Weekday

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.

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.

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.

Prayer takes many forms. Some are ritual, others informal. For generations, religious parishioners have wondered if there is a right way to pray. Writer Anne Lamott ("Some Assembly Required," "Plan B," "Traveling Mercies") believes that prayer comes in three essential types: help, thanks and wow. She joins us to talk about how these simple prayers guide her life.Plus, we talk state education funding with Sen. David Frockt (D-46) and Wendy Sykes and Dani Cone join us with sweet and savory pie ideas for Thanksgiving. 

Prayer takes many forms. Some are ritual, others informal. For generations, religious parishioners have wondered if there is a right way to pray. Writer Anne Lamott ("Some Assembly Required," "Plan B," "Traveling Mercies") believes that prayer comes in three essential types: help, thanks and wow. She joins us to talk about how these simple prayers guide her life.Plus, we talk state education funding with Sen. David Frockt (D-46) and Wendy Sykes and Dani Cone join us with sweet and savory pie ideas for Thanksgiving. 

Prayer takes many forms. Some are ritual, others informal. For generations, religious parishioners have wondered if there is a right way to pray. Writer Anne Lamott ("Some Assembly Required," "Plan B," "Traveling Mercies") believes that prayer comes in three essential types: help, thanks and wow. She joins us to talk about how these simple prayers guide her life.Plus, we talk state education funding with Sen. David Frockt (D-46) and Wendy Sykes and Dani Cone join us with sweet and savory pie ideas for Thanksgiving. 

The weather just keeps getting wetter. Is your garden ready for winter? Willi Galloway and Debra Prinzing join us to answer your gardening questions.  Call us at 206.543.5869 or write to weekday@kuow.org.Also this hour: Thanksgiving is a time to express gratitude for the people in our lives. But all too often, the sentiment is lost in the shuffle of food and family. The Interfaith Amigos join us with ideas for making time to give thanks. Plus, the University of Washington's Joel Migdal joins us with perspective on the current violence in the Gaza Strip.

The weather just keeps getting wetter. Is your garden ready for winter? Willi Galloway and Debra Prinzing join us to answer your gardening questions.  Call us at 206.543.5869 or write to weekday@kuow.org.Also this hour: Thanksgiving is a time to express gratitude for the people in our lives. But all too often, the sentiment is lost in the shuffle of food and family. The Interfaith Amigos join us with ideas for making time to give thanks. Plus, the University of Washington's Joel Migdal joins us with perspective on the current violence in the Gaza Strip.

The weather just keeps getting wetter. Is your garden ready for winter? Willi Galloway and Debra Prinzing join us to answer your gardening questions.  Call us at 206.543.5869 or write to weekday@kuow.org.Also this hour: Thanksgiving is a time to express gratitude for the people in our lives. But all too often, the sentiment is lost in the shuffle of food and family. The Interfaith Amigos join us with ideas for making time to give thanks. Plus, the University of Washington's Joel Migdal joins us with perspective on the current violence in the Gaza Strip.

Soon family and friends will gather, feasts will be prepared and memories will be made. Some from everything going right, some from things going comically wrong. Touching moments. Traditions. Mortifying mistakes. Put yourself in a festive mood and share your stories of Thanksgiving with us at 206.543.5869 or weekday@kuow.org.Also this hour: we check in with Northwest Harvest about how the region's food banks are helping to share the holidays, Shauna Ahern stops by with delicious gluten-free alternatives to classic Thanksgiving dishes and Michael Fagin recommends a hike to match the week's weather.

Soon family and friends will gather, feasts will be prepared and memories will be made. Some from everything going right, some from things going comically wrong. Touching moments. Traditions. Mortifying mistakes. Put yourself in a festive mood and share your stories of Thanksgiving with us at 206.543.5869 or weekday@kuow.org.Also this hour: we check in with Northwest Harvest about how the region's food banks are helping to share the holidays, Shauna Ahern stops by with delicious gluten-free alternatives to classic Thanksgiving dishes and Michael Fagin recommends a hike to match the week's weather.

The biggest holiday feast of the year for many is just days away. Are you prepared for Thanksgiving? If you have questions or your menu could use some last-minute help, here's a chance for expert advice. Chefs Kerry Sear and Kenyetta Carter join us with cooking tips, tricks and recipes. Call us at 206.543.5869 or write weekday@kuow.org.Also this hour: The sweeping destruction of Superstorm Sandy reminded us how quickly natural disasters can change lives. A new film by Ken Burns on PBS looks at the example of the Dust Bowl, "the worst man-made ecological disaster in American history." Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tim Egan (“The Worst Hard Time”) joins us to reflect on the lessons of the Dust Bowl. Also, we dig into the numbers of how Washington state funds education with Marguerite Roza of the Center for Reinventing Public Education.

The biggest holiday feast of the year for many is just days away. Are you prepared for Thanksgiving? If you have questions or your menu could use some last-minute help, here's a chance for expert advice. Chefs Kerry Sear and Kenyetta Carter join us with cooking tips, tricks and recipes. Call us at 206.543.5869 or write weekday@kuow.org.Also this hour: The sweeping destruction of Superstorm Sandy reminded us how quickly natural disasters can change lives. A new film by Ken Burns on PBS looks at the example of the Dust Bowl, "the worst man-made ecological disaster in American history." Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tim Egan (“The Worst Hard Time”) joins us to reflect on the lessons of the Dust Bowl. Also, we dig into the numbers of how Washington state funds education with Marguerite Roza of the Center for Reinventing Public Education.

Sound recordist Martyn Stewart says he started working for Mother Nature at an early age, “fighting for the planet and her critters.” Stewart has captured the sounds and plights of animals around the world for more than 150 films, documenting everything from fox hunts in the UK to dolphin slaughters in Japan. His latest film is “Dawn to Death: The Dolphins of Taiji.”Also this hour: we sift the details of the Hostess bankruptcy with Fortune magazine's David Kaplan and talk with veteran broadcaster Bryan Johnson, who retired from Seattle’s KOMO 4 earlier this month after 53 years with the station.

It’s Friday — time to review the week’s news with Joni Balter, Knute Berger, Essex Porter and Erica C. Barnett. The final 2012 election results are in: Jay Inslee will be Washington's next governor and the state will begin its experiment with charter schools. We'll wrap up these and other big stories of the week with our panel and get your take at 206.543.5869 or weekday@kuow.org.