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Bill Radke talks to Gary Locke, former Washington State Governor and Ambassador to China about the relationship between the U.S. and China and what China means to the Pacific Northwest.

The Nuclear Option - that's the button Senate Republicanss just pushed. They've just eliminated the 60 vote threshold, so President Trump's Supreme Court nominee will go through over the objections of Democrats. What does this mean for the future of Roe V Wade and other Supreme Court decisions? We'll talk with Senator Patty Murray. And Pearl Jam goes into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The only band besides Nirvana from the Seattle rock scene of the 90s. We'll tell you why Pearl Jam mattered

Elizabeth Austen and Bill Radke discuss "Self-Portrait," a poetic "selfie" by Seattle poet and educator Quenton Baker. The poem is part of Baker's first full-length collection, "This Glittering Republic." A Seattle native, Baker was awarded the 2016 James W. Ray Venture Project Award from Artist Trust. He's a founder of the anti-racism training and consulting group Moral Choice.

Governor Jay Inslee is a guest this hour. He'll tell you who will pay for Bertha's tardiness and whether President Trump has ever threatened him for his opposition to Trump. And who says we've gone too far, shaming one another over who has privilege? We took your calls and asked, have you been called out for being privileged? Have you ever pointed out someone else's privilege. How did that go? We'll hear your stories on The Record.

Bill Radke talks to GeekWire's Todd Bishop about Amazon's stock and how it will be affected by their grocery business.

Bill Radke talks to New York Times Magazine staff writer Emily Bazelon about the Senate vote on Judge Neil Gorsuch and what it means now that Senate Democrats are threatening to filibuster the the vote.

Bill Radke talks with Officer Kevin Stuckey, head of the Seattle Police Officers' Guild, about U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions' announcement of a wide-reaching review of federal consent decrees with police departments around the country. The Seattle Police Department has been under a federal consent decree since 2012, after the Department of Justice found a pattern of excessive use of force in policing.

Bill Radke speaks with Zak Kozuchowski, editor in chief at Golf WRX, about a legal battle over golf balls between Titleist and Costco. The local discount giant has become a major player in the golf world. Costco has sold out of its Kirkland Signature golf balls after online reviews said golfers could save $30 over Titleist brand balls, and these cheaper balls were just as good. Now, Titleist is accusing Costco of patent infringement and false advertising.

Seattle's police department has been working under a federal court order to change the way its officers view racial equity and the use of force. Now the federal government is taking a second look at agreements like those. We'll ask what it means here when we talk to the head of the Seattle police officers union. Also, today is Equal Pay Day, meaning the average woman had to work all of last year and up until today to make the money that men do in just one year. We'll talk with a Washington

On April 4, 1968, Gary Heyde had just arrived for a conference at Kentucky State College. He and more than 500 students from every major black university waited in line to register. Heyde happened to be the only white student there. No more than 20 minutes had passed when a girl came running into the lobby where conference-goers waited to register. “They’ve killed Martin,” she screamed. At first, the room was cloaked in complete and total silence. Then chaos ensued.