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Ray Suarez On "Latino Americans"
Fans of public television and public radio will recognize Ray Suarez's voice. But he's also an author. In fact, he just finished writing a new book called "Latino Americans." The way he sees it,...
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Ask Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn
Coming up on Weekday at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, January 14It's official — Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn is running for reelection. At a campaign kickoff last week, he laid out his vision of Seattle as the...
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How Oil Changed North Dakota
The idea of the “boom town” – a town that suddenly springs up or expands to support a lucrative operation nearby – may seem like something straight out of the Gold Rush days of the mid and late 1800s....
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13 For '13: Yoko Ott Loves Contemporary Art And So Should You
Contemporary art is a lot like baseball: you can't really enjoy it until you understand a few rules. Nobody, not even the hippest art insider, is born appreciating abstract expressionism or...
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Old Buildings May Be On Chopping Block In South Lake Union
Correction: An earlier version of the story stated that buildings cannot be nominated for landmark status if they are too small. The story has been corrected to say that while small buildings can be...
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State Legislature Convenes In Olympia
Today marks the start of the Washington State Legislature’s 2013 regular session. Lawmakers have their sights set on education as a top priority — they'll be looking at both funding and measuring...
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What Would The Expansion Of Medicaid Mean For Washington State?
Medicaid expansion is one of the key decisions state lawmakers in Olympia face this session. Proponents say it would expand coverage to the uninsured, save the state money and boost the economy....
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Seattle Superintendent And Testing Company Defend Standardized Test
Seattle Public Schools officials and the company that produces the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) test are defending the school district's use of the standardized test after Garfield High School...
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More Seattle Teachers Saying No To Standardized MAP Test
A group of teachers at Ballard High School in Seattle has come out in support of Garfield High School teachers' refusal to give students the district-mandated Measures of Academic Progress...
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The Physics Of Wall Street
What can physics teach us about finance? A great deal according to physicist and mathematician James Owen Weatherall. He says markets can be understood, and to a degree even predicted, by using...
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The Changing Face Of American Christianity
Coming up on Weekday at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 15Religion is changing. In recent years we’ve seen the rise of Evangelical and nondenominational churches, and the internet has turned...
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The New Workforce: Stories Of Temping, Freelance And Temporary Work
Job growth continues to be sluggish, but there’s one big exception: temporary work. The number of temp and contract jobs has increased by nearly 30 percent since early 2009, according to the American...
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The Secret To 30 Years Of “Love And Rockets”
Brothers Jaime and Gilbert Hernandez are considered godfathers of the alternative comics movement. Fans and critics alike credit the brothers for bringing in a new type of narrative to the comics...
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'The Wisdom Of Psychopaths' With Kevin Dutton
Scheduled for Speakers Forum on January 17 at 8:00 p.m. "Psychopath" is a weighted, sometimes terrifying word. But psychologist Kevin Dutton makes the argument that not all psychopaths are violent. In...
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Round Two For Washington Voting Rights Act
Do people vote based on race? That’s a question the Washington Legislature will likely tackle this session, as supporters of a state Voting Rights Act prepare to push the measure again this year. The...
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In Mexico, Deported American Kids Learn Spanish As A Second Language
It’s a familiar problem wherever there are immigrants: students who don’t speak the language of their teachers. But it’s not just a problem in the United States. It’s also a problem in Mexico. But in...
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99% Invisible: The Great Red Car Conspiracy
When Eric Molinsky lived in Los Angeles, he kept hearing this story about a bygone transportation system called the Red Car. The Red Car, he was told, had been this amazing network of streetcars that...
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Canada, Culture And Commerce: B.C. Migration Case And Top Tech Startups
Coming up on Weekday at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 16Vancouver Sun political correspondent Vaughn Palmer brings us the latest news from Canada, film critic Robert Horton joins us with a look at...
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Reaction To President Obama's Gun Control Announcement
Coming up on Weekday at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 16Just over one month after the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut, President Obama and Vice President Biden are set to...
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Remembering Record Stores In Advance Of Easy Street Queen Anne’s Closure
Seattle record store Easy Street is closing its Queen Anne location on Friday. While many local music lovers try to comfort one another, they’re also waxing poetic about how record stores used to be.
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