Ep. 1 - How Reform Gave Way to ‘Defund the Police’ in Seattle (Season 2)
The city spent a decade working to reform its police department. Then, the turmoil of 2020 started a new movement.
An exploration of the transformational events and movements that are creating a new normal in our society, as told by reporters on the ground in the Pacific Northwest. Hosted by Sara Bernard.
Sara Bernard
Sara Bernard is a senior podcast producer and host of Northwest Reports at Cascade PBS. She also produces Mossback and Your Last Meal. She was previously the host/producer of This Changes Everything.
Ep. 10 - Bringing a New Life Into a Strange New World (Season 1)
For most parents, giving birth is a stressful and anxiety-inducing undertaking. Navigating a complicated health care system and the unrealistic expectations of friends and relatives can be challenging. Then there are the mental gymnastics that accompany the act of actually bringing a new life into
Ep. 9 - What We Lose When Small Businesses Close (Season 1)
Running a small businesses is already rife with difficulties. But since the coronavirus pandemic arrived and governments placed restrictions on gatherings and commerce to help stave off an influx of infections, survival has become impossible for some. Even as the state begins easing the restriction
Ep 8 - Caring for the Dead in a Pandemic (Season 1)
Over the last three months, Americans have made drastic changes to almost every aspect of their lives to limit the spread of the coronavirus. They have transformed the way they work, the way they relax, the way they eat, the way they worship. At the center of all of this change is death, the singul
Ep. 7 - Vote-by-Mail Is the Future — and It’s Already Here (Season 1)
When President Donald Trump focused his ire on mail-in ballots late last month, Twitter did something unusual. It fact-checked him. His claims that moving away from in-person voting during the pandemic would lead to widespread fraud was unsubstantiated, the company said. His tweets, and that unprec