From Canada: Liberal Party Expected To Be Pro-Choice, HIV Testing, And Rail...
David Hyde talks to Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer about the latest news from Canada. Topics include Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau telling his party they better support pro-choice legislation,...
View ArticleResearcher: More Recess Improves Student Attention
Ross Reynolds talks to Dr. Anthony Pellegrini, a professor of educational psychology at the University of Minnesota, about the role of recess in schools. Dr. Pellegrini has been researching the...
View ArticleRecess, Once Free Time, Gets An Overhaul
The recess for the youngest students at Ardmore Elementary School in Bellevue doesn’t look like your typical recess.
View ArticleBoeing Dash 80: ‘I Christen Thee The Airplane Of Tomorrow’
On the sunny morning of May 15, 1954, there was a special celebration in Renton. William Allen, president of the Boeing Company, served as master of ceremonies for the debut of a new and revolutionary...
View ArticlePulitzer Prize-Winning Playwright Tony Kushner's 'Angels In America' Comes To...
Tony Kushner is the author of "Angels in America," a two-part play inspired by the tragic rise of the AIDS epidemic. "Angels" debuted on Broadway in 1993, winning the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the...
View ArticleBen Moore, Who Guided Seattle Rep Through Recession, Retires
After almost three decades on the job, Seattle Repertory Theatre Managing Director Ben Moore will retire at the end of June.
View ArticleSPD Chief Candidate Has A Long Resume Of Police Reform
Ross Reynolds talks to Seattle Police Chief candidate Kathleen O'Toole about low-level crime enforcement and her experience working with the Justice Department. O'Toole is one of the three candidates...
View ArticleWhen The Growlers Fly, The Noise 'Rips The Fabric Of The Universe Apart'
Ross Reynolds talks with Caryn Andrews, Citizens of the Ebey's Reserve co-founder, about her group's complaints over the military planes that fly low and register at over 110 decibels. Reynolds also...
View ArticlePreschool For All, A Sliding Scale For Most: The Plan For Pre-K In Seattle
Ross Reynolds speaks with Seattle City Council President Tim Burgess about the recently unveiled proposal to fund universal pre-K in Seattle. The proposal was announced today by Seattle Mayor Ed...
View ArticleFormer Interim Police Chief Jim Pugel Reflects On His Career
Ross Reynolds sits down with former interim Police Chief Jim Pugel to reflect on his 31 year career with the Seattle Police Department, the future of policing and his current work with the Open Society...
View ArticleRamps To Nowhere: A Concrete Memorial To The Opposition Of Concrete
Bill Radke interview Seattle City Councilmember Jean Godden about the 'ramps to nowhere' on state Route 520 near the Washington Arboretum. They were built 40 years ago, intended for a highway from...
View ArticleHow To Win An Old-Fashioned Plowing Competition
The horses are beefy, the farmers nostalgic and the legacy long.
View ArticleFight Church: 'I Believe I Can Love My Neighbor And Punch Him In The Face As...
Ross Reynolds interviews Bryan Storkel, the co-director of a new documentary called "Fight Church" about cage fighting Christian ministers, and Preston Hocker, one of those ministers who is known as...
View ArticleFunding Bus Service In Seattle, Universal Pre School And SPD Chief Candidates
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray announced a proposal for saving metro bus service in Seattle, unveiled a plan to bring universal pre school to Seattle kids, and will determine who will be the new police chief...
View ArticleMath Error, 50 Years Later, Caused Wanapum Dam Crack
Ross Reynolds speaks with Anna King, inland correspondent for the Northwest News Network, about the recent discovery by engineers that a 50-year-old math error is to blame for a large crack in the...
View ArticleFormer Obama Administration Economist On Seattle's Proposed Minimum Wage Hike
David Hyde interviews Jared Bernstein, former chief economist for the Obama Administration, about the proposed minimum wage hike in Seattle.
View ArticleA Pack Of Smokes Might Get Pricier
Ross Reynolds talks with Sandeep Kaushik, spokesperson for the initiative that is looking at increasing the tax on tobacco by $1 in order to fund a cancer prevention program.
View Article'The Noble Hustle': Playing In The World Series Of Poker
David Hyde talks to Colson Whitehead, MacArthur Genius Award winner and author of the new book "The Noble Hustle: Poker, Beef Jerky and Death."
View ArticleNaia Provides New Insight On Early Americans
Steve Scher talks to James Chatter, the lead investigator researching Naia, a 13,000 year old skull found in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. Naia's skull is one of the best preserved and among the oldest...
View ArticleWhich One Will He Pick? Murray To Declare Police Chief Monday
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray is expected to announce his pick for the city’s next police chief.
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