A Holiday Tradition: David Sedaris Reads 'Santaland Diaries' Writer David Sedaris is back as Crumpet the department store elf who finds little joy in the holidays. He first read from his "Santaland Diaries" on Morning Edition in 1992. David Sedaris Play AudioListen 8 mins
Traveling? Maria Semple says it's OK to be the helpless one of the group Bill Radke sits down with local author Maria Semple, author of "Where's You Go, Bernadette?" and the new "Today Will Be Different." Semple discusses the... Shane Mehling Play AudioListen 5 mins
A Grinch stole a Grinch, but fret not, Seattle. Christmas will come I want to highlight a good deed that someone has done this Christmas season. Someone stole Christmas decorations from Seattle's famous Candy Cane Lane... Bill Radke Play AudioListen 3 mins
Seattle Actors Tell Grinchy Tales Of Christmas Past (And Sweet Ones Too) For the last 10 years, a troop of Seattle actors have gathered to tell holiday stories. Although sometimes Grinchy, these stories have always been... John O'Brien Play AudioListen 2 hours
The Stores Are Gone, But You Can Still Get A Chubby And Tubby Christmas Tree Have you ever heard of the Chubby and Tubby variety stores? Back in the day they were a Seattle institution. They were known for cheap Converse shoes,... Kate OConnell Play AudioListen 2 mins
This Dog Is One Way To Ease Holiday Bottlenecks At Sea-Tac More than a million people are expected to pass through Sea-Tac airport this week and next. More people means more chances for long lines and... Amina Al-Sadi
When Santa Tells You To Be Someone's Christmas Miracle At the StoryCorps booth in Seattle's New Holly neighborhood last summer, Anne Delvecchio and Larry Valdez talked about how a chance encounter with Santa... Ross Reynolds Play AudioListen 7 mins
The Force Of Divisive Dualism Is Strong This Week Does Star Wars teach kids that people are either good or bad, dark or light? Do college students need to toughen their skins? Can we make a football... Bill Radke Play AudioListen 53 mins
Who Says Santa Claus Has To Be White? When Gabriel Quesada was growing up in Seattle’s Rainier Beach neighborhood, his uncles told him they knew Santa. But every Santa he saw was white, and... Joshua McNichols Play AudioListen 4 mins
'Star Wars' Gingerbread Display One Sweet Spectacle Right now in the lobby of the Sheraton in downtown Seattle is an ambitious project six months in the making: A gingerbread village made of hundreds of... Allie Ferguson Play AudioListen 3 mins
