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Why It's OK To Fail Well And Fail Often
Steve Scher talks with Megan McArdle about why she thinks it's OK to fail as long as you learn from the experience. She also discusses what she learned about human failure while writing her book, "The...
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New Bill Would Allow Students To Attend College First, Pay Later
Marcie Sillman talks with John Burbank, executive director of the Economic Opportunity Institute, about a proposal in the state legislature that would allow college students to pay for tuition and fees...
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Understanding Multiracial Asian Americans In Pop Culture
Steve Scher talks with University of Washington professor Leilani Nishime about her book, "Undercover Asian: Multiracial Asian Americans in Visual Culture," and about how media portray the demographic.
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Choreographer Uses Blackface To Confront Racial Attitudes Past And Present
When choreographer Donald Byrd first presented "The Minstrel Show" more than 20 years ago, he wasn't ready for the way audiences would react. He recalls one performance in La Jolla, California when...
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Washington Snowpack Building Toward Normal
On a clear day in Seattle, Nick Bond can size up the mountain snowpack on his bike ride to work at the University of Washington. However, in his role as the state’s climatologist, Bond crunches the...
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More Coal, More Oil Means More Trains
Train traffic will dramatically increase in the Pacific Northwest, if proposed coal export terminals and crude oil terminals are built. That’s the conclusion of an updated report from the Western...
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Boeing's 'Terrible Teens' Cut Into Profit, Tax Revenue
Boeing says it will have to wait until sometime in 2016 to turn a profit on the 787 Dreamliners line.By that time, the aerospace says developing the game-changing plane will cost the company more than...
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Local University Accepts Unprecedented Bitcoin Donation
Universities are used to accepting donations from alumni. They count on it.But when the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma recently received a donation from 2007 graduate Nicholas Cary, its staff had...
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Local High Schools Headed To National Jazz Competition
Marcie Sillman speaks with Matt Wenman, director of Mount Si High School's band program in Snoqualmie, about winning one of 15 spots in Jazz at Lincoln Center's prestigious Essentially Ellington...
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Can The Seahawks' Winning Ways Rub Off On The Mariners?
Marcie Sillman talks with Steve Sandmeyer, sports radio host on KFNQ 1090 AM, about how the Seattle Seahawks' Super Bowl victory will influence the Seattle Mariners.
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Oregon Will Not Defend Itself In Same-Sex Marriage Lawsuits
Oregon will not defend itself in a pair of federal lawsuits challenging the state's prohibition of same-sex marriages.Democratic Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum took that position in a court brief...
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Garbage Collection Advice From Oregon: 'Go For It'
David Hyde talks with Michael Armstrong, senior sustainability manager for the City of Portland, about the city's biweekly trash program. Seattle is currently considering a proposal to reduce garbage...
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Every Dog Has Its Day (In Court)
Ross Reynolds sits down with Adam Karp, a Bellingham-based attorney, about working to define laws regarding animals in Washington.
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Why Ukraine Is 'Unique' Among Post-Soviet Countries
Ross Reynolds talks with Scott Radnitz, associate professor in the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies and director of Ellison Center for Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies...
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Progressive Divide Emerging On Seattle's Minimum Wage Debate
David Hyde talks with Publicola's Erica C. Barnett about the latest on a proposed minimum wage hike for Seattle. This week the Income Inequality Advisory Committee, made up of 25 local business and...
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'McPoverty' Protesters Call For Fast Food Boycott In Seattle
Supporters of a $15 minimum wage in Seattle are staging demonstrations at fast food restaurants across the city Thursday.
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Destigmatizing Dementia: 'We're Still Here'
Living with dementia can be isolating for both patients and their families. As social interactions get awkward, people begin to withdraw. Not only do their memories fade, but people themselves begin to...
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Washington Lawmakers Consider ‘Emotional Harm’ As Form Of Bullying
The definition of bullying in Washington could be expanded to include any act of "emotional harm" against a student.State lawmakers took testimony Thursday on this potentially controversial revision to...
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‘Dog Whistle Politics’ With Ian Haney López
Coming up on Speakers Forum, February 27 at 9:00 p.m.Dog whistle politics means using language that appeals to one group of people but may have coded meanings to another. For example, one reason Ronald...
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Tunnel Tolling: Build It, And They Won't Come?
Anyone who's hosted a party has probably had that panicky feeling beforehand: What if you throw a big party and nobody comes?State transportation officials face a similar worry: What if after they...
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