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Roast Penguin? Jason Anthony On Antarctic Cuisine

Weekday with Steve Scher — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:00:00 +0000

What is there to eat in Antarctica? Not much, though you could try penguin. In 1897, stranded Captain Georges Lecointe said penguin tasted like “beef, odiferous cod fish and a canvas-backed duck, roasted together in a pot with blood and cod-liver oil for sauce.” Desperate and trapped Antarctic explorers have eaten all kinds of awful things. Author Jason Anthony explains the culinary lengths people will go to in order to survive.

Six Words: Ask Who I Am, Not What

editor — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 08:29:00 +0000

This month NPR begins a series of occasional conversations about The Race Card Project, where people can submit their thoughts on race and cultural identity in six words. Thousands of people have shared their six-word stories and every so often NPR Host/Special Correspondent Michele Norris will dip into the trove of six-word stories to explore issues surrounding race and cultural identity for Morning Edition.

Feds Reviewing Discipline Rates Of Black Students In Seattle Schools

Ann Dornfeld — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:10:18 +0000

KUOW has learned that the U.S. Department of Education has launched an investigation into discipline rates in Seattle Public Schools. In an email, agency spokesman Jim Bradshaw told KUOW that its Office for Civil Rights is looking into whether black students in Seattle are disciplined "more frequently and more harshly" than white students for the same infractions.

Gather At The Table: A Dialogue On Race

Steve Scher — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 17:00:00 +0000

When you look at a person, do you "see race?" Sharon Leslie Morgan and Tom DeWolf have been asking that question as they sat down at dinner tables around America. They found the lingering pain of slavery, and some paths to healing. They join us for a conversation about the journey toward racial equality.

Episode 35: Dance, Rap, Or Study? Three Teens' Answers To "What Are You Going To Do With Your Life?"

Daniel Metz and Bryce Ellis and RadioActive Youth Media — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 18:53:12 +0000

In this month’s RadioActive podcast, hosts Bryce Ellis and Daniel Metz hear stories about high school students who aren’t "sluffin" when it comes to their futures (if you don’t know what "sluffin" means this show has got your definition).
One of the kids in these stories goes down the traditional four-year college route, while the others travel off the beaten path:

Living In A White City

Ross Reynolds — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 16:52:29 +0000

Seattle is one of the whitest cities in the country according to the most recent census. But what does that mean? What's it like to live in such a white city? We talk to you about the latest figures.