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Favorite Interviews: Comedian David Alan Grier And Chef Eddie Huang
Coming up on Weekday at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 4Our spring membership drive continues with two of our favorite recent interviews. First, we listen back to our conversation with actor and comedian...
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A Conversation With The Cast Of "The 206"
Coming up on Weekday at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 4We bring you more of our favorite Weekday guests this hour as our spring membership drive rolls on. Earlier this year we spoke with the team...
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Two Seattle Head Start Programs Deemed Low-Quality, Lose Funding
Two Seattle Head Start programs have lost their federal funding after they failed to meet quality standards. It's the first round of contract terminations in the new push by the Obama administration to...
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SPD Officials Say They've Learned May Day Lessons
A new report found many shortcomings in how the Seattle Police Department handled May Day demonstrations in downtown Seattle last year. SPD officials said they’ve made important changes since then.
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Seattle Street Newspaper 'Real Change' Doubles Price
The Real Change weekly newspaper provides an outlet for hundreds of people who are low-income and homeless make money and hold a steady job. On Wednesday, the paper doubled its price from $1 to $2.
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Boeing Says Certification Flight Is Days Away
Boeing says a 787 Dreamliner destined for LOT Polish Airlines will take the certification test that could return the 787 fleet to the skies worldwide.
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If A Tree Falls: The Story Of Eco-Terrorist Daniel McGowan
Daniel McGowan is a convicted terrorist. That means we can't sympathize with him, right? Not so fast, says filmmaker Marshall Curry. His documentary, "If A Tree Falls," paints an intimate portrait of...
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Wash. Bars That Allow Marijuana Use Could Face Penalties
Pot possession is now legal in Washington. But city and state regulators are drawing the line at marijuana use in bars and coffee shops.
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Big House On A Small Lot: The Land Use Debate Rises Up
A recent trend has emerged in Seattle’s single family neighborhoods: new houses, on undersized lots. The trend came about after developers discovered a loophole — or what some call an opportunity — to...
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Your Take On The News
Coming up on Weekday at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, March 5It’s Friday — time to review the week’s news with Joni Balter, Eli Sanders and Knute Berger. State Senate leaders respond to the governor's spending...
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Greg Proops, The Smartest Man In The World
Coming up on Weekday at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, March 5Greg Proops is a comedian who is best known for his appearances on the improv comedy show Whose Line Is It Anyway? In addition to his stand-up and...
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12 Wash. Districts File To Become Charter School Authorizers
Twelve Washington school districts have formally announced they’ll apply to become charter school authorizers. Bellevue, Highline, Kent, Tacoma, Spokane and Port Townsend are among the districts...
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Militia Group Allegedly Formed By Washington State Soldier
A solider from Washington state has been charged with murder in the death of his pregnant wife. Prosecutors also say Pvt. Isaac Aguigui of Cashmere, Wash., is the ringleader of an anti-government...
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Boeing Certification Flight Complete
Boeing's 787 certification flight has landed.The flight was Boeing's final certification test for the battery system it redesigned following smoke and fire incidents in January. Boeing Co. said the...
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This Week In Olympia With Austin Jenkins
As we at KUOW try and raise funds for our station the legislators in Olympia are still at odds over their own budget. Ross Reynolds catches up on the latest news out of the state capitol with Olympia...
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The Extraordinary History Of Scientology
In 1950 L. Ron Hubbard published "Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health" and 3 years later he founded the first church of Scientology. Ross Reynolds talks with Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter...
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Conversation News Quiz!
Normally on the Conversation news quiz we ask about things that you would have heard on our show that week. Today on our special pledge drive edition of the news quiz we are going to change it up a...
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Economic Wisdom The Developing World Can Teach The Developed World
Coming up on Speakers Forum on Thursday, April 11 at 8 p.m.A handful of third-world countries have turned themselves around from numerous hardships in the past 30 years: China rose from seemingly...
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Ask Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn
Coming up on Weekday at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, April 8Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn accompanied investors Chris Hansen and Steve Ballmer to New York City last week to pitch the return of the Sonics to...
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Adventures In Digestion With Mary Roach
Coming up on Weekday at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, April 8How does the human digestive system actually work? Why can competitive eaters eat so much, so fast? Why do we like certain food textures better than...
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