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I'm a firm believer that nature is healing.

In these chaotic times, I invite you to take a breath and reconnect with our natural world.

Wow.

Right in front of us.

I'm Chris Morgan.

Join me on the wild as we explore stories of hope and resilience in nature.

We'll bring you up close to some extraordinary species and learn how they are finding ways to adapt and thrive and fast-changing environments.

Listen to the Wild on the KUOW app or wherever you get your podcasts.

Good afternoon from the KUOW Newsroom.

This is Seattle Now.

I'm Paige Browning with a roundup of today's top stories.

It's Tuesday, November 18th.

Before we get started, a huge thank you.

As of today, Seattle Now has hit 3 million downloads in 2025.

Three million. In the podcast world, that's a milestone for any show, including ours. And it is all

thanks to you. Thank you so much for being a listener. Thank you for listening and supporting the show. We could not do any of this without you. And we are so proud of this community of listeners. We love to hear from you. And we'd love to keep this party going and bring some new listeners in. What helps us is when you write a review on Apple Podcasts, rate us on Spotify, or just blab about us to your

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always send us feedback, Seattle now at k-w.org.

In news today, Washington State's entire congressional delegation, including Republicans,

voted yes today to release the Epstein files.

The House voted overwhelmingly to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files

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