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Bill Radke talks with Peter Gigante and Jim Jensen, two of Donald Trump's biggest donors in Washington state. Both men discuss what it feels like to be a Trump supporter in Washington, what appealed to them about the candidate and how they view the success of his transition so far.

If you've been in a quandary over what to give your favorite child this holiday season, fret no more! Nancy Pearl tells KUOW's Marcie Sillman about "The Christmas Crocodile," a picture book by Bonny Becker, illustrated by David Small.

Deborah Wang talks to Steve Clare, owner and editor of the soccer news site Prost Amerika, about the Seattle Sounders chances as they head to Toronto for the MLS Cup on Saturday.

Deborah Wang speaks with Washington State Republican Party chair Susan Hutchison. She also speaks with Olga Farnam, Manis Pierre and Braedon Wilkerson.

We are going to continue our conversation on the future of the state's two major political parties. Yesterday we heard from Democrats. Today, we have Republican state party chair Susan Hutchison and a really interesting roundtable of Republican activists talking about — and disagreeing about — president-elect Donald Trump. Also, the Seattle Times has announced a new round of layoffs. We'll take a look at the continuing struggles that face the newspaper and newspapers in general with former

Jeannie Yandel talks to Xochitl Maykovich, an organizer with the Washington Community Action Network , and Brian Robinson, a Seattle landlord who's on the board of directors at the Rental Housing Association, about the pros and cons of the Seattle City Council legislation that would put a cap on move-in fees.

“It’s not at all surprising.” That was the reaction by David Boardman to the announcement by the Seattle Times that it will be reducing staff. The newspaper told staff in an email that it will be offering buyouts with the potential of layoffs after that.

How appropriate that the captain of Nap Tyme was sitting on the pot when a Washington state ferry rammed into the side of his boat. “A convenient place considering how he must have felt at the time of collision,” said Jake Beattie, executive director of the Northwest Maritime Center in Port Townsend.

Democrats are doing some serious soul searching right now. State party chair Jaxon Ravens and a panel of local Democrats will tell us about what kind of serious conversations they are having. Also, it's the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor and we'll have a couple of stories on how that event changed our region. Then, are people in eastern and western W ashington actually so different that we should be two separate states? That's a real proposal. Listen to the full show above or

Deborah Wang speaks with Washington state Democratic Party chairman Jaxon Ravens about the future of the party. She also speaks with Jessa Lewis, Alec Stephens and Tamborine Borrelli.