Matthew Martin

Feb 10, 2025 | kuow.org | Patricia Murphy |Matthew Martin |Paige Browning

According to the Washington State Department of Health, flu cases are on the rise. Fewer kids are getting vaccinated for the flu in Washington State. In fact, a CDC report from last year ranks Washington in the bottom third for children who've received the most recent flu vaccine. That puts us well below the national average, which has also been on the decline. Dr Elizabeth Meade says she's not surprised. She's a pediatrician at Swedish here in Seattle, and she's working to reverse the decline.

Feb 4, 2025 | kuow.org | Chris Morgan |Matthew Martin |Jim Gates

Tom Mangelsen is one of the most gifted and prolific wildlife photographers of our time. He may be best known for documenting the life of Grizzly Bear 399 in and around Teton National Park in Wyoming. I’ve spent thousands of hours alongside, and guiding some of the best wildlife photographers in the world, but I’ve never been lucky enough to spend time in the wild with Tom. And he has always seemed to possess a connection with animals that is rare.

Jan 21, 2025 | kuow.org | Chris Morgan |Jim Gates |Matthew Martin

Behind most wildlife documentaries is someone who has spent countless hours, often in challenging conditions, waiting for that perfect shot. Chris talks to filmmakers Jeff Wilson and Mark Smith about their experience filming Adelie penguins for four months in Antarctica. With wind gusts up to 150 miles per hour it is one of the coldest and harshest continents on earth. We’d love to hear what you think of THE WILD. Which shows did you like the best? What would you like to hear more of?

Jan 13, 2025 | kuow.org | Patricia Murphy |Matthew Martin

The final 2024 report from the US Department of Labor was strong. Hundreds of thousands of jobs were added. The unemployment rate fell from 4.2 percent to 4.1 percent. Still some workers are really having a hard time finding something new. Business Insider’s Aki Ito reports that there's a recession among white collar workers right now. She explains what's going on. Watch the start of the Washington State Legislature's upcoming session on their new website or on tvw.

Dec 10, 2024 | kuow.org | Chris Morgan |Jim Gates |Matthew Martin |Lucy Soucek

We are taking a break over the holidays in order to finish up our series about national parks. We’ll be back in your feed on January 7 with a visit to Glacier Bay National Park in southeast Alaska. We’ll learn how the trickles of chilly glacial meltwater are creating a flourishing ecosystem. But in the meantime, I wanted to share an episode from a podcast I think you’ll really like called How Wild. It’s from our friends at KALW Public Media and the NPR Network.