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Rural Firefighting Forces Harder To Maintain
Friday, August 24 on KUOW When a wildfire breaks out in rural parts of the Northwest, the first people on the scene are often volunteer firefighters. Much of the region relies on these unpaid first...
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On The Eve Of Legalization Votes, Marijuana Potency On The Rise
Friday, August 24 on KUOW This week, we�re taking a look at some of the claims made about marijuana. Voters in Oregon and Washington will decide this November whether to legalize marijuana. Ballot...
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Washington State's Ron Paul Delegates Looking For Respect At GOP Convention
Friday, August 24 on KUOW Republican activists are preparing to descend on Tampa, Florida for the Republican National Convention. It's scheduled to kick off on Monday. Fourty–three delegates will...
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Radiolab's Jad Abumrad And Robert Krulwich, And Comedian Brian Posehn
Friday, August 24 at 9:00 a.m. on "Weekday" Radiolab hosts Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich join us in the studio along with musician Thao Nguyen for a preview of their show at Seattle's Paramount...
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Your Take On The News
Friday, August 24 at 10:00 a.m. on "Weekday" It's Friday — time to talk over the week's news. What stories caught your attention? What hasn't been covered enough? What happened this week that made your...
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Who's In Charge Here? (Or, How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your Behavior)
Friday, August 24 at 12:00 p.m. on "The Conversation" Unconscious instincts play a big role in your decision making, whether it's figuring out who to vote for or what to make for dinner. Physicist and...
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English News For Latinos, Taking A Stand, And Chopin's' Funeral March'
Friday, August 24 at 2:00 p.m. on "KUOW Presents" Major news media like ABC are trying to grab a growing Latino audience so they're partnering up with the leading US Spanish language broadcaster....
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Invented Languages, Animal-Assisted Therapy, And Miss Rhoda Fue
Saturday, August 25 at 12:00 p.m. on "KUOW Presents" Languages around the world are dying. But new ones are also begin invented — in Hollywood. Later, a local therapist shares how dogs and horses can...
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Mercer Opens To Two-Way Traffic After 44 Years
Monday, August 27 on KUOW The "Mercer Mess" has long been Seattle's most notorious traffic jam. Now for the first time since 1968, Mercer has gone from an eastbound, one–way street to a two–way...
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Man Charged For Threatening Obama Due Back In Court
Monday, August 27 on KUOW A man accused of threatening to kill President Barack Obama is due back in federal court in Seattle Monday.
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Pediatric Group Shifts Policy On Circumcision
Monday, August 27 on KUOW The issue of infant circumcision has been controversial. For years the American Academy of Pediatrics has remained neutral. It has said there are some health benefits and...
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Mercer Street Reopens, GOP Convention Begins, And Hearing Nature
Monday, August 27 at 9:00 a.m. on "Weekday" We check in with the city as Mercer Street opens to two–way traffic for the first time since 1968. UW professor David Domke tells us what to watch for as the...
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Convention Coverage, And Around The Water Cooler
Monday, August 27 at 10:00 a.m. on "Weekday" We'll talk to attorney Mickey Osterreicher about protecting press freedom at political conventions. Speaking of conventions, the GOP is gathered in Tampa to...
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What Is On Your Wishlist?
Monday, August 27 at 12:00 p.m. on "The Conversation" Have you ever sat down and made a list of things that you want to do? Well — what's on it? Ross Reynolds hears from listeners about what is on...
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Leaving The Projects, Jumping Off Mountains, And Olives Not Bullets
Monday, August 27 at 2:00 p.m. on "KUOW Presents" A successful journalist revisits Chicago's projects and reflects on how he escaped. Later, a man who jumps off mountains and tall buildings. He's...
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From A Mortgage To A Data Plan - A Shift In The American Dream?
Thursday, August 30 at 12:00 p.m. on "The Conversation" A recent article in the Atlantic contends that young people are responding to a shaky economy by buying fewer cars and homes. Millennials are...
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Crowdsourcing Genetic Research, Food In Translation, And NW Zip Lines
Thursday, August 30 at 2:00 p.m. on "KUOW Presents" It's trendy to get your DNA analyzed. The resulting flood of genetic data has researchers salivating. Then, a food critic says most ethnic food you...
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New Age Spiritual Leader Risks 'Ridicule' To Support Wash. Democrats
Friday, August 31 on KUOW She is perhaps the Northwest's most famous new age spiritual leader — JZ Knight of the Ramtha School of Enlightenment in Southwest Washington. Now Knight has a new role: major...
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Getting High In The Northwest - On Zip Lines
Friday, August 31 on KUOW Apparently Northwesterners are not afraid of heights and have a yen for adventure. We draw that conclusion because the industry of zip line tours and aerial adventure parks is...
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Wash. Supreme Court Ruling Clears Way For Lawsuit Over Tribal Gas Stations
Friday, August 31 on KUOW Gas station owners in Washington have won the right to proceed with a lawsuit against the state. They're challenging the policy of gas tax refunds to Native American tribes...
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