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Buy Now Pay Later (even at Costco), what could go wrong? May 29, 2025

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Do you have your eyes on some new tech, a new grill, or some summer clothes, but don’t have the money today?

People in the Seattle region are increasingly buying now, but paying later.

Unlike the very popular layaway systems of the past, where you’d take the item home once you made all the payments, under pay later you do just that.

People, especially younger people, are doing it in droves.

The ConsumerMan, Herb Weisbaum of Checkbook.org talks us through the increasing popularity and dangers of the Buy Now Pay Later model.

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Wednesday Evening Headlines May 28, 2025

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Cooling shelters open during mini heat wave, college grads are entering a workforce with fewer internships, and Spokane astronaut Anne McClain talks to students from space.

It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

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A safe lot for RVs will become pickleball courts. It's complicated May 28, 2025

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More than a quarter of people living unhoused in the city are sleeping in a vehicle, and Seattle’s 72-hour parking law means that anyone stuck in one place is in a precarious position.

An RV lot set up for people experiencing homelessness since 2023 is being reclaimed for a pickleball court complex…

But as Seattle Times Homelessness Reporter Greg Kim explains, the development is more complicated than it seems.

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Tuesday Evening Headlines May 27, 2025

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Bartell Drugs gets a lifeline from CVS, townhouses are coming to a Seattle neighborhood near you, and Sonics legend Shawn Kemp pleads guilty over shooting incident. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

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What's changed since we got the Strippers' Bill of Rights? May 27, 2025

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The so-called Strippers’ Bill of Rights was lauded as a major step for entertainers in Washington.

But since enactment, the results of the legislation have been mixed.

Seattle Times reporter Catalina Gaitán is here to talk about the legislation successes, failures, and future possibilities.

Find out where Seattle Aquarium Beach Naturalists will be this week.

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Digging up an underrated PNW delicacy May 26, 2025

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The Pacific Northwest is a great place to hunt for clams of all types: Razor, manilla, butter, and even the elusive geoduck. But one bivalve flies under the radar: horse clams.

In this episode, Seattle Eats host Tan takes a horse clamming lesson with Chris Cvetkovich, owner of Nue on Capitol Hill. Chris digs up a bounty of horse clams and shares his recipe for preparing them in a Peruvian ceviche.

Remember to get a shellfish license from the Washington Department of Food and Wildlife before any clamming trip.

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Saturday Special: Seattle’s kei trucks May 24, 2025

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Today, we’re bringing you the best from the KUOW newsroom…

You’ve probably noticed tiny, bright red trucks scooting around Seattle.

They’re actually mini Japanese fire trucks and people just love them.

Casey Martin reports on what makes these imports so cool.

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Friday Evening Headlines May 23, 2025

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Arrests have been made in last week's Pioneer Square triple homicide, experts are expecting a challenging fire season in Washington state, and the Space Needle has a new upgrade, in the form of a giant glass elevator.

It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

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Casual Friday with Andrew Walsh and Dr. Kirk Honda May 23, 2025

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This week…

We got an idea of just how much the average person needs to make to afford rent in Seattle.

After 125 years, the independently run U Bookstore is entering a partnership with Barnes and Noble.

And if you’re waiting for the Light Rail to connect to the east side, keep waiting. Sound Transit officials say there’s been a delay, and you’ll have to wait until the beginning of next year.

Too Beautiful to Live Co-Host Andrew Walsh and Psychology in Seattle Podcast Host Dr. Kirk Honda are here to break down the week.

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Thursday Evening Headlines May 22, 2025

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The Seattle School Board addresses its budget shortfall, hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans may face deportation, and we take a look at highlights from the legislation Governor Bob Ferguson has signed so far.

It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

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