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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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An environmental scientist points to Indigenous knowledge for sustainability solutions
‘That's why we lose a lot of our own community members who are not interested in western sciences because they don't see themselves being reflected. I think with Indigenous science we have to reflect ourselves because, otherwise, we are ignoring part of our kinships and also teachings that we have been passed down.’
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The highs and lows of a prized and vulnerable freedom
‘Free speech has been perhaps one of the most powerful engines of human equality that we've ever stumbled upon as a species.’
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New book explores advances in immune system science
‘We are having exponential growth in our understanding of the immune system. There’s just so much to learn, and our baseline has just been established.’
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From prison chain gang to art world notoriety, the life and work of Winfred Rembert
‘We had been married over five years before he decided that he would even mention to me what had happened. I just knew he was having trouble sleeping. And this is the kind of torture that followed him until he died.’
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Authors reckon with the aftermath of childhood sexual abuse
‘It’s Tim who stands out in my memory, who was always by my side. Until he wasn’t.’
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Defining disability justice and celebrating ‘crip-centric liberated zones’
‘Crip Kinship: The Disability Justice & Art Activism of Sins Invalid’
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Paul Auster celebrates the precocious, abbreviated life and work of Stephen Crane
'Crane is now in the hands of the specialists, while the invisible army of so-called general readers, the same people who still take pleasure in reading old standbys such as Melville and Whitman, are no longer reading Crane.’
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What are we willing to do to protect Southern Resident orcas?
What it will take to share this region with Qw'e lh'ol mechen, ‘the people that live under the sea’
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Trans history and one man’s struggle to correct ‘a ghastly mistake’
‘Dr E. Forbes-Sempill henceforth wishes to be known as Dr Ewan Forbes-Sempill’
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Anita Hill on her mission to end gender violence and harassment
‘We know it’s a cultural problem. We know it’s a behavioral problem. But it’s not a problem of a few bad apples.’ – Professor Anita Hill
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Called to investigate, three authors reflect on the body
‘I’m still surprised when I’m noticed. I came to believe I was invisible.’
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Gather ‘round for a roguish, timeless Christmas tale
A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas