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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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Climate change is real. What role do you play?
'Our actions and the problems they create are connected, all around the world.'
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A farm. A barn. A sylvan symposium for our times
Smoke Farm 2019 continues a conversational tradition
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Rock star poet sings ‘The Tiny Journalist’ blues
Naomi Shihab Nye from Neve Shalom/Wāħat as-Salām to Al-ki, Bye and Bye
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Earnest storytelling about living in Cascadia
An evening of words and ideas on our relationship to nature and each other
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Samantha Power on ‘the right kind of U.S. leadership’
‘It’s no secret that the cause of internationalism… has been a bit bruised’
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Sister Helen: ‘People think I’m a saint...until they know me'
‘No religious leaders protested the killing that night. But I was there. I saw it with my own eyes. And what I saw set my soul on fire.’
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1 doctor, 2 million patients: Mental health care in Africa
The U.S. and Mozambique might not be as different as you might think.
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Why Black Lives Matter still matters, and what to do about it
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor on the fight for black liberation and the root causes of racism and oppression
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Can we work toward a sustainable, equitable, democratic economy?
Marjorie Kelly says yes, we can. And explains how
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Robert Reich and Pramila Jayapal take on the '3 supremacies'
Robert Reich and Pramila Jayapal mark Labor Day at Town Hall Seattle
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It’s a potentially sinister day in the neighborhood
Ann Leckie lets her imagination run wild, again
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Americans need to rekindle Lady Liberty's torch, according to US senator Jeff Merkley
When Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley first caught wind of what the Trump administration’s plans were for deterring immigration, he was in disbelief. He traveled to a Texas facility that was reported to be boarding children to investigate. That visit resulted in a viral video history...