The Record

Why hasn’t Seattle had a woman mayor since 1928, when Bertha K. Landes was in office? (Her slogan: Municipal Housecleaning.)

Robert Loomis had a good job and had just signed a mortgage on a new home then he started having chest pains. This is his story.

Bill Radke talks with Aaron Katz, who teaches health policy the University of Washington School of Public Health, and retired physician Roger Stark, a healthcare analyst for the Washington Policy Center. They discuss the current healthcare bill being debated in the Senate and the Congressional Budget Office score that predicts 22 million fewer Americans will have insurance by 2026.

Bill Radke speaks with Edouardo Jordan and Rachel Yang, chefs and Seattle restaurant owners. In light of two Portland women shutting down a burrito cart after being accused of food appropriation, Jordan and Yang discuss how they view culture and the sanctity of food. They also explain how they have been inspired by other cultures to create their signature dishes.

We'll debate how the new Republican health insurance plan would affect Washingtonians. And two Seattle chefs talk about when it's okay to cook and sell another culture's food. And we’ll hear how The Great British Bake-Off is like an action show about international terrorism and spy networks, and how it's not like other American reality shows.

Bill Radke talks with KUOW immigration reporter Liz Jones about the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to hear arguments this fall on President Trump's revised travel ban. The high court also allowed portions of the travel ban to take effect beginning on Thursday.

How is Seattle’s minimum-wage law working? Great, if you have that higher-paying job. But a new study finds employers are reacting to the law by cutting hours and hiring fewer people. Also, President Trump's travel ban has been partly reinstated. Do you remember the chaos at Sea-Tac airport when the first travel ban hit? We'll tell you what's likely to happen this time. And Seattle police have stopped using a new public relations tool. It involved official playing a shoot-'em-up video game

Bill Radke speaks with Ben Casselman, chief economics writer at FiveThirtyEight.com , and Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant about the new minimum wage study from the University of Washington. Casselman explains that the study found Seattle's minimum wage hike to $13 has led to hours cut and other issues that have hurt workers' earnings. Sawant disagrees with the study, claiming there are methodological issues. She also argues for shifting the focus towards the inflated incomes of CEOs and

Bill Radke speaks with Augustine Cita of the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle and Sean Flynn, board president of the Rental Housing Association of Washington, to discuss the new Fair Chance Housing law proposed by Mayor Ed Murray.

Seattle's mayor wants another limit on how landlords can choose their tenants. This time it's more protections from rental discrimination for people with a criminal conviction. Also, two African-American mothers reflect on shootings like the one in Seattle last weekend and another in Minnesota, shootings that happen in front of children. What's worse: Illegally driving on the shoulder to get around a traffic jam or moving into the shoulder to block those scofflaws? Answer: the worst part is