Emerald City Echoes

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For Seattle's historical soundscapes, tune in to Mercer Island High School's Chloe Yang for consumable stories about the region's movers, shakers, and grassroots veterans. Listen live on Sundays at 12pm (PST) on KMIH 88.9 FM.

  1. 14/05/2025

    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 Island Pediatrics who later pioneered opening his own clinic, Dr. Mandelkorn has bettered the lives of many adolescents in the greater Seattle area.

    34 min

  2. 22/04/2025

    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, including the more prevalent public health concerns locally in Seattle.

    31 min

  3. 04/12/2024

    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 elderly Asians, and policy changes enacted by the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to provide more accurate and inclusive legislation in the United States.  Asian Counseling and Referral Service is home of Washington state's only food bank catering to AAPI diets, and is a leading social justice organization working to provide accessible, supportive healthcare and civic engagement programs in Seattle's King County.

    31 min

  4. 13/08/2024

    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 cell phone usage during the school day. Superintendent Rundle joins the podcast to talk through the process and reasoning of going phone-free, an effort known as MI-Phone Free Schools. Rooting the decision in data from the Healthy Youth Survey, this decision aims to promote healthy social and emotional development with the assistance of Yondr phone pouches.

    19 min

  5. 01/07/2024

    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 healthy living on the island. With the main focus on students, the Healthy Youth Initiative provides numerous programs tailored by district-specific student survey data to support youth physical and mental well-being.

    23 min

  6. 05/06/2024

    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 major transportation projects in the Seattle area. Specializing in project and traffic design, he was involved with many roads, bridges, and hospitals throughout the region. On Mercer Island, he assisted in the conceptual designs of I-90 dating back to 1970, and collaborated on design of Island Crest Way from SE 40th to 68th Ave, 40th to West Mercer Way, and Gallagher Hill Road from I-90 to SE 40th.

    25 min

  7. 02/06/2024

    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 heading towards. Radke's original play, "Live from Liberty," discusses exactly that: can society get along despite global conflict, or would it be more convenient to disengage and distance from those with differing opinions?

    44 min

  8. 25/04/2024

    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, and her teammates will take off this summer on June 12th and expect to reach their destination in Hawaii in mid July. Fierce competition, dangerous situations, and a harsh sleep schedule lie ahead for Byrd as she and her team hope to defeat the current world record.  You can learn more about the challenge by following this link: https://www.rowingoceans4women.com/

    17 min
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For Seattle's historical soundscapes, tune in to Mercer Island High School's Chloe Yang for consumable stories about the region's movers, shakers, and grassroots veterans. Listen live on Sundays at 12pm (PST) on KMIH 88.9 FM.

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  • Creator
    KMIH 88.9 FM - Chloe Yang
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    16
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2025 KMIH 88.9 FM - Chloe Yang