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06/04/2026

Ooh bizeee weekend! Drive safely everyone! 🚗🚕🚙🚌🚎🚓🚑🚒🚐🛻🚚🚛🚜

The people… they YEARN FOR THE PAINT MAPS. And we yearn to keep you informed on what’s happening across the state this weekend (it’s a lot).

The biggest impact is the full closure of northbound I-5 through Seattle. The good news? When it reopens Monday morning, all northbound lanes will be open through Seattle for about a month as we pause major work during World Cup games.

Here’s the breakdown for June 5-8:

- NB I-5 in Seattle will be FULLY CLOSED between I-90 & NE 45th St starting at 11:59 p.m. on Friday, June 5, through 5 a.m. Monday, June 8. Beginning at 9 p.m., Friday, on- and off-ramps along this section of northbound I-5 are scheduled to begin closing. The express lanes will remain northbound-only through the weekend. At 5 a.m. on Monday morning, June 8, the express lanes will revert to their regular schedule of southbound in the mornings and northbound in the afternoons/evenings.

Check the comments for a visual of the exact closure area.

- We’re also closing up to two lanes in both directions of I-5 in Lewis County near the Thurston County line, between Koontz Road (MP 69) and the SR 507 interchange (MP 81), but don’t worry! These closures are nightly from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. for paving. This work will continue through Fall 2026.

- SR 433 will FULLY CLOSE (briefly) on the Lewis and Clark/Rainier Bridge from 8-9:30 a.m. on Sunday, for the annual Rainier 2 Longview 10k.

- WORK POSTPONED: The SR 18 closure at the I-90 interchange slated for this weekend (June 4-8) has been POSTPONED due to rain in the forecast.

Headed to Rüfüs Du Sol this weekend? I-90 Vantage Bridge is OPEN June 5-7. Consider it a Sundream. From now through the Fourth of July weekend, all lanes of the bridge will be open Friday through Sunday with periodic lane closures in both directions during the week. After that, the bridge will go back to full-time lane reductions.

There’s a lot going on this weekend and travel through Seattle will be challenging. Remember to plan ahead, check the travel maps in advance, know your route before you go, and give yourself extra time!

06/04/2026

Today at 2p!

06/04/2026

Today, Loretta welcomes Mandy Tang is the author of Heal Your Career Wounds: Navigating the Trauma of Today’s Workplace, a groundbreaking book that explores the emotional and psychological impact of modern work culture and offers a path toward healing, self-discovery, and meaningful change.

In Heal Your Career Wounds, Mandy introduces the concept of “career wounds”—deep emotional injuries caused by workplace experiences that can leave lasting impacts on confidence, motivation, and personal growth. Through practical guidance, reflection exercises, and powerful insights, she helps readers recognize harmful workplace patterns, release self-blame, heal from burnout and disappointment, and create a healthier relationship with work.

As career coach, holistic healer, and sought-after speaker, Mandy helps professionals from Big Tech, start-ups, nonprofits, and corporate organizations heal from burnout, toxic workplaces, layoffs, career disappointment, and the hidden emotional wounds that often shape our professional lives. Her work bridges practical career development with deep emotional healing, helping people reconnect with their purpose, confidence, creativity, and authentic selves.

Learn more at:
www.MandyTang.co

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06/03/2026

05/31/2026

Experience Talk Cosmos on Sunday May 31 at 1:00 PM PDT! Host Sue Rose Minahan and guest Jen Sachs, a Seattle astrologer, team up again sharing insights on a long transit “Uranus square Lunar Nodes”.

Uranus will be tugging at two sets of Lunar Nodes for several months as it moves slowly through Gemini. Actually beginning in April, culminating June 12, the energy extends into late July. When the Virgo Pisces Lunar Nodes complete their 18-month cycle at 0 degrees, entering the Leo Aquarius Lunar Nodal cycle at 29 degrees.

Freedom calls to liberate from past emotional ties to the details that clog instead of illustrating discernment. Two months remaining for us to consciously w**d away unnecessary criticism that hasn’t any constructive elements. To grasp the totality of diverse ideas and perspectives and assemble attitudes incorporating a wholistic view. To understand health operates closely with a relaxed state. To resolve fragmenting categories without understanding what connects themes.

Whether or not those ideas all make sense, we are undergoing an intense revitalization. Shearing what isn’t working with the Virgo South Node to integrate what does with the unity oriented North Node of Pisces.

