Why Ben Gibbard wants to save The Showbox This week, people who want to save Seattle's Showbox theater came to City Hall. They don't want a developer to turn the 80 year old downtown concert... Bill Radke Amina Al-Sadi Alison Bruzek
'I'm beginning to hear a needle drop.' Poet reflects on family ghosts Denver poet Diana Khoi Nguyen's family is haunted by bees. It's easier for them to speak about the bees than it is to speak about her brother's suicide.... Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong Alison Bruzek Bill Radke
PNB launches program to foster female choreographers Many ballet dancers are women, but far fewer women actually create the dances we see onstage. Seattle’s Pacific Northwest Ballet school wants to help... Marcie Sillman
Sex, science and decolonization—and a burlesque show that tackles all three The shame and violence around sexuality in North America isn't an accident—it's inextricably linked to settler colonialism, says University of Alberta... Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong Bill Radke
What's good this weekend, Seattle? Here are three ideas Kim Malcolm talks with Monica Guzman, editor of the Seattle daily newsletter The Evergrey , about some events to check out in Seattle this weekend.... Kim Malcolm Andy Hurst
Seattle artists are literally hitting their heads against the ceiling for creative spaces It’s no secret that Seattle’s hot housing market is driving up property values and squeezing out affordable places to live. But for thousands of Seattle... Marcie Sillman
Love letters to a past and future assassin "In a second I'll tell you how little writing rescues." That promise, from the opening poem of Terrance Hayes' "American Sonnets for My Past and Future... Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong Bill Radke
If America was #bae, how would you describe your relationship? Now more than ever, many people's relationship with America is... complicated. Three Seattle artists want to hear more about your relationship status... Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong Bill Radke
What's your playlist for the hazy, lazy, crazy days of summer? In honor of the summer solstice, we asked listeners about their favorite summer songs. You came through with the nostalgic, the playful, and some truly... Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong Alison Bruzek Jason Pagano Ross Reynolds Brie Ripley
How this Czech daredevil raced to freedom "In America, freedom is like air," said Czech daredevil Mira Slovak. That air was his element - he used it for work, for play, and to make his escape... Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong Ross Reynolds
