Control F

Immigration enforcement, and specifically Immigrations and Custom Enforcement, have taken center stage in President Trump's second term. The president has tied immigration to crime, and claims immigration enforcement will reduce crime. But data shows that immigrants are less involved in crime than U.S. citizens, and there's little evidence that enforcement of immigration laws shifts crime rates.

Only 11 percent of rental units in the United States allow “big” dogs – but what does that mean? Is a labrador a big dog? How about a pit bull? And why does your landlord care so much, anyway? Inspired by the story of one dog who ran afoul of an HOA rule, Clare tells Teo why so many dogs end up booted from loving homes to shelters and how advocates are trying to stop it.  We want to answer your questions about how our world works! Click here to submit a question using our online form, or email the team at ControlF@kuow.org Support the show by supporting our home, KUOW Public Radio in Seattle. Sources in this episode: Data on dog weights from Washington State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital Data analysis on pet restrictions in housing from the Pet Inclusive Housing Initiative, based on Smart Apartment Data 2025 State of Shelter Pet Adoption Report, The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement Pets & Housing Data 2025 Edition, Pet-Inclusive Housing Initiative  Interview with Dr. Jessica Bell, Veterinarian and professor at Washington State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine Interview with Alexandra Alvarado, American Apartment Owner’s Association Interview with Ross Barker, lead of the Pet Inclusive Housing Initiative Interview with Tor Berg, Poochie’s dad See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Poverty Line decides who qualifies for benefits like Medicaid, food stamps and many other government programs. But the way we calculate poverty in the United States hasn't changed in 60 years.

Two journalists explain how weather forecasting works, and how it has developed over the last 65 years into a more precise prediction than ever before.

Control F is a podcast about data — hard, fuzzy, surprising, and sometimes unreliable data — and all the ways it influences our daily lives. In each episode, we dig deep on a topic and search through research, algorithms, and assumptions to bring you insights on how stuff works. In a world ruled by numbers, Control F reads between the (spreadsheet) lines to find the bigger story. Control F launches on January 14, with new episodes every other week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.