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Readings, debates, lectures and so much more. Hear fascinating talks by authors, intellectuals, officials and regular folks with important stories recorded live all around Seattle.
Episodes
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Stories from a changing Seattle
Laureate Claudia Castro Luna calls up tales of The Emerald City
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David Barsamian’s call to ‘Rise and Resist’
‘Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never has and it never will.’
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‘Planetary arsonists,’ Naomi Klein calls some world leaders. But she has hope
In 2018, the intergovernmental panel on climate change released a report that detailed that unprecedented transformation in every aspect of society was needed to curb the effects of climate change. It gave a timeline of 12 years. We now have 11 yrs. The information in the report has given way to a rise in activism in younger generations, scientists, as well as given momentum to the proposed US legislation The Green New Deal. Its becoming apparent there's an upward trend of considering climate change in the-present and future-decision making practices of societies-and individuals. But, according to author Naomi Klein, the true required actions to avoid further and greater devastation of climate change isn’t happening rapidly enough…
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Seattle's homeless crisis: A KUOW hosted debate
Is the homelessness crisis really killing Seattle?
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Timothy Egan's journey of faith — by foot
Timothy Egan wasn’t sure he was up for the pilgrimage he’d decided to make. Less than 20 miles in, his feet were swollen and he missed his family.
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Using data to fight inequities in policing
Status quo-breaking research maps police violence
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Susan Rice: ‘We can’t take five and a half (more) years of this’
The former National Security Advisor discusses life, leadership, diplomacy and Trump
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What we know about human consciousness
Allen Institute Chief Scientist leads efforts to understand consciousness
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Hillary and Chelsea Clinton share stories of ‘Gutsy Women’
Girls kept asking who their heroes were, so they wrote a book
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MSNBC's Rachel Maddow on ‘the fight of our lifetimes'
She discusses her new best-selling expose ‘Blowout’
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Parent as if your kid’s adulthood depends on it
It does. Julie Lythcott-Haims shares insights into successful adult-rearing
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Think Black: A son reflects on his father’s role in the computer revolution
The underpinnings and footholds of corporate racism at the dawn of the digital age