About this episode

Rachel Horgan and Phyllis Fletcher discuss tourism, local identity, and sports in Seattle.

This week… Tourism numbers are in for the World Cup and Pioneer Square is celebrating the win. The city of SeaTac wants to build an identity outside of the airport. And the Seattle Kraken are looking for lookalikes for their mascot, Buoy. The Weekly Seattle Podcast Host Rachel Horgan and KUOW Editor Phyllis Fletcher are here to break down the week

People in this episode

Host: Rachel Horgan

Guest: Phyllis Fletcher

Topics covered

• Tourism
• World Cup
• Seattle Kraken
• Pioneer Square
• SeaTac identity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Seattle Kraken

Places: SeaTac, Pioneer Square

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