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Run Peter Run. But what’s chasing Peter Sagal?
Something prompted NPR’s Peter Sagal to take up running around the age of 40. That journey is the subject of his new book “The Incomplete Book of Running.”
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Getting to the heart of meaningful sustainability in the PNW
What can we do to create and preserve a sustainable life here? “Shall we save the orca? Shall we solve for climate change? Shall we hang on to what we love about our place?” The answer may start with an Ampersand.
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Who's a good neighbor? Mr. Rogers, of course
The first full-length biography of Fred Rogers sheds light on a brilliant career and the dearth of quality, educational children's television programming.
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Khaled Hosseini in Seattle: The reality of refugees beyond fiction
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The not so 'bright line' between journalism and activism.
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Sally Field in Seattle: 'Democracy is messy'
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Conjoined twin slaves and addiction: Poems from 'Gramma'
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'Uninterested audience? Maybe you're just boring'
Johnson shares a few of his strategies when having difficult and divisive conversations with his fellow Americans.
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Is the marketplace messing up social change?
Author Anand Giridharadas on what happens when wealth meets social change
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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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‘Look, we’re living in bizarre times,’ says John Kerry in Seattle.
Former Senator and Secretary of State John Kerry embraces the straight talk mantle.
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‘Retreat, or perish in place'
As sea levels rise and coastal populations increase, more people are subject to flooding. Author Elizabeth Rush compiled research and the stories of people affected by sea level rise for her new book “Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore.”