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Jeff Bezos Brings Entrepreneurial Mindset To Washington Post Purchase
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has purchased the Washington Post for $250 million, and that has a lot of people wondering what's next for the legacy media company.Brad Stone, senior writer for Bloomberg...
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Nancy Pearl Recommends Armchair Travel Books
If you are looking for a good book to take you to exotic locations from the comfort of your armchair, Nancy Pearl recommended a few on Weekday with Marcie Sillman.
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UW Professor: Is Philosophy Sexist?
Gender bias and sexual harassment are relatively common in philosophy departments compared to other humanities fields, and less than 20 percent of philosophy faculty members are women. But our guest...
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Get To Know Your Neighbor: Stories About The Best And Worst Neighbors
Tonight millions of Americans will participate in National Night Out. It’s a country-wide effort to build community and fight crime. Streets are closed off for block parties and neighbors are...
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Hungry: What Eighty Ravenous Guys Taught Me About Life, Love, And The Power...
Imagine a tiny, filthy-at-first kitchen, shockingly bad ingredients and the requirement to prepare two meals a day, five days a week for up to 80 young men. That’s what Darlene Barnes found when she...
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The End Of Men And The Rise Of Women
Women now comprise 50 percent of the workforce. But for the most part, they’re not running big companies or Congress and they’re still getting paid less.Looking at the statistics, Hanna Rosin sees big...
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Seattle Mayor's Race Down To McGinn And Murray
UPDATE: 8/6/13, 11:53 p.m. PTIn the Seattle mayor’s race, there are now two clear leaders: State Senator Ed Murray and incumbent mayor Mike McGinn. Murray received about 30 percent of the vote to...
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Primary Results, And Being Allowed To Die
Coming up on Weekday, August 7 at 9:00 a.m.Primary ResultsWe reflect on the results of yesterday’s primary. What happened? How do the results affect the November election? Call us with your reaction at...
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The Lac Megantic Disaster In Canada, Graceful Movie Exits, And The Housing...
Coming up on Weekday, August 7 at 10:00 a.m.Les Layne from the Victoria Time Colonist explains what the people of Lac Megantic have learned about the catastrophic train crash that happened there on...
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Kenneth Bae's Family: "Don't Forget This American"
Kenneth Bae, an American man from Lynnwood, Wash., has spent more than nine months imprisoned in North Korea. That’s longer than any other American recently held there. Bae’s family members say their...
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Retired UW Professor Wins International Cash Prize For Ecology Work
Ecologists worldwide credit the work of a University of Washington biology professor for advancing the way we understand the importance of so-called “apex species” in nature.Now, Professor Emeritus...
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Legalized Marijuana Could Create City-State Friction In Washington
Washington state expects to adopt final rules for the structure governing legalized marijuana under I-502 by next week. So officials with the state’s Liquor Control Board are touring the state to get...
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Superman Gets Dumped And Batman Returns ... Our Phone Call
It is not the podcast you deserved, but the one that you NEEDED!Today on the program, Captain Wonder Man (Srikar Penumaka) and Graphite Girl (Madeline Ewbank) bring you stories of superheroes! First...
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Checking In With The Head Of WSDOT
Costs continue to run over for the 520 bridge project. The Washington state Legislature failed to pass a transportation package in June, and last week, the state Transportation Commission voted to...
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Tracking An Alpine Frog That Chuckles And Beeps For Climate Change Research
Maureen Ryan scales rocky trails at 5,000 feet elevation as nimbly as the mountain goats that wandered through camp earlier this morning.The researcher of amphibians leads her team of scientists down...
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Getting Fresh With Ross And Sheryl
With the hot summer weather, who wants to be stuck in the kitchen cooking dinner? If you’re heading to the farmers market this week, there are a lot of good veggies for an easy summer salad — one you...
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Can’t Live If Living Is Without Harry Nilsson
Singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson led a long and diverse career in the music business. He is best known for his pop ballad take on the Randy Newman song, “Living Without You.” But he got famous writing...
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The Final Countdown: McGinn Vs. Murray In November Election
Incumbent Mayor Mike McGinn and state Senator Ed Murray are on top in the primary election for mayor of Seattle. Ross Reynolds talks to Ed Murray, the top vote-getter last night. We also hear from...
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Biographies In The Age Of Email
For centuries, biographers relied on handwritten letters to bring historical figures to life, from Ghandi to Catherine The Great. But email, texts and Outlook have changed how historians work. For...
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Cancer Mystery Solved, Cartoonist Ellen Forney, The Sleep-Diet Connection,...
Coming up on Weekday, August 8 at 9:00 a.m.What Caused Henrietta Lacks’ Aggressive Cancer? Researchers Now KnowThe New York Times bestseller “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” tells the story of a...
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