The Latest Wednesday Evening Headlines More tech layoffs hit Seattle, Gov. Ferguson requests $21 million from FEMA, and Seattle chefs are nominated for James Beard Awards. Ruby de Luna Arts & Life It took a community to get this Seattle library built. Now it's celebrating 50 years of service The Seattle Public Library's Broadview Branch should've been able to celebrate its 50th anniversary back in 2017, or thereabouts. After all, the City of Seattle bought the land to build it on back in 1967. But a diversion of that funding delayed its construction — and rallied a community that fought for years to get its promised library. Katie Campbell World Some Britons wonder if the U.S. and U.K.'s 'special relationship' may end in divorce Some people in Britain are asking what it would look like for their government to sever security and intelligence ties with its closest ally, the U.S. Fatima Al-Kassab These books for young kids are about what it feels like to own something What does it feel like to truly own something? Children's book author and illustrator Jon Klassen is trying to give young children that feeling with a trilogy of board books. The first is Your Truck. Andrew Limbong Ira Glass reflects on fame, podcasting, and the future of public radio This American Life's Ira Glass sits down with the show to talk the future of NPR, how fast to listen to podcasts, and his favorite public media icon. Libby Denkmann Sports What to know about ice sailing ahead of the North American championship It's not in the Olympics yet, but we'll introduce you to ice sailing ahead of this weekend's U.S. sailing championship. Justine Kenin Is Seattle ready to pay up for a Seattle Center glow up? Seattle Times reporter David Kroman joins Soundside to talk about Seattle Center, the issues that the public space faces, and the path forward. Libby Denkmann World In Davos speech, Trump ruled out using military force to acquire Greenland During a speech in Davos, Switzerland, President Trump ruled out using military force to acquire Greenland. But he left many questions about the U.S. role in the world. Tamara Keith 'Crux' author Gabriel Tallent says taking risks doesn't always guarantee a safety net NPR's Juana Summers speaks with author Gabriel Tallent about his new novel Cruxand why not taking risks doesn't always guarantee a safety net. Justine Kenin Law & Courts More former government lawyers are now starting their own firms Prominent former prosecutors are starting their own law firms after they leave Justice Department service. That says a lot about the DOJ and Big Law firms. Carrie Johnson Prev 113 of 1637 Next Sponsored
Wednesday Evening Headlines More tech layoffs hit Seattle, Gov. Ferguson requests $21 million from FEMA, and Seattle chefs are nominated for James Beard Awards. Ruby de Luna
Arts & Life It took a community to get this Seattle library built. Now it's celebrating 50 years of service The Seattle Public Library's Broadview Branch should've been able to celebrate its 50th anniversary back in 2017, or thereabouts. After all, the City of Seattle bought the land to build it on back in 1967. But a diversion of that funding delayed its construction — and rallied a community that fought for years to get its promised library. Katie Campbell
World Some Britons wonder if the U.S. and U.K.'s 'special relationship' may end in divorce Some people in Britain are asking what it would look like for their government to sever security and intelligence ties with its closest ally, the U.S. Fatima Al-Kassab
These books for young kids are about what it feels like to own something What does it feel like to truly own something? Children's book author and illustrator Jon Klassen is trying to give young children that feeling with a trilogy of board books. The first is Your Truck. Andrew Limbong
Ira Glass reflects on fame, podcasting, and the future of public radio This American Life's Ira Glass sits down with the show to talk the future of NPR, how fast to listen to podcasts, and his favorite public media icon. Libby Denkmann
Sports What to know about ice sailing ahead of the North American championship It's not in the Olympics yet, but we'll introduce you to ice sailing ahead of this weekend's U.S. sailing championship. Justine Kenin
Is Seattle ready to pay up for a Seattle Center glow up? Seattle Times reporter David Kroman joins Soundside to talk about Seattle Center, the issues that the public space faces, and the path forward. Libby Denkmann
World In Davos speech, Trump ruled out using military force to acquire Greenland During a speech in Davos, Switzerland, President Trump ruled out using military force to acquire Greenland. But he left many questions about the U.S. role in the world. Tamara Keith
'Crux' author Gabriel Tallent says taking risks doesn't always guarantee a safety net NPR's Juana Summers speaks with author Gabriel Tallent about his new novel Cruxand why not taking risks doesn't always guarantee a safety net. Justine Kenin
Law & Courts More former government lawyers are now starting their own firms Prominent former prosecutors are starting their own law firms after they leave Justice Department service. That says a lot about the DOJ and Big Law firms. Carrie Johnson