Connect with inspiration! Never miss an episode by subscribing to our email list and the Talk Cosmos YouTube Channel. Also available on Facebook, KKNW radio, and all major podcast platforms.

JEN SACHS:

Certified Astrologer with the American Federation of Astrologers (AFA); Consultant, Tarot Reader, Speaker, Classes. With over 20 years of clientele experience, Jen’s work blends astrology, intuitive insight, and a love of calculations. Her studies in Spiritual Psychology help others engage more deeply with their experience and align with greater purpose. Rooted in modern astrology, Jen incorporates traditional timing techniques. Her approach is intuitive, empowering, and unapologetically real. She served on the executive team of the Kepler Astrologers Toastmasters club, growing as a speaker and storyteller while mentoring others. A member of Wine Country Speakers. Her weekly podcast, Jen Sachs Astrology, drops every Monday — covering planetary transits and their impact on personal growth with a blunt, empowering, and often humorous style.

SUE ‘Rose’ MINAHAN: Evolutionary Astrologer, Consultant, Writer, Speaker, Mythology enthusiast. Dwarf Planet University graduate; Vibrational Astrology Student, Kepler Astrology Toastmaster Club (KAT). Wine Country Speakers. Associate of Fine Arts Music Degree, & a Certificate of Fine Arts in Jazz. Artist, musician. Founder of Talk Cosmos weekly conversations awakening heart and soul consciousness since 2018.

Website: TalkCosmos.com and YouTube.com/ .



Talk Cosmos is your opportunity to ponder realms of what Carl Jung called the collective unconsciousness that’s shared through time to the present…all through the lens of Sue’s lifetime of peering into astrology.

“Thankfully, I discovered Evolutionary astrology. Its perspective points directly to our unique personal spiritual soul growth…driven by our aligned intentions. Its promising purpose of soul growth ignited an entirely alive Zodiac. Captured, I felt compelled to study the deep significance of astrological application,” said Sue.

Sue is your guide to focusing the Cosmos kaleidoscope. In the words of Einstein, “Energy’s never destroyed, energy only changes.”

Discover the energy that is Talk Cosmos, every Sunday from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. right here on Alternative Talk 1150!

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05/30/2026

ON NOW until 3pm on N2U: New Urban Unlimited!

05/28/2026

Tune in at Midnight or 10a!

Join the 5-7pm Heartland Signal conversation by calling or texting 773-763-9278, as Patti and co-host Todd Belcore of Social Change welcome:

- Comedian Steven J. Springer

- Carlos Marroquin, National Director and Tara O'Callaghan, Director of Operations for Food for Health.
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05/28/2026

Today, Loretta welcomes back Vincent Genna, MSW, who is an internationally recognized Psychic Therapist, Medium, Master Spiritual Teacher, bestselling author, and transformational speaker with more than four decades of professional experience bridging psychology, spirituality, metaphysics, and intuitive healing. Trained as a clinical social worker, Vincent uniquely combines grounded psychological understanding with extraordinary intuitive and spiritual insight.

He is the author of The Secret That’s Holding You Back and the forthcoming Stay Strong: All Your Scars Can Be Healed. Through his acclaimed podcast, The Genna Effect, and appearances on national and international television, radio, and conferences, Vincent helps people identify and release the unconscious beliefs and emotional wounds that block manifestation, abundance, relationships, purpose, and authentic self-expression.

Vincent’s work goes beyond traditional self-help by integrating deep emotional healing, spiritual awareness, metaphysical understanding, and practical transformation tools. He is also known for his work as a liaison and communicator with an advanced interstellar council focused on humanity’s spiritual evolution, ethical stewardship, and multidimensional awareness.

Website:
www.VincentGenna.com

05/27/2026

Episode 123: “When ‘Independence’ Becomes Armor”

When people let us down, it can feel empowering to say, “I’m becoming more independent” or “I’m setting better boundaries.” And sometimes that’s exactly what’s happening.

But sometimes, what we call independence is actually grief. What we call boundaries is actually bitterness. And what we call self-protection is slowly becoming self-isolation.

In this episode of Staying Power, Ashley and JD explore how disappointment can harden into guardedness, why the COVID years and social media may have intensified this pattern, and how to move from rebellion and resentment into healthier discernment, connection, and self-trust.