Charles Johnson On Buddhism And The Black American 'Minefield' As a teenager, University of Washington professor emeritus Charles Johnson discovered a book on yoga and meditation on his mom’s bookshelf that sparked... Amina Al-Sadi
How An Arts Group Helped Shape Seattle's Civic Landscape Marcie Sillman talks with former Seattle PI arts writer R.M. Campbell about the civic group Allied Arts and the role it played in shaping the city.... Marcie Sillman
Seattle Musician Jamie Aaron Mourns Changing Capitol Hill Ross Reynolds talks with local musician Jamie Aaron, who recently released her debut solo album "Velo Scene," about her inspirations. Aaron will be... Matthew Streib
Resurrecting Walter Benjamin's Pre-Holocaust Broadcasts Walter Benjamin was a radical German philosopher and critic. In the 1920s and 30s his fascination with new technology lead him to create a series of... John O'Brien
Nancy Pearl's Pick To Help You Expand Your Mind In The New Year Marcie Sillman talks with bookhugger Nancy Pearl about a new book that can help you improve your knowledge base for the beginning of the new year. Pearl... Marcie Sillman
[Live Music] Beat Connection Writes Music To Cure 'Industrial Condo Sadness' When RadioActive's Noah Phillips Reardon was 13, her friend put Beat Connection's song "Silver Screen" on a mix tape. Noah played it over and over and... Noah Phillips Reardon
South Seattle Theater Will Show 'The Interview' On Christmas A limited number of venues across the country will show the film “The Interview” tomorrow. Ark Lodge Cinemas in Seattle’s Columbia City neighborhood is... David Hyde
'He Thought It Was You': A Day With Thornton Wilder's Sister In 1975, I was on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Someone handed me a copy of Thornton Wilder’s “The Eighth Day.” When I finished that novel, someone... Gary Heyde
A Rogue's Christmas: Short Yuletide Tales Told Live Did you know E.B. White was fired by the Seattle Times in 1923? You’ll learn about that and other curiosities in this Yuletide episode of Speakers Forum... John O'Brien
Tis The Season For One Of Nancy Pearl's Recommendations Marcie Sillman and librarian Nancy Pearl discuss escaping into a good book with this week's recommendation, "F," by Daniel Kehlmann, translated from the... Marcie Sillman
