Spotlight with Laurie Hardie

Each week host Laurie Hardie brings you the issues affecting the Pacific Northwest and the people making a difference in our community and sometimes beyond. Expect compelling conversations with local leaders and influencers. Spotlight is dedicated to presenting you with issues that matter - including education, health, mental health, and the environment.

News
News Commentary
Society & Culture
1
Spotlighting Puget Sound Heart & Stroke Walk
Saving lives step by step: Puget Sound Heart and Stroke Walk, Sept. 21 and 28.
25 min
2
Spotlighting More Than Pink Walk Susan G Komen
Our finish line is a world without breast cancer, and we know the only way we can get there is together.
21 min
3
Spotlighting Secondhand Suffering
Camille Block is the author of Hope for Secondhand Suffering: Tools for the heart when you can't fix our loved one's pain.
21 min
4
Spotlighting DFI: How to Identify, Prevent and ...
Financial fraud steals more than money — it robs hundreds of thousands of people of their hopes, dreams, and futures every year.
23 min
5
Spotlighting Bartell's School Tools Drive with ...
Teachers often spend 500 dollars or more for supplies for their students.
23 min
6
Spotlighting ReCooped PNW
Reduce. Reuse. ReCoop.
26 min
7
Spotlighting Ukraine War Animals Relief Fund
When Dan Fine said yes to helping animals abandoned in Ukraine, he had no idea the layers of problems they would have to solve.
26 min
8
Spotlighting Alzheimer's with Dr. Martin Levine
Approximately 10% of patients aged 65 or above have dementia, but almost half of all cases go undiagnosed.
25 min
9
Spotlighting Please Touch
Please Touch is an art exhibit sponsored by Revision Art.
26 min
10
Spotlighting Are You Ready with Death Doula Dr....
Death Doula Dr. Kimberly Harms tells us what is really important at end of life.
25 min
11
Spotlighting Furniture Repair Bank
As the founder of Furniture Repair Bank Xenia saw the need to recycle furniture and set out to make it happen.
26 min
12
Spotlighting Body Motion PT
Body Motion PT helps women through fertility, pregnancy, birth, postpartum and beyond.
27 min
13
Spotlighting Youth Mental Health with Dr. Janzen
Youth suicide and mental health issues are on the rise.
24 min
14
Spotlighting Pets are Family
Beyond grief, the narrative emphasizes the need to integrate pet loss into societal norms.
25 min
15
Spotlighting Alzheimer's Speaks with Lori LeBay
Lori LeBay walked through an Alzheimer's diagnoses with her mom and wanted to help others navigate this journey by starting a podcast!
29 min
16
Spotlighting Boo2Bullying
Dr. Purdy shares an acronym that can help make anti-bullying tips memorable - "H.E.A.R.T":
25 min
17
Spotlighting WA 529 with Luke Minor
Exploring the types of college saving plans.
25 min
18
Spotlighting Free Your Joy with Lisa McCourt
Lisa McCourt outlines her unique formula for sustainable happiness
27 min
19
Spotlighting Strong Like Mom
Meghan and Marie with Strong Like Mom, talk about stigma, stereo type and dignity.
32 min
20
Give Big Shattered Glass Project & Tahoma Bird ...
#GetThatGivingFeeling
27 min
21
Spotlighting Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center
27 min
22
Spotlighting Secrets of the Octopus with Sy Mon...
Affectionally dubbed the “octopus whisperer”, acclaimed author SY MONTGOMERY, returns to the species she knows and loves, offering current and compassionate stories about the scientists on the front lines of octopus research and conservation.
28 min
23
Spotlighting Give Big WA Reclaim, 501 Commons &...
It is that time of year again for GIVE BIG WA.
27 min
24
Spotlighting Forgive Yourself with Brenda Reiss
25 min
25
Spotlighting There is Another Way to Happiness
A rare blend of science, mindfulness and spirituality, the steps Dr. Ski used to overcome his own cycle of fear, anxiety and self-doubt.
25 min