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Readings, debates, lectures and so much more. Hear fascinating talks by authors, intellectuals, officials and regular folks with important stories recorded live all around Seattle.
Episodes
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Sister Helen: ‘People think I’m a saint...until they know me'
‘No religious leaders protested the killing that night. But I was there. I saw it with my own eyes. And what I saw set my soul on fire.’
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1 doctor, 2 million patients: Mental health care in Africa
The U.S. and Mozambique might not be as different as you might think.
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Why Black Lives Matter still matters, and what to do about it
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor on the fight for black liberation and the root causes of racism and oppression
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Can we work toward a sustainable, equitable, democratic economy?
Marjorie Kelly says yes, we can. And explains how
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Robert Reich and Pramila Jayapal take on the '3 supremacies'
Robert Reich and Pramila Jayapal mark Labor Day at Town Hall Seattle
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It’s a potentially sinister day in the neighborhood
Ann Leckie lets her imagination run wild, again
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Americans need to rekindle Lady Liberty's torch, according to US senator Jeff Merkley
When Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley first caught wind of what the Trump administration’s plans were for deterring immigration, he was in disbelief. He traveled to a Texas facility that was reported to be boarding children to investigate. That visit resulted in a viral video history...
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Human composting: An environmental ending that's gaining ground
‘We really get to return to nature, and I think that’s pretty cool.’
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Beth Macy’s ‘Dopesick’ offers a Seattle audience intimate glimpses of those hit by the opioid epidemic.
“According to The CDC, In 2017, more than 70,000 people died from drug overdoses, making it a leading cause of injury-related death in the United States. Of those deaths, almost 68% involved a prescription or illicit opioid.”
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2018 Smoke Farm Symposium: Watersheds, dementia and 'fake news'
Get out of town for talks on our in-between times
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David Brooks and the moral response to 'a national valley of distrust and disconnection’
David Brooks considers the ways human nature and ingenuity can help us rise above disunion
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Got questions about Alien life? But raiding Area 51 sounds too extreme?...This talk just might be for you
Biologist Mohamed Noor takes a Seattle audience on a journey of exploration to boldly go where no one has gone before...or at least those not a part of the scientist community.