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Two new studies show a decline in opiate prescriptions in states where medical marijuana has been legalized. Dr. Andrew Saxon joined Marcie Sillman to clarify whether the results are definitive, or just blowing smoke.

Last Saturday’s biological weapons attack in Syria set off yet another wave of involuntary migration. Lebanese-American artist Mary Ann Peters says that this water-based lingo isn’t an accident.

Kim Malcolm talks with University of Washington associate psychology professor Kristina Olson about her research into transgender kids. On Thursday, Olson was honored with the National Science Foundation's Alan T. Waterman award, which includes a $1 million research grant. Olson says the funding will be used to expand the TransYouth Project , and to establish a mentorship program for LGBTQ students, and others who are underrepresented in the field of science.

Two reports released this month showed a decline in opioid prescriptions in states that have legalized medical marijuana. One report looked at Medicaid enrollees, the other people on Medicare. Both reports find medical pot can encourage lower prescription opioid use and serve as a harm abatement tool in the opioid crisis. Dr. Andrew Saxon is a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the University of Washington and director of the Addiction Psychiatry Residency Program at the

Over the last few years Speakers Forum has featured broadcasts of the Seattle theatre troupe Sandbox Radio . In that time we came to love the work of actor and comedian Peggy Platt. She wrote and performed skits full of sharp humor and the ironies of life.

Lovable losers? Newbies with something to prove? A town on the cusp of reclaiming its glory? Seattle sports fans, it's time to talk about who we are. Let's dig into the city’s sports identity with panelists Michael-Shawn Dugar , Kate Preusser , and Geoff Baker . They cover everything from the new rugby team, impassioned Sounders fans and athletes reflecting fans' values.

The city of Monroe is enforcing a new ordinance that prohibits people from sitting or lying on sidewalks, joining a growing number of cities in Washington creating similar laws in the name of public safety.

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the unfairest of them all? Famed is thy progressiveness, Seattle, but when it comes to taxes, it’s you.

Marcie Sillman talks to author Michael Finkel about the story of Christopher Knight, a man who lived the life of a hermit for 27 years before he was caught by police in Maine for stealing from the community of North Creek.

Marcie Sillman talks to Doug Nadvornick, reporter and program director for Spokane Public Radio about a new Elway poll that shows a close race for incumbent Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers. The new poll shows McMorris Rodgers with a six point lead over Democrat Lisa Brown.

April 11 was a rather unfortunate holiday: Equal Pay Day. It's the day when a woman's salary catches up to what the average man earned in the previous calendar year. That amount of time is pretty reliably 15-16 months to a man's 12, and there are some surprising reasons for why the numbers have been so stubborn, says David Kroman in a piece for Crosscut .

Yesterday was an undesirable holiday: Equal Pay Day, when women's earnings finally reach the level of what men made the year before. Under Mayor Murray, the city touted its 90% pay parity rate. Crosscut David Kroman joined Marcie Sillman to explain why that's not the full picture.

A couple of weeks ago, a fire alarm went off at Beatrice Cappio’s high school. “Everyone stopped to wonder, well, is there a shooter in the hall? Is it really an evacuation, should we really leave?” Cappio said.

Have you ever wondered what it's like to work at a cemetery? Here's your chance to find out.

The University of Washington may end its 20-year relationship with Nike. The UW Athletic Department announced Tuesday it plans to sign a new uniform and footwear deal with adidas instead. It will be one of the most expensive deals in college sports.