Steve Scher
Stories
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Canada, Culture And Commerce: Tablets, E-Readers And Remaking "Red Dawn"
Vancouver Sun political correspondent Vaughn Palmer brings us the latest news from Canada. Film critic Robert Horton surveys the new crop of Thanksgiving movie releases (including a remake of 1984's "Red Dawn"). Geekwire’s Todd Bishop reviews e-readers and tablets with the holiday shopping season in mind.
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Help, Thanks, Wow: Anne Lamott On Three Essential Prayers
Prayer takes many forms. Some are ritual, others informal. For generations, religious parishioners have wondered if there is a right way to pray. Writer Anne Lamott ("Some Assembly Required," "Plan B," "Traveling Mercies") believes that prayer comes in three essential types: help, thanks and wow. She joins us to talk about how these simple prayers guide her life.Plus, we talk state education funding with Sen. David Frockt (D-46) and Wendy Sykes and Dani Cone join us with sweet and savory pