Museum Opens At 'Cuckoo's Nest' Film Site
Monday, October 8 on KUOW 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 tell the Oregon State...
View ArticleAsk Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn
Monday, October 8 at 9:00 a.m. on "Weekday" Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn joins us in the studio to talk about the latest on the arena deal and city budget priorities. We'll take your calls for the mayor...
View Article'What's In The Fridge?' With The Chef In The Hat
Monday, October 8 at 10:00 a.m. on "Weekday" Americans waste a lot of food, partly because we don't know how to reinvent our leftovers. 'The Chef in the Hat' regularly helps us imagine new cooking...
View ArticleBen Haggerty Is Better Known As Macklemore
Monday, October 8 at 12:00 p.m. on "The Conversation" Seattle native Macklemore sits down with Ross Reynolds to discuss his career, upcoming album and involvement with Washington's pro same–sex...
View ArticleHistory Isn't Set In Stone: Rediscovering Northwest Women Painters
Monday, October 8 at 2:00 p.m. on "KUOW Presents" A lot of people say there's no point in trying to right old wrongs. What's happened has happened, you can't change the past. But Seattle's David Martin...
View ArticleTechnology At Seattle's Space Age World's Fair
Tuesday, October 9 on KUOW This year marks the 50th anniversary of the 1962 Seattle World's Fair. The event gave visitors a peek at how they might communicate and use something called a computer in the...
View ArticleProgram Aims To Make Kids More Critical Of Junk Food Ads
Tuesday, October 9 on KUOW Researchers in Washington are trying a new approach to the growing problem of childhood obesity. They plan to teach kids to be more media savvy — and less susceptible to all...
View ArticleDavid Quammen On New Frontiers Of Disease
Tuesday, October 9 at 9:00 a.m. on "Weekday" We get an update from Nick Malkoutzis in Athens on today's visit by German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Then, author David Quammen joins us to talk about his...
View ArticleGreendays Gardening: Pledge Drive Edition
Tuesday, October 9 at 10:00 a.m. on "Weekday" Weekday's gardening panel joins us to answer your flower questions. Call us at 206.543.5869 or 800.289.5869, or send an email to weekday@kuow.org. Plus,...
View ArticleNew Words You Love (And Hate) With Ben Zimmer And KUOW's RadioActive
Tuesday, October 9 at 12:00 p.m. on "The Conversation" You may not know what "yolo" means, but language guru Ben Zimmer says chances are your teenager does. Today, Ben Zimmer and participants in KUOW's...
View ArticleBrenda Peterson: Finding Common Ground
Tuesday, October 9 at 2:00 p.m. on "KUOW Presents" It's sometimes difficult to engage in conversation with people whose beliefs are very different from your own. But Brenda Peterson, a West Seattle...
View ArticleJeffrey Toobin On The Supreme Court In The Obama Era
Wednesday, October 10 at 9:00 a.m. on "Weekday" We talk with CNN legal analyst and author Jeffrey Toobin about the battles and truces between the judicial and executive branches covered in his new...
View ArticleCanada, Culture And Commerce: Vaughn Palmer, Robert Horton, Michael Parks
Wednesday, October 10 at 10:00 a.m. on "Weekday" Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer brings us the latest news from Canada. We look at what's happening at the movies with Robert Horton. Then, we'll...
View ArticleLiving In A White City
Wednesday, October 10 at 12:00 p.m. on "The Conversation" Seattle is one of the whitest cities in the country according to the most recent census. But what does that mean? What's it like to live in...
View ArticleWashington State Book Award Winner Christine Deavel Reads From 'Woodnote'
Wednesday, October 10 at 2:00 p.m. on "KUOW Presents" Christine Deavel reads excerpts from the title poem of "Woodnote" (Bear Star Press, 2011). Her collection won the 2012 Washington State Book Award...
View ArticleReports Of Dramatic Drop In Sales At Former Wash. State Liquor Stores
Wednesday, October 10 on KUOW Statewide liquor sales in Washington are up since privatization took effect in June. But business is down dramatically at some former state–owned liquor stores.
View ArticleEnvironmental Review Set For Columbia River Coal Export Site
Wednesday, October 10 on KUOW A proposed coal export terminal on the lower Columbia River will be jointly reviewed by the Army Corps of Engineers, Washington's Cowlitz County, and the state Department...
View ArticleSodo Arena Plan Advances To The Full King County Council
Wednesday, October 10 on KUOW The full King County Council is expected to vote on the latest Sodo arena plan next week. The council's budget committee made some adjustments to the plan Tuesday.
View ArticleKent Mayor Proposes Layoffs, New Taxes In City Budget
Wednesday, October 10 on KUOW Another Western Washington city is struggling to balance its books. On Tuesday, the mayor of Kent presented her budget plan for the next two years. She is proposing...
View ArticleSelf-Reflection Through Scottish Buddhism
Wednesday, October 10 at 2:00 p.m. on "KUOW Presents" Seattle writer Jay Craig created his own religion. Its rules helped him deal with his bipolar disorder, and he thought it was good enough to...
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