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On a recent SoundQs segment we learned about historic bootlegger Roy Olmstead. Today we do a deep dive on another larger-than-life figure from that time, black business owner Doc Hamilton. Both men dealt in illegal alcohol, but had wholly different experiences with the temperance movement and the law.

There are more than 8000 bridges in Washington state. How safe are they? And how will they fare in the event of a major earthquake?

Seattle is home to some of the biggest game and comics conventions in the world. Board game cafes are scattered across the city. So what is it about Seattle that makes geek culture thrive here?

Plus lot's of answers to your questions, on this special episode of SoundQs.

On this episode a listener asks us to explore the patterns and messages of bumper stickers in the Pacific Northwest. But there’s a personal reason she wants to better understand Seattle’s bumper sticker culture.

The holidays are coming. Which means even our construction cranes start looking festive. One listener wants to know - who decorates construction cranes

Our region is home to global companies like Amazon and Microsoft - and it's home to large cache of nuclear weapons and military assets.

If you don't know, you're not alone.

Over the last year or so, the SoundQs team has gotten a lot of questions about one Seattle-based company. Amazon. Happily, KUOW's podcast Primed is finding answers to questions about how Amazon is changing our lives. Here's the first episode of their newest season, about Alexa and kids.