New book explores advances in immune system science ‘We are having exponential growth in our understanding of the immune system. There’s just so much to learn, and our baseline has just been established.’ John O'Brien Play AudioListen 60 mins
From prison chain gang to art world notoriety, the life and work of Winfred Rembert ‘We had been married over five years before he decided that he would even mention to me what had happened. I just knew he was having trouble sleeping. And this is the kind of torture that followed him until he died.’ John O'Brien Play AudioListen 2 hours
Re-airing: Crying in H-Mart Our connections to books can be deeply personal. We cling to the characters that feel like friends, or reflect pieces of ourselves. But how do you translate your reading experience and the connections you feel with a book into music? Libby Denkmann Play AudioListen 19 mins
Authors reckon with the aftermath of childhood sexual abuse ‘It’s Tim who stands out in my memory, who was always by my side. Until he wasn’t.’ Kendra Hanna Play AudioListen 2 hours
Defining disability justice and celebrating ‘crip-centric liberated zones’ ‘Crip Kinship: The Disability Justice & Art Activism of Sins Invalid’ John O'Brien Play AudioListen 2 hours
Paul Auster celebrates the precocious, abbreviated life and work of Stephen Crane 'Crane is now in the hands of the specialists, while the invisible army of so-called general readers, the same people who still take pleasure in reading old standbys such as Melville and Whitman, are no longer reading Crane.’ John O'Brien Play AudioListen 56 mins
What are we willing to do to protect Southern Resident orcas? What it will take to share this region with Qw'e lh'ol mechen, ‘the people that live under the sea’ John O'Brien Play AudioListen 60 mins
Secret Seattle matinee and nerdy bookclub: arts picks ‘I think it's really cool because you have the kind of nerdy book club vibe of people who have read the same book as you, but you get to see people's interpretations of that novel in a whole different form.’ Kim Malcolm Play AudioListen 6 mins
Trans history and one man’s struggle to correct ‘a ghastly mistake’ ‘Dr E. Forbes-Sempill henceforth wishes to be known as Dr Ewan Forbes-Sempill’ John O'Brien Play AudioListen 2 hours
Anita Hill on her mission to end gender violence and harassment ‘We know it’s a cultural problem. We know it’s a behavioral problem. But it’s not a problem of a few bad apples.’ – Professor Anita Hill John O'Brien Play AudioListen 2 hours
