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• Why is Green Lake so darn dark at night?

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• How prohibition forever changed policing in Seattle

  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.

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• How safe are the bridges in the Puget Sound region?

  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?

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• Why is Seattle so geeky?

  Seattle is a geeky place -- from its many board game cafes to the bi-annual parades of cosplayers outside the Washington State Convention Center. But what about the Emerald City makes geek culture thrive here? We went on a quest to find out.Have questions for us? Send them in at KUOW.org/soundqs

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• Seattle's bootleg king

  This episode sounds a little different than usual. We're taking over KUOW's daily show, The Record. Which means we get to answer a bunch of your pressing questions in this single episode.

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