Thursdays... What a concept!

Let’s get out of the house this weekend & do some fun stuff!

“What fun stuff?” you may ask… and with that answer is Soundside Producer Jason Megatron Burrows!

LINKS:
Northwest Flower & Garden Festival
Seattle Home & Garden Show
Wintergrass Festival
Black History Month Soirée 2026 - Bainbridge Island Museum of Art
Lunar New Year Family Festival | Seattle Art Museum
Cupid's Undie Run at The Dock in Fremont
Cardi B - Climate Pledge Arena

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Thursdays... What a concept!
Let&rsquo;s get out of the house this weekend &amp; do some fun stuff!
&ldquo;What fun stuff?&rdquo; you may ask&hellip; and with that answer is Soundside Producer Jason Megatron Burrows!
LINKS:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.gardenshow.com/">Northwest Flower &amp; Garden Festival</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.seattlehomeshow.com/">Seattle Home &amp; Garden Show</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wintergrass.com/">Wintergrass Festival</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.biartmuseum.org/event/black-history-month-soiree-2026/">Black History Month Soir&eacute;e 2026 - Bainbridge Island Museum of Art</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.seattleartmuseum.org/whats-on/events/lunar-new-year-family-festival-feb-21">Lunar New Year Family Festival | Seattle Art Museum</a></li>
<li><a href="https://join.ctf.org/event/2026-cupids-undie-run-seattle/e705242">Cupid's Undie Run at The Dock in Fremont</a></li>
<li><a href="https://climatepledgearena.com/event/cardi-b-26/">Cardi B - Climate Pledge Arena</a></li>
</ul>
Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to&nbsp;<a href="http://kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes">kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes</a>
Soundside&nbsp;is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network.

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Soundside presents the Weekend Warmup! Find all the events worthy of YOUR time off with host Jason Megatron Burrows.

Soundside's "Weekend Warmup" - Feb 19-22

Many federal immigration officers are reportedly in the process of packing up and leaving the Twin Cities. Border Czar Tom Homan said Sunday that Operation Metro Surge is drawing down. 

The months-long campaign led to intense protest. Two American citizens were shot and killed by immigration enforcement officers during the operation.

Local prosecutors have been trying to investigate those shootings but they say they have been rebuffed by the federal government.

Earlier this week, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said it was denied access to evidence by the FBI meanwhile, Hennepin County prosecutors in Minneapolis are crowdsourcing evidence from people who videotaped one of the shootings. 

Like local officials everywhere, King County is navigating a shifting relationship with the federal government and the possibility that an immigration enforcement surge could happen here.

Guests:

Leesa Manion, King County Prosecuting Attorney

Gary Ernsdorff, Supervising Attorney at the Special Operations Unit

Relevant Links:

KCPAO: Manion Reaffirms Commitment to Protecting King County from Unlawful Deployment of ICE

Many federal immigration officers are reportedly in the process of packing up and leaving the Twin Cities. Border Czar Tom Homan said Sunday that Operation Metro Surge is drawing down.&nbsp;
The months-long campaign led to intense protest. Two American citizens were shot and killed by immigration enforcement officers during the operation.
Local prosecutors have been trying to investigate those shootings but they say they have been rebuffed by the federal government.
Earlier this week, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said it was denied access to evidence by the FBI meanwhile, Hennepin County prosecutors in Minneapolis are crowdsourcing evidence from people who videotaped one of the shootings.&nbsp;
Like local officials everywhere, King County is navigating a shifting relationship with the federal government and the possibility that an immigration enforcement surge could happen here.
Guests:
Leesa Manion, King County Prosecuting Attorney
Gary Ernsdorff, Supervising Attorney at the Special Operations Unit
Relevant Links:
KCPAO:&nbsp;<a href="https://kcprosecutor.medium.com/manion-reaffirms-commitment-to-protecting-king-county-from-unlawful-deployment-of-ice-f8403755caa0">Manion Reaffirms Commitment to Protecting King County from Unlawful Deployment of ICE</a>

As Operation Metro Surge winds down in Minnesota, officials in Washington are preparing for the possibility of an immigration enforcement surge in Seattle

King County Prosecutors Office prepares for a potential immigration enforcement surge

Fighting wildland fires is dangerous enough. The smoke exposure, changing conditions and mental health risks can be daunting, for even experienced firefighters.   

But federal wildland firefighters across the country were also wearing pants containing potentially dangerous PFAS chemicals, according to reporting this month from ProPublica. 

Officials at the U.S. Forest Service knew about that risk for years, before it became public knowledge. 

In Washington, fire seasons are starting earlier and lasting longer and just last year, western Washington experienced its largest fire in a generation.

