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5 Football Terms Every Seahawks Fan Should Know
Just like learning acronyms at a new workplace, catching on to the Seahawks’ lexicon can be daunting for the uninitiated. Ben Zimmer, linguist and self...
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Science Check: Don't Trust Everything You Read
Steve Scher talks with New York Times' Raw Data columnist George Johnson about the trouble of irreproducible studies.
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Why Do You Read?
Ross Reynolds speaks with author Wendy Lesser bout her latest book “Why I Read: The Serious Pleasure of Books." Lesser is the founder and editor of the...
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How Limitations Of Self Control And Corporate Marketing Set Us Up For Obesity Epidemic
Ross Reynolds talks with Dr. Deborah Cohen about her new book, “A Big Fat Crisis: The Hidden Forces Behind The Obesity Epidemic – And How We Can End It....
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Neuroscientist: 'Decriminalize All Drugs'
David Hyde speaks with Dr. Carl Hart, a professor at Columbia University, about why he thinks all drugs — including cocaine and heroin — should be...
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Getting Fresh With Ross And Sheryl: Sunchokes And Parsnips
Ross Reynolds talks with Sheryl Wiser of the Cascade Harvest Coalition about what is fresh at the farmer's market this week.
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Not Even Boeing Can Fly Without Wings
Ross Reynolds talks with Snohomish County Executive John Lovick about why he thinks Boeing should build the wing for the 777X in his neighborhood.
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Green Is Still The Only Color That Matters In TV
David Hyde talks with Robert Thompson, Director of the Bleier Center for Television & Popular Culture Trustee at Syracuse University about racial diversity on television. From The Cosby Show to In Living Color to Scandal, for the last three decades shows starring and produced by African-Americans have been huge hits; but primetime television still remains mostly white.
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The History Of Revenge Politics
David Hyde gets some historical perspective on revenge politics from Kenneth C. Davis, historian and author of "Don't Know Much About History," in light of the New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's recent traffic scandal.
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How Much Is Your Mother Worth?
Ross Reynolds talks with professional hacker and author Joshua Klein about why who you know is more valuable than what you have.