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Coming Soon To A Mailbox Near You: A Terrible Stink
Marcie Sillman speaks with Ray Lane, spokesperson for Puget Sound Energy, about why the utility company is about to send one million pieces of rotten-egg-scented mail to their customers (for their own...
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Montlake Residents To 520 Designers: Put A Lid On It
Montlake is one of Seattle’s wealthier neighborhoods, but also one of the city's noisiest, with a major highway running through it, owing to traffic from State Route 520.
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Pretty Pungent: Rare Corpse Flower Blooms In Volunteer Park
Friends of the Conservatory at Volunteer Park confirmed this morning that their Amorphophallus titanum, better known at the corpse flower, has burst out in all its short-lived and pungent glory.The...
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The U.S. Controls More Ocean Than Any Other Nation, So Why Do We Import 91...
Here in the Northwest we take pride in our regional seafood industry, but details about the big picture of seafood distribution may surprise or appall you. Our guest this week on Speakers Forum is Paul...
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Your Chair Is Killing You!
Ross Reynolds speaks with Dr. James Levine about his book, "Get Up! Why Your Chair is Killing You and What You Can Do About It." Dr. Levine treats obesity at the Mayo Clinic and he’s the inventor of...
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Feeling Conflicted About The Week's News? We Can Help
Should you be insulted when billionaires bigfoot an election? Do you resent apodment dwellers, tatted-up baristas, or the NFL for dismissing domestic violence? Plus, what do you think of the activists...
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Youth In Crisis Find Someone To Listen At Teen Hotline
The walls are covered with colorful decorations and pictures of about 80 smiling volunteers. Wires covering the desk connect computers to phone headsets. And volunteers like high school senior Colin...
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UW And WSU Face Off In The 'Apple Cup' Of Medical Schools
Marcie Sillman talks with Holly Greenwood, executive director of Washington's Rural Healthcare Collaborative, about what a medical school based in Spokane could do for the rural health care shortage.
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Documentarian Ken Burns: Stop Obsessing About The Future
Jeannie Yandel talks with documentarian Ken Burns about what makes a good story. His new series, "The Roosevelts," airs September 14 on PBS.
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Seattle Mayor Proposes Adding 100 New Officers Next Year
Seattle mayor Ed Murray says putting more police officers on the street will be one of his big-ticket budget priorities next year.TRANSCRIPTMurray’s 2015 budget proposal seeks to hire 100 additional...
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How Seattle Is Helping Addicts Avoid Prison
Once upon a time, Jeremy Bradford saw his life spread before him; years of infinite possibility.The Seattle native had his life together. A successful stint in the Marines had led him to a sales...
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Former Mars Hill Pastor: 'It Wasn't Easy For Any Of Us To Leave'
Jeannie Yandel speaks with former Mars Hill Church Pastor and Elder Jeff Bettger about what he loved about the church and why he finally made the hard decision to leave in the wake of recent scandals.
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Microsoft Buys 'Minecraft' For $2.5 Billion
Ross Reynolds talks with Jamin Warren, founder of the videogame arts and culture company Kill Screen, about what Microsoft has to gain from buying the company behind the hugely popular video game...
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State Funding Shortfalls Squeeze Universities
Ross Reynolds speaks with Seattle Times columnist Jon Talton about Washington state's proposal to trim university budgets by as much as 15 percent.
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Seattle Gets Revenue Boost From Amazon, Construction Boom
A construction boom and runaway hiring at Amazon are leading to stronger than expected tax revenues for the city of Seattle.City budget officials say they expect to collect about $7 million more in...
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Public Health Clinic In White Center Saved
One of the public health clinics slated for closure got a reprieve today as King County Executive Dow Constantine announced a partnership that would keep the White Center Public Health Clenter at...
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KUOW, KPLU Join NPR And CBI To Train Next Generation Of Multimedia Journalists
KUOW, KPLU, NPR and College Broadcasters, Inc. are seeking student applicants to their first Student Multimedia Project. The week-long opportunity for college and graduate students to learn from...
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Commentator: Detroit Missed Opportunity With Mariners Manager
Ross Reynolds talks with John U. Bacon, sports commentator for Michigan Public Radio, about Seattle Mariners manager Lloyd McClendon, who previously coached the Detroit Tigers.
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Why The Young Unchurched Flock To Evangelical Churches
Ross Reynolds talks with James Wellman, chair of the comparative religion program at the University of Washington, about why young people are drawn to evangelical institutions like Mars Hill Church and...
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Iconic Seattle P-I Globe Still Needs A Home
Ross Reynolds speaks with Leonard Garfield, director of the Museum of History and Industry, about MOHAI's efforts to find a new home for the landmark P-I globe.
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