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91.3 KBCS
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91.3 KBCS is public radio providing Puget Sound with a diversity of music and information. Listeners tune in to hear an unparalleled mix of new and classic worldbeat, folk, and jazz, in addition to unique and vital news and analysis. Over 150 volunteer hosts, producers, and journalists deliver much of the music and news heard on the station. KBCS alumni can be heard on public radio stations throughout the region and reporting for National Public Radio. The roots of KBCS took hold in the early ‘70s. Perhaps inspired by the insurgent FM stations of the era, with their rebel disc jockeys spinning a wild mix of album sides and long prog rock tracks, a group of students set out to become broadcasters. Bellevue College was initially disinterested. While the events leading up to the student sit-in at the president’s office have been forgotten, the end result was that in February of ’73 KBCS went live, with a tiny 10 watt transmitter and equipment donated by KING-FM. Gradually, KBCS evolve
Episodes
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Thinking Out Loud: Domestic Violence Month
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. But actually all year we should be aware of the emotional and physical violence occurring behind closed doors across the country.
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Thinking out Loud: The Art of Code Switching
We all adapt, but as a Black man, the weight of code switching on a regular basis can be significantly heavier.
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Hundreds of Legal Washington Immigrants Set to Lose Life-saving Care
Hundreds of Legal Washington Immigrants Set to Lose Life-saving Care by 91.3 KBCS
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Thinking Out Loud: The Everlasting Fire, and Who I Am To Me
I’m Kevin P. Henry and this is Thinking Out Loud. Today my thoughts motivated me to write two poems. Both poems stem from my feeling about learning from history so that we don’t repeat the horrible mistakes of the past.
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Thinking Out Loud: Why the Black National Anthem Matters
A Black American can honor the Star-Spangled Banner, but we also have every right to ask what that anthem has historically meant to people who were denied complete freedom in the past and the present.
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KBCS Presents: Ways of Awe
KBCS presents an excerpt of the new local audio project Ways of Awe. Weaving together interpretative translations, research, interviews, and sounds, Ways of Awe is a queer anti-Zionist audio companion for the Jewish High Holidays. Join talmud scholars, rabbis, and artists as they unearth the...
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Thinking Out Loud: Another Year of Mascot Controversy
The NFL season is upon us, and like every year I ask myself these questions: Are fans and teams honoring or mocking Native Americans? By Kevin P. Henry for Thinking Out Loud
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Thinking Out Loud: The Cure for Colorblindness
There are two types of colorblindness. Today, I am talking about the kind that can cause a person to ignore another person’s lived experience and how they self-identify. By Kevin P. Henry for Thinking Out Loud on KBCS 91.3 FM
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Remembering Dolly Parton
Remembering Dolly Parton by 91.3 KBCS
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Time to Vote! What's New in Washington Election Policy
KBCS talks to a local voting advocacy organization to find out how federal voting legislation is impacting Washington.
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Thinking Out Loud: Why Cultural Events Matter
Thinking Out Loud: Why Cultural Events Matter by 91.3 KBCS
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"Never Again is Now" Mural Permanently Installed at Bellevue College
"Never Again is Now" Mural Permanently Installed at Bellevue College by 91.3 KBCS
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Visa Holders Face More Barriers to Employment
Visa holders are facing extra challenges to keep or find employment during the current administration's immigration crackdown.
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Seattle Coop Preschools Face Closure Due to Funding Cuts
For 80 years, Seattle's coop preschools have been a place for both parents and kids to learn alongside each other. Now the program is facing closure after the state made funding cuts. Teachers and parents are working to save the schools. KBCS producer Jennie Cecil Moore has more.
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Support from Benefits Hub Helps Students Focus on School
Being a student comes with a lot of challenges – balancing school, work, and other responsibilities. With the high cost of living around Bellevue and cuts to federal programs, students are facing even more obstacles. At Bellevue College’s Benefits Hub, students can get help with basic needs and...
