Environment Nick on the Rocks: Mount Baker, the volcano born from volcanoes Shifting glaciers revealed the North Cascade peak’s origins, forged from three ancient volcanoes that lived and died over the past million years. by Shannen Ortale / January 12, 2024
Environment Nick on the Rocks: The North Cascades' gneiss-est bedrock The range’s oldest bedrock sits high in the mountains near Canada. But the yellow aster gneiss originated an ocean away 400 million years ago. by Shannen Ortale / January 19, 2024
Culture Podcast | For journalist Audie Cornish, cooking is romance The CNN host's last meal is a love letter to her husband, who has been wooeing her with his cooking since their first date by Rachel Belle / January 18, 2024
Environment Nick on the Rocks: The mystery of Waterville's basalt boulders Just north of Withrow, WA, pancake-flat fields are dotted with massive rocks that help us visualize an Ice Age glacier. by Shannen Ortale / January 26, 2024
Environment Nick on the Rocks: Why Mount Shuksan is made of sea green stone Greenschist gets its tint from minerals compressed under the ocean long ago. Now it caps an entire mountaintop in the North Cascades. Special thanks to Central Washington University as the original... by Shannen Ortale / January 5, 2024
Culture Podcast | Comedian David Cross finds gefilte fish funny The 'Arrested Development' actor talks Canada's national dish, poutine. Plus, Rachel speaks with the Quebec restaurant claiming to be its birthplace. by Rachel Belle / January 4, 2024
Politics Cap-and-trade, climate change return to the 2024 WA Legislature On the agenda starting Jan. 8: Spending Washington’s carbon tax, tweaking the cap-and-invest program and taking a stab at utility rebates. by John Stang / January 3, 2024
Politics Washington Legislature aims to regulate AI — but treads cautiously ‘You don’t want to stop innovation. You don’t want to stop commerce. But you don’t want to stop people’s civil rights.’ by John Stang / January 12, 2024 / Updated 12:30 p.m.
Culture Your Last Meal | Moshe Kasher on comedy, kosher and Diet Coke The author of the new book 'Subculture Vulture' ranks the worst desserts and the best way to drink a soda (can, bottle or fountain?). by Rachel Belle / February 1, 2024
Culture Your Last Meal | Amanda Knox’s last meal would be... Italian food The Seattleite spent four years in an Italian prison falsely accused of murder. In a live podcast recording, she talks about the food inside. by Rachel Belle / February 15, 2024