Kevin Kniestedt
knkx public radio
Seattle, WA, United States
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LISTEN: Tips for staying resilient amid COVID, holidays, darker days
How do we stay in control and care for our mental health as we move through the holiday season, "shorter" days and COVID? Dr. Kira Mauseth co-leads the → Read More
Critics weigh in on the best Seattle music albums of 2019
The Seattle Times has released its second annual critics poll of the best Seattle music albums of the year. The Times solicited input from more than 20 → Read More
KNKX staff reads 'The Night Before Christmas'
This story originally aired Dec. 22, 2017. This week, many parents will read “The Night Before Christmas” to their children. Well, KNKX has something → Read More
My Brother's Keeper: Sound Effect, Episode 174
We start by hearing from host Gabriel Spitzer's sons, who talk about the challenges and empathy that come with being older and younger brothers. Then, a → Read More
Missing Pieces: Sound Effect, episode 166
We head to the Burke Museum to see how they are completing 200-million -year-old skeletons with 3D printing. Then, a Congolese refugee talks about her → Read More
100 Years Later, Accordions Are Still Cool
To say Joe Petosa Jr. and his family are into accordions would not be doing them justice. The Petosa Accordion company goes back almost 100 years, when → Read More
Off The Job: Sound Effect, Episode 152
This week, stories of career paths and their unexpected twists. First, a man finds himself lucky enough to never have to work again, and decides he’ll → Read More
Meet The Attorney Behind The Biggest Food Safety Cases
This story originally aired on September 30, 2017.Seattle Attorney Bill Marler is often thought of as a bug…an agitator…an annoyance to the beef and… → Read More
Sacred Spaces: Sound Effect, Episode 145
This week, stories of sacred spaces. We hear from a couple who moved their church from Capitol Hill to Skyway, only to be joined by a long string of → Read More
A Tale From the Early Days Of Busting Hackers
In the late 90s and early 2000s, a lot of people were still figuring out this whole internet business. As is often the case, way out ahead of the learning → Read More
Down The Rabbit Hole: Sound Effect, Episode 131
This week on Sound Effect, take a trip down a rabbit hole. It all started when contributor Warren Langford brought to our attention a man who was trying to → Read More
Northwest Film Forum Executive Director Shares Favorite Local Films Of 2017
Filmmakers in the Pacific Northwest produced a wide range of notable films this year, from short documentaries on immigrant communities to feature-length → Read More
KNKX Staff Reads 'The Night Before Christmas'
This weekend, many parents will read “The Night Before Christmas” to their children. Well, KNKX has something special for you: a reading of an abridged → Read More
What Are The Odds? Sound Effect, Episode 124
This week on Sound Effect, our theme is "What Are the Odds?" We'll meet the grandson of Holocaust survivors who calculated the very low probability that he → Read More
Trumpet Master Arturo Sandoval Continues His Exploration Of New Projects And Places
Considering the career that Arturo Sandoval has had, which has included winning several Grammy Awards, performing at the Super Bowl, having his music → Read More
Singer Lydia Ramsey Summons The Ghosts Of Her Family To Influence Her Music
To say that Seattle musician Lydia Ramsey was raised in a musical family would be kind of an understatement. “Me and my brothers joke that, like, in order → Read More
The Beat Goes On: Sound Effect, Episode 122
This week on Sound Effect, our theme is "the beat goes on." We open with Karen Sakata, who has been running karaoke at Bush Garden for decades. Hip-hop → Read More
Meet The Attorney Behind The Biggest Food Safety Cases
Seattle Attorney Bill Marler is often thought of as a bug…an agitator…an annoyance to the beef and poultry industries, and even the companies that grow → Read More
The Hustle: Sound Effect Episode 118
This week on Sound Effect, we hear stories of people who learned to hustle. The Cookie Hustle They may seem sweet (and they are), but sisters Hayden and → Read More
Kitsap Forest Theater Combines Pacific Northwest Beauty With The Stage
Kitsap Forest Theater is a natural outdoor amphitheater just outside of Bremerton, Wash. It's been run by the Mountaineers for 93 years, and sits on a 640 → Read More