Two professors prove that you don't know how a toilet works Bill Radke talks with professor Philip Fernbach, co-author of the new book "The Knowledge Illusion ," about how people don't know nearly as much as they... Bill Radke Shane Mehling
George Saunders: What happens when you die? What happens when we die? Writer George Saunders speculates on what happens to Abraham Lincoln’s young son Willie when he dies in his first novel ... Ross Reynolds
John Lewis on a life committed to change, and the change still to come In 1963, John Lewis was 23 years old when he addressed a crowd of over 200,000 people at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Lewis was already... John O'Brien
Roxane Gay on strong women (and other brilliant things she says) “What did you have for breakfast this morning?” It was a question to set microphone levels, the first question put to Roxane Gay, feminist-writer rock... Jeannie Yandel
Nancy Pearl says you're never too old for picture books Despite the allure of technology, librarian Nancy Pearl says picture books still draw in readers of all ages. She tells KUOW's Marcie Sillman about two... Marcie Sillman
Nancy Pearl finds crime fiction simply thrilling In Great Britain, the term "crime fiction" refers to everything from a cozy mystery to a police procedural. Here in the U.S., we divide our crime... Marcie Sillman
Death, depression and a hawk named Mabel In her acclaimed memoir "H Is for Hawk," author Helen Macdonald reflects on the shock and depression she experienced at the unexpected death of her... John O'Brien
Author's experience with her own transgender child inspires new novel What happens when a person decides their gender at birth is not that one they were meant to be? If that person is a child, the question has... Marcie Sillman Matt Martin
How can we see a better Seattle? Bill Radke speaks with Seattle writer and land use attorney Chuck Wolfe about how people view the cities they live in. Wolfe says people are caught up... Bill Radke Matt Martin
Four things an anti-racism trainer thinks white people should know When Reverend David Billings started giving anti-racism trainings in the 1980s, he said many people "just didn't see it." But he said that's not the... Patricia Murphy
