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Seattle music is more than just grunge. The city is the birth place to a diverse scene and an eclectic group of musicians. From jazz to rap to indie to funk, Seattle has nurtured generations of bands and musicians. The Conversation explores the many sounds of the city’s musical history from Seattleite turned rock star, Duff McKagan, to current chart-toppers Macklemore & Ryan Lewis.

This hour on The Conversation we explore the strange and confusing behavior of humans. Why do we act the way we do? And can we change? Psychologists and science writers take us inside the brain to explain our peculiar actions.

The Seattle City Council is developing a bike-sharing program for the city. Under the current plan, around 500 seven-speed bikes and helmets will be available to rent from kiosks in parts of Seattle. Some bike-sharing advocates say the helmet requirement is a big problem, because nobody who rents a bike will also want to rent a helmet. But it’s illegal to bike in King County without one. Should King County keep the helmet rule? Would you rent a bike and a helmet? Ross Reynolds hears from

The tragic news of a bus driver being shot earlier this week in downtown Seattle inspired us to ask listeners to share their stories about bus drivers; stories about nice bus drivers just doing their jobs and stories about heroic bus drivers that went above and beyond the call of duty. Ross Reynolds talks to listeners about their best bus drivers.

The "gluten free" label is turning up in more and more products – from bread to disposable plates. But the definition of gluten free varies by manufacturer, so the Food and Drug Administration is creating a standard definition. Ross Reynolds talks to Judy Simon, a clinical dietitian and nutritionist at UW Medical Center's Roosevelt Clinic, about the FDA decision on "gluten free" labeling.

Once again, we play Carl Kassel’s (secret) favorite news quiz! One lucky listener gets the chance to demonstrate his or her news knowledge. This week’s quiz covers everything from Hempfest to health care. Do you have what it takes?

Karaoke fascinates some and leave other baffled. Rob Sheffield is in the former category. The Rolling Stone contributing editor has written a memoir about love and karaoke and he sits down to take Ross Reynolds into the fascinating and often strange world of karaoke.

Imagine a tiny, filthy-at-first kitchen, shockingly bad ingredients and the requirement to prepare two meals a day, five days a week for up to 80 young

Tonight millions of Americans will participate in National Night Out. It’s a country-wide effort to build community and fight crime. Streets are closed

Gender bias and sexual harassment are relatively common in philosophy departments compared to other humanities fields, and less than 20 percent of

The homeless encampment known as Nickelsville is set to close on September 1st. The city has provided $500,000 to move residents to new homes. But are

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced plans to buy the Washington Post for $250 million yesterday. The news came as a shock to most of the media. But former

What are the words and phrases you love? What about the words and phrases you hate? Wall Street Journal word columnist Ben Zimmer fills us in on current

You might not think you need a will or estate plan, but consider that chaos that follows when there isn’t one. We’ll ask estate planner and attorney Tim

The US government is trying to make amends for historical mismanagement of tribal land by buying back land for tribal governments. It plans to spend $1.9