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Seattle Poet Activist Susan Rich Responds To Gaza

Seattle-based poet and human rights activist Susan Rich reads two poems concerning the ongoing conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. The first is...» E-Mail This

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Watergate: Answering Who Knew What And When

Ross Reynolds speaks with John Dean, who was President Richard Nixon's one-time legal counsel and was a pivotal figure in the Watergate scandal that led...» E-Mail This

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Playwright Ayad Akhtar In Search Of The Modern Muslim

Ayad Akhtar is one of those guys you'd hate if he wasn't so likeable. The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright is an award-winning screenwriter, a...» E-Mail This

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'Teacher Wars': How Tests And The Common Core Effect Classrooms

Marcie Sillman talks to journalist Dana Goldstein about her new book, "The Teacher Wars: A History of America's Most Embattled Profession," which delves...» E-Mail This

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Documentarian Ken Burns: Stop Obsessing About The Future

Jeannie Yandel talks with documentarian Ken Burns about what makes a good story. His new series, "The Roosevelts," airs September 14 on PBS. » E-Mail This

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Seattle Filmmaker Lynn Shelton To Open Women In Cinema Festival

Marcie Sillman interviews Seattle filmmaker Lynn Shelton about her sixth feature film, "Laggies," which opens SIFF's Women in Cinema Festival. The movie...» E-Mail This

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How Nixon's Fall Gave Rise To Reagan

David Hyde talks to author Rick Perlstein about his new book, "The Invisible Bridge: The Fall of Nixon and the Rise of Reagan." » E-Mail This

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You May Not Know His Name, But You Know His Music

You may not know his name, but you've probably heard his music. Antonin Dvorak's New World Symphony contains some of the catchiest tunes in the...» E-Mail This

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Is Poetry For People With Short Attention Spans?

CEO Satya Nadella told the Seattle Chamber of Commerce this week that he has a shorter attention span now that he is running Microsoft. But now that he...» E-Mail This

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John Sayles: Indie Filmmaking Before Indie Was Hip

Film director John Sayles is in town with his partner in life and film, Maggie Renzi, ahead of the Port Townsend Film Festival. The two spoke with KUOW...» E-Mail This

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Seattle Celebrates 40 Years Of Busking Without Getting Busted

Forty years ago, busking, or playing music in the street for money, became legal in Seattle. Now, it's officially "Busking Week" to celebrate, and KUOW...» E-Mail This

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Novel Tackles Family's Life With Alzheimer's

Marcie Sillman talks to author Matthew Thomas about his first novel "We Are Not Ourselves." » E-Mail This

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Nancy Pearl Reads Up On Middle East Culture

Marcie Sillman talks with everyone's favorite librarian, Nancy Pearl, who has been inspired by current Middle East politics to read up on the culture...» E-Mail This

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Can We Discuss Those Fouettes? Seattle’s Carrie Imler Is Fierce

Quick! What's the first word that comes to mind when you hear the word ballerina? Graceful, delicate? Would you believe fierce?» E-Mail This

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Seattle Comic Artist On Her Experience With Censorship

Marcie Sillman talks with Seattle comic book artist Roberta Gregory during Banned Books Week about what it’s like to have her own work censored. » E-Mail This

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