Weekday Podcast

Reichert, Health Care and the Weather

webhelp@kuow.org (KUOW 94.9 Public Radio) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:05:00 -0700

In a year that saw Democrats overwhelmingly win at the poles, Republican Congressman Dave Reichert narrowly won re–election in his Eastside district. What is Reichert's position in this new congress, under a new administration? What are his goals for this term? What questions do you have? Email Weekday. Also, we'll follow up with the current status of health care reform legislation.

Plus, Cliff Mass joins us with a weekend weather forecast.

Zombies are Everywhere

webhelp@kuow.org (KUOW 94.9 Public Radio) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:05:00 -0700

Zombies have been rotting and staggering around our pop culture and legends for decades. Walking corpses without a human soul, lusting for flesh. They are unrelenting. Survivors kill them in bloody, dramatic ways — and still the hordes keep coming. Why do we like zombies so much? Beyond the horror movies they star in, and the creative make–up they have inspired, what is it about these creatures keeps them "alive" in the stories we tell? Love the zombie? Tell us why.

Thomas Sieverts on the 'Zwischenstadt'

webhelp@kuow.org (KUOW 94.9 Public Radio) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:05:00 -0700

There's the city. There's the countryside. And then there's the "in–between." German architect and urban planner Thomas Sieverts calls these "in–between" areas the "Zwischenstadt." We might call them suburbs, but are they something more? They're a mix or the city and country, the natural and man–made. What sort of unique communities do they form? Are more people moving into them? And what does their growth mean for the future of urban planning? Thomas Sieverts joins us for a discussion about where we live, before he begins a three–day festival at another "in–between" city: Burien.

Pre-incarceration Intervention Programs

webhelp@kuow.org (KUOW 94.9 Public Radio) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:05:00 -0700

Most of the time, case workers see people after they've been arrested. If someone has a problem with drugs or alcohol, or need help finding a job or a home, they might have a better chance of accessing that help after they've been in trouble with the law. But what if it was possible to get people help before they got arrested? That's exactly what two experimental programs in Seattle attempt to do. Communities United for Rainier Beach (CURB) and Get Off The Streets (GOTS) are pre–incarceration intervention programs. We'll learn all about CURB and GOTS today on "Weekday."

Plus, a conversation on the week's news in Canada from Canadian correspondent Les Leyne, a political columnist for the Victoria Times Colonist.

Interrupting Violence

webhelp@kuow.org (KUOW 94.9 Public Radio) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:05:00 -0700

The multi–million dollar effort, Seattle Youth Violence Initiative, will be officially launched July 7. Its aim is to stop young men and women from turning to guns to resolve disputes. In Chicago, the CeaseFire Program is stopping shootings. Like many cities, it uses outreach workers, but it also has "violence interrupters," a group of former gang members and released inmates who go looking for trouble. When they find it, they mitigate the situation. They might encourage an angry man to beat someone rather than shoot them, or convince gang members that gun violence will only bring unwanted police attention. It's unconventional — but it's working. Shooting deaths are way down in some neighborhoods. Could this program work in Washington's major cities? The Seattle Youth Violence Prevention Initiative is incorporating some of the CeaseFire operations in its approach.

Greendays Gardening Panel: Easy-Care Roses

webhelp@kuow.org (KUOW 94.9 Public Radio) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:05:00 -0700

The roses are starting to bloom. Do you have any in your yard? Perhaps you've shunned roses because you think it's too hard to take care of them. Our gardeners join us with suggestions for easy–care roses. This is a special rebroadcast from June 24, 2008.

Thomas Paine

webhelp@kuow.org (KUOW 94.9 Public Radio) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:05:00 -0700

Thomas Paine's reputation as a true American revolutionary has lasted through history. His pamphlet "Common Sense" is frequently credited as the inspiration for the American Revolution. It was a call to action, urging common people in America to resist Britain, not reconcile with them; establish a constitution, and support the Continental Army. It helped unite the colonists under a common cause — Liberty. Though Paine left for Europe in 1787 after independence had been won, does his radical legacy live on? Are there remnants of the radical age that still exist in our country? Could a writer today excite such action? A re–broadcast of an exploration of the life and legacy of Thomas Paine today on "Weekday."

Marjane Satrapi: 'Growing up in Iran'

webhelp@kuow.org (KUOW 94.9 Public Radio) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:05:00 -0700

We talk a lot about the Middle East, but what was it really like to grow up there? What does it mean to be a woman in Iran? How do people in Iran feel about their Iraqi neighbors? Marjane Satrapi grew up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution of 1979. What was occurring at that time? What were the fears and the hopes? What is the human cost of war? How do those events play into present day? How did Saddam look from the other side of the boarder?

Satrapi records the events of her childhood in two graphic novels, "Persepolis" and "Persepolis 2." She joins us on "Weekday" to share her story.

Growing Up In Rainier Valley

webhelp@kuow.org (KUOW 94.9 Public Radio) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:05:00 -0700

Mishna Wolff grew up in Seattle's Rainier Valley in the early 1980s. Her father wore "a short perm, a Cosby–esque sweater, gold chains and a Kangol — telling jokes like Redd Foxx, and giving advice like Jesse Jackson." He was white, but he was "down." Mishna Wolff writes about growing up white in an African–American neighborhood in her new book, "I'm Down."

Plus, Cliff Mass joins us with a weekend weather forecast.

Your Take on News

webhelp@kuow.org (KUOW 94.9 Public Radio) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:05:00 -0700

Once again it is Friday. What stories caught your attention? What hasn't been covered enough? Is there anything that really made your blood boil? The news is more than the mainstream headlines. Don't let the media choose all the topics. What is your take on the news?