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How indie bookstores escaped Amazon's shadow
Apr 29, 2026
25m 34s
Will federal research cuts kill the innovation economy?
Apr 22, 2026
25m 16s
Live: The risks and realities of AI chatbots
Apr 15, 2026
47m 24s
Planet Money and the hidden laws that run our economy
Apr 8, 2026
53m 25s
Where have all the diners gone? The disappearing middle class economy
Apr 1, 2026
17m 55s
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| Date | Episode | Description | Length | ||||||
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| 4/29/26 | How indie bookstores escaped Amazon's shadow | Independent bookstores are thriving. How did they do it? And what can other businesses learn? | 25m 34s | ||||||
| 4/22/26 | Will federal research cuts kill the innovation economy? | What could cuts to federal research funding mean for Seattle’s future economy? | 25m 16s | ||||||
| 4/15/26 | Live: The risks and realities of AI chatbots | Monica sits down with journalists Kashmir Hill from the New York Times and Jeff Horwitz from Reuters to talk about their reporting on AI chatbots, and whether these new state regulations can protect us from their risks. | 47m 24s | ||||||
| 4/8/26 | Planet Money and the hidden laws that run our economy | A conversation with Kenny Malone, host of Planet Money, and Alex Mayyasi, business reporter and author of the new Planet Money book, to talk about the hidden laws that control our economy, and how they’re affecting us here in Seattle. | 53m 25s | ||||||
| 4/1/26 | Where have all the diners gone? The disappearing middle class economy | Companies that cater to the middle class are cratering under the weight of the affordability crisis. What does that mean for the businesses we love? | 17m 55s | ||||||
| 3/25/26 | Could light rail across Lake Washington turn Seattle into the new Copenhagen? | It’s taken 10 years and almost $4 billion, but at long last, light rail will run across Lake Washington. Aside from faster commutes, some are hopeful the new "crosslake connection" can revitalize the regional economy. | 18m 01s | ||||||
| 3/18/26 | Is 'millionaire migration' really a thing? Lessons from states that already tax the rich | Will the new millionaire's tax drive wealth out of Washington? We asked an expert on tax flight to find out. | 17m 17s | ||||||
| 3/11/26 | From software engineer to bus driver: Where laid off tech workers are now | Tech workers are on the frontlines of a major shift in our economy. Where have the laid off tech workers gone? And what can the rest of us learn from the first shock in the AI earthquake? | 15m 36s | ||||||
| 3/4/26 | From Control F: The weird way we decide who sits below the poverty line | A special episode brought to us by our friends at Control F: the surprising history of the federal poverty line. | 27m 37s | ||||||
| 2/25/26 | Will this summer's World Cup be an economic win for Seattle? | The World Cup is coming to Seattle this summer. Will the reward of hosting these games be worth the cost? | 19m 43s | ||||||
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| 2/18/26 | Grocery sticker shock and the rise of the dollar-store dinner | Creative hacks for putting food on the table now that your dollar doesn’t go as far as it used to. | 23m 56s | ||||||
| 2/11/26 | Could the hottest real estate market become... driveways? | State legislators want to make it legal to live in an RV in someone’s backyard or driveway year-round. Could that reduce the state's housing shortage? | 18m 12s | ||||||
| 2/4/26 | The great data center space race | Data centers needed more space, so they literally moved there. | 21m 08s | ||||||
| 1/28/26 | 16,000 Amazon employees just lost their jobs. Are we in a tech recession? | It's the latest in a series of tech layoffs over the past few years that have pushed Seattle’s unemployment rate well above the national rate. | 13m 17s | ||||||
| 1/21/26 | Lessons from the state that made child care free | In November, New Mexico became the first state to launch free, universal child care. So what can Washington learn from the state that managed to pull it off? | 21m 04s | ||||||
| 1/14/26 | How a bad bet built the internet: a short history of bubbles | Sometimes, an economic crash leaves something good behind that we may not appreciate for years. This week, we look at bubbles from the past and ask: When the money burns away, what’s left? | 20m 25s | ||||||
| 1/7/26 | Housing costs dropped in Austin. How they did the impossible | Over the last few years, Austin's average rent fell. So what is Austin doing right? And what could Seattle learn from it? | 19m 56s | ||||||
| 12/31/25 | Sports ticket prices have skyrocketed. Here's why (encore) | We looked into why sports tickets are so expensive in Seattle, and explored some ways to save. | 19m 39s | ||||||
| 12/24/25 | How stores are spying on you (encore) | How AI is being used by some of your favorite retailers to get better at... selling you stuff. This story originally aired in December 2024. | 22m 52s | ||||||
| 12/17/25 | How does Seattle's cost of living stack up to other cities? | How expensive is Seattle compared to other cities? Monica talked to a researcher who sends armies of shoppers to find out. | 22m 12s | ||||||
| 12/10/25 | The climate migrants seeking refuge in the PNW | Climate migration is difficult to study, and even harder to predict. But some researchers say a historic population shift has already begun. | 16m 10s | ||||||
| 12/3/25 | What happens to Seattle if the AI bubble pops? | Companies are spending hundreds of billions of dollars to build the AI infrastructure of the future. But companies are struggling to make a profit on the AI of today. So, is that future real, or just a mirage? | 20m 38s | ||||||
| 11/26/25 | BONUS: The future of Seattle's highways | Live event recorded at the Seattle Public Library hosted by Joshua McNichols and Ian Coss about the future of Seattle's State Route 99. | 57m 37s | ||||||
| 11/19/25 | Can the power of a star lower our electric bills? | Could nuclear fusion fix our growing electricity crisis? Or is it too good to be true? | 16m 08s | ||||||
| 11/12/25 | Is coding dead? This professor doesn't think so | Companies appear to be making big bets that AI can replace huge chunks of their workforces. But this computer science professor says the outlook isn’t so bleak for kids who still want a career in tech. | 16m 11s | ||||||
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