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
Investigations Podcast | Mobile home tenants’ complaints spur state investigation Earlier this year, Crosscut reported on an Aberdeen park facing rising rents and cut services. Farah Eltohamy shares how the story has evolved. by Sara Bernard / December 27, 2023
Investigations Podcast | After a takeover, mobile home tenants are fighting back Residents say that WA-based management company Hurst & Son LLC is responsible for price hikes, reduced services and other grievances. by Sara Bernard / September 6, 2023
Investigations Podcast | The gray areas of surveillance tech in WA police forces Federal relief funds are financing new surveillance technology across the state. Reporter Brandon Block discusses why privacy advocates are concerned. by Sara Bernard / July 26, 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
Investigations Podcast | Bikes become a go-to instrument for police enforcement In Seattle and across the country, police have adopted the use of bikes for crowd control. It’s become big business and a big concern. by Sara Bernard / May 17, 2023
Investigations Podcast | How pandemic relief became a fraud frenzy in Washington Emergency actions put money in the hands of struggling small businesses — and opened the door for some scammers. Brandon Block shares his reporting. by Sara Bernard / May 3, 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
Investigations Podcast | The rise of the unionized barista Reporter Lizz Giordano discusses the recent labor organizing push in Washington and the struggles between Starbucks and its workers. by Sara Bernard / March 1, 2023
Environment Podcast | On WA’s coast, the threat of a flood is its own disaster Reporter Hannah Weinberger tells us how a monumental levee project could ease economic turbulence in two Grays Harbor County cities. by Sara Bernard / February 1, 2023