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5 Football Terms Every Seahawks Fan Should Know
Just like learning acronyms at a new workplace, catching on to the Seahawks’ lexicon can be daunting for the uninitiated. Ben Zimmer, linguist and self-described “word nerd,” helps us break down the...
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Washington Considers Private 'Pay-For-Success' Investments To Fund Public...
Someday in the not too distant future social service programs in the Northwest could get funding from Wall Street.
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Wild Fish Group Announces Plan To Sue Over Hatchery Fish In Puget Sound
Environmental groups are turning to the courts to block the placement of hatchery-reared fish in rivers where wild fish are struggling for survival.
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Grammys 2014: Big Night For Seattle Musicians
David Hyde checks in with NPR pop music correspondent Ann Powers on what Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' big Grammy sweep means for the Northwest music scene.
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Ukraine's Prime Minister And Government Resign
Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovych has accepted the resignation of the prime minister and his cabinet amid continuing anti-government protests. Mykola Azarov had offered to step down as prime...
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Exploring Relationships Through Time And Space
Steve Scher talks with author Ruth Ozeki about her latest novel, "A Tale For The Time Being."
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Revisiting The Last State Of The Union
David Hyde talks with David Gergen, former presidential advisor, CNN political analyst and professor at the Harvard Kennedy School, about President Barack Obama's last State of the Union address and...
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Who's Really Paying For Those Political Campaign Ads?
David Hyde talks with Rick Hasen, a law professor at the University of California, Irvine, about the fourth anniversary of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case: Citizens United v. Federal Election...
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Sex and Synapses: Rethinking Female Sexuality
Steve Scher sits down with feminist writer Naomi Wolf to talk about her book, "Vagina: A New Biography." In it she explores the scientific and cultural connections between the human brain and female...
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Dueling Gun Bills Get A Hearing In Olympia
Steve Scher talks with state Representative Laurie Jinkins, D-Tacoma, and state Senator Mike Padden, R-Spokane Valley, about two opposing gun background check proposals holding public hearings in...
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What It's Like To Cover The Super Bowl
David Hyde catches up with Jerry Brewer, Seattle Times columnist and radio host, about what it's like to cover the Super Bowl.
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Elizabeth Austen Named 2014 Washington State Poet Laureate
Elizabeth Austen has been bringing poetry to KUOW listeners since 2001. Now, her audience is going to get even bigger.Austen was recently named Washington’s next poet laureate. An accomplished poet...
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How Crunching Big Data Could Save Our Lives
Marcie Sillman speaks with Daniela Witten, assistant professor of biostatistics at the University of Washington, about why she is teaching machines to read the data inside human bodies.
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In LA, Sports Bars Face Off Over Seahawks And Broncos
The Seattle Seahawks and the Denver Broncos will be facing off in New Jersey in Super Bowl XLVIII this weekend. In Los Angeles there will also be a contest, of two rival sports bars.
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Under Affordable Care Act, Monthly Premium Grace Period Creates Bill Limbo
It’s one thing to get people to buy health insurance, something the state’s health exchange has been focusing on. But what happens when a patient can no longer pay monthly premiums — who would then be...
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Gabby Giffords Makes Case For Washington Gun Checks
Former Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords was the star witness at a hearing on gun control and gun rights in Olympia.
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Lentil Salad With Spicy Mustard Vinaigrette
In the Pacific Northwest we're not pummeled by the Polar Vortex, but winter does drag on. By the end of January, we start to jones for daylight and fresh produce. The fruits and vegetables of summer...
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Feds Declare Salmon Fishery Disaster For Washington Tribes
The U.S. Secretary of Commerce has declared the Fraser River sockeye salmon run a “fishery disaster” for nine tribes and non-tribal fishers in Washington state.
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Weather Experts: It's 'Wrong' To Call Atlanta Storm Unexpected
Meteorologists are used to people faulting their weather predictions. But when Georgia's Gov. Nathan Deal called Tuesday's crippling winter storm "unexpected," he drew responses from several...
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Exploring Artisan Cheese Of The Northwest
Marcie Sillman sits down with cheese writer Tami Parr about local artisan cheese and her latest book, "Pacific Northwest Cheese: A History."
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