Why Robert Reich Is Bullish On Progressive Economic Change Robert Reich says he’s often stopped by strangers at airports. People walk right up to him, forego any niceties, and get straight to the question: “What... John O'Brien
Nancy Pearl On A Book That Lives Up To Its Title Marcie Sillman talks with book hugger Nancy Pearl about a book that both surprised and delighted her: "Harriet Wolf's Seventh Book of Wonders," by... Marcie Sillman
Feminist Icon Gloria Steinem Finds Hope On The Road Gloria Steinem doesn’t like being called an icon. She sees herself as one in a tide of women who made and make change, so she doesn’t want to be put up... John O'Brien
Rainn Wilson: Nerd King Of The Pacific Northwest Rainn Wilson – Dwight Schrute on The Office – grew up in the Seattle area and attended the University of Washington. He spoke recently with KUOW Ross... Ross Reynolds
Do You Need To Garden Your Gut? David Hyde interviews Seattle-based biologist Anne Bikle ad University of Washington Professor David Montgomery about their new book on the beneficial... David Hyde
Local Poet On Trying To Hold On To Love's Beginning Washington state poet laureate Elizabeth Austen presents a "darkly beautiful love poem" from Tacoma-based poet Rick Barot. In his poem "After Darwish,"... Elizabeth Austen
Nancy Pearl's Pick Asks: Can We Really Transform Public Education? Marcie Sillman gets the week's reading recommendations from Nancy Pearl, "The Prize: Who's in Charge of America's Schools?" by Dale Russakoff. This new... Marcie Sillman
How A French Teenager Helped Save Us From 'The Fatal Tendency Of Disunion' In 1777 Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier de Lafayette was a French aristocrat looking for military glory. Since the French weren’t at war,... John O'Brien
Ursula K. Le Guin On Getting ‘Permission’ To Write Like A Woman Legendary science fiction writer Ursula K. Le Guin visited Seattle University recently to meet with students and read from her novel "The Lathe of... John O'Brien
Stories Of The Pacific Ocean Ross Reynolds talks to writer Simon Winchester about his book "Pacific: Silicon Chips and Surfboards, Coral Reefs and Atom Bombs, Brutal Dictators and... Ross Reynolds Amina Al-Sadi
