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Fresh Air Weekend: 'The Mixed Marriage Project'; The economic cost of racism

Legal scholar Dorothy Roberts reexamines her own family story. Critic David Bianculli recommends TV to watch. Author Heather McGhee says Martin Luther King Jr. would be inspired by today's activism.

Sports

As Winter Olympics fever spreads, an update on athletes with PNW ties

We’re one week into the Winter Olympics at Milano Cortina. To help focus on Pacific Northwest athletes participating this year, we looked around the station for the person who seemed the most hyped up about the games. And the winner is KUOW host, newscaster, reporter, and diehard sports fan Paige Browning. She talked to ATC host Kim Malcolm about the games so far.

Environment

As U.S. abandons climate fight, Washington state feels the heat to do more

Washington state’s push for a rapid switch to electric vehicles is in jeopardy — with its ultimate fate likely to be decided in the courts.

Friday Evening Headlines

Amazon is scrapping its partnership with the police surveillance technology company Flock Safety, a roundup of bills in the state legislature ahead of Tuesday's house of origin cutoff, and Monroe's Reptile Zoo is closing its doors after a few extra months of life. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

National

Ilia Malinin, U.S. figure skater favored for gold, finishes 8th

Malinin, undefeated since 2023, stumbled and fell multiple times, landing far off the podium. Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan won gold in an upset that shocked even himself.