the time you re in february, i mean, you want to become a serial killer. i mean anthony: apparently you can. [ laughter ] anthony: is seattle a teeming hive of serial killers? or am i just an idiot with a morbidly over-active imagination and an attraction to the dark, ugly side of life. meet retired homicide detective mike ciesynski who for over 12 years specialized in cold cases in the region. we meet at the shanghai room in greenwood where fred moody tends bar. the north star diner next door provides nourishment. crab, bacon and melted cheese is, when discussing dump sites and ligature marks, a must. anthony: why does it seem that there s a disproportionate number of serial killers in the seattle and washington state area? do you have a theory on that? mike: well, i don t think that most serial killers went shopping for areas where they
darkness shining then disappearing day follows night night follows day goodbye goodbye to beauty goodbye goodbye to beauty anthony: are you at all sentimental about how seattle used to be? mark: you know, i guess it s sort of like being sentimental about grade school or, you know, any time in your life that isn t around anymore. i miss some of the guys that were around then that aren t around anymore, you know. some of my friends. but, you know, that s life.
i want to be r&d. can i smoke and tell you if the weed is good? and then all of a sudden he starts moving. raft: my business plan ended at get a license. to get a license it was to build a fence, put up some cameras and get out the way. and they ll come, give you a final inspection and now you are licensed to grow weed in the state of washington. anthony: how many people grow weed, do you think, in the seattle, washington state region? raft: there s a lot. joy: there s a lot. there s over 1100 producer processors in washington state and about 400 licensed retail stores. raft: weed is everybody smokes weed. joy: there s so many people of all different types that smoke weed. we did a store visit and we saw people come in and out. grandmas, moms, professionals. like, i m sure if that store took demographics of their clientele, they would have a spectrum of different type of people. anthony: people like to get high. what do they want these days? there s so many choices.
crisis where people are starting to really question what is seattle and who is it? but historically, you go back to the 90 s, i mean it was the city of grunge. and now i would say it s the city of geeks. it s boomtown right now. todd: and yeah, this kind of boom does happen in other places, but then again it doesn t. john cook and todd bishop of geekwire. an industry leading news site that started covering the tech industry back in 2011. lunch is at revel right down the street from their offices. the chef is rachel yang, and the food is korean. to eat, cilantro noodles, yuchoy and thinly-sliced flatiron steak. kimchi pancakes with braised pork belly, and bean sprouts. marinated short rib rice bowl with house sambal daikon kimchi
to go to mason county, grow a ton of weed. and we re all like, what are you talking about? and my mom raises her hand, she goes, wait, i have something really important. we all look at her and she goes, i want to be r&d. can i smoke and tell you if the weed is good? and then all of a sudden he starts moving. raft: my business plan ended at get a license. to get a license it was to build a fence, put up some cameras and get out the way. and they ll come, give you a final inspection and now you are licensed to grow weed in the state of washington. anthony: how many people grow weed, do you think, in the seattle, washington state region? raft: there s a lot. joy: there s a lot. there s over 1100 producer processors in washington state and about 400 licensed retail stores. raft: weed is everybody smokes weed. joy: there s so many people of all different types that smoke weed. we did a store visit and we saw people come in and out. grandmas, moms, professionals. like,