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Is Geothermal The Answer To Our Energy Woes?
Marcie Sillman talks with Susan Petty, president and chief technology officer at Altarock, about the prospects for geothermal energy.
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Seattle Can Raise The Minimum Wage, But Can They Enforce It?
Marcie Sillman talks with Jason Alcorn, associate director of Investigate West, about their new report into wage theft in Washington state and Seattle.
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Back To The Cold War? A Seattleite’s Anxious Return To Russia
During the Cold War, thousands of Soviet and U.S. fishermen worked together on the high seas of the Pacific Ocean, trawling by day and sharing Russian bread, vodka and off-color jokes in the evenings,...
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Seattle Rocker Embraces The F-Word: Failure
Seattle was at the epicenter of the international music scene in the early 1990s. You've probably heard the stories about the bands that got big record deals, like Soundgarden, Mudhoney and Nirvana.
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Water Is the Sound Of Freedom For My ‘Ba’
Angela Nguyen recently went away to college, leaving behind everything she loves. Her dad did the same when he left Vietnam but unlike her, he left his entire life behind. As she prepared to leave on...
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Seattle Taking Notice Of Reigning Women's Team
Marcie Sillman talks with Seattle Reign FC captain Keelin Winters about her path into professional sports and what it's like to play for the National Women's Soccer League in Seattle. The team has had...
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Port Of Seattle Hopes New Boss Means Jobs, Jobs, Jobs
Marcie Sillman talks with Gail Tarleton, state representative and former Port of Seattle commissioner, about the future of maritime in the region after the Port named Ted J. Fick as its new boss.
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Innovate Or Perish: Neil Degrasse Tyson Takes On American Politics
Marcie Sillman talks with astrophysicist Neil Degrasse Tyson about scientific innovation and how partisan bickering in America may be holding it back. Tyson will speak at Seattle's Paramount Theater on...
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Counterculture Icon Tom Robbins Tells Us Mostly True Stories
Today on Speakers Forum best-selling author Tom Robbins returns home to tell some mostly true stories from his new memoir, "Tibetan Peach Pie: A True Account of an Imaginative Life."It starts with...
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Kathleen’s Encore: Former Opera Singer Says 'Having It All Is Highly Overrated'
Kathleen Gillette has had a passion for singing for as long as she can remember. She was always "very excited about bringing a piece of music to the audience. I loved it. I just loved it.”Life is about...
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When Fishing Was The Common Language During Strained US-Soviet Relations
In the competitive world of fishing, joining forces can be tough work. It’s even more difficult if the two parties are superpowers at the height of Cold War tensions.
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Find Out What All The Twitching Is About This Week
What a week! A website we've never heard of is snapped up by Amazon for a billion dollars. Called Twitch, it allows people to watch other people play video games. Also, Weyerhaeuser announces it's...
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The New World Of E-Sports: Sponsors, Uniforms And Star Players Making Bank
Ross Reynolds talks with e-sport champion Yiliang "DoubleLift" Peng about the hard path he took to becoming a professional gamer.
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Are Music Festivals Getting Too Big And Corporate?
Ross Reynolds talks with music journalist and author Charles R. Cross about music festivals in the Pacific Northwest. Have they become too big and corporate?
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Judge Rules That Cities Have Power To Ban Marijuana Sales
Friday’s ruling by a Pierce County judge was good news for Washington cities that want to ban marijuana stores. Yet it was also greeted with enthusiasm by supporters of the state’s marijuana...
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What Germany Could Teach Washington About Skilled Jobs
What job are you qualified for after 12 years of public education in the U.S.?“Not many, maybe minimum wage,” said Robert Bentley, 20, who lives on Seattle’s Capitol Hill.Even as the national...
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Young Seattleites Feel Limited By Lack Of All-Ages Live Music
At Seattle's Capitol Hill Block Party this July, a crowd at the Main Stage was waiting for hip-hop artist ASAP Ferg to come out. The crowd was chanting and everyone was excited."There's a lot of...
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Car Dwellers Could Get The ‘Boot’ Under Proposed Parking Law
Just east of Gas Works Park, there’s a road with a row of back-in parking spots. Some modern buildings have sprouted up here, but the winding street still feels like a road people drive through without...
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State Supreme Court To Consider Punishing Lawmakers Over Eductation Funding
Ross Reynolds talks with Olympia correspondent Austin Jenkins about the ongoing showdown between the Washington State Supreme Court and state lawmakers over funding public education.
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Nancy Pearl's Recommendation: Keep Your Friends Close
Marcie Sillman gets this week's book recommendation from literary maven Nancy Pearl, who suggests picking up non-fiction spy thriller, "A Spy Among Friends," by Ben Macintyre. It's the account of Kim...
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