Former KIRO Newsradio features reporter

Rachel Belle

Rachel Belle is a former Edward R. Murrow award-winning KIRO Newsradio feature reporter who still hosts the James Beard Award-nominated podcast "Your Last Meal."

‘Brown People Camping’ shows the outdoors are for everyone

Ambreen Tariq created Brown People Camping when she didn't see people who looked like her on hiking trails and at campsites.
9 years ago

The Pike Place Market expansion grand opening is here!

Thursday is the grand opening of the new Pike Place Marketfront, an expansion 40 years in the making.
9 years ago

Remote Year lets you travel the world and keep your job

Remote Year sets you up with apartments and coworking spaces in 12 countries for one year. You can keep your job and have the experience of travel.
9 years ago

Seattle drug company working on non-addictive, non-opioid painkiller

Drug overdoses are now the leading cause of death for Americans under the age of 50 and last year there were 260 million opioid prescriptions written. One Seattle drug company wants to change that.
9 years ago

An argument for female athletes, not models, in sports ads

The managing editor of the website Racked wrote the article urging brands to use female athletes to sell sportswear, not celebrities.
9 years ago

Why a sapiosexual is attracted to big brains, not looks

The dating website OkCupid added "sapiosexual" to its list of sexual orientations. They aren't attracted to someone based on looks, rather, intellect.
9 years ago

Why college students should study salary negotiation

At the University of Washington Foster School of Business, Christina Fong teaches a course on negotiation, which includes salary negotiation.
9 years ago

Astronaut Mike Massimino talks eating in space

Food tastes different in space. Astronaut ice cream is disgusting. This comes from former NASA astronaut, Mike Massimino, who blasted off to outer space twice during his career.
9 years ago

How Neil DeGrasse Tyson nearly became an exotic dancer

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson talks to Rachel Belle about science, getting hate mail from third graders and his near brush with exotic dancing.
9 years ago

‘The Problem with Work’: Addressing America’s obsession with work

"The Problem With Work" asks us to reexamine the things we simply accept in the American work world. Like, why do we work a 40 hour work week?
9 years ago

Tourists say Seattle is too expensive, but are they doing it wrong?

Travelers who took a survey ranked Seattle 37th out of 50 popular tourism cities. Their gripe: cost. Rachel Belle argues that budget travel is possible if you're creative.
9 years ago

The Northwest is home to the best burger in the nation

Ever wonder what Seattle's best burger is? Wonder no more. A professional burger critic has tasted across America and has Seattle's pick.
9 years ago

The internet is obsessed with ASMR videos, but what is it?

ASMR video fans say listening to a whisper or other soft noises relaxes them with a pleasurable feeling. There are thousands of videos to get a fix.
9 years ago

Business is booming at Seattle Placenta Encapsulation

Seattle Placenta Encapsulation owner Heather Woskey says business is booming. She dehydrates and encapsulates placentas. Many moms tout health benefits.
9 years ago

Dave Grohl’s mom pens book about moms who raised rock stars

Dave Grohl's mom rocked her son before he rocked the stage. Now she's telling other rock star mothers' stories in her new book "From Cradle to Stage."
9 years ago

Can you teach someone to be funny? Steve Martin thinks so

Professional funnyman Steve Martin is teaching online comedy classes. But is it possible to actually teach someone to be funny?
9 years ago

How Dump Cake cookbook author Cathy Mitchell became queen of infomercials

You may not know the Cathy Mitchell name, but if you've ever stayed up all night watching infomercials, you know who she is.
9 years ago

Fred Hutch makes a big step in the world of cancer treatment

Fred Hutch Cancer Research Center has developed a treatment for aggressive blood cancers.
9 years ago

Keyboards are filthy, but a Bothell company created one that cleans itself

A Bothell company is selling a self sanitizing computer keyboard, since keyboards are known to spread disease in hospitals and other places where lots of people use the same work space.
9 years ago

Seattle scientists leading the fight against malaria

Seattle's Center for Infectious Disease Research have created a malaria vaccine currently in human trials. It could save millions of lives around the world.
9 years ago

Seattle’s rat psychologist will chase rodents away

Rat psychologist Chris Sean says there's a rat within 25 feet of you at all times. He's the only rodent exterminator who doesn't actually exterminate.
9 years ago

Grasshoppers are the biggest hit on the Mariners new menu

When Safeco Field introduced grasshoppers as a new menu item, they didn't think it would be a hit. But in three days, Mariners fans ate 18,000.
9 years ago

Meet Bellevue’s on duty skateboarding police officer

Bellevue's Craig Hanaumi is a skateboarding police officer. It builds trust without having to formally chat. He also plays music and teaches jujitsu.
10 years ago

Cops and Doughnuts: Seattle PD explains the origins of this true stereotype

Cops and doughnuts go together like peanut butter and jelly, and it's not just a stereotype. These Seattle Police officers eat doughnuts for a reason.
10 years ago