When Fishing Was The Common Language During Strained US-Soviet Relations In the competitive world of fishing, joining forces can be tough work. It’s even more difficult if the two parties are superpowers at the height of Cold... Ross Reynolds
Beatlemania: Seattle Style August 21, 1964. That's the day the Beatles came to Seattle for the very first time. The Fab Four played 12 songs — 29 minutes total — at the Seattle... Marcie Sillman
What's On The Bottom Of Lake Washington? Planes, Trains And … What’s on the bottom of Lake Washington? Listener Merry McCreery wanted to know. For KUOW Public Radio’s Local Wonder project, I embarked on a strange... Sarah Waller
'Imbecile Slush': Surprising Early Reactions To Crooning In 1932, a new singing style was emerging: crooning. What we might consider easy listening now wasn't necessarily received cordially by its... Amanda Wilde
Jimi Hendrix, Seattle And Race In Post-War American Culture David Hyde speaks with cultural historian, musician and writer Peter Bacon Hales about Jimi Hendrix's cover of Bob Dylan's "All Along The Watchtower,"... David Hyde Amina Al-Sadi
Japanese Cherry Trees Harken Back To Darker Times At UW In a ceremony on Tuesday morning, the University of Washington dedicated more than 30 young cherry trees, gifts from Japan. Isolde Raftery
How Did We Use The Internet, Before The URL? Steve Scher talks with Janet Abbate, associate professor of Science and Technology In Society at Virginia Tech, about the history and early users of the... Steve Scher Posey Gruener
Peanuts: From Hog Food To Gourmet Spread Steve Scher talks with Jon Krampner, author of "Creamy and Crunchy: An Informal History of Peanut Butter, the All-American Food," about how peanuts... Hannah Burn Steve Scher
Death Penalty History In Washington Marcie Sillman talks with Tim Ford, lawyer and former president of Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, about how Washington state has... Marcie Sillman Hannah Burn
United States And Pakistan: An Epic History Of Misunderstanding Marcie Sillman talks with Husain Haqqani, the former Pakistan Ambassador to the US, about his new book "Magnificent Delusions." Marcie Sillman Hannah Burn
