Marcie Sillman
Stories
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Release the Kraken!
The tentacles waving, the roar of the crowd, a goal – for the Seattle Kraken!
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August 25th | Defending free speech for all
Another thread in the ongoing conversation about free speech. This week’s chat with the county executive. And a look at the origins of THE KRAKENNN.
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King County Executive on inquests and his upcoming budget
King County Executive Dow Constantine joins us for our weekly chat and hints at new bus protections and homelessness solutions in his upcoming budget.
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No antibodies? Don’t despair just yet
The million dollar question In These Times: if you’ve had COVID once, can you get it again?
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August 24th | What’s the deal with that mail sorting machine??
The political tussle over the United States Postal Service comes home to Washington. A look at COVID-19 immunity: what we do and don’t know. Racism interrupters that have your back. And the increasingly crowded gig economy.
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How dance goes digital in Seattle
If there’s one thing that distinguishes artists, it’s an aptitude for creative problem-solving. They’ve had to be particularly creative this summer. Six months into a pandemic that shuttered theaters, nightclubs and other venues, with no set date to reopen, Seattle area dance companies are pivoting from live performance to producing new digital content for their audiences.
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Nia-Amina Minor finds inspiration in the fight for racial justice
It's been a tough year for Seattle dancer Nia-Amina Minor, but she finds energy and inspiration from the fight racial justice
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Dance is 'close and sweaty,' but Donald Byrd is working to create the art form for the pandemic age.
In early March, Donald Byrd, artistic director at Seattle’s Spectrum Dance Theatre, and his company members were working on a new dance about the intersection of race and climate change. The performance was scheduled to premiere in April, and while coronavirus cases were on the rise here, officials hadn’t yet issued any public gathering restrictions. So Byrd and his dancers continued rehearsals at their studio at Madrona Beach.
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Pushing back phases and pushing forward schools, this week
Marcie Sillman discusses the week's news with Manola Secaira og, Civic Cocktail's Joni Balter, and the Seat
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July 16th | Why some teachers don’t want to go back to school
Pediatricians and frazzled parents largely agree that they’d like to see kids back in schools this fall – but what about the folks who will have to be there with them? We speak to mayor Jenny Durkan about policing, and Senator Patty Murray about healthcare and COVID-19 relief.