Friday, March 19, 2010
Friday, March 19, 2010 on Weekday at 10:00 a.m.
Your Take On News
Once again it is Friday. Time to talk over the week's news. What stories caught your attention? What hasn't been covered enough? What makes your blood really boil? What's your take on the news? More »
Friday, March 19, 2010 on Weekday at 9:00 a.m.
Kids Of Survival: A Conversation With Artists Tim Rollins And Angel Abreu
When he was 26 years old, Tim Rollins went to teach art to at risk public middle school students in the South Bronx. The group of students called themselves Kids of Survival (K.O.S.). The resulting art that arose from their curriculum landed them in museums. What lessons can... More »
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Thursday, March 18, 2010 on Speakers' Forum at 8:00 p.m.
Malcolm Gladwell: Who Is Successful? Why?
Sometimes the way you conduct science has profound impacts on society as a whole. Malcolm Gladwell says the way we look at who is and who isn't successful is crucial. He says it's dangerous to think East Africans are good runners because they have an innate gene that makes them... More »
Thursday, March 18, 2010 on The Conversation at 12:00 p.m.
Kicking Marijuana
Researchers from the University of Washington's Innovative Programs Research Group are looking for 70 marijuana–dependent adults. They're doing a clinical research trial of state–of–the–art treatment approaches for people who want to stop using marijuana.... More »
Thursday, March 18, 2010 on Weekday at 10:00 a.m.
How Is Olympia's Special Session Going?
Advertisements by the US Chamber of Commerce aimed at killing the current health care legislation single out Rep. Adam Smith. Why? Smith says he'll vote for the health care legislation despite his misgivings. What concerns him. We'll get an update. The last time Washington... More »
Thursday, March 18, 2010 on Weekday at 9:00 a.m.
Rethinking Our Alleys
Our studios are at the corner of 45th and 15th. That tells us where we are in the city, but it doesn't give us any history of the place. Some of the early founders and ideals of Seattle are memorialized in street names. Denny Way and Boren Avenue give us a sense of who we were.... More »
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 on KUOW Presents at 2:00 p.m.
Thin Snowpack, Walking Away From Your Mortgage, And Dead Philosophers
From Oregon's Klamath Basin to Washington's Yakima Valley, Northwest farmers know they are in for a tough summer. The region's three governors are considering drought declarations for certain parts of their states. We also consider what happens when you walk away from your mortgage,... More »
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 on The Conversation at 12:00 p.m.
David Albright: 'Peddling Peril'
Nine countries have nuclear weapons but a network of illicit arms trade may allow other nations and terrorist groups to join the nuclear club. David Albright, author of "Peddling Peril," says we face this danger because of a secretive nuclear smuggling network and... More »
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 on Weekday at 10:00 a.m.
The Wednesday Menagerie: Vaughn Palmer, Robert Horton And Michael Parks
A conversation on the week's news in Canada from our Canadian correspondent, Vaughn Palmer, political correspondent for the Vancouver Sun. How does pop culture influence the news? How is the news reflected back in pop culture? Film critic Robert Horton — and you—join...
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010 on Weekday at 9:00 a.m.
Everyday Mysteries With Journalist David Grann
New Yorker staff writer David Grann has spent his career unraveling real–life mysteries. The out–of&ndfash;shape journalist with a degenerative eye condition describes himself as "the least likely explorer in the history of man." Yet Grann discovered how...
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