Best-selling author discusses the fact and fiction in her sequel to ‘The Handmaid’s tale’. As we approach a spooky time of the year (No, I’m not referring to the US election season) we may be finding ourselves slowly drawn towards unnerving but entertaining cautionary tales. One of those stories just may be the award-winning TV show The Handmaid’s tale based on the best-selling novel by author Margaret Atwood. Sonya Harris Play AudioListen 2 hours
Erica Barnett shakes-up and stirs the conversation around alcoholism and addiction When Seattle based reporter Erica Barnett took her first sip of alcohol as a young teen, she had no idea just how impactful that moment would later become. Nor did she realize how inadequate rehabilitation centers, inspirational self-help mottos, and truisms about a “rock bottom” (something Barnett never truly felt) would be for her. Sonya Harris Play AudioListen 60 mins
New 'Twilight' book promises to rekindle vampire tourism, but pandemic could also put stake in it The Twilight phenomenon gets an injection of fresh blood this Tuesday with the release of a new installment in the bestselling vampire saga from author Stephenie Meyer. The series of novels and subsequent hit movies spurred legions of fans to visit the fictional story's real-life setting on Washington's Olympic Peninsula. But a predicted "renaissance" in vampire tourism could be bled by the resurgent virus pandemic. Tom Banse Play AudioListen 2 mins
Protest Book Club: Great reads for change with Seattle's hip-hop professor Dr. Daudi Abe along with KUOW's Ross Reynolds and public radio listeners explore recommendations for revolutionary reads. Kristin Leong Play AudioListen 21 mins
Pandemic Book Club: Reading recommendations from Nancy Pearl and KUOW listeners Book Lust author Nancy Pearl talks with KUOW's Ross Reynolds and public radio listeners about great reads for lockdown Kristin Leong Play AudioListen 54 mins
We need to talk about charter schools... Diane Ravitch was once an avid supporter of charter schools, affiliated with various right wing think tanks. She came to a turning point when she could no longer stay quiet about the fact that charter schools were floundering. A former Assistant Secretary of Education, Ravitch took a bold step. She reversed her previous position and began a journey toward defending public schools and educators Sonya Harris Play AudioListen 2 hours
Before you try reading the entire Harry Potter series to your child…there might be another way to spark a love of literature. Raising children in a time when technological advances skew traditional modes of learning can be challenging. But many children prefer screen technology to books. Before you’re tempted to take away the tech to boost a young child’s vocabulary, you might want to listen to what New York Time’s editors Maria Russo and Pamela Paul have to say. Sonya Harris Play AudioListen 2 hours
Migrants: Locked up and forgotten? How U.S. citizens hold the key According to immigration lawyer César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández, the dissolving of immigration prisons in the US is a good first step towards mending our immigration system. Sonya Harris Play AudioListen 2 hours
'Woke' capitalism? Anand Giridharadas isn't buying it ‘We don’t have a bad apple problem, we have an bad orchard problem ’ Anand Giridharadas remarks to a Seattle audience. Sonya Harris Play AudioListen 2 hours
E-book battle: King County Library boycotts major publisher Macmillan announced libraries would have to repurchase new e-books every two months, instead of every two years. Casey Martin Play AudioListen 2 mins