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Workplace Rights - 11052025 Podcast
Workplace raids have been happening around the country and Seattle organizers want local businesses to be prepared. Washington Neighborhood Defense is a volunteer-led group providing resources for businesses and talking to employees and managers around the region about workplace rights. KBCS...
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WA Bend Like Booker 0822 BLOG
This weekend the 34th district Democrats are hosting a community event inspired by Senator Cory Booker’s record breaking 25 speech on the Senate floor last spring. Speakers will present on key issues that are being targeted by the Trump administration. KBCS contributor Jennie Cecil Moore spoke…
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WA Vaccines
Independent producer and KBCS contributor, Jennie Cecil Moore interviews Doctor Jessica Van Fleet Green family physician who also serves as president of the board for the Washington state chapter of the Post-acute and Long Term Care Medical Association.
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WA Eviction-JCM-0815 BLOG
Independent producer, Jennie Cecil Moore provides this interview for KBCS. Thank you for your support. www.kbcs.fm
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Voices from Inside
On a leafy street in Seattle’s Central District, a two-story family home has welcomed visitors as a gallery space since 2019. Wa Na Wari, which means “our home” in the Nigerian language of Kalabari, is featuring art from the Black Prisoners’ Caucus from June 6-13, 2025. The center for Black art…
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Anna Thorvaldsdottir interview with Michael Schell
Flotation Device interview with Anna Thorvaldsdottir If Björk is Iceland’s best-known pop singer, then Anna Thorvaldsdottir is its best-known composer, noted for her visceral music that conveys—in its own distinctive way—the sounds of the sea and the mountains that surrounded her growing up in a...
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KBCS HD1 - Roots Rock Soul
Jazz vocalist, composer, and activist Ben Black stopped by the KBCS studio to discuss his music and a fundraiser he organized this past August for the Palestine Children's Relief Fund. It's a wide ranging and uplifting conversation accompanied by Ben's own music!
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91.3KBCS 20120413 Cynthia Lair Sugar
91.3KBCS 20120413 Cynthia Lair Sugar by 91.3 KBCS
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91.3KBCS 20120415 Cynthia Lair Babies And Food
91.3KBCS 20120415 Cynthia Lair Babies And Food by 91.3 KBCS
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91.3KBCS 20240618 Cynthia Lair The Now Of Cooking
91.3KBCS 20240618 Cynthia Lair The Now Of Cooking by 91.3 KBCS
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91.3 KBCS 20180327 Mothers Radiation Lab Final
91.3 KBCS 20180327 Mothers Radiation Lab Final by 91.3 KBCS
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91.3 KBCS 20180327 Fukushima Directly after the Earthquake and Nuclear Disaster
91.3 KBCS 20180327 Fukushima Directly after the Earthquake and Nuclear Disaster by 91.3 KBCS
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91.3KBCS 20240228 Womens Liberation Seattle
91.3KBCS 20240228 Womens Liberation Seattle by 91.3 KBCS
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91.3KBCS 20240314 Earth Ministry WA Interfaith
91.3KBCS 20240314 Earth Ministry WA Interfaith by 91.3 KBCS
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91.3KBCS 20240307 Farmworkers Tribunal
91.3KBCS 20240307 Farmworkers Tribunal by 91.3 KBCS
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91.3KBCS 20240229 Vashon Green School
91.3KBCS 20240229 Vashon Green School by 91.3 KBCS
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91.3 KBCS 20240305 Astra A Tree Facing Removalmp3
91.3 KBCS 20240305 Astra A Tree Facing Removalmp3 by 91.3 KBCS
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91.3KBCS 20240229 Poor Peoples Campaign Rev Dr Kelle Brown
91.3KBCS 20240229 Poor Peoples Campaign Rev Dr Kelle Brown by 91.3 KBCS
