Local Poet On Trying To Hold On To Love's Beginning Washington state poet laureate Elizabeth Austen presents a "darkly beautiful love poem" from Tacoma-based poet Rick Barot. In his poem "After Darwish,"... Elizabeth Austen
Nancy Pearl's Pick Asks: Can We Really Transform Public Education? Marcie Sillman gets the week's reading recommendations from Nancy Pearl, "The Prize: Who's in Charge of America's Schools?" by Dale Russakoff. This new... Marcie Sillman
How A French Teenager Helped Save Us From 'The Fatal Tendency Of Disunion' In 1777 Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier de Lafayette was a French aristocrat looking for military glory. Since the French weren’t at war,... John O'Brien
Ursula K. Le Guin On Getting ‘Permission’ To Write Like A Woman Legendary science fiction writer Ursula K. Le Guin visited Seattle University recently to meet with students and read from her novel "The Lathe of... John O'Brien
Stories Of The Pacific Ocean Ross Reynolds talks to writer Simon Winchester about his book "Pacific: Silicon Chips and Surfboards, Coral Reefs and Atom Bombs, Brutal Dictators and... Ross Reynolds Amina Al-Sadi
Seattle's First Library Was Also Its First Counterculture David Hyde travels back in time through the magic of radio with writer Knute Berger to the site of Seattle's first library. David Hyde
Nancy Pearl Chooses Timeless Kids' Classics Marcie Sillman talks with reading guru Nancy Pearl about a series of reprints of classic children's books, including "The Highly Trained Dogs of... Marcie Sillman
How A Guy From Olympia Became A Mixed Martial Arts Superstar In Russia Ross Reynolds talks to Doug Merlino, author of "Beast: Blood, Struggle, and Dreams at the Heart of Mixed Martial Arts," about the legacy of mixed... Ross Reynolds Allie Ferguson
Nancy Pearl Loves An Oldie But Goodie Marcie Sillman talks to librarian Nancy Pearl about a favorite "comfort book" -- one that she chooses to read over and over again. This week's... Marcie Sillman
Former King County Prosecutor Tells All In Downfall Of Police Payoff Scheme Ross Reynolds interviews former King County prosecutor Christopher Bayley about his new book, “Seattle Justice: The Rise and Fall of the Police Payoff... Ross Reynolds
