Trump Threats, Shroom Trips Gone Wrong, and the Seattle Dog Origin Story
Today on the show, Host Jane C. Hu is joined by contributors Lex Vaughn and Eula Scott Bynoe to discuss how the deadline of the World Cup has Seattle cleaning house as well as the benefits and perils of decriminalizing psychedelics in the wake of a former Alaska Airlines pilot trying to shut off the engines to a plane in part due to a shroom trip gone bad. Come for the story of Eula’s shroom trip at Denny Blaine, stay for the answer to a listener question: why does Seattle love cream cheese?
To read the full oral history of the Seattle Dog, check out Seattle Weekly’s 2012 article: https://www.seattleweekly.com/food/the-seattle-dog-an-oral-history/
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