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Urban Food Foraging Goes Mainstream In Seattle
Cities like Seattle are really good at certain things. Like making widgets and designing spacecraft. Activities that take up a lot of space, like farming, are left to the farmers. For the most part,...
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Toby Saks, Founder Of Seattle Chamber Music Society, Dead At 71
The Seattle classical music community lost one of its most respected leaders Thursday. Toby Saks was a cellist, music professor at the University of Washington and the founder of the Seattle Chamber...
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Sponges, Tools And More Left Inside Washington Hospital Patients
About 30 times a year, a hospital in Washington state leaves a sponge or surgical instrument inside one of its patients. The accident known as a “retained foreign object” is one of the state’s most...
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Is Your Family Growing Mold?
Siblings: the most common adversaries since the beginning of time. From Cain and Abel all the way up to today's hosts, Rachel Lam and Amina Ibrahim, and their siblings. Bickering is a skill perfected...
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"The Science Of Consequences" With Susan Schneider
Coming up on Speakers Forum, August 8 at 8:00 p.m.There are consequences to all of our actions — positive and negative, large and small, delayed and immediate.Biopsychologist Susan Schneider talks...
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Seattle's Nickelsville Residents Try To Find New Homes
The homeless encampment known as Nickelsville is set to close on September 1. The city voted down legislation to expand areas for similar homeless campsites. But the City Council has provided $500,000...
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Le Shocking: France Is One Of The Most Productive Countries In The World
A recent study found that even though the French work 16 percent fewer hours than the rest of the world, they can still afford a high standard of living. So what pays for all that bread, cheese and...
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The Business Model Of Foreign Aid
Seattle’s Gates Foundation has lead the charge to push foreign aid organizations to be more efficient and effective — more like businesses. But critics say that when it comes to helping poor people, a...
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The Conversation News Quiz!
We’re back again with public radio’s 15th most popular news quiz where one lucky listener gets the chance to demonstrate his or her news knowledge.This week’s quiz covers everything from local politics...
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State Supreme Court Blasts Racism In Jury Selection
The Supreme Court of Washington blasted a common trial court practice Thursday that results in black defendants being sent to prison by all-white juries.The court says racial discrimination in jury...
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News From DC, And Nancy Pearl
Coming up on Weekday, Monday August 5 at 10:00 a.m. News From DCWashington, DC, is on recess. What didn’t get done before they left? CBS News Capitol Hill producer Jill Jackson.Nancy Pearl On Armchair...
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Seattle Teachers Balk At District's Proposal To Increase Class Sizes
Class size appears to be the main sticking point between Seattle School District and its teachers’ union as they bargain a new, three-year contract before school is scheduled to start next...
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The Pizzarelli Patriarch Still Swings At 87
Bucky Pizzarelli is the patriarch of one of America’s great jazz families. His talented offspring include guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli and bassist Martin Pizzarelli. The Pizzarellis often...
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Top Four Issues In The Seattle Mayor’s Race
Tomorrow is primary day and candidates are drumming up as many last-minute votes as they can. Publicola’s Erica C. Barnett compares the candidates for mayor of Seattle.
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Controversial US Government Plan To Buy Back Tribal Land
The US government is trying to make amends for historical mismanagement of tribal land by buying back land for tribal governments. It plans to spend $1.9 billion for 10 million acres of land by 2022....
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Why You Need A Will
You might not think you need a will or estate plan, but consider that chaos that follows when there isn’t one. We’ll ask estate planner and attorney Tim Burkart questions about taking care of your...
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The Origin Of The Word “Drone”
What are the words and phrases you love? What about the words and phrases you hate? Wall Street Journal word columnist Ben Zimmer fills us in on current examples from politics.
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Creditors Eye Detroit Museum's Art Collection
Detroit has filed for bankruptcy and the city's creditors have suddenly developed an appetite for fine art.Many cities don't own art collections outright: exhibitions pass through, pieces are borrowed....
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Twice As Many Wash. Kids Get Free Full-Day Kindergarten
Twice as many Washington kids will get free, full-day kindergarten this fall.The new state budget pays for all-day kindergarten in 269 more schools across the state, including eight schools in Seattle.
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Seattle Study Finds Blood Pressure Meds May Increase Cancer Risk
Millions of Americans take medications to control their blood pressure, and there are many kinds that will do the job. But one kind is found to increase the likelihood of breast cancer in...
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