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Asset 1 Series Crosscut Reports Podcast | WA educators burnt out over classroom political clashes Season 1 , Episode 37 Politics reporter Joseph O’Sullivan talked to teachers about the increasing criticism they face at school over race and LGBTQ+ topics. Where to listen: iTunesPodbeanSpotifyRSS
Asset 1 Series Crosscut Reports Podcast | Stressors push WA nurses to leave their jobs behind Season 1 , Episode 36 Reporter Megan Burbank spoke with former nurses who, amid grievances like staffing shortages and low pay, changed their careers. Where to listen: iTunesPodbeanSpotifyRSS
Culture ArtSEA: Honoring Hispanic Heritage Month with NW art and poetry Plus, cultural histories and dark humor on stage in Seattle from Fremont to Queen Anne to Downtown. by Brangien Davis / September 28
Culture Fall Arts: A new Seattle play rustles up the history of Black cowboys Local playwright Andrew Lee Creech brings post-Emancipation Texas to life in a story of love, ambition and what it means to be free. by Brangien Davis / September 22
News Crosscut Now: Behind the scenes of a world premiere play in Seattle by Paris Jackson / September 21
Culture ArtSEA: Honoring Hispanic Heritage Month with NW art and poetry Plus, cultural histories and dark humor on stage in Seattle from Fremont to Queen Anne to Downtown. by Brangien Davis / September 28, 2023
Politics Yakima City Council candidates talk budget deficit, homelessness With pandemic funding set to end in 2024, the general election could significantly affect how the city addresses its multimillion-dollar shortfall. by Mai Hoang / September 28, 2023
Investigations The effort to save SeaTac’s biggest forest amid airport expansion Community pressure and federal legislation could help protect a hard-won South King County park from long-term development. by Hannah Weinberger / September 28, 2023
News Crosscut Now: Are WA schools a ground zero for political discord? Reporter Joseph O’Sullivan dissects the increasing tension over curricula, designer Katrina Hess has your new raincoat and winter vaccines are coming. by Paris Jackson / September 28, 2023
Culture Podcast | Comedian Zarna Garg on the beauty of onion breath Four years after her first open-mic, the mother of three got an Amazon special. Now the vegetarian dishes on why she doesn’t believe in vegetarianism. by Rachel Belle / September 28, 2023
Politics National culture wars on race, LGBTQ+ rights come to WA schools Right-wing pushback on school policies and curricula are leading to educator burnout — and fear of personal harm. by Joseph O'Sullivan / September 27, 2023
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