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Seattle’s Gang of Four
How four Seattle leaders from four different communities bonded to achieve social change.
Christopher Bayley on Seattle Police Payoffs
For King County Prosecutor Christopher Bayley on cleaning Seattle police corruption in the 1970’s.
Rick Anderson on Seattle Vice
The later journalist Rick Anderson on this history of Seattle crime.
We deceive ourselves to deceive others. Robert Trivers
Evolutionary biologist Robert Trivers on how we deceive our selves in order to deceive others.
The Decline and Fall of Seattle. 2002 Edition
People always think Seattle is dying. Here’s a time capsule from 20 years ago.
National Night Out
National night out is coming up. It’s a great time to meet the neighbors. We swap good neighbor/bad neighbor stories.
15 years ago - Couples line up to register for domestic partnerships
July 23, 2007. Same-Sex partners line up to become domestic partners expressing optimism that full marriage rights won’t be long. It took another five years.
James Gregory Seattle General Strike 1919
University of Washington history professor James Gregory on the Seattle General Strike of 1919.
An Entirely Synthetic Fish: How Rainbow Trout Beguiled America and Overran the World
Anders Alverson on the entirely artificial fish.
Ballard Seafood Fest Lutefish Eating Contest
There’s a lutefisk eating context at the Ballard Seafood Fest. Who would do that?
Eric Weiner - The Geography of Bliss
Philosophical traveler, former NPR reporter and self-described grump Eric Weiner on The Geography of Bliss
Measuring Happiness
Can we measure societal happiness and use those measurements to increase happiness?
Brian Copeland - Not A Genuine Black Man.
Actor and performer Brian Copeland on what it means to be an authentic Black man.
Birth Order: Theory v. Reality
Does birth order help determine who we are? Theory and reality from listeners.