How A Few Indistinct Words Burped Up By A Drunk Tennessee Williams Changed...
The writer Allan Gurganus admired Tennessee Williams. One day, Gurganus heard the famous playwright had read one of his stories and enjoyed it. Full of confidence, Gurganus traveled to New Orleans...
View ArticleThe Sinking Of The Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge
The Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge that connected Seattle to Mercer Island sank to the bottom of Lake Washington 22 years ago this weekend.Here in the Evergreen State, there’s something peculiar about...
View ArticleSearch For Cause Of High Rates Of MS In Northwest Could Lead To New Treatments
ListenThe mystery of why the Pacific Northwest has one of the highest rates of multiple sclerosis in the world is as enduring as the mystery of the D.B. Cooper hijacking — and has proven about as...
View ArticleJon Meacham On Thomas Jefferson
ListenEnlarge image Credit (Credit/Gasper Tringale) Jon MeachamMany books have been written about Thomas Jefferson. The latest, by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham, seeks in part to...
View ArticleGreendays Gardening: Preparing For Winter
Enlarge image Credit Flickr photo/Mark Grapengater Winter is coming. Are your trees and plants ready?ListenJust a few more weeks until we winter over. Is your garden ready for winter? Marty Wingate and...
View ArticleThe Good Girls Revolt: Lynn Povich On How The Women Of Newsweek Changed The...
Enlarge image Cover of 'The Good Girls Revolt,' by Lynn PovichThe 1960s was a time of economic boom and social strife. Young women poured into the workplace, but the help wanted ads were segregated by...
View ArticleSeattle Writer Domingo Martinez On Coming Of Age In A Texas Border Town
ListenSeattle writer Domingo Martinez is the author of "The Boy Kings Of Texas," which was recently nominated for the National Book Award. It’s about the cultural tensions he experienced growing up in...
View ArticleNot Everybody Says I Love You
ListenThe last time you talked with family you either said "I love you" or you didn't. And you either heard it back, or you didn't. Do you hear "I love you" a lot from family? Do you say it? KUOW's...
View ArticleCanada, Culture And Commerce: Fiscal-Cliff Notes And "Hitchcock"
Coming up on Weekday at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 28Enlarge image Credit Courtesy/Fox Searchlight Sacha Gervasi's Vancouver Sun political correspondent Vaughn Palmer brings us the latest news...
View ArticleMore From Jon Meacham On Thomas Jefferson
Coming up on Weekday at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 28Enlarge image Credit Courtesy/Gasper Tringale Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham.Thomas Jefferson was a deeply political man who...
View ArticleSeattle City Councilmember Tim Burgess Announces Run For Mayor
After months of speculation, Seattle City Council member Tim Burgess officially launched his campaign Tuesday to unseat Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn.“I think our city faces significant challenges that...
View ArticleWhat To Call The New Bride And Groom
ListenMarriage certificates in Washington state will look a little different next month. Terms like bride and groom will be out. The Department of Health wants to use something more gender-neutral, now...
View ArticleAcidifying Water Takes Toll On Northwest Shellfish
ListenRescuing shellfish from the rising acidity in Puget Sound will require a wide-ranging response: everything from curbing greenhouse gases and controlling water pollution to growing more seaweed...
View ArticleIs Seattle's Mass Transit Massively Bad Or Massively Good?
ListenDo you have complaints about the RapidRide bus service? Or are you loving the WiFi? Ross Reynolds talks to listeners about the state of their mass transit commute. How’s your bus, train, ferry...
View ArticleThe New Front Page: 21st Century Journalism And What It Means For You
ListenWhat happens when the demand for profit by media companies drives news coverage? Seattle reporter Claudia Rowe joins Ross Reynolds to talk about the changing landscape of journalism in 2012....
View Article"Fame Junkies:" Jake Halpern Explores America's Obsession With Celebrity Fame
Everywhere you look in American culture it seems there are images of fame and celebrity. When Jake Halpern set out to write his book "Fame Junkies: The Hidden Truths Behind America's Favorite...
View ArticleThe Benefits Of Having Imaginary Friends
Coming up on KUOW Presents on Thursday, November 29 at 2:00 p.m.Lots of us had imaginary friends when we were kids. And now a psychologist at the University of Oregon is looking into how having...
View ArticleThe New Freelance Economy
Coming up on Weekday at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 29Enlarge image Credit Flickr photo/Inhabit Blog Freelance work can be stressful and unreliable, but also very freeing. Up to one-third of...
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