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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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In 'On Juneteenth' Annette Gordon-Reed chronicles hardship and joy on the path to Black freedom
‘Origin stories matter, for individuals, groups of people, and for nations. They inform our sense of self, telling us what kind of people we believe we are, what kind of nation we believe we live in.’
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The power of self-deception: Why and how our brains deceive us
"In any given moment the human eye takes in about a billion bits of information. The brain discards the vast majority of that information, and processes about 40 bits of information."
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'Attractive for an Asian man’: Photographer reframes Asian American masculinity
Chinese American photographer Andrew Kung is reclaiming representation of the all-American man one portrait at a time.
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On Asian America: Living in the rural NW, historical and contemporary stories
‘And as she walked by, she said ‘In America, we say excuse me!’ She just looked angry, and I looked around. I was stunned.’
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On Asian America: Not backing down
The surge of hate crimes committed against Asian Americans has swelled since the start of the Covid 19 pandemic. It's a sad but known truth that racial hatred against Asians (or racial hatred, in general) isn't just a new phenomenon in the US. But neither is standing up to and confronting that hatred...
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On Asian America: Sex, gender and the 'exotic other'
From adult films to a portrait series on Asian men, stereotypes of Asian identity are being disrupted in surprising and creative ways.
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What’s overheating the planet? Kate Aronoff says capitalism is
‘For better and for worse, our choice now is between eco-socialism or eco-apartheid.’
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Poet’s search for grace, justice amid historic and current anti-Asian hate
Brian Komei Dempster’s ‘poetry of remembering, and the reverberations of our ancestors.’
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Jess Zimmerman subverts the dominant monster myth paradigm
‘These are the bedtime stories the patriarchy tells itself.’
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Glowing bunnies and climate change denial. What could go wrong?
Nathaniel Rich considers ‘the horrific interconnectedness of all things’
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Raising boys the non-toxic way: a how-to manual
‘I want him to be able to have those qualities that I saw men wanting, but not being able to have. Like being able to cry.’
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A visionary constellation of poetry, five decades in the making
Lyric World presents the celebrated poet Arthur Sze
