Sports superfans may seem to have been born bleeding their teams’ colors, but really, they’re created. 

It happens around formative events: a buzzer-beating come-from-behind win, a once-in-a-generation athlete or a championship season. 

This year probably saw a few Seattle uberfans get converted during the Seahawks’ dominating Superbowl performance. 

Tonight, some more sports fanatics may be formed. Game 4 of the Professional Women’s Hockey League finals begins in a few hours, and new champions could be crowned. 

Sadly, Seattle’s PWHL team, the Torrent, is not among those vying for the title. But the team still managed to capture its own share of superfans during their inaugural season.

One of those is our producer Jason Burrows. If you’ve noticed that we mentioned the Torrent a lot this year, it’s because of him. 

We decided to let him have one more go, talking about his new favorite team. We were more than a little surprised to learn how far he has fallen. 

RELATED LINKS: 
Seattle Torrent | Home | PWHL
Season Ticket Memberships | Seattle Torrent
Seattle Torrent • Instagram
Gloves Off Seattle | Instagram
365 HOCKEY GIRL | Instagram

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Sports superfans may seem to have been born bleeding their teams&rsquo; colors, but really, they&rsquo;re created.&nbsp;
It happens around formative events: a buzzer-beating come-from-behind win, a once-in-a-generation athlete or a championship season.&nbsp;
This year probably saw a few Seattle uberfans get converted during the Seahawks&rsquo; dominating Superbowl performance.&nbsp;
Tonight, some more sports fanatics may be formed. Game 4 of the Professional Women&rsquo;s Hockey League finals begins in a few hours, and new champions could be crowned.&nbsp;
Sadly, Seattle&rsquo;s PWHL team, the Torrent, is not among those vying for the title. But the team still managed to capture its own share of superfans during their inaugural season.
One of those is our producer Jason Burrows. If you&rsquo;ve noticed that we mentioned the Torrent a lot this year, it&rsquo;s because of him.&nbsp;
We decided to let him have one more go, talking about his new favorite team. We were more than a little surprised to learn how far he has fallen.&nbsp;
RELATED LINKS:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.thepwhl.com/en/teams/seattle-torrent">Seattle Torrent | Home | PWHL</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.thepwhl.com/en/teams/seattle-torrent/tickets/season-ticket-memberships">Season Ticket Memberships | Seattle Torrent</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/pwhl_torrent/">Seattle Torrent &bull; Instagram</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/gloves_off_seattle/">Gloves Off Seattle | Instagram</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/365_hockeygirl/">365 HOCKEY GIRL | Instagram</a> </li>
</ul>
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Soundside producer Jason Burrows explains his sudden, but not surprising, descent into Seattle Torrent SUPERFANDOM.

The Seattle Torrent's first season? It really was about the friends we made along the way.

Black women face higher rates of uterine fibroids compared to white women. They’re less likely to get accurate diagnoses for endometriosis. 

And they’re twice as likely to die from uterine cancer than white women. 

Dr. Kemi Doll considers these disparities part of the evidence for a broader health crisis in gynecological care for Black women.

Why hasn’t the medical community done more to address these problems? And how can patients and practitioners navigate a system that consistently overlooks Black women? 

Doll's new book, "A Terrible Strength: The Hidden Crisis of the Black Womb and Your Survival Guide to Healing,” works to answer those questions. 

Guest: Dr. Kemi Doll, aprofessor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Washington and the author of "A Terrible Strength."

Related links:
A Terrible Strength by Kemi Doll | Penguin Random House 
Spotlighting a common female cancer, and a health disparity - UW Medicine Newsroom
Why Black women are at greater risk for fibroids and endometrial cancer | Scientific American
Understanding the gynecological health crisis facing Black women | Science Friday

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Black women face <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/13/well/live/uterine-fibroids-black-women.html">higher rates of uterine fibroids </a>compared to white women. They&rsquo;re <a href="https://www.wgbh.org/news/health/2025-02-28/black-women-with-endometriosis-are-often-gaslit-at-the-doctors-office">less likely to get accurate diagnoses</a> for endometriosis.&nbsp;
And they&rsquo;re <a href="https://divisionofresearch.kaiserpermanente.org/uterine-cancer-rates-black-women/">twice as likely to die from uterine cancer</a> than white women.&nbsp;
Dr. Kemi Doll considers these disparities part of the evidence for a broader health crisis in gynecological care for Black women.
Why hasn&rsquo;t the medical community done more to address these problems? And how can patients and practitioners navigate a system that consistently overlooks Black women?&nbsp;
Doll's new book, "A Terrible Strength: The Hidden Crisis of the Black Womb and Your Survival Guide to Healing,&rdquo; works to answer those questions.&nbsp;
Guest:&nbsp;Dr. Kemi Doll, a professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Washington and the author of "A Terrible Strength."
Related links:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/775526/a-terrible-strength-by-kemi-doll-md-mscr/">A Terrible Strength by Kemi Doll | Penguin Random House&nbsp;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://newsroom.uw.edu/blog/spotlighting-common-female-cancer-and-health-disparity/">Spotlighting a common female cancer, and a health disparity - UW Medicine Newsroom</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/why-black-women-are-at-greater-risk-for-fibroids-and-endometrial-cancer/">Why Black women are at greater risk for fibroids and endometrial cancer | Scientific American</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/gynecologic-health-crisis-for-black-women-improving-uterine-health/">Understanding the gynecological health crisis facing Black women | Science Friday</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>
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In "A Terrible Strength," Dr. Doll explores the disparities that Black women experience in their gynecological health care and what can be done to close that gap. 

In her new book, Dr. Kemi Doll says Black women are facing a 'gynecological health crisis'

Every week we talk about the most fascinating stories in the news and what they say about the Pacific Northwest. We call it Front Page.

It’s our chance to talk about the latest news with a rotation of plugged-in journalists and guests, taking a look at the headlines from the weekend and the stories that we'll be following as the week moves forward.

Guest

Jim Brunner, political reporter for The Seattle Times

Related Links

Duffy Defends Road Trip Reality Show In Tense Senate Hearing
Foes of WA high-earners income tax launch repeal initiative

Meet the Seattle woman behind a national effort to end same-sex marriage
Seahawks’ Jaxon Smith-Njigba gets his trophy — but for wrong award


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Every week we talk about the most fascinating stories in the news and what they say about the Pacific Northwest. We call it Front Page.
It&rsquo;s our chance to talk about the latest news with a rotation of plugged-in journalists and guests, taking a look at the headlines from the weekend and the stories that we'll be following as the week moves forward.
Guest <a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/author/jim-brunner/">Jim Brunner</a>, political reporter for The Seattle Times Related Links <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/us/politics/sean-duffy-senate-testimony.html">Duffy Defends Road Trip Reality Show In Tense Senate Hearing</a> <a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/foes-of-wa-high-earners-income-tax-launch-repeal-initiative/">Foes of WA high-earners income tax launch repeal initiative</a>
<a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/meet-the-seattle-woman-behind-a-national-effort-to-end-same-sex-marriage/">Meet the Seattle woman behind a national effort to end same-sex marriage</a> <a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/foes-of-wa-high-earners-income-tax-launch-repeal-initiative/">Seahawks&rsquo; Jaxon Smith-Njigba gets his trophy &mdash; but for wrong award </a>
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Another day, another opposition to the millionaire's tax update. Plus: Sen. Patty Murray questions Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy about his road trip across America.

Front Page: Murray vs Duffy, West Seattle anti-same sex marriage activist, opposition to "millionaire's tax"

Tacoma author Tamiko Nimura's father died when she was just 10 years old. 

Among the things he left behind was an unpublished manuscript about his family’s incarceration at the Tule Lake camp for Japanese Americans. 

Nimura ultimately made a pilgrimage to Tule Lake in 2014, to see where her father was forced to spend part of his childhood.

She used her father's manuscript and her own experience to write a new book called “A Place for What We Lose: A Daughter’s Return to Tule Lake,” which is out now. 

Guest

Tamiko Nimura, author, “A Place for What We Lose: A Daughter’s Return to Tule Lake”

Related Links

Exploring Tamiko Nimura’s New Book “A Place For What We Lose” - Densho

Nimura's event in Seattle on June 6th

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Tacoma author Tamiko Nimura's father died when she was just 10 years old.&nbsp;
Among the things he left behind was an unpublished manuscript about his family&rsquo;s incarceration at the <a href="https://densho.org/tulelake/">Tule Lake camp for Japanese Americans</a>.&nbsp;
Nimura ultimately made a pilgrimage to Tule Lake in 2014, to see where her father was forced to spend part of his childhood.
She used her father's manuscript and her own experience to write a new book called &ldquo;A Place for What We Lose: A Daughter&rsquo;s Return to Tule Lake,&rdquo; which is out now.&nbsp; Guest Tamiko Nimura, author, &ldquo;<a href="https://uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295754758/a-place-for-what-we-lose/">A Place for What We Lose: A Daughter&rsquo;s Return to Tule Lake</a>&rdquo; Related Links <a href="https://densho.org/catalyst/tamiko-nimura-a-place/">Exploring Tamiko Nimura&rsquo;s New Book &ldquo;A Place For What We Lose&rdquo;</a> - Densho <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tamiko-nimura-a-place-for-what-we-lose-seattle-community-launch-tickets-1988956186495?aff=oddtdtcreator">Nimura's event in Seattle on June 6th</a>
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 Tamiko Nimura's new book explores complicated questions about memory, solidarity and family

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