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Billy Frank Jr.: Tribes Must Try To Bring The Salmon Back
Billy Frank Jr. helped secure Indian fishing rights through protest and legal action in the 1960s and 70s. The 83-year-old Nisqually tribe member has been arrested about 50 times over the years; the...
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Equality, Innovation, Honesty: Taking A Jab At Corporate Marketing
Have you ever watched a slick ad for a corporation and found yourself taken in by the touching pictures and sincere voiceover?The web site McSweeney's Internet Tendency has a parody of generic ad copy...
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Is Common Core A Good Fit For Kindergarten?
As school districts across Washington integrate the new Common Core State Standards in reading and math into their curricula, some kindergarten teachers say the standards are squeezing out other...
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Saving The Greater Sage Grouse
It’s early in the morning, hours before sunrise. An old pickup truck turns down a dirt road at Swanson Lakes Wildlife Area in Eastern Washington, about 90 minutes west of Spokane.
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Kshama Sawant On Why It's Time For Socialism In Seattle
Coming up on Speakers Forum, April 17 at 9:00 p.m.Kshama Sawant is the first socialist on Seattle’s City Council. Last year, she ran on a campaign platform of raising the minimum wage to $15, taxing...
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Prop 1 Vote Looms, Public Internet Utility, And Mayor Murray's First 100 Days
King County Metro Transit's Proposition One would raise taxes to prevent bus service cuts and fund some road projects. Seattle Mayor Ed Murray is calling the need for a more reliable high-speed...
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The Way To Go: Kate Ascher On Transportation And Infrastructure
Steve Scher sits down with urban development consultant Kate Ascher to talk about her new book, "The Way To Go: Moving By Land, Sea and Air."
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Listeners Weigh In On $15 Minimum Wage Debate
Steve Scher and Ross Reynolds talk with guests and listeners about raising the minimum wage in Seattle to $15.Guests include Gea Bassett, owner of Green Cleaning Seattle Eco-Maid Services, and Matt...
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Tech Security: How To Wipe Data From Your Computer
Ross Reynolds talks with Teresa Seyfried, program operations manager at the UW Surplus Store, about how to properly wipe data off of your computer before reselling or donating it.
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Apps To Kick Addictions; Sound Too Good To Be True?
Ross Reynolds talks with psychologist Jonathan Bricker about smartphone apps that claim to help users overcome addiction.
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Common Core State Standards Explained
Ross Reynolds sits down with KUOW's education reporter Ann Dornfeld to talk about the new changes to learning standards in Washington state public schools.
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Nancy Pearl: A Memoir And A Story Of Hollywood
Steve Scher talks with librarian Nancy Pearl about two books, "Mother Daughter Me: A Memoir," by Katie Hafner and "Five Came Back: A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War," by Mark Harris.Hafner...
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'Disaster Inside Of A Disaster,' The Closure Of Highway 530
It's been three weeks since the massive mudslide hit the town of Oso, Wash. The closure of Highway 530 is just one of the many challenges facing the local residents.Steve Scher talks with Travis...
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For Oso, Returning To Normalcy Means Chainmail And Jousting
Yellow ribbons are tied around each post you pass as you drive into the Rhodes River Ranch just outside of Oso, Wash., a town still recovering from the devastating mudslide on March 22.Bonnie Rose does...
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Food Pantries On The Rise To Help 'Starving Students'
The expression “starving students” is not just a cliché. It’s real.Researchers call this situation “food insecurity,” and it’s a concern that affects schools across the country, including many in the...
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Will King County’s Prop 1 Fix Metro’s Bumpy Ride?
Low-income transit passengers say the last few years have been difficult in King County with multiple fare increases and the end of the ride free zone in Seattle. But they are torn about whether to...
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'Lack Of Accountability:' An Investigation Into Wrongful Deaths At VA Hospitals
Ross Reynolds talks with journalist Aaron Glantz about preventable deaths at Veterans Affairs hospitals. Glantz covers veterans and military issues for the Center for Investigative Reporting.
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Mixed Reaction To Lincoln's Death On West Coast
On that Saturday afternoon, April 15, 1865, the news reached Seattle by telegraph. President Abraham Lincoln was shot dead by an assassin at Ford’s Theatre on Good Friday evening.
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Reforming Punishment In Washington Public Schools
Steve Scher talks with Katie Mosehauer, executive director of Washington Appleseed, about proposed changes to school discipline policies in Washington state public schools. The state government passed...
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Emma Donoghue's New Novel 'Frog Music'
Marcie Sillman talks with writer Emma Donoghue about her new book, "Frog Music." It was inspired by the unsolved 1876 murder of a woman named Jenny Bonnet in San Francisco.Donoghue also discusses about...
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