The Record

Bill Radke sits down with Seattle writer Ijeoma Oluo to discuss the outcome of the presidential election. For many progressives like her, Trump's win was a difficult pill to swallow. Oluo's intial reaction was to console her family after it became clear Tuesday night that Donald Trump would become the next president of the United States.

Bill Radke speaks with former King County Executive Ron Sims and former Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna about how much the actions of President-elect Donald Trump could affect life in Washington State.

Many in Washington are feeling the blues after Donald Trump took the White House and Republicans took Congress in Tuesday’s election. But locally, the blues won some key races, including Democratic incumbent Jay Inslee for governor, Pramila Jayapal for Seattle’s U.S. Representative and Patty Murray for U.S. Senator. We’ll be getting reaction from around the region on the election results. Listen to this special hour of coverage from KUOW's The Record.

Jeff Bezos once offered to launch Donald Trump to the moon. You'll find out what that rift could mean for the Seattle area. Also, a Tacoma teacher tells his students how a Trump presidency might go. And Canada evaluates its own winners and losers from this election.

Bill Radke talks to Knute Berger, Crosscut's chief Northwest native, about where he sees hope for the Northwest after Donald Trump was elected President.

Bill Radke speaks with Harborview psychiatrist Doug Zatzick about what ordinary Americans can do to get through the final hours of the election; including whether or not it is OK to spend the rest of election day in a kiddie pool full of Jell-O shots.

Sherry Turkle writes “face to face conversation is the most human – and humanizing – thing we do.” Yet, Turkle says in contemporary society we’re seeing a flight from conversation to our phones where we get a constant feed of connection, information and entertainment.

Bill Radke speaks with Washington state elector Robert Satiacum, a Puyallup tribe elder, about his decision to go against the popular vote if Hillary Clinton wins the state. Satiacum, who spoke from Standing Rock where he was protesting the oil pipeline, said Clinton does not represent his America.

Bill Radke speaks with senior editor at The Urbanist, Doug Trumm, about his idea to rip out I-5 from downtown Seattle. In an recent article, Trumm argued that I-5 should be removed from I-90 to 520 and the land used for parks, affordable housing and business development.

Robert Satiacum promised to uphold the will of the people. He is a Washington state elector. He agreed to cast his electoral vote based on who wins. Now he says he might not cast that vote for Hillary Clinton no matter who wins. Also, this hour you have to wait to find out who will be your president. How will you spend that time? What's the wisest way to spend that time? And we're not all elections today. We will make case for why we should tear down I-5 in downtown Seattle.