KUOW Presents Podcast

Alice Kaderlan Dance Review: Connecting to Tap and Hip-Hop Dance Traditions

webhelp@kuow.org (KUOW 94.9 Public Radio) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Hip-hop dance started on the streets nearly 40 years ago. But tap dance has a much longer history — and much older performers. Bill Evans is a choreographer and performer who established a modern dance company here in Seattle in the mid 1970s. Nationally, he's known for his innovation in modern dance education, and he encourages older dancers to find new creative outlets. And now, as he nears the age of 70, he's still performing. Seattle–based dance critic Alice Kaderlan talks with KUOW's Dave Beck about why tap dance has given Bill Evans an extension on his dance performance career.

Finding Flavor Notes in Food

webhelp@kuow.org (KUOW 94.9 Public Radio) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Wine can have flavor notes like leather or vanilla or minerals. Local, seasonal food can also have distinct notes of flavor. And those notes can lead a cook to come up with unexpected food combinations. That's how the chef at Seattle's Canlis restaurant develops his specials. Jason Franey moved here last December and has since discovered that the sky is the limit when it comes to flavor in the Northwest. Jason talks with KUOW's Megan Sukys about how to identify flavor notes and a few creative combinations he's developed — like watermelon and geoduck.

How 'Natal' Will Change How We Play

webhelp@kuow.org (KUOW 94.9 Public Radio) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:05:00 -0700

Video games do more than train us to kill zombies and dance our way to revolution. Gaming technology may inspire innovations in everything from email to virtual medicine. Glenn Fleishman is a freelance technology reporter who joins us every week for a look at how high tech works in our lives. Today, we learn how Microsoft's latest video game innovation may affect the rest of technology, reflect on the Cute Cat Theory of the Internet, and we considered the refreshing austerity of writing on a blank page. Glenn Fleishman talks with KUOW's Jeremy Richards.

Naomi Shihab Nye on Connecting with What Matters

webhelp@kuow.org (KUOW 94.9 Public Radio) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700

In her collection, "Honeybee" (Greenwillow, 2008), writer Naomi Shihab Nye finds a metaphor for our constant busy–ness in the phenomenon of colony collapse disorder — the unexplained demise of thousands of honeybees. Literary producer Elizabeth Austen talks with Nye about how we connect with what really matters to us in a world that moves at warp speed.

Naomi Shihab Nye has traveled the globe for more than 30 years, leading writing workshops and giving readings for audiences of all ages. She is the author or editor of more than 20 books. Her collection "19 Varieties of Gazelle" was a finalist for the National Book Award, and "Honeybee" won the 2008 Arab American Book Award in the Children's/Young Adult category. She lives in San Antonio, Texas with her husband and son. Her visit to Seattle was part of the 2009 Seattle Arts and Lectures Poetry Series.

Gavin Borchert Classical Music Review: The Dr. Atomic Symphony

webhelp@kuow.org (KUOW 94.9 Public Radio) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700

When the atomic bomb was first detonated in the New Mexico desert in 1945 some thought the blast might ignite the earth's atmosphere. The tension that surrounded the project is the subject of John Adam's 2005 Opera "Dr. Atomic." Our music critic Gavin Borchert saw the World Premiere of the Opera in 2005. Gavin spoke with Dave Beck about a new recording of music from "Dr. Atomic."

Machines and Memories: A Ride on the B-17 Bomber

webhelp@kuow.org (KUOW 94.9 Public Radio) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700

At one point during the Second World War the Boeing Company in Seattle manufactured sixteen B–17 bombers a day. These marvels of human ingenuity and engineering helped the Allied Forces win the war. KUOW's Dave Beck recently rode a restored B–17 bomber from Port Angeles to Boeing Field in Seattle. Dave talked to World War Two Veterans who once served on the plane. Art Unruh of Arlington, Washington flew 50 missions on the B–17. George Bailey of Sequim, Washington was shot down and wounded after 17 missions. The B–17 brings back vivid and painful memories for these veterans.

Living on Mountain Time

webhelp@kuow.org (KUOW 94.9 Public Radio) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Glaciers and wild animals don't keep a strict schedule. They're part of an environment billions of years in the making. But many of us rush through the wilderness, eager to accomplish something. Not Karen Edmundson Bean. She's a documentary filmmaker from Los Angeles, so she knows the hectic pace of city life. But ever since Karen moved to Maple Falls, near Mount Baker, her whole perspective of time has changed. KUOW's Jeremy Richards recently met with Karen at the Wallingford Farmer's market. Karen's now a bee keeper, so she comes into town to sell honey.

Nancy Pearl Book Reviews for 6/27/2009

webhelp@kuow.org (KUOW 94.9 Public Radio) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:05:00 -0700

Perrin Ireland's novel "Chatter" is about a woman who discovers, 18 years into her marriage, that her husband has a daughter from a previous relationship. Our book reviewer Nancy Pearl says it's also about the reality of the post 9/11 world; a place where people find themselves desperate for comfort and shelter from emotional and physical traumas. Nancy spoke with KUOW's Dave Beck.

Gabriel Rapier on Movies at the Library

webhelp@kuow.org (KUOW 94.9 Public Radio) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700

A library's only as good as the diversity of its offerings. Gabe Rapier knows that. He works at the Columbia City branch of the Seattle Public Library. He's also a huge film buff who knows the library's movie collection well. He tells KUOW's Jeannie Yandel about three movies Seattle Public Library patrons should — pun intended — check out.