I upset female listeners by featuring Tom Leykis on my podcast
Radio host Tom Leykis is controversial and divisive, known for disparaging women. To better understand him, I put him on my podcast. It didn't go over well.9 years ago
The Letter Farmer is keeping letter writing current in Seattle
The Letter Farmer is a pop up letter writing experience that provides free stationary and postage to encourage everyone to sit down and hand write a letter.9 years ago
Seattle Ghost Story: Good Shepherd Center
From 1907 to 1973, Wallingford's Good Shepherd Center was a home for wayward girls, run by nuns. Today, only their ghosts remain.9 years ago
Seattle Ghost Story: A Madrona haunted house
In honor of the Halloween season, I'm telling local ghost stories. Our first comes from Seattle director Dan Gildark.9 years ago
Outdoor preschool sets up in Seattle’s Olympic Sculpture Park
Tiny Trees Preschool teaches kids outside all day, year round, no matter the weather. SAM's Olympic Sculpture Park is the newest location.9 years ago
Seattle’s Depressed Cake Shop marries dessert and depression
A depressed cake shop will be selling gray yet colorful, hopeful desserts for NAMI Seattle's 5th annual Depressed Bake Shop fundraiser.9 years ago
Wings for Autism helps families and kids learn to fly
Lines, crowds and airport security can trigger anxiety or worse for people with autism. Wings For Autism aims to remedy that with flying practice.9 years ago
Fall City’s reSTART is world’s first Internet addiction center
People at reSTART in Fall City have an internet addiction, or are addicted to video games, and have lost their jobs or flunked out of college because of it.9 years ago
Seattle voice coach helps transgender people find their true voice
When a transgender person decides to transition from one sex to another, there are a lot of steps involved. They might change their appearance and their name. They might take hormones and have gender reassignment surgery. But after all of this is complete, many may find their old voice doesn't match their new appearance.9 years ago
A stool transplant? Unlikely treatment is all the medical rage
Could a stool transplant fix multiple ills? Use of this unlikely medical treatment is proving to be a very effective to treat gastroenterological disease.9 years ago
Why is the national anthem always played before a game?
Michael Bennett's refusal to stand for the national anthem sparked a question for me: when and why did sports and The Star spangled Banner become intertwined? Here's a look at the history.9 years ago
Seattle hosts Gender Odyssey, the country’s largest transgender conference
This week is Gender Odyssey, the country's largest transgender conference, and it's right here in Seattle.9 years ago
What Seattle surgeons are listening to while they operate on you
A new survey shows that about 90 percent of US surgeons listen to music while they operate, and most listen to rock music.9 years ago
Din Tai Fung and phorritos (a pho burrito!) arrive at CenturyLink Field this season
CenturyLink Field is partnering with several local chefs to amp up their stadium menu for this season.9 years ago
Seahawks fans react to Bennett’s anthem protest
On the last day of Seahawks training camp, Rachel Belle gets fans' reactions to Michael Bennett's national anthem protest on game days.9 years ago
Breakup Bootcamp: For when ice cream and crying isn’t enough
After devastating breakups, and enlightening recoveries, a couple of women have created breakup programs to help others dealing with heartbreak.9 years ago
Seattle’s Sephardic synagogues bake very unique Jewish treats
Seattle has two Sephardic synagogues. Each bake thousands of traditional pastries for annual bazaars - quite different from the more popular Jewish foods.9 years ago
Sleep on the top of the world in a Washington fire lookout
Washington state has 96 remaining fire lookouts, but only one is available to rent overnight. But volunteers are looking at updating other lookouts.9 years ago
Beyond Burger is a plant-based burger that bleeds like meat
Concerned about the greenhouse gas emissions caused by livestock, Ethan Brown created Beyond Meat. He uses science to turn plants into meat, with the hope that meat lovers will eat less beef.9 years ago
What’s the deal with Port Gamble? The mystery behind this little slice of Americana
Port Gamble looks like a movie set. More specifically, the movie set of Pleasantville. The teeny tiny town on Highway 104 on the Kitsap Peninsula is frozen in time, with sprawling, perfectly manicured lawns, white picket fences, and flawless New England architecture, most of it built between the 1880s and 1919. There are no garbage […]9 years ago
Tiny Chimacum, WA gets its own Space Needle in the form of a windmill
In the tiny Olympic Peninsula farming town of Chimicum, Washington, it was big news when the Chimicum Corner Farm Stand recently added a vintage windmill to the mix.9 years ago
The story of a Port Townsend tuna sandwich
Rachel Belle asked listeners for story suggestions in the Port Townsend area, and one of the most vague and odd suggestions led her to a Port Townsend mini mart that sells 28 different sandwiches.9 years ago
Hand make your own weddings rings in Port Townsend
With These Rings is one of the few places in the country that teaches you to make your own wedding rings in a day.9 years ago
