Weekday

Just a few more weeks until we winter over. Is your garden ready for winter? Marty Wingate and Greg Rabourn join us to answer your questions.  Call us at 206.543.5869 or write to weekday@kuow.org.Also this hour: two Seahawks defenders face multi-game suspensions for violating the NFL's performance enhancing drug policy, allegedly for using the attention-focusing drug Adderall. We check in with Rick Figler of the Cleveland Clinic about Adderall's off-label applications in pro sports.

Just a few more weeks until we winter over. Is your garden ready for winter? Marty Wingate and Greg Rabourn join us to answer your questions.  Call us at 206.543.5869 or write to weekday@kuow.org.Also this hour: two Seahawks defenders face multi-game suspensions for violating the NFL's performance enhancing drug policy, allegedly for using the attention-focusing drug Adderall. We check in with Rick Figler of the Cleveland Clinic about Adderall's off-label applications in pro sports.

Many books have been written about Thomas Jefferson. The latest, by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham, seeks in part to rehabilitate Jefferson’s legacy, reinstating him as a consummate politician and an idealist for human liberty, even as he fell short in ending one of America's greatest injustices. How did Jefferson see his role in the evolving American idea? Jon Meacham joins us to talk about "Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power."Also this hour: Governor Chris Gregoire leaves office in January but she doesn't intend to spend her remaining time in Olympia as a lame duck. She joins us to talk about her eight years as governor, her priorities for her final months in office and where she might wind up next. Plus, Michael Fagin joins us with a hike to match the week's weather.

Many books have been written about Thomas Jefferson. The latest, by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham, seeks in part to rehabilitate Jefferson’s legacy, reinstating him as a consummate politician and an idealist for human liberty, even as he fell short in ending one of America's greatest injustices. How did Jefferson see his role in the evolving American idea? Jon Meacham joins us to talk about "Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power."Also this hour: Governor Chris Gregoire leaves office in January but she doesn't intend to spend her remaining time in Olympia as a lame duck. She joins us to talk about her eight years as governor, her priorities for her final months in office and where she might wind up next. Plus, Michael Fagin joins us with a hike to match the week's weather.

Many books have been written about Thomas Jefferson. The latest, by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham, seeks in part to rehabilitate Jefferson’s legacy, reinstating him as a consummate politician and an idealist for human liberty, even as he fell short in ending one of America's greatest injustices. How did Jefferson see his role in the evolving American idea? Jon Meacham joins us to talk about "Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power."Also this hour: Governor Chris Gregoire leaves office in January but she doesn't intend to spend her remaining time in Olympia as a lame duck. She joins us to talk about her eight years as governor, her priorities for her final months in office and where she might wind up next. Plus, Michael Fagin joins us with a hike to match the week's weather.

Many books have been written about Thomas Jefferson. The latest, by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham, seeks in part to rehabilitate Jefferson’s legacy, reinstating him as a consummate politician and an idealist for human liberty, even as he fell short in ending one of America's greatest injustices. How did Jefferson see his role in the evolving American idea? Jon Meacham joins us to talk about "Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power."Also this hour: Governor Chris Gregoire leaves office in January but she doesn't intend to spend her remaining time in Olympia as a lame duck. She joins us to talk about her eight years as governor, her priorities for her final months in office and where she might wind up next. Plus, Michael Fagin joins us with a hike to match the week's weather.

The US military and its allies are drawing up plans to leave Afghanistan by 2014, but it will be some time before the nation is truly independent. Peace in Afghanistan has been interspersed with foreign invasion for centuries, from the Mongol Empire to today’s war. We talk with writer Tamim Ansary about his new book, “Game Without Rules: The Often Interrupted History of Afghanistan,” and what Afghan independence might look like in the future.Also this hour: we talk with city planner Jeff Speck about what makes for a walkable city, and geologist David Williams joins us with thoughts about cairns, the "messengers in stone" that can draw us into a deeper consideration of place and the people who have been there before.

