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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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Author Casey Schwartz on distraction, stimulants, and her love of paying attention
Focus, people! On paying attention
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What are you smoking? Clearing the air about cannabis
These chemists are cutting through the haze to analyze our pot habits.
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Death with dignity: A conversation with NPR’s Diane Rehm
According to longtime NPR host Diane Rehm, “talking about death in the U.S. is the last taboo.” And its something she says needs to change.
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Clifford Thompson confronts race and indifference in the Trump era
His new essay collection explores “the cold heart of the trouble”
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The System: It’s about class and power
Robert Reich joins us from his home office
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Drop that cheese puff! Food sustains us, and we live more sustainably, if we make good food choices
Author Sophie Egan shares thoughtful ways to build a conscious food pantry
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Ignite Seattle enlightens us, and they make it quick!
If you had five minutes on stage, what would you say?
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Violence, suffering, survival, and metamorphosis in Paisley Rekdal’s ‘Nightingale’
‘A haunting and haunted collection’ splits us open
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Respect for horses a path to healing at recovery ranch
‘They were complete trouble, but they were beautiful.’
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E.J. Dionne to liberal and moderate anti-Trumpers: Pick a lane
Dionne’s latest book is Code Red: How Progressives and Moderates Can Unite to Save Our Country. As the subtitle suggests, he’s urging anti-Trumpers to come together or risk re-electing him.
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Feminism v. Patriarchy (Psst! It’s not Women v. Men)
Confronting the "drip, drip, drip of everyday sexism."
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Drawing the line on progress, for certain citizens
The legacy of redlining in Seattle