Emerald City Echoes
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The Pioneer of Behavioral Medicine
Joined by Dr. Mandelkorn from the Mercer Island Historical Society, this episode of Emerald City Echoes takes us through his career specialized in adolescent behavioral medicine. A veteran of Mercer…
Community Health Conversations with University of Washington's Dean of Public Health
Joined by the University of Washington's Dean of Public Health, Hilary Godwin walks the walk in the public health field. In this podcast, she discusses the many challenges facing healthcare today,…
Addressing Asian Health Disparities with Michael Byun of Asian Counseling and Referral Service (ACRS)
Michael Byun, executive director of ACRS, joins Emerald City Echoes to discuss the implications of cultural mores and biases in healthcare practice, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on youth and…
Mercer Island School District's New "MI Phone-Free Schools"
Engaged intellectually. Connected socially. Distracted minimally. Beginning in the 2024-2025 school year, Mercer Island School District's high school and middle school will implement a new policy on…
The City of Mercer Island's Healthy Youth Initiative
Michelle Ritter, Prevention Programs Coordinator of the City of Mercer Island's Youth and Family Services, joins Emerald City Echoes to discuss the recent events, programs, and campaigns promoting…
I-90 and Mercer Island's Roads
Einer Handleland worked as a design civil engineer at Tudor Engineering Company, a firm that was involved in many majortransportation projects in the Seattle area. Specializing in project and traffic…
Bill Radke of KUOW's "Week in Review"
Divided. With many divisions prevalent in society today--war, politics, healthcare, and more--Bill Radke from KUOW joins Emerald City Echoes' Chloe Yang to discuss the direction society is quickly…
World's Toughest Row: A Race Across the Pacific
4 women rowing the Pacific Ocean, completely unassisted, will be taking on the World’s Toughest Row, navigating 2800 miles from Monterey, California to Kauai, Hawaii. Hannah Byrd, one of the rowers,…
Gardening with Ciscoe Morris
Oh, la la! Ciscoe Morris, host of King5's segment Gardening with Ciscoe, is a well known Master Gardener in the Pacific Northwest. He gives gardening tips on how to best maintain outdoor plants,…
Pete Nelson of Treehouse Masters
Treehouse enthusiast Pete Nelson was host of the Animal Planet hit show Treehouse Masters for 11 seasons. Pete's love for treehouses came about as a child building backyard tree forts with his father…
The Seattle Chinese School
From 889 The Bridge, this is a story about Mercer Island’s Betty Tonglao who served as principal of the Seattle Chinese School from 1981-1985 when it was located on the island. The school's new…
East to West: How 120 Boys Revolutionized Modern Day China
This is the untold story of how 120 young scholars were sent to the United States to help modernize the Qing Dynasty (now modern day China). One of these boys, Tang Shaoyi, was sent to New England…
The Legacy of Mercer Island Parks
Joined by Mercer Island Historical Society's Lola Deane, the history and significance of the island's parks is unpacked throughout this interview. The foresight and dedication of Deane has impacted…
Beyond Executive Order 9066: Japanese-American Incarceration During WWII
Seattle local, Judy Kusakabe, shares the stories of friends and family during the Japanese-American incarceration during WWII in response to the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941.
A Historical Glimpse of Mercer Island
Land acknowledgement: The city of Mercer Island resides on the ancestral territory and land of the Duwamish Tribe. We appreciate and honor the land of our community.Ms. Susan Blake of Mercer Island…
Bridging the Gap: Education in the Global South through a Ghanaian Lens
A man's mission to create opportunities through accessible education. Adanu is an NGO that focuses on transforming the Ghanaian education system throughout underserved communities. Brick by brick,…
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Emerald City Echoes has published 16 episodes since October 2021, covering topics in Documentary, Society & Culture.
Emerald City Echoes is currently declining with new episodes every 2 months. Average episode length is 23m.
