Vip the gorilla needed emergency hernia surgery. Dr. Andrew S. Wright explains his process, from inspecting Vip in the smelly gorilla enclosure to hurrying away as Vip woke up from his anesthesia.

Bill Radke talks to Seattle City Councilmember Tim Burgess and president of the Seattle Police Union Kevin Stuckey about how contract negotiations are affecting the progress of police reform. The union claims that they are being steamrolled while the city contends the union is being selfish.

Bill Radke talks with poet, attorney, activist (and boxer) Nikkita Oliver about her run for Seattle mayor.

Bill Radke speaks with Farhad Manjoo, NY Times tech columnist, and Amy Webb, founder of the Future Today Institute, about the frustrations and alternatives to emails. They discuss how the blowback from Donald Trump Jr.'s recent email controversy highlights the problems with email. They also discuss what could replace email and how much (or little) people value the privacy of their digital communications.

Bill Radke speaks with Gabriel Scheer, director of strategic development for LimeBike, and Derrick Ko, co-founder and CEO of Spin. These two bike share companies launched in Seattle this week. Up until now, when we talk about Seattle and bike share, we talk about it failing. We already tried that and it didn't work.

Mayoral candidate Nikkita Oliver is calling on Ed Murray to resign over sexual abuse allegations that Murray denies. Also, bike share is back. After the old Pronto bike share collapsed, two companies are putting different wheels on the ground. We'll show you how the new bikes are not like the old bikes. And Microsoft has a new app called seeing AI, as in artificial intelligence. It lets you use your phone not just to photograph people, but to identify their ages and moods. Useful, creepy or both

Bill Radke talks to Paul Basken, science policy reporter for the Chronicle of Higher Education, about how we should consume news that reports on scientific research.

Bill Radke talks with former U.S. Attorney Jenny Durkan about her run for Seattle mayor.

Bill Radke speaks with KUOW reporter Kate Walters about the latest developments in the allegations that Seattle Mayor Ed Murray sexually abused his foster son back in the 1980s. An article from the Seattle Times published a report from a child-welfare investigator which stated that Murray had been abusive to his foster son.

Mayor Ed Murray is still denying allegations of sexually abusing minors. The Seattle Times reported yesterday that a child-welfare investigator believed that Murray sexually abused his foster son in the 80s. We'll get a reaction from the candidate that Murray has endorsed for mayor, Jenny Durkan. She is in our studio to tell you why she should be next to lead the city. Also, the Seattle Rep is planning a musical about the Seattle grunge scene. Does that sound like a perfect marriage or maybe a