Classroom Diplomacy and Warring Geoduck Gangs
11/15/2007
Maliha Masood turned down a position with the State Department to work on the Hearts and Minds campaign in the Middle East. Today, the Pakistan-born, Seattle-raised writer tells us why she decided to act locally. Plus, how one author was inspired by warring geoduck gangs.At 2:08 p.m. - Sound Reflections: Kearney Barton
Amanda Wilde's series on Northwest producers continues with a conversation with Kearney Barton. Kearney Barton is a northwest original. He played a key role in the creation of the now legendary rock sound of Northwest bands such as The Sonics, The Wailers, The Kingsmen, The Fleetwoods, The Ventures, and The Standells. Barton's recording techniques are rare and unusual by today's standards. In this interview, Kearney Barton describes the production style that still inspires bands from all over the world to track him down and apply his expertise to their music.
At 2:20 p.m. - Lou Rowan
Lou Rowan spent most of his career as an investment advisor in New York. But soon after he moved to Tacoma, he was inspired to dedicate his life to writing and publishing. Today, Lou Rowan shares the story of warring geoduck gangs that inspired his latest novella.
Lou Rowan spent most of his career as an investment advisor in New York. But soon after he moved to Tacoma, he was inspired to dedicate his life to writing and publishing. Today, Lou Rowan shares the story of warring geoduck gangs that inspired his latest novella.
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At 2:30 p.m. - Dr. Bonnie Dunbar
Dr. Bonnie Dunbar is a veteran of several NASA space missions and director of Seattle's Museum of Flight. The new permanent exhibit at the Museum "Space: Exploring the New Frontier" celebrates the contributions of Dr. Dunbar, a Washington state native, and all of the astronauts of the past 50 years. Today, Dave Beck visits the exhibit with Dr. Bonnie Dunbar. She'll describe some of the space artifacts to us and explain how they relate to her own space exploration experiences.
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At 2:40 p.m. - Gary Faigin Art Reviews
Seattle painter David Kroll is a Chicago transplant who moved to the Northwest 10 years ago, responding to the lure of the great outdoors. Not coincidentally, his own work includes lively depictions of the natural world, but Kroll's birds and bees are engaged in activities rather different then what you might see in your local woodland.
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David Kroll's paintings can be seen at Grover/Thurston Gallery in Pioneer Square through Saturday, December 1st.
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At 2:50 p.m. - Classroom Diplomacy
Maliha Masood was offered a diplomat position with the state department to work on the Hearts and Minds campaign in the Middle East. But the Pakistan-born, Seattle-raised writer had a different idea of how to change attitudes about Islamic countries. As a local teacher, she is helping Americans get to know Muslims as real people.
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