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91.3KBCS 20240228 Riverton Park United Methodist Church And Immigrants
91.3KBCS 20240228 Riverton Park United Methodist Church And Immigrants by 91.3 KBCS
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91.3KBCS 20240228 Water Drop
91.3KBCS 20240228 Water Drop by 91.3 KBCS
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91.3 KBCS 20240228 MM Yolanda Varona Founder Of Dreamers Moms
91.3 KBCS 20240228 MM Yolanda Varona Founder Of Dreamers Moms by 91.3 KBCS
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91.3KBCS 20240227 Deported Veterans Support House Hector Barajas
91.3KBCS 20240227 Deported Veterans Support House Hector Barajas by 91.3 KBCS
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91.3KBCS 20240227 Ijeoma Oluo And Michele Storm At Town Hall Seattle Be A Revolution
91.3KBCS 20240227 Ijeoma Oluo And Michele Storm At Town Hall Seattle Be A Revolution by 91.3 KBCS
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91.3KBCS 20240226 Tania Mendoza Deported Dreamer Mom
91.3KBCS 20240226 Tania Mendoza Deported Dreamer Mom by 91.3 KBCS
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91.3 KBCS 20240225 Larry Gossett Speaking About The Gang Of Four
91.3 KBCS 20240225 Larry Gossett Speaking About The Gang Of Four by 91.3 KBCS
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91.3KBCS 20240226 Black History Bebe Moore Campbell
91.3KBCS 20240226 Black History Bebe Moore Campbell by 91.3 KBCS
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91.3KBCS 20240227 Black History James Baldwin
91.3KBCS 20240227 Black History James Baldwin by 91.3 KBCS
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91.3KBCS 20240222 Overview Of Restorative Practices At An Institution Michelle Strange
91.3KBCS 20240222 Overview Of Restorative Practices At An Institution Michelle Strange by 91.3 KBCS
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91.3KBCS 20240223 Restorative Practices After Harm Michelle Strange
91.3KBCS 20240223 Restorative Practices After Harm Michelle Strange by 91.3 KBCS
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91.3KBCS 20240220 Black History Mamie Clark
91.3KBCS 20240220 Black History Mamie Clark by 91.3 KBCS
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91.3KBCS 20240220 Joel Rogers Street Conversation With Gol
91.3KBCS 20240220 Joel Rogers Street Conversation With Gol by 91.3 KBCS
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91.3KBCS 20240207 Leno Rose Avila And Fadumo Ali
91.3KBCS 20240207 Leno Rose Avila And Fadumo Ali by 91.3 KBCS
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91.3KBCS 20240215 Tsuru For Solidarity And La Resistencia
91.3KBCS 20240215 Tsuru For Solidarity And La Resistencia by 91.3 KBCS
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91.3KBCS 20240214 Press Conference On Feb9 2024 Rally
91.3KBCS 20240214 Press Conference On Feb9 2024 Rally by 91.3 KBCS
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91.3KBCS 20230427 Seattle Black Feminist Activist Nina Harding
91.3KBCS 20230427 Seattle Black Feminist Activist Nina Harding by 91.3 KBCS
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91.3 KBCS is public radio providing Puget Sound with a diversity of music and information. Listeners tune in to hear an unparalleled mix of new and classic worldbeat, folk, and jazz, in addition to unique and vital news and analysis. Over 150 volunteer hosts, producers, and journalists deliver much of the music and news heard on the station. KBCS alumni can be heard on public radio stations throughout the region and reporting for National Public Radio. The roots of KBCS took hold in the early ‘70s. Perhaps inspired by the insurgent FM stations of the era, with their rebel disc jockeys spinning a wild mix of album sides and long prog rock tracks, a group of students set out to become broadcasters. Bellevue College was initially disinterested. While the events leading up to the student sit-in at the president’s office have been forgotten, the end result was that in February of ’73 KBCS went live, with a tiny 10 watt transmitter and equipment donated by KING-FM. Gradually, KBCS evolve
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