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‘The Science Of Self’ With Jennifer Ouellette
What defines us? What determines our identity?Jennifer Ouellette explores how eye color, likes and dislikes, and even hatred of cilantro construct our individual identities. She underwent personality...
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Holi Festivals To Brighten Spring Around Seattle
Once upon a time there was a king who thought himself a god. The king’s son did not treat his father like a god. This made the king angry. The angry king persuaded his sister to kill the boy with her...
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How Coffee Sobered Up The Modern World
Ross Reynolds talks with Mark Pendergrast, author of "Uncommon Grounds: The History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World," about early coffee houses and why some leaders wanted to ban the popular...
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How Private Funding For Science Is A Dangerous Trend
David Hyde talks with Philip Mirowski, author of "Science Mart: Privatizing American Science," about why he thinks the move to privately funded science is undermining the quality of the research."The...
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Report: Pot Cases Plunge After Marijuana Legalization In Washington
Steve Scher talks with Mark Cooke, policy advocate with the ACLU of Washington, about the organization's findings that the number of marijuana possession filings have dropped significantly since...
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Seattle Mini Maker Faire To Showcase Wacky Inventions
Steve Scher talks with Christin Boyd, founder and organizer of the Seattle Mini Maker Faire, about the "Maker Movement" and what we can expect to see this weekend at the the third annual event.The...
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Astoria: Product Of West Coast Empire Exploration
David Hyde talks to author Peter Stark about his new book, "Astoria: John Jacob Astor and Thomas Jefferson's Lost Pacific Empire."
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Financial Structure, Safety Among The Challeges Facing New Ferry Director
Steve Scher talks with Douglas MacDonald, former Secretary of Transportation for Washington and current contributing writer for Crosscut. MacDonald talks about the challenges awaiting the new director...
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Puget Sound Tidal Energy Project Approved By Feds
Puget Sound tides may soon be generating power. A proposal for the world’s first grid-connected tidal energy project received a federal license Thursday. The project has been almost eight years in the...
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Washington Reports An 'Unprecedented' Drop In Medicaid ER Visits
A year after hospitals began discouraging Medicaid patients from making unnecessary emergency room visits, the results are promising. A new state report shows the number of unnecessary visits to ERs in...
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‘My Beloved World’ By Sonia Sotomayor
Coming up on Speakers Forum, March 27 at 9:00 p.m.Sonia Sotomayor is the 111th justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. She’s also its first Hispanic and third female justice. In her memoir, “My Beloved...
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Seattle To Let Pedestrians Walk More Slowly
The city of Seattle is re-timing traffic signals throughout the city to make crosswalks safer for all pedestrians.A study conducted by a group of graduate students at the University of Washington...
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How Plato's Ancient Greece Is Similar To Today's Modern World
Ross Reynolds talks to philosopher and novelist Rebecca Newberger Goldstein about her book, “Plato at the Googleplex: Why Philosophy Won’t Go Away." She writes about what would happen if the Greek...
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KOMO Helicopter Crash, State Ferries, And Minimum Wage Phase-In Proposal
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray says he'll review the city's regulations on helicopter use following Tuesday's crash of a KOMO News helicopter that killed two and injured one. Washington State Ferries chief...
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Bertha's Progress
Bertha, the world's biggest tunneling machine, is a five-story-tall monstrosity of drilling tasked with digging out the tunnel for State Route 99 to replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct.
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How One Washington Doctor Changed The Course Of Flame Retardants
David Hyde talks with investigative reporter Sam Roe at the Chicago Tribune about the series on flame retardants and how one Washington doctor changed the debate.
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ACLU's Alison Holcomb Shares Pot Advice With The United Nations
David Hyde talks with Alison Holcomb, ACLU of Washington's criminal justice director, about her recent trip to the United Nations.
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Would You Pay $14 A Month For Seattle Parks?
Ross Reynolds speaks with Candace Damon about Mayor Ed Murray's proposal to form a Seattle Parks District. Damon advised the citizens' group that introduced the creation of the district in Seattle.
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Bellevue City Council Considers Ban On Marijuana Businesses
Ross Reynolds talks with Bellevue Mayor Claudia Balducci about a possible ban on marijuana businesses in the fifth largest city in Washington.
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Nancy Pearl: Wandering The Aisles Of A Secondhand Bookstore
Steve Scher and Nancy Pearl look for the treasures that can only be found at used bookstores. They visit Magus Books in the University District in Seattle.
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