The Sordid History Of Seattle Chain Gangs Little surprises Knute Berger, writer and local historian, when it comes to Seattle history. So when he discovered that Seattle had used chain gangs –... Jeannie Yandel
What Are Seattle's Urban Legends (And Are They True?) Do Seattleites buy more sunglasses than residents of other cities? Was there really a dead horse in Ballard’s water supply in the early 1900s? And did... Jeannie Yandel
Local Woman Describes Secret Life As Baha'i In Iran Jeannie Yandel talks with Mitra Zarakani, an employment specialist at Jewish Family Service's Eastside location, about her immigration to the U.S. and... Jeannie Yandel
Scientists Discover Secret Corridor Of Brain, Lost For 100 Years Two years ago Jason Yeatman, a researcher at the University of Washington, stumbled into a secret corridor of the mind. Marcie Sillman
'A Death With Dignity' For The Kalakala It was before dawn on Thursday, and the cold air off the Blair Waterway in Tacoma was damp and penetrating. Karl Anderson, a mustachioed man in his 70s,... Isolde Raftery
The Coming Of The Great War, Set To Music To mark the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I, University of Washington professor Robin McCabe planned a series she calls “Music from the... John O'Brien
Fur May Not Be Popular In The Northwest, But It's Still Big Business Did you know that fur is still a big industry in Seattle? One of the main ways this region became settled and explored was by fur trappers in the early... Hannah Burn
Local Professor On The World's First Computer, 'A Universe In A Box' Jeannie Yandel talks with University of Puget Sound professor James Evans about the Antikythera Mechanism, which is believed to be the world's first... Jeannie Yandel
Kalakala, Washington's Famed Ferry, To Be Sold For Scrap Ross Reynolds talks with Knute Berger, columnist for Crosscut and Seattle Magazine, about the final demise of the famed art deco ferry, the Kalakala. Matthew Streib
Nell Pickerell, A Trans Man From Seattle's Rough And Tumble Days Seattle writer Knute Berger was combing through old articles when he spotted an unusual character: “A woman, dressed as a man, riding a bike recklessly.” Jeannie Yandel
