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State Supreme Court To Legislature: Quicken Pace For Education Funding
Marcie Sillman talks with Seattle attorney Phil Talmadge about the State Supreme Court's ruling that state lawmakers are not on track to fully fund basic education by 2018.Talmadge is a former state...
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New Rule Allows SPD Chief To Hire Top Staff From Outside Department
Ross Reynolds talks with former Seattle Police Chief Norm Stamper about a new city policy that allows the police chief to hire top command staff from outside the department.
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The Biggest Trade Agreement You Haven't Heard About
Marcie Sillman talks with Washington Post business reporter Lydia DePillis about the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a giant international trade agreement among the countries located in the Asia-Pacific...
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New Bill Would Examine Student Privacy In Washington State
A bill introduced in the state Legislature this week calls for a study into how much student data is being released without families’ knowledge or consent.
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Spill Plan For Columbia River Oil Terminal Lays Out Worst-Case Scenarios
The worst-case environmental scenario at an oil terminal on the lower Columbia River means 3.8 million gallons of crude spilling into sensitive wildlife habitat and shutting down a public drinking...
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Genetically-Modified Labeling Fight In Washington Continues With New Bills
When Rep. Cary Condotta campaigned for labeling genetically modified food last fall, he noticed reactions were different depending on the type of food: fish or plant. “When you start talking about...
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KUOW Host Bill Radke Asks Seahawks' Fans: 'Why Do You Even Care?'
We’ve been talking this week about the appeal of being a fair-weather sports fan and joining a community that’s rooting for the same thing. In Seattle at the moment, that’s obviously the Seahawks. On...
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Inside The Teenage Brain With Daniel Siegel
Coming up on Speakers Forum, January 23 at 9:00 p.m.The teenage brain can be a mystery to adults. UCLA psychiatry professor Daniel Siegel debunks myths about adolescence to show how teens learn new...
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Inslee's State Of The State, Legislative Session Kicks Off, And Machinists...
Washington Governor Jay Inslee pushed for a higher minimum wage and increased education funding during his State of the State Address this week. The state legislature kicked off its 2014 session. Also,...
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Pierce County Councilman Responds To Attorney General's Opinion On Pot...
Ross Reynolds talks with Pierce County Councilmember Dan Roach about state Attorney General Bob Ferguson's opinion that jurisdictions may ban recreational pot at their discretion.
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One Step For Mutts, One Leap For Dogkind
Ross Reynolds talks with Westminster Kennel Club spokesperson David Frei about the decision to include mixed-breed dogs in the upcoming Masters Agility Championship on Feb. 8 in New York City.
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How To Manage Workplace Stress
Marcie Sillman speaks with Dr. David Posen about how workplace stress affects our health, and what we can do about it.
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Nancy Pearl's Book Picks: Mystery And Novella
Marcie Sillman hears some great book recommendations from librarian Nancy Pearl. This week's list includes "In The Last Analysis" by Amanda Cross and "The Summer House: A Trilogy" by Alice Thomas Ellis.
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Could You Describe Your Racial Experience In Six Words?
Ross Reynolds speaks with NPR host and special correspondent Michele Norris about her project the Race Card Project.
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Obama Outlines Steps Toward Changing The NSA, Will They Work?
Ross Reynolds talks with David Cole, a constitutional law professor at Georgetown University, about President Obama's proposed changes to the National Security Agency program.
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Calling The Game: Gene Steratore's Role In NFC Championship Game
Ross Reynolds talks with Ben Austro, editor of FootballZebras.com, about Gene Steratore's officiating style in anticipation of this Sunday's league championship game between the Seattle Seahawks and...
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From The Archives: Norman Durkee On Art That Never Aired
In 1985, KUOW’s Marcia Alvar interviewed Norman Durkee, the longtime music director of Teatro Zinzanni, the over-the-top musical theater production held in a tent on lower Queen Anne. Durkee died on...
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Badluck Way: From Seattle City Slicker To Montana Cowboy
Marcie Sillman talks with Bryce Andrews about his new memoir "Badluck Way: A Year on the Ragged Edge of the West." It's the story of how a Seattle-raised liberal became a Montana rancher and the...
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What's In A Name? Apparently, Forgiveness For Bertha
She loves dirt and hates sunlight. Seattle Magazine named her one of 2013’s most influential people, except she’s not really a person. She’s Bertha, the world’s biggest tunnel boring machine, charged...
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Washington Hospital Mergers Subject To State Review
Starting Thursday, hospitals that plan to merge or form partnerships will now undergo state review as part of a new rule that takes effect this week. And nobody’s happy with the new regulations, not...
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