Crosscut Podcasts

Evan Osnos, presidential biographer and staff writer at The New Yorker, tells us what he sees in Biden’s early actions.

The big beige blur in the middle of the state may seem boring, but it is essential to the survival of grouse, orcas and people.

Few rivers define a region like the Columbia, where tribal scientists are making headway in bringing back its most important species: salmon.

The city spent a decade working to reform its police department. Then, the turmoil of 2020 started a new movement.

The debate over public safety is filled with disagreements, but almost everyone agrees on one thing: We need another option for people in crisis.

Cities searching for ways to handle crisis calls without police are reaching out to CAHOOTS in Eugene, Oregon.

They say public safety concerns can be addressed through scaling up other forms of support, like schooling and training.

More than 6 months after first pledging to rethink public safety, city leaders face opposition. What’s next?

Oceanographer Scott Veirs shows us how to listen for whales in Puget Sound, identify their signature sounds and maybe help save them.

During the pandemic, more people are spotting animals slinking around the neighborhood.

Columnist Katie Wilson tells us how the law created in the Gilded Age will help shape the next chapter of the Digital Age.

Daudi Abe talks about four decades of hip-hop in the isolated, disrespected, idiosyncratic Northwest. 

Reporter Lilly Fowler discusses what years of reporting on Mergensana Amar tell us about U.S. immigration policy.

Author Ruchika Tulshyan talks about the vice president-elect as change agent and role model.

Reporter Melissa Santos discusses the politics and path of the only Republican elected to statewide office in one of the nation’s bluest regions.

UW researcher Jevin West tells us how the attempts to delegitimize the presidential election could be warping the electorate.

Talk radio host Michael Medved and political science professor Christopher Parker consider the future of the parties and our nation.