Olympia

Olympia Update With Austin Jenkins

The Conversation With Ross Reynolds — Fri, 10 May 2013 19:13:54 +0000

Ross Reynolds gets a preview of next week's special legislative session from Olympia correspondent Austin Jenkins.

Olympia, Human Trafficking, And Birds

Weekday With Steve Scher — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:00:00 +0000

This Week In Olympia
With the end of the legislative session nigh, will lawmakers be able to wrap up their work or will there be a special session? Jerry Cornfield, reporter and political columnist for the Everett Herald, is waiting for answers along with the rest of us.

Breaking The Cycle Of Human Trafficking
In Kolkata, India’s red-light district, the New Light Foundation runs two centers that provide poor and abandoned girls with health care, meals, tutoring and in the case of 40 children, a roof over their head. Urmi Basu, founder and director of New Light, is now in the process of establishing a home for young boys so that they too can leave the red-light district.

The Beauty Of Endangered Birds
There are 590 bird species that are endangered or critically endangered. Some only live in captivity. Around the world there are places where only old nests and the memories of their songs remain. Photographer Tim Laman and ornithologist Ed Scholes bring us the story of endangered birds.

This Week In Olympia With Austin Jenkins

The Conversation With Ross Reynolds — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:02:44 +0000

What makes this legislative session so special? Ross Reynolds talks with Olympia correspondent Austin Jenkins about what is and isn't happening in our state's capitol.

News From Olympia, David Stockman, Covering Breaking News

Weekday With Steve Scher — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:00:00 +0000

This Week In Olympia
The legislative session is almost over but lots of issues remain unresolved. Education funding is still up in the air, so is an agreement on a balanced budget. Jerry Cornfield, reporter and political columnist for the Everett Herald is waiting for answers along with the rest of us.

David Stockman Takes The American Economy To The Woodshed
In 1985, federal budget Director David Stockman was sharply rebuked by his boss, Ronald Reagan, for saying the president’s tax programs were trickle-down programs to help the rich. These days, author David Stockman is taking Ben Bernanke, Wall Street Banks and the Obama administration to the woodshed for printing money, running deficits and leaving the gold standard.

The Media’s Boston Bomber Frenzy
CNN went on the air with misinformation about the imminent arrest of suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings. The front page of the New York Post identified the wrong men as suspects. Should audiences have any expectations for factual reporting during these fast moving stories?

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.

This Week In Olympia With Austin Jenkins

The Conversation With Ross Reynolds — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 18:23:31 +0000

Three budgets walk into a news cycle, but only one budget will leave. Ross Reynolds talks with Olympia correspondent Austin Jenkins about the latest from our lawmakers in Olympia.

Adventures In Digestion With Mary Roach

Weekday with Steve Scher — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:00:00 +0000

How does the human digestive system actually work? Why can competitive eaters eat so much, so fast? Why do we like certain food textures better than others? Science writer Mary Roach is the author of books including “Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife" and "Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers." She answers these questions and more in her latest book, “Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal."

This Week In Olympia With Austin Jenkins

The Conversation With Ross Reynolds — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 19:08:21 +0000

As we try and raise funds for our station, the legislators in Olympia are still at odds over their own budget. Ross Reynolds catches up on the latest news out of the state capitol with Olympia correspondent Austin Jenkins.

Favorite Interviews: Comedian David Alan Grier And Chef Eddie Huang

Weekday with Steve Scher — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 16:00:00 +0000

Our spring membership drive continues with two of our favorite recent interviews. First, we listen back to our conversation with actor and comedian David Alan Grier. He joined us in the studio to talk about his 30-year career in entertainment, from the theater to television's "In Living Color" to Broadway. Then, we revisit our talk with restaurateur Eddie Huang about food, hip-hop and the experience of growing up a first-generation immigrant in the US.

Nancy Pearl On Books That Made You Take Action

Weekday with Steve Scher — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:00:00 +0000

During our spring pledge drive, we hope to inspire you to act by pledging your support to KUOW. Books, of course can inspire action, too. The destruction of books in the novel “Fahrenheit 451” spurred the characters to start memorizing texts! What book spurred you to action? What did you do? Maybe you got involved in a movement, changed jobs or traveled somewhere you never planned to go. Public radio librarian Nancy Pearl takes your calls at 800.289.5869 and your emails: weekday@kuow.org. Also this hour: The Everett Herald's Jerry Cornfield gives a look ahead at the week in Olympia.