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Week In Review — 202 episodes

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World Cup, voting, and guns

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Week In Review: World Cup, crime stoppers, Jumpstart tax

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Week In Review: Aurora Avenue North, surveillance, and fare gates

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Week In Review: data centers, surveillance, and transit

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Week In Review: light rail, CCTV, and Denny Blaine

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Week In Review: World Cup, homelessness, and data centers

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Week In Review: Howard Schultz, WinCo, and helicopters

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Week In Review: Mayor Wilson, FIFA World Cup, and tax dollar stewardship

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Week In Review: free lunch, waste, and shaky finances

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Week In Review: Starbucks, data centers, and back to the office

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Week In Review: encampments, Winco, and phones in schools

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Week in Review: shelter, libraries, and gas prices

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Week in Review: income tax, jobs, and gambling

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Week in Review bonus episode: a conversation with Matthew Avery Sutton

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Week in Review: light rail, Sonics, and surveillance

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Week in Review: surveillance cameras, new laws, and polyamory

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Week in Review: taxes, SPD and ICE, and press passes

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Week in Review: shelters, taxes, and Starbucks

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Week in Review: sports, Bill Gates, and taxes

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Week in Review: state income tax, Mayor Wilson, and ICE activity

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Week in Review: sports, cameras, and sweeps

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Week in Review: millionaire tax, surveillance cameras, SPD and ICE

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Week in Review: ICE, DHS, and Amazon

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Week in Review: potential protests, initiatives, climate law

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Week in Review: millionaire tax, masked ICE agents, Mayor Wilson

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Week in Review: drug prosecution, Seattle City Council, and CCA carbon impacts

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Week in Review: flooding, the budget, and Rad Power Bikes

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Week in Review: flooding, new contracts, and newly elected officials

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Year in Review 2025

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Week in Review: Katie Wilson, surge pricing, and SEA Airport

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Week in Review: Katie Wilson, state money, and government shutdown ends

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Week in Review: elections, SPD, and the economy

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Week in Review: Amazon, Bill Gates, and Waymo

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Week in Review: mayoral election, National Guard, and the state budget

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Week in Review: Trump, local politics and economy, and Dear John letters

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Week in Review: National Guard, Washington state Capitol, and empty hotel rooms

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Week in Review: Portland, the government shutdown, and the Mayor’s race

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Week in Review: Kimmel, ICE, and Crosscut

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Week in Review: freedom of speech, socialism, and the growth plan

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Week in Review: surveillance, Brian Heywood, and the Comprehensive Plan

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Week in Review: vaccines, firefighters, and job losses

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Week in Review: firefighter arrests, rallies and protests, and AI

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Week in Review: sanctuary law, mail-in voting, and progressive PAC’s

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Week in Review: primary election, President Trump, SPD

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Week in Review: primary results, Progressive’s success, and Denny Blaine Park

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Week in Review: Tariffs, Denny Blaine Park, and Robotaxis.

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Week in Review: elections, child welfare, and Blue Angels

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Week in Review: protests, Denny Blaine Park, and crime

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Week in Review: Wealth Tax, Door Dash, and Governmental Funding

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Week in Review: politics, digital kiosks, and forest sales

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Week in Review: protests, affordable housing, and taxes

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Week in Review: protests, landlords, and little homes

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Week in Review: Kshama Sawant, Cathy Moore, and John Arthur Wilson

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Week in Review: Mayday USA, park safety and Starbucks

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Week in Review: state budget, city politics, and fentanyl

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Week in Review: birthright citizenship, Microsoft, and mushrooms

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Week In Review: UW protests, Rent Limits, and Clergy Reporting Mandates

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Week in Review: budget, police, and Trump

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Week in Review: budget, rent caps, and Tesla tax

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Week in Review: FEMA, NOAA, and wealth tax

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Week in Review: schools, state budget, and hate crime categories

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Week in Review: President Trump, the legislature, and transgender athletes

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Week in Review: budget plans, natural gas initiative, and Dow Constantine

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Week in Review: Democrats, Bob Ferguson, and Tesla

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Week in Review: Mayoral race, University of Washington, and Cheesecake Factory

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Week in Review: Trump, Seattle City Council, and Skype

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Week in Review: state budget, Trump cuts, and bathroom funding

