Maurice Sendak: The Lost Interview, And Conclusion Of Trafficking Series

Children's book author Maurice Sendak is a kind of father figure for many of us. He had a profound sympathy for children and never belittled their emotions. He daylit their anxieties and coaxed them into poetic form in books like Where the Wild Things Are, In The Night Kitchen, and Outside Over There (a book that frightens many adults).

In 2009, a pair of Newsweek reporters interviewed an 81-year-old Sendak. The result was a good article. But the interview itself never aired, so we're playing it on KUOW today. There's an animated version, too:

Other Content:

• Today, we concluded the WGBH series on Human Trafficking. Noel Gomez is a local activist trying to end sex trafficking here in Seattle. She's the founder of the Organization Of Prostitution Survivors. She told us two stories back in 2010:

Other stories on KUOW Presents, June 13:

• BBC- Chinese Dream
• Chimp Dad (This story goes online Friday, 6/14/2013)
• BBC- Afghanistan Gains Could Unravel If NATO Pulls Out Next Year, Says Top US Commander There
• Maurice Sendak: The Lost Interview (with links to more lost interviews)
• Personal Data Collection Key To Many Tech Startup Businesses
• A Second Chance At A Father-Daughter Relationship
• Underground Trade Part 8: What Now? (Note: The online version of Part 8 refers to the Trafficking Victims Protection Act as a stalled bill. Since this story aired originally on WGBH, that bill has now passed.)
• Writer's Almanac
• Northwest Scientist Discovers Unlikely Father
• Tom Doelger's Reflections on Commencement
• A Discussion With "Science Friday’s" Ira Flatow