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KUOW Seattle News and Information

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 Nancy Pearl Suggests A Literary Escape From Holiday Mayhem | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 266

Marcie Sillman gets a recommendation from gifted librarian Nancy Pearl for a book to help those seeking a little relief from the holiday bustle: "2 A.M....

 Seattle Businesses React To Downtown Protests | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 368

Marcie Sillman talks with Jon Scholes, chief executive officer of the Downtown Seattle Association, about how local businesses are reacting to continued...

 Boeing Never Considered Possibility Of 787 Battery Fires New Report Says | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 102

A report from the National Transportation Safety Board says Boeing, its contractors and the Federal Aviation Administration share the blame for a fire...

 Author Anne Lamott Contemplates Grace In 'Small Victories' | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 501

Spirituality is never far from writer Anne Lamott's mind. The Bay Area writer, a recovering alcoholic, is a proud and very liberal Christian. She's...

 Free Houses For All, If You Build It Out Of Trash | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 533

Marcie Sillman talks with Roxanne Fonder Reeve, who, along with a slew of volunteers, is building a trash studio in her Columbia City driveway to teach...

 Unlocking The Mystery Of The 1872 Earthquake | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 428

In 1872, a mass earthquake rocked the Northwest. It’s on record as one of the most widely felt temblors in the Pacific Northwest. But the location of...

 SeaTac, Kids, Sex And Coercion: 'The Long Night' Movie | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 316

“The Long Night,” a documentary about child sex trafficking in the Seattle area, is being released online Monday. Sara Lerner speaks with filmmaker Tim...

 The Seattle Nurse Who Risked Everything To Smuggle AIDS Drugs | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 503

Carol Glenn, a former nurse, remembers when AIDS ravaged Seattle. “We began to have people literally walking into the clinic and dropping dead,” said...

 Toss The Turkey For A More Northwest Approach To Thanksgiving | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 437

Ross Reynolds talks with Lynne Rossetto Kasper, host of The Splendid Table, about Pacific Northwest-inspired seafood alternatives to the traditional...

 Canadians Protests Trans-Provincial Oil Pipelines | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 435

Ross Reynolds talks with Vaughn Palmer, columnist for the Vancouver Sun, about protests over oil pipelines in Canada, and international Thanksgiving...

 Where Did 'Black Friday' Come From? Not Where You Think | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 473

Ross Reynolds speaks with linguistics journalist Ben Zimmer about the origins of the shopping phrases "Black Friday," "Cyber Monday," and "Super...

 Nancy Pearl Brings Us History Through The Eyes Of Poets | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 351

Marcie Sillman talks with beloved librarian Nancy Pearl, who recommends a new history of WWI through the lens of poetry: Max Egremont's book, "Some...

 What Happens To Volunteerism After The Holidays? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 389

Ross Reynolds talks with Liahann Bannerman, director of the volunteer center at United Way of King County, about where people can volunteer this...

 Sanctuary Or Zoo? The Debate Over Where Elephants 'Retire' | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 449

Marcie Sillman speaks with Joshua Plotnik, founder and CEO of Think Elephants International, about the debate over where to send Bamboo and Chai,...

 PNB's Sendak-Stowell 'Nutcracker' Takes A Controversial Last Bow | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 331

When Kent Stowell and his wife, Francia Russell, took over artistic leadership at Pacific Northwest Ballet more than 30 years ago they wanted to build...

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