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What Sgt. Bales’ Guilty Plea Means for Afghanistan And The United States
Today Sergeant Robert Bales admitted to killing 16 Afghan civilians. How will Afghanis react if Bales does not get the death penalty? What will that mean for the US troop withdrawal strategy?...
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Using Your Sunscreen Correctly To Prevent Skin Cancer
From 2000 to 2009, the number of people diagnosed with skin cancer increased nearly two percent according to the Skin Cancer Foundation. Doctors say much of the rise can be attributed to the...
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Facing Deportation, Wash. Immigrants Face Long Holds
Forty-eight days: That’s the average time people who are suspected of immigration violations are held in detention in Washington state before they are released or deported. A new report from...
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High Tech Solutions For Integrating Special Ed Students Into Standard Classrooms
In New York, this school year was the first year neighborhood schools were required to accept students with special needs into regular classrooms. They've made the transition with the aid of high-tech...
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Staff Sgt. Robert Bales Pleads Guilty To Afghan Murders
Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, the American soldier from Lake Tapps, Ohio, charged with killing 16 Afghan civilians during night time raids on two villages last year, pleaded guilty Wednesday to avoid the...
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Pamela Reed's New Play, And Brian Greene On The Cosmos
Coming up on Weekday, June 6 at 9:00 a.m.Art Of Our CityWhat happens when the liberal-minded daughter of conservative parents decides to write a tell-all memoir? That’s the premise behind “Other...
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Patent Trolls, Dinosaurs, And The Golden Age Of Radio
Coming up on Weekday, June 6 at 10:00 a.m. Patent Trolls ExplainedThis week President Obama proposed a series of reforms to crack down on “patent trolls.” One proposal would require patent holders to...
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Washington Selects Community Groups To Promote Health Exchange
About a million Washington residents are now without health insurance. Come October, the state hopes to get many of them enrolled in a plan. That’s when Washington’s Health Exchange is scheduled to...
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Seattle Mayoral Hopefuls Still Cloaked In "Invisible Primary"
The August primary election is only about two months away, but you might not even know it. The Seattle mayor’s race, which involves nine candidates, has yet to hit the front pages. Ask any random...
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Actor Kal Penn: From Kumar To Cultural Diplomat
Kal Penn is best known for his stoner role as Kumar in the "Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle” films. But Penn is also a former member of President Obama’s administration, where he worked on youth,...
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Egg Freezing: A Game Changer For Women?
Last October, the National Reproductive Society removed the experimental label from egg freezing. Along with advances to the technology, egg freezing is now available to more women than ever before....
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Afghan Massacre Survivors React To Bales' Guilty Plea
Yesterday US Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales pleaded guilty to a brutal massacre. The night time killings took place on March 11 of last year in two small villages located near a remote military camp...
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State Attorney General Bob Ferguson, And Science News
Ask State Attorney General Bob FergusonA federal judge has ordered Washington state to fix hundreds of culverts allow water to flow underneath roads. Many Washington Indian Tribes claim the culverts...
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New Nonprofit, County Executive, And Special Session
Your Take On The NewsFormer Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Rob McKenna has launched a new web site and nonprofit, leading people to wonder whether or not he is done with politics....
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On Mixing Music And Motherhood: Jazz Vocalist Jane Monheit
Jazz vocalist Jane Monheit first visited us in the KUOW studios just after we moved into our then new facility on University Avenue in 1999. Public radio listeners and music lovers have followed...
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New Numbers Released On Gay Marriage Certificates In Washington
Since gay marriage became legal late last year in Washington, there have been thousands of same-sex weddings. The Department of Health for the state says there were 2,413 gay marriages between December...
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Conversation News Quiz!
Coming up on The Conversation, June 7 at noon.Do you have what it takes to win public radio honors? Join us once again for The Conversation’s weekly news quiz! This week David Hyde finds out who’s been...
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This Week In Olympia
Coming up on The Conversation, June 7 at noon.Lawmakers are rapidly approaching the deadline for the special session in Olympia. Still, it remains unclear whether the Senate Majority Coalition and the...
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"The Autistic Brain" With Temple Grandin
Coming up on Speakers Forum, June 13 at 8:00 p.m.Autism is a developmental disorder characterized by social impairment, communication difficulties, repetitive interests or behaviors, and occasional...
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The Science And The Music of Heartbreak
There are a lot of songs about love but perhaps there are even more songs about loss and that raises a serious scientific question: Why are so many songs written about heartbreak and what happens to...
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