? What's the problem with the Simpson's character Apu?

Bill Radke speaks with Eugene Volokh and Dr. Jim Sulton Jr. about race-based college admissions. Washington state passed a law in 1998 that prevented colleges from using affirmative action. Sulton says that the law has harmed students of color by sending a message that they are not welcome, and that affirmative action allows for a more diverse campus. Volokh argues that studies show affirmative action has harmed students of all races by shifting the focus away from education and creates