Environment Podcast | It's not easy going green A new Northwest Reports series digs into the tensions, backlash and bureaucracy around building wind and solar energy facilities in Washington. by Sara Bernard & Maleeha Syed & Brandon Block / March 26, 2025
News Podcast | Why one WA library could be voted out of existence Calls for censorship of LGTBQ+ young adult books in Columbia County mirror a national political debate. Meg Butterworth shares her reporting. by Sara Bernard / August 9, 2023
Culture Podcast | Why one man biked every single street in Seattle Reporter Conor Courtney explains how cyclist Danny Roberts began the passion project — and what the journey meant to both of them. by Sara Bernard / July 12, 2023
News Podcast | These Seattle parents aim to fix school fundraising PTSAs can reduce resource gaps, but also exacerbate inequities among schools. Reporter Venice Buhain shares local efforts working to change that. by Sara Bernard / June 28, 2023
Equity Podcast | Supporting girls' education in Afghanistan As the Taliban tightens restrictions, Marnie Gustavson's nonprofit finds workarounds. Reporter Hal Bernton shares the WA native's history of advocacy. by Sara Bernard / May 31, 2023
Equity Podcast | Can higher ed diversify without affirmative action? Reporter Andrew Engelson discusses WA's 1998 ban of the practice, and what UW has done since to increase racial equity on campus. by Sara Bernard / April 19, 2023
Environment Podcast | Who owns the trees outside your window? Crosscut reporter Hannah Weinberger discusses the Seattle policy that many homeowners didn't even know existed. by Sara Bernard / April 12, 2023
Equity Podcast | The effort to ease an Indigenous housing crisis Crosscut reporter Luna Reyna discusses how housing inequities affect the Suquamish Tribe and how federal funds could help provide affordable options. by Sara Bernard / April 5, 2023
Equity Podcast | A child of Vietnamese refugees helps displaced Afghans Director Thanh Tan's postwar experience led her to help refugees after the fall of Kabul and make a Crosscut docu-series about their plight. by Sara Bernard / March 22, 2023
Equity Podcast | How we covered the anniversary of the Wah Mee tragedy Reporter Maleeha Syed talks about revisiting Washington's worst mass shooting without reopening wounds. by Sara Bernard / March 15, 2023