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  • The Weekday Holiday Fireside Chat!

    Warm yourself by the fireside with us this morning. Steve Scher is kicking back before Christmas with Santa Claus, Jimmy Stewart, Frosty the Snowman and you!

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    Your Take On The News

    It’s Friday — time to talk over the week’s news with Joni Balter, Eli Sanders and Knute Berger. A new Pew poll conducted after the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn., finds "modest change" in American opinion of gun control and gun rights. Have we reached a national moment of reflection on guns? Also this week, the field of Seattle mayoral candidates expanded by two, as former Seattle City Councilmember Peter Steinbrueck and neighborhood activist Kate Martin announced their campaigns. What stories caught your attention this week? Call us at 206.543.5869 or write to weekday@kuow.org.
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    The Interfaith Amigos On The Meaning of Light And Celebration

    This time of year, Christmas lights add color to the night. Candles are lit to celebrate Hanukkah, "the festival of lights.” The world's major religions each use light to represent big ideas. The Interfaith Amigos join us to explain the religious meaning of light.Also this hour: the University of Washington's new $250 million football stadium is being built with private funds, but there is a public cost. We sort out who pays and who saves with Curtis Eichelberger of Bloomberg News. Then, for the last-minute shoppers, we listen again to our conversation with Nancy Pearl about her favorite books of the year and the wonderful gifts they would make. Plus, we get a holiday weekend weather forecast from Nick Bond.
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    Ask King County Executive Dow Constantine

    Earlier this month King County Executive Dow Constantine signed some of the state's first same-sex marriage licenses and spoke against a plan to run more coal trains through Seattle. We'll ask him about these and other stories impacting our region. Have a question for the King County executive? Call 206.543.5869 or write to weekday@kuow.org.Also this hour: we listen back to holiday traditions of radio shows past in our Radio Retrospective, and Sara Dickerman joins us with a lunch recommendation. 
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    The Risks Of Reporting From Syria

    According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, 28 reporters have been killed Syria this year — making it one of the most dangerous places on earth for the media to cover. What makes reporting from Syria so dangerous, and why do journalists continue to risk their lives for the story? Also this hour: we hear from AP reporter Gene Johnson about the military's decision to seek the death penalty against Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, we continue our conversation with UW's Dr. Jennifer Stuber on mental health coverage in the media, Amanda Wilde previews her all-Christmas edition of The Swing Years, and Marcie Sillman visits the man behind the music at Seattle Center's International Fountain.

  • Looking At The Link Between Mental Illness And Violence

    Officials have not yet released any information on the mental state of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooter, but anecdotal reports about his behavior and character have led people to diagnose him with a myriad of mental illnesses. At what point does conjecture lead to stigmatization of people with mental illness? Is it fair to connect violence with mental illness? We talk about it with Dr. Jennifer Stuber of the School of Social Work at the University of Washington.

  • Keeping Violence Out Of Schools

    Following one of the worst school shootings in the country's history, what's already being done and what can be done to keep guns and violence out of classrooms? We talk with Mike Donlin of Washington state's School Safety Center. Then, we hear from former Seattle City Councilmember Tina Podlodowski about how Washington state could lead on gun control at the ballot box.

  • Ask Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn

    The country's latest episode of mass casualty gun violence has shaken Newtown, Connecticut, where 26 people, including 20 children, were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Friday. Speaking from the White House, an at-times emotional President Obama said "we have been through this too many times." We talk with Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn about schools, safety and guns. We'll also talk about other city business, including the proposed South Lake Union rezone and last week's hearing on coal trains along the Seattle waterfront. Share your thoughts at 206.543.5869 or write to weekday@kuow.org.

  • Your Take On The News

    It’s Friday — time to talk over the week’s news with Joni Balter, Eli Sanders and Knute Berger. Another week, another candidate for Seattle mayor as state Senator Ed Murray says he's in. Washington state ushered in history-making laws on gay marriage and marijuana. And in Washington, DC, Congress remained perched on the fiscal cliff. What stories caught your attention this week? Call us at 206.543.5869 or write to weekday@kuow.org.