Reporter Abe Streep covered all of this for ProPublica, and he talked with KUOW's Paige Browning.

Related Links

Firefighters Wore Gear Containing “Forever Chemicals.” The Forest Service Knew and Stayed Silent for Years.

“It Feels Impossible to Stay”: The U.S. Needs Wildland Firefighters More Than Ever, but the Federal Government Is Losing Them

Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes

Soundside is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network.

Fighting wildland fires is dangerous enough. The smoke exposure, changing conditions and mental health risks can be daunting, for even experienced firefighters.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
But federal wildland firefighters across the country were also wearing pants containing potentially dangerous PFAS chemicals, according to reporting this month from ProPublica.&nbsp;
Officials at the U.S. Forest Service knew about that risk for years, before it became public knowledge.&nbsp;
In Washington, fire seasons are starting earlier and lasting longer and just last year, western Washington experienced its largest fire in a generation.
Reporter Abe Streep covered all of this for ProPublica, and he talked with KUOW's Paige Browning.
Related Links
<a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/forest-service-forever-chemical-firefighter-pfas">Firefighters Wore Gear Containing &ldquo;Forever Chemicals.&rdquo; The Forest Service Knew and Stayed Silent for Years.</a>
<a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/wildland-firefighters">&ldquo;It Feels Impossible to Stay&rdquo;: The U.S. Needs Wildland Firefighters More Than Ever, but the Federal Government Is Losing Them</a>
Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to&nbsp;<a href="http://kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes">kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes</a>
Soundside&nbsp;is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network.

The Forest Service has known for years that "forever chemicals" were in some of the equipment for wildland firefighters.

What the Forest Service knew about PFAS in some gear for wildland firefighters

Colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer deaths for Americans under the age of 50, according to a paper published last month in JAMA.  

This research backs up a trend that doctors have been seeing for a while now: Colon cancer isn’t just a disease that affects older people. 

Just last week, James Van Der Beek, who played Dawson on “Dawson’s Creek” died of colorectal cancer. He was 48 years old. 

In the past few years, more health organizations have followed the American Cancer Society in lowering the recommended age for colon cancer screenings from 50 to 45 years old. 

And more recently, there’s been a trend online that encourages people to start “fibermaxxing”... which is just a fancy way of telling them to eat more fiber.  

We talk to a doctor about this trend and the symptoms to look out for when it comes to colon cancer. 

Guests: 
Dr. Rachel Issaka, director of the colorectal cancer screening program for the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center and UW Medicine

Related links: 
Leading Cancer Deaths in People Younger Than 50 Years | Breast Cancer | JAMA | JAMA Network
Colorectal Cancer Is Now the Top Cause of Cancer Death in Younger People - WSJ

Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes

Soundside is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network.

Colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer deaths for Americans under the age of 50,&nbsp;according to a paper&nbsp;published last month in JAMA.&nbsp;&nbsp;
This research backs up a trend that doctors have been seeing for a while now: Colon cancer isn&rsquo;t just a disease that affects older people.&nbsp;
Just last week, James Van Der Beek, who played Dawson on &ldquo;Dawson&rsquo;s Creek&rdquo; <a href="https://apnews.com/article/james-van-der-beek-dead-8668938cf9ee4a4608a0750c0ee3abd3">died of colorectal cancer</a>. He was 48 years old.&nbsp;
In the past few years, more health organizations have followed the American Cancer Society in lowering the recommended age for colon cancer screenings from 50 to 45 years old.&nbsp;
And more recently, there&rsquo;s been a trend online that encourages people to start &ldquo;fibermaxxing&rdquo;... which is just a fancy way of telling them to eat more fiber.&nbsp;&nbsp;
We talk to a doctor about this trend and the symptoms to look out for when it comes to colon cancer.&nbsp;
Guests:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Dr. Rachel Issaka,&nbsp;director of the colorectal cancer screening program for the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center and UW Medicine</li>
</ul>
Related links:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li><a href="https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2844189?guestAccessKey=5eabd609-08b0-47c7-a738-916c7acdcc37&amp;utm_source=For_The_Media&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=ftm_links&amp;utm_content=tfl&amp;utm_term=012226">Leading Cancer Deaths in People Younger Than 50 Years | Breast Cancer | JAMA | JAMA Network</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/colorectal-cancer-is-now-the-top-cause-of-cancer-death-in-younger-people-02f08587?mod=hp_lead_pos10">Colorectal Cancer Is Now the Top Cause of Cancer Death in Younger People - WSJ</a></li>
</ul>
Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to&nbsp;<a href="http://kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes">kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes</a>
Soundside&nbsp;is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network.

Colorectal cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in young people. We talk to a doctor about this trend, the symptoms to look out for and, yes, fibermaxxing.

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