Tech companies are committing 'crimes against logic,' says former Greek finance minister 'If you can't explain the economy in a language young people can understand, you are clueless yourself.' So says former Greek finance minister Yanis... Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong Play AudioListen 19 mins
Let's talk about grief: beginners welcome How are you? If you’ve lost a loved one, that may have conjured up memories of a heavy hand on your shoulder, a precisely angled head tilt, a Hallmark... Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong Play AudioListen 13 mins
Alexander Chee’s guide to writing, becoming, love and loss There’s a thing at talks around Seattle. Often enough, you can feel it when the crowd gets restless if the event goes to a certain length. You can see... John O'Brien Play AudioListen 37 mins
Former FBI agents weigh in on Comey's media tour Ross Reynolds talks with Kathy Loedler, a 23-year veteran of the FBI and now CEO of the Rampart Group, and Carolyn Woodbury, former supervisory special... Alison Bruzek Play AudioListen 16 mins
A professor talks about public education in the Trump-DeVos era If Diane Ravitch were running for office, her opponent might attack her for being "for Common Core before she was against it." Ravitch served as an... John O'Brien Play AudioListen 52 mins
‘Once in one’s lifetime.’ How a beloved novel came to print and screen You hear of situations where a book comes to a writer in a torrent. In this talk, writer André Aciman tells such a story about his well-loved novel, ... John O'Brien Play AudioListen 46 mins
Getting to know "The Stranger In The Woods" Marcie Sillman talks to author Michael Finkel about the story of Christopher Knight, a man who lived the life of a hermit for 27 years before he was... Marcie Sillman Play AudioListen 15 mins
A fox in socks but the basis is racist. Falling out of love with Dr. Seuss Eighth-grader Beezus Murphy has always loved Dr. Seuss. Ann Dornfeld Play AudioListen 8 mins
Unwinding the shadowy backstory of the war in Afghanistan Steve Coll is a staff writer for The New Yorker. His new book, a sequel to his Pulitzer Prize-winner “Ghost Wars,” is “Directorate S: The C.I.A. and... John O'Brien Play AudioListen 47 mins
Tara Westover, author of 'Educated, A Memoir' on being raised by religious radicals Tara Westover grew up in Idaho in a family that practiced a radical form of Mormonism. She never went to school, never saw a doctor, and studied her way into Brigham Young University at 17. Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong Play AudioListen 18 mins
