‘Planetary arsonists,’ Naomi Klein calls some world leaders. But she has hope In 2018, the intergovernmental panel on climate change released a report that detailed that unprecedented transformation in every aspect of society was needed to curb the effects of climate change. It gave a timeline of 12 years. We now have 11 yrs. The information in the report has given way to a rise in activism in younger generations, scientists, as well as given momentum to the proposed US legislation The Green New Deal. Its becoming apparent there's an upward trend of considering climate change in the-present and future-decision making practices of societies-and individuals. But, according to author Naomi Klein, the true required actions to avoid further and greater devastation of climate change isn’t happening rapidly enough… Sonya Harris Play AudioListen 2 hours
2018 Smoke Farm Symposium: Watersheds, dementia and 'fake news' Get out of town for talks on our in-between times Sonya Harris Play AudioListen 50 mins
Poet Ocean Vuong's new novel is more than Briefly Gorgeous "To be queer is to fail into your pleasure." The book, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, is a letter from a son to his mother, who can't read. The poet says it's a monument to failure, to violence, to labor, to silence, to America. Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong
Imbolo Mbue: 'America is suffering from a lack of curiosity' Author Imbolo Mbue has come a long way from when she imagined America was what she saw on television programs like Beverly Hills 90210 and The Cosby Show. Sonya Harris Play AudioListen 50 mins
Drag Queen Story Hours come to King County, but not without complaints A group of citizens is objecting to the King County Library System’s Drag Queen Story Hour. Ann Dornfeld
The uses of 'Strategic Ambiguity' by prominent African American women in media How exactly did Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey and Shondra Rhymes handle“postracial racism” ? Sonya Harris Play AudioListen 56 mins
Khaled Hosseini in Seattle: The reality of refugees beyond fiction Sonya Harris Play AudioListen 51 mins
Is the marketplace messing up social change? Author Anand Giridharadas on what happens when wealth meets social change Sonya Harris Play AudioListen 52 mins
From refugee to celebrated storyteller: Viet Thanh Nguyen’s American journey Viet Thanh Nguyen is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author. He was awarded that honor in 2016 for his debut novel “The Sympathizer.” Then he received a... John O'Brien Play AudioListen 57 mins
Author Leslie Jamison distills recovery from ‘the whiskey-and-ink mythology’ On her website, Leslie Jamison writes: “I've worked as a baker, an office temp, an innkeeper, a tutor, and a medical actor. Every one of these was a... John O'Brien Play AudioListen 52 mins
