Bill Radke speaks with three Trump voters — Marcy Ann Ritchie, Forrest Taylor and Lori Theis — who don't quite fit the stereotype of those who voted for President Trump. They explain why they support the president, what they hope will happen under this administration and how they feel they've been unfairly maligned and pigeonholed for their beliefs.
Bill Radke speaks with Jennifer Stuber, an associate professor at the University of Washington and co-founder of Forefront: Innovations in Suicide Prevention. February 16 is Suicide Prevention Education Day and Stuber has worked with the Washington legislature to try and craft bills to help prevent suicide, especially those committed with guns. She discusses an unlikely alliance with the NRA and how she wants to erase the stigmas around suicide.
The Washington Supreme Court rules that a florist can not refuse to decorate a same-sex wedding. We'll talk to that florist this hour. Also, everyone wants fewer suicides in Washington state. What role could the NRA play? And three Puget Sound area Trump voters will tell you how this presidency looks to them so far.
A few days before President Donald Trump signed the executive order halting the arrival of immigrants and refugees from seven majority-Muslim countries, Murtadha Al-Tameemi was in Vancouver, B.C., about to watch his brother perform in a play. His phone rang. It was an immigration attorney he worked with calling him. That was unexpected.
Bill Radke talks with Steve Clare about Clint Dempsey's return to the Seattle Sounders FC. Steve Clare is owner and editor of the soccer news site Prost Amerika.
Bill Radke talks to Stephen Quinn, the host of CBC radio's On The Coast about the news out of Canada this week. They discuss Prime Minister Trudeau's trip to the U.S., Canada's trade deal with Europe and refugees crossing the Canadian border.
A Seattle man is believed to be President Trump's first arrest of a certain kind. This man was under the protection of an Obama program for people who were brought to the US illegally as children. We'll tell you what that could mean for other DACA participants. We'll also introduce you to some new local music. And the Seattle Sounders best player is back from an illness that ended his season. Would you believe that's a problem for the Sounders? We'll tell you why.
Bill Radke speaks with Jonathan Zwickel, senior editor of City Arts magazine about local music you should be listening to. Zwickel puts out a monthly list of local artists for City Arts called " Attractive Singles ."
Deborah Wang talks with Geekwire co-founder Todd Bishop about how Bill Gates and the Gates Foundation are spending the $30 billion gift from billionaire Warren Buffett.
Bill Radke talks with KUOW immigration reporter Liz Jones about the arrest and detention of Daniel Ramirez Medina, who's been held at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma since Friday. Ramirez has temporary legal status through the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA. His attorneys have filed a federal lawsuit seeking his immediate release.
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