The Record

The animal residents at the Pacific Science Center miss middle school crowd noise. How much screen time is too much? And our weekly conversation with King County Executive Dow Constantine.

Call it doomscrolling or boredom, we're all on our phones and computer even more in the pandemic, kids and parents. Bill Radke spoke with Delaney Ruston, physician and 'Screenagers' filmmaker, about how to navigate screen time right now.

This week, King County Executive Dow Constantine goes over vaccine roll-out and answers your questions.

Life as a staple rodent or amphibian is pretty good at the Pacific Science Center: go about daily life to the wonderment of visitors. But with the center closed for the pandemic, these critters find themselves in need of social interaction.

Washington fights to keep the Seattle National Archives. A methanol plant on the Columbia River draws environmental concerns. How remote life is increasing access to therapy (at a cost to privacy). And the current state of COVID-19 vaccination in Washinton state.

Attorney General Bob Ferguson alongside 29 tribes, and historic preservation and community groups is filed suit to save 150 years of archives. Bill Radke spoke with AG Ferguson and Fawn Sharp, the president of National Congress of American Indians about what is at risk.

Last month a Washington State study found a high likelihood that a proposed methanol factory on the Columbia River could slow greenhouse gas emissions. But slowing emissions isn't the same as not emitting at all.

The pandemic has made it difficult to visit your therapist. For many, the pandemic is reason enough to start therapy altogether. So how effective is remote therapy, and should we be concerned about the technology used to facilitate it? Bill Radke speaks with John Moe, author of "The Hilarious World of Depression."

While the new coronavirus mutation hasn't made its way to the Pacific North West, health officials say it's only a matter of time. Bill Radke speaks with King County Public Health Officer Dr. Jeff Duchin about the current state of vaccination: how many Washingtonians have a vaccine, how many more are on the way, and how concerned we should be about the variant virus.

RELEASE IT. STEM in the ancient world, and the first American Girl doll who is also… a millennial.