The US military and its allies are drawing up plans to leave Afghanistan by 2014, but it will be some time before the nation is truly independent. Peace in Afghanistan has been interspersed with foreign invasion for centuries, from the Mongol Empire to today’s war. We talk with writer Tamim Ansary about his new book, “Game Without Rules: The Often Interrupted History of Afghanistan,” and what Afghan independence might look like in the future.Also this hour: we talk with city planner Jeff Speck about what makes for a walkable city, and geologist David Williams joins us with thoughts about cairns, the "messengers in stone" that can draw us into a deeper consideration of place and the people who have been there before.

The US military and its allies are drawing up plans to leave Afghanistan by 2014, but it will be some time before the nation is truly independent. Peace in Afghanistan has been interspersed with foreign invasion for centuries, from the Mongol Empire to today’s war. We talk with writer Tamim Ansary about his new book, “Game Without Rules: The Often Interrupted History of Afghanistan,” and what Afghan independence might look like in the future.Also this hour: we talk with city planner Jeff Speck about what makes for a walkable city, and geologist David Williams joins us with thoughts about cairns, the "messengers in stone" that can draw us into a deeper consideration of place and the people who have been there before.

The US military and its allies are drawing up plans to leave Afghanistan by 2014, but it will be some time before the nation is truly independent. Peace in Afghanistan has been interspersed with foreign invasion for centuries, from the Mongol Empire to today’s war. We talk with writer Tamim Ansary about his new book, “Game Without Rules: The Often Interrupted History of Afghanistan,” and what Afghan independence might look like in the future.Also this hour: we talk with city planner Jeff Speck about what makes for a walkable city, and geologist David Williams joins us with thoughts about cairns, the "messengers in stone" that can draw us into a deeper consideration of place and the people who have been there before.

Constructed languages, or "conlangs," are the made-up tongues that bring the worlds of "Avatar,"  "Lord of the Rings" and "Star Trek" to life. We talk with linguist David J. Peterson, creator of the Dothraki language for HBO's "Game of Thrones," about what goes into creating a language from scratch.Also this hour: we talk with NOAA senior scientist Richard Feely about a new study that finds evidence of rising ocean acidification, we look at how online retailers fared on Black Friday with Bloomberg's Matt Townsend and archeologist Matt Beresford traces the history of unusual ritual burials.

Constructed languages, or "conlangs," are the made-up tongues that bring the worlds of "Avatar,"  "Lord of the Rings" and "Star Trek" to life. We talk with linguist David J. Peterson, creator of the Dothraki language for HBO's "Game of Thrones," about what goes into creating a language from scratch.Also this hour: we talk with NOAA senior scientist Richard Feely about a new study that finds evidence of rising ocean acidification, we look at how online retailers fared on Black Friday with Bloomberg's Matt Townsend and archeologist Matt Beresford traces the history of unusual ritual burials.

Constructed languages, or "conlangs," are the made-up tongues that bring the worlds of "Avatar,"  "Lord of the Rings" and "Star Trek" to life. We talk with linguist David J. Peterson, creator of the Dothraki language for HBO's "Game of Thrones," about what goes into creating a language from scratch.Also this hour: we talk with NOAA senior scientist Richard Feely about a new study that finds evidence of rising ocean acidification, we look at how online retailers fared on Black Friday with Bloomberg's Matt Townsend and archeologist Matt Beresford traces the history of unusual ritual burials.

Constructed languages, or "conlangs," are the made-up tongues that bring the worlds of "Avatar,"  "Lord of the Rings" and "Star Trek" to life. We talk with linguist David J. Peterson, creator of the Dothraki language for HBO's "Game of Thrones," about what goes into creating a language from scratch.Also this hour: we talk with NOAA senior scientist Richard Feely about a new study that finds evidence of rising ocean acidification, we look at how online retailers fared on Black Friday with Bloomberg's Matt Townsend and archeologist Matt Beresford traces the history of unusual ritual burials.

Vancouver Sun political correspondent Vaughn Palmer brings us the latest news from Canada. Film critic Robert Horton surveys the new crop of Thanksgiving movie releases (including a remake of 1984's "Red Dawn"). Geekwire’s Todd Bishop reviews e-readers and tablets with the holiday shopping season in mind.