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'We built this together.' The 20-year legacy of KUOW's RadioActive May 22, 2024

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Late last month, KUOW announced the station was ending its RadioActive Youth Media program. For 20 years, RadioActive brought listeners the stories and perspectives of young people in the Pacific Northwest. Soundside producer Noel Gasca reflects on what the program has meant to the over 6,000 youth who participated - and what will be lost.

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Burien considers changes that could end shelter plan May 22, 2024

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Homelessness policy has become a lightning rod in Burien, as the city’s approach toward people sleeping outside has drawn scrutiny and lawsuits. The latest; the city council agreed to build a pallet shelter on land owned by Seattle City Light. King County agreed to give the city a million dollars for the project, but now the city council is considering zoning restrictions that may kill the shelter plans.

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How an ambitious lawsuit reshaped environmental law — without ever going to trial May 22, 2024

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In 2015 “Our Children’s Trust” took aim at what they thought was a major contributor to ongoing climate problems: that the U.S. government had continued to permit, authorize and subsidize fossil fuel extraction. So, along with 21 plaintiffs whose ages ranged from 8 to 19 years old, they sued the U.S. government. Even though the "Juliana V United States" has never actually gone to trial after 9 years of arguments, the ambition behind the litigation has made an impact on environmental law and helped inspire other climate cases involving young people around the world.

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Crowdfunding for health care. UW-Bothell prof examines the trend in new book May 21, 2024

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Author Nora Kenworthy's new book, Crowded Out: The True Costs of Crowdfunding Healthcare, looks at the complex set of experiences of people using platforms like GoFundMe to raise money for medical care and how the platform potentially shapes the world around us.

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Will Google's new 'AI Overviews' overshadow actual web content? May 21, 2024

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Soundside host Libby Denkmann hosts a panel discussion about the latest update to the way Google search results are presented, and the potential issues the company may face.

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What comes next for the pro-Palestine protesters at UW? May 20, 2024

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The University of Washington reached an agreement with the leaders of an encampment of students protesting the war in Gaza. As part of that agreement, students had until 3 p.m. Monday to clear the area where they’ve been living.

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He broke his neck diving into a pool. 20 years later, new technology is helping him recover May 20, 2024

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In a study published Monday in the journal Nature Medicine, researchers at the University of Washington and at universities in Colorado and Georgia have found that electrical stimulation on the surface of the skin, targeting the spine, can improve strength, mobility, sensation and function in the bodies of people with long term spinal cord injuries.
The novel therapy is breaking the limits that many with spinal injuries have dealt with for years, and all without the need for additional surgery.

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Who was the anonymous donor behind the Denny Blaine playground? May 16, 2024

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Summer is almost here, last weekend, temperatures climbed into the 80s throughout the Puget Sound area. And for many, warm temperatures mean trips to the beach and swims in Lake Washington.

Heading out to swim this past weekend was extra sweet for some beachgoers: the community at Denny Blaine, a beach popular with Seattle’s queer community. It’s one of a handful of spots in the city where folks say they feel safe picnicking, swimming, and sunbathing in the buff.

But last fall, the beach faced an unusual threat: a playground funded by an anonymous donor.

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Yakima Canutt: The Washington cowboy who became a stuntman May 16, 2024

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Soundside host Libby Denkmann sits down with Mossback's Northwest host Knute Berger to talk about the Colfax, WA man who made "Stuntman" a profession - Yakima Canutt.

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What's the future of the UW's pro-Palestinian encampment? It depends who you ask May 16, 2024

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KUOW Director of Community Engagement Zaki Hamid sat down with Soundside to talk about his experience speaking with students, faculty, and counter-protestors at the University of Washington about the pro-Palestine movement.

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