Your Take On The News
Friday, September 21 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...
View ArticleD.T. Max On David Foster Wallace
Friday, September 21 at 12:00 p.m. on "The Conversation" Writer D.T. Max's detailed biography "Every Love Story is a Ghost Story" tracks the dazzling rise and sudden ending to writer David Foster...
View ArticleAmerican Cars In Kosovo, Hypocrites Wanted, And Seattle's Ballet Turns 40
Friday, September 21 at 2:00 p.m. on "KUOW Presents" In Kosovo, people love American cars. They take those cars everywhere, even if it means crossing an ocean. Then, a nature writer says most...
View ArticleImmolation Mural, Sanitary Pad Psycho, And The Healing Power Of Balkan Music
Saturday, September 22 at 12:00 p.m. on "KUOW Presents" A Taiwanese man in Corvallis, Oregon, angered the Chinese government with a mural he commissioned. Later, many women in India can't afford...
View Article'I Know The Look In Their Eyes:' The Healing Power Of Balkan Music
Saturday, September 22 at 12:00 p.m. on "KUOW Presents" Music is a matter of life and death. That's something that Mary Sherhart has learned in her life devoted to singing and teaching songs of the...
View ArticleUniv. Of Idaho Gets Big Collection Of Opium Pipes
Friday, October 5 on KUOW The "world's most comprehensive collection" of opium smoking paraphernalia has a new home; it's at the University of Idaho. A writer and collector, originally from San Diego,...
View Article'Silent Earthquakes' Ripple Under Cascadia
Friday, October 5 on KUOW Parts of Washington and Oregon are in the midst of silent earthquakes this week. You can't feel this so–called slow–slip quake and it doesn't cause damage. Still, scientists...
View ArticleSeattle Ethics And Elections Commission Will Investigate Police Retaliation
Friday, October 5 on KUOW The Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission has agreed to investigate a case of alleged retaliation by the Seattle Police Department. It's the first time the city's ethics...
View ArticleSeattle School Board Considers 'Answer To Charter Schools'
Friday, October 5 on KUOW The Seattle School Board is scheduled to vote tonight on a way for schools to apply for waivers of district and union policies so they can try new teaching strategies....
View Article'This American Life's' Ira Glass On The Future Of Radio
Friday, October 5 at 9:00 a.m. on "Weekday" With NPR's popular "Car Talk" hosts retiring, which way should public radio go? We talk with "This American Life's" Ira Glass about the present and future of...
View ArticleYour Take On The News
Friday, October 5 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...
View ArticleDavid Randall On 'Dreamland: Adventures In The Strange Science Of Sleep'
Friday, October 5 at 12:00 p.m. on "The Conversation" David Randall never gave sleep much thought about sleeping — until he began sleepwalking. One midnight crash into a hallway wall sent him on an...
View ArticlePink Dolphins In The Trees
Friday, October 5 at 2:00 p.m. on "KUOW Presents" West Seattle wildlife photographer Kevin Schafer wanted to capture photos of Amazon River's pink river dolphins. But what started as a photo expedition...
View Article'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest' Museum At Oregon's 130-Year-Old Mental...
Saturday, October 6 at 12:00 p.m. on "KUOW Presents" A 130–year–old mental institution might seem like an odd place for a museum. But historians and mental health advocates have fought to preserve and...
View ArticleWhat Sci-Fi Movies Tell Us About Cultural Differences
Saturday, October 6 at 12:00 p.m. on "KUOW Presents" Science fiction movies introduce us to alternative worlds, and futures. University of Washington Assistant Communication Professor LeiLani Nishime,...
View ArticleWashington Governor Extends Burn Ban, Declares State of Emergency
Monday, October 8 on KUOW Ongoing Washington wildifires and dry conditions prompted Governor Gregoire to declare a state of emergency. The proclomation includes a statewide fire ban until October 15....
View ArticleWashington Governor Extends State Of Emergency And Burn Ban
Monday, October 8 on KUOW Dryer than normal conditions prompted Washington Governor Chris Gregoire to declare a State of Emergency and extend a ban on outdoor fires. KUOW's Patricia Murphy reports.
View ArticleWash. Gubernatorial Candidates On The Environment
Monday, October 8 on KUOW The Washington gubernatorial candidates are in the final weeks of campaigning. Republican Rob McKenna and Democrat Jay Inslee are touring the state for photo opportunities and...
View ArticleDiffering Ideas Offered To Avoid Repeat Of Wash. Wolf Pack Kill
Monday, October 8 on KUOW The director of Washington's Fish and Wildlife Department Friday said he hopes never again to have to order the killing of an entire wolf pack, as happened last month. In...
View ArticlePublic Employee Pay Raises Become Issue In Wash. Governor's Race
Monday, October 8 on KUOW The issue of pay raises for public employees is quickly becoming an issue in Washington's race for governor. There's much to debate including: a cost of living increase for...
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