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Week in Review: Mayor Harrell, DEI, and immigration

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Week in Review: housing, trees, and parking

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Week in Review: snow, transgender rights, and billionaires

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Week in Review: deportation, state budget, and education funding

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Week in Review: Trump executive orders, Ichiro, and ferries

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Week in Review: legislation, Inslee and Ferguson, and housing in SODO

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Week in Review: growth, Seattle Police Department, and minimum wage impact

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Week in Review: Adrian Diaz, wealth tax, and transit safety

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2024 Year in Review

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Week in Review: Tammy Morales, immigration, and spending

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Week in Review: bomb cyclones, budget deficits, and Marie Gluesenkemp-Perez

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Week in Review: capital gains tax, Washington Republicans, and CID stabbings

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Week In Review: 2024 Election

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Week in Review: ballot boxes, endorsements, and traffic barriers

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Week in Review: Boeing, tech jobs, and tenants rights

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Week in Review: surveillance cameras, parking rates, and non-compete clauses

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Week in Review: hurricanes, surveillance, and police bonuses

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Week in Review: Seattle Public Schools, city budget, and birth centers

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Week in Review: budget, schools, and Macklemore

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Week in Review: SOAP/SODA, social housing, and anti-camping laws

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Week in Review: Seattle Public Schools, Trump on CHOP, and SOAP/SODA

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Week in Review: ballot recount, climate law, and school safety

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Week in Review: youth detention center, school safety, and the Washington state GOP

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Week in Review: Democratic National Convention, Summer Freedom Fest, and Costco

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Week in Review: elections, Seattle City Council, and streetcars

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Week in Review: primary election, jailed youth, and return to office

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Week in Review: Seattle Law and Order, Boeing, and Restaurant Minimum Wage

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Week In Review: election, police, and Denny Blaine Park.

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Week in Review: election, police, and street racing

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Week in Review: President Biden, homelessness, and transportation

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Week in Review: homelessness, graffiti, and cell phones in school

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Week in Review: Adrian Diaz, police recruits, and single-family zones

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Week in Review: Garfield school shooting, Amazon, and Denny Blaine Park

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Week in Review: Garfield school shooting, border policy, and millionaires

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Week in Review: Donald Trump, Adrian Diaz, and Seattle Public Schools

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Week in Review: Timothy Rankin, Tanya Woo, and OSPI

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Week in Review: light rail stabbing, Seattle Public Schools, and Denny Blaine Park

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Week in Review: Seattle Public Schools, protests, and asylum seekers

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Week in Review: protests, harassment allegations, and zebras

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Week in Review: density, endorsements, and NPR

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Week in Review: Washington GOP, Dave Reichert, and density

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Week in Review: Seattle City Council, transportation, and gun laws

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Week in Review: SPD, drug decriminalization, and Pike Place Market

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Week in Review: Boeing, Seattle City Council, and grizzlies

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Week in Review: downtown Seattle, police, and landlines

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Week in Review: Burien, police, and uncommitted delegates

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Week in Review: the legislative session, a plan for growth, and a judge disqualified

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Week in Review: protesters, rent, and strip clubs

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Week in Review: book bans, grade inflation, and the Seattle Police Department

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Week in Review: crime prevention, fentanyl, and kids

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Week in Review: affordable housing, lewd laws, and graffiti

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Week in Review: bar inspections, school board resignations, and housing and homelessness

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Week in Review: Seattle City Council President Sara Nelson, Boeing, and Republican-backed initiatives

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Week in Review: cold weather, encampments, and the Tacoma Police Department

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Week in Review: Boeing, police, and primary ballots

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Week in Review: City Council, state initiatives, and chicken checks

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Year in Review: Seattle's economy, politics, arts, and so much more

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Week in Review: Denny Blaine Park, flooding, and invasive owls

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Week in Review: Burien, price tags, and an update on the trial of three Tacoma police officers

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Week in Review: election, citations, and grizzlies

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Week in Review: Election, Starbucks, and ferries

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Week in Review: Amazon, SPD, and kids

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Week in Review: crime, off-duty pilot, and mountain snowfall

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Week in Review: Seattle City Council, tolls, and drones

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Week in Review: Regional Homelessness Authority, pay transparency, and the Seattle office market

