Taking Back A Racial Slur Through A Trademark Fight In 2007 Portland bassist Simon Tam wanted to start a band that celebrates his Asian heritage, and he wanted a name that captured that pride and at the ... Allie Ferguson
New Book Studies A Horrific Crime In Seattle, And What It Says About Us Bill Radke speaks with Eli Sanders, Pulitzer-prize winning author of "While The City Slept," about the attack on a hot summer night that changed three S... Andy Hurst
Mod Girl Carrie Brownstein Figures It Out Musician, actor and writer Carrie Brownstein co-founded the band Sleater-Kinney and currently stars in the television series Portlandia and Transparent.... John O'Brien
Nancy Pearl: What To Read Next When You Have A Thing For Mermaids When KUOW listeners are at a loss for what book to read next, help is just a phone call away – as long as the person picking up the phone is "Book Lust"... Marcie Sillman
The Record: Monday, Jan. 25, Full Show We've had legal marijuana for a while -- is it time for pot cafes? Have you seen the crowdsourced mao of Seattle for people with disabilities? And what...
Macklemore's 'White Privilege II' Is Not An Easy Listen, But That's Kind Of The Point Bill Radke talks with musician and composer Ahamefule J. Oluo, one of several Seattle-based artists who collaborated on the new Macklemore and Ryan Lewi... Bill Radke
Seattle Council Veteran: You Can Fight City Hall Ross Reynolds asks former Seattle City Councilmember Nick Licata why the back cover of his book, “Becoming A Citizen Activist,” proclaims "you can fight... Ross Reynolds
The SAM Cars Are Coming Down For the past eight years, visitors to the downtown Seattle Art Museum have been greeted by nine white Ford Taurus cars that hang from the ceiling of SAM... Marcie Sillman
Washington Poet Laureate Elizabeth Austen Says Goodbye To The Job Elizabeth Austen hadn't given much thought to the state poet laureate job until a few years ago. That changed after several friends urged Austen, a poe... Marcie Sillman
The Tiny Dancer Who Became A Big Star In Seattle A dancer stands alone on the stage. He is dressed in black tights only; his bare chest is broad and muscular. As the bassoonist plays the first plaintiv... Marcie Sillman