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.
Robbie Robertson
Musician Robbie Robertson tells the story of The Band from The Hawks to the Last Waltz.
Birth Order: Theory v. Reality
Does birth order help determine who we are? Theory and reality from listeners.
Gretchen Rubin The Happiness Project
Gretchen Rubin studied how to be happy, or less unhappy.
Julian Zelizer on Jimmy Carter
Historian Julian Zelizer on President Jimmy Carter’s successes and failures.
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Sister Rosetta Tharpe was called the Godmother of Rock and Roll. Listen and learn why.
Edmund Morris on Teddy Roosevelt
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Edmund Morrison on the life of Teddy Roosevelt.
Bad neighbors
With summer windows are open. We experience more of our neighbors. How’s that working out for you?
A Renegade History of the U.S.
It was the renegades who shaped American history, according to Thaddeus Russell