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Week in Review: Manny Ellis, Microsoft, and AI

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Week in Review: Amazon, crime, and homelessness

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Week in Review: A new drug ordinance, SPD bodycam controversy, and wildfires

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Week in Review: police, drug laws, and AI regulation

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Week in Review: Seattle Police Department, I-5, and Joe Kennedy

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Week in Review: Amazon, Sound Transit, and cannabis

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Week in Review: Tokitae dies, Seattle faces another shooting, and one county gets a 32-hour work week

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Week in Review: fire, heat, and high-speed trains

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Week in Review: fires, taxes, and elections

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Week in Review: Elections, downtown, and blue angels

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Week in Review: King County Metro, City Council, and Amazon

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Week in Review: encampments, SPD, and gender-affirming care

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Week in Review: SPD, elections, and baseball

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Week in Review: Air quality, guns, and SCOTUS

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Week in Review: gas prices, Starbucks, and an activation plan

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Week in Review: Amazon, OceanGate, and childcare

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Week in Review: climate change, drugs, and graffiti

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Words In Review: AI or 'stochastic parrots'?

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Week in Review: drug enforcement, wildfires, and cash

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Words In Review: 'Follow your passions!'

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Week in Review: Amazon, politics, and mosquitos

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Words In Review: Is the PNW "weird"? Is anything?

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Week in Review: Amazon, trees, and tacos

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Words In Review: How 'gubernatorial' steered into our language

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Week in Review: drug law, election issues, and A.I.

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Words In Review: Can the PNW be on 'island time'?

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Week in Review: Candidates for Governor, the “end” of COVID-19, and right turns on red

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A linguist hears your complaints about colloquial English: Words In Review

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Week in Review: Governor Inslee won't seek re-election, pollution, and housing

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Words In Review: Should we say “assault weapons”?

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Week in Review: drugs, guns, and housing

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Words In Review: Were you 'wrong'?

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Week in Review: downtown, ferries, and gun control

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Claire Dederer "Monsters"

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Week in Review: The Legislature, the Film Commission, and tiny shampoo bottles

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Language is often weaponized against trans people. Does the word 'transphobic' capture this moment?

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Week in Review: legislature, e-scooters, and taxes

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Words in Review: 'Indian burial ground'?

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Week in Review: an orca is returning, name changes, and jail deaths

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Words In Review: 'Landlord' or 'housing provider'?

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Week in Review: Capital gains tax, Sound Transit construction, and landlords

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Words In Review: Why are 'genre films' everywhere, all at once?

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Week in Review: Legislature, Covid, and transit fare enforcement

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Words In Review: Should Seattle be a 'work of art'?

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Week in Review: police pursuits, “pink tax,” and housing

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Words In Review: Why everything is a 'dive bar'

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Week in Review: trees, jail, ferries

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Week in Review: The state of Seattle, abortion, and ChatGPT in the arts

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Words In Review: Seattle police leave. Is it an “exodus”?

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Week in Review: Amazon, legislature, and housing

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Word in Review: Do we 'love' too many things?

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Week in Review: Bing, violent crime, and school closures

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'Iconic,' 'legendary,' 'tragic.' What words need a reboot?

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Week in Review: Boeing, housing, and driving laws

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Week in Review: convention center, gun violence, and bird flu

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Week in Review: Kshama Sawant, the legislature, and Microsoft

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Week in Review: lawsuits, corporate changes, and the legislature

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Week in Review: Murder investigation, Washington legislature, and tech layoffs

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Year in Review: Tech, arts, science, and so much more

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Week in Review: Same-sex marriage, unionization, and aquatic life

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Week in Review: Seattle budget, Tribal community relocation, and Starbucks

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Week in Review: layoffs, budget shortfall, and crosswalks

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Week in Review: Midterm elections

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Week in Review: emergency Covid measures end, police harassment, and graffiti

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Week in Review: politics, elections, and tech

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Week in Review: wildfire smoke, Covid, and media blackouts

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Week in Review: crabs, Amazon, and gunfire detection

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Week in Review: Politics, Police, and Mariners

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Week in Review: taxes, texts, and school Covid relief funding

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Week in Review: Seattle's new police chief, transportation, and the state of the pandemic