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Water Safety
11:19 am
Tue May 7, 2013

Yes, It Feels Like Summer, But That River Is Dangerous

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By The Conversation with Ross Reynolds

Seattle has seen record temperatures this week and more warm weather is forecasted this week. All the heat is making getting in the water very tempting, but The National Weather Service warns, low water temperatures and swift currents could make it difficult and dangerous to swim. In this segment Ross Reynolds interviews Brent Bower, senior service hydrologist at the National Weather Service,  about how to stay safe in the water.

Mortality
11:13 am
Tue May 7, 2013

Breaking The Taboo Against Talking About Death

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Michael Hebb's project, "Let's Have Dinner and Talk About Death."
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The chalkboard from a death dinner.
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A death dinner at the Olson Kundig storefront in November 2012.
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Michael Hebb leads a death dinner in November 2012.
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Students at a death dinner explore issues of mortality.
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Guests memorialize their ancestors at a death dinner in November 2012.
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Michael Hebb cooks a meal for a death dinner.
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One death dinner activity is writing advice from the dead to the living. On this list, the first suggestion is to eat breakfast.
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By Amber Cortes

How do you want to die? Seattle food provocateur and entrepreneur Michael Hebb wants you to talk about it -- over dinner.

Hebb says how we want to die represents the most important and costly conversation Americans aren’t having. The price of end-of-life care can bankrupt a family and often doesn’t improve quality life for the one dying. And it’s much more difficult to navigate end-of-life decisions, and how an individual wants to be remembered, when the conversation never happened.

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Visual Literacy
11:08 am
Tue May 7, 2013

Stephen Apkon On Navigating "The Age Of The Image"

Credit Stephen Apkon's book "The Age of the Image."
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By The Conversation With Ross Reynolds

Stephen Apkon says we live in a world of images but do not have the visual literacy to understand them.  His new book is "The Age of the Image: Redefining Literacy in a World of Screens." KUOW's Ross Reynolds chats with Stephen Apkon. 

Gardening
10:00 am
Tue May 7, 2013

The Role Of Doubt In Faith, And Greendays Gardening Advice

Interfaith Amigos
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The Interfaith Amigos at their TEDxDU talk in 2011.
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 The Interfaith Amigos On The Role Of Doubt In Faith
Doubt is often part of religion. People often question the who, what, why and how of faith. The Interfaith Amigos share their thoughts and the personal doubts they’ve experienced.  

Greendays Gardening Panel
Our gardening panel includes a flower expert, native plant expert, and vegetable gardening expert.  They answer your gardening questions every Tuesday.   

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