Who Stole Music First? It Might Have Been Debussy Pop music has always borrowed liberally from classical themes: think Al Jolson’s 1920 hit “Avalon” lifting Puccini’s opera “Tosca,” 1970s disco... Amanda Wilde
Galloping Gertie Turns 75 David Hyde speaks with journalist and local historian Feliks Banel about the Tacoma Narrows bridge collapse on Nov. 7, 1940. David Hyde
Seattle's First Library Was Also Its First Counterculture David Hyde travels back in time through the magic of radio with writer Knute Berger to the site of Seattle's first library. David Hyde
Geologically Speaking, The Northwest Is Still Under Construction Kim Malcolm talks to Dr. Kirk Johnson, sant director of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History, about the geological wonders... Kim Malcolm
Remembering The Death Of Seattle's Major Transit Initiative Before Move Seattle and Bridging the Gap, there was Forward Thrust. Fifty years ago this week civic leader Jim Ellis introduced Forward Thrust at a... Feliks Banel
Former King County Prosecutor Tells All In Downfall Of Police Payoff Scheme Ross Reynolds interviews former King County prosecutor Christopher Bayley about his new book, “Seattle Justice: The Rise and Fall of the Police Payoff... Ross Reynolds
The Strange, Short Story Of Washington State’s Income Tax What is the history of Washington state's political allergy to an income tax? Steven Thomson of Olympia posed this question to KUOW's Local Wonder . We... Carolyn Adolph
Attorney Reflects On Two Decades Of Fighting For 'Hanford Downwinders' David Hyde speaks with attorney Richard Eymann about the history of 'Hanford downwinders' -- people who believed they suffered health problems after... David Hyde
Seattle Museum Teaches Tolerance Through Stories Of The Holocaust Kim Malcolm talks to Dee Simon, executive director of The Holocaust Center for Humanity, Seattle's first Holocaust museum, about why she works to share... Kim Malcolm
Maurice Sendak: 'Childhood Is A Very Difficult Time Of Life' Did Maurice Sendak , author of "Where The Wild Things Are," talk to kids about his work? It was 1991, and Sendak had come into the KUOW studios for an... Ross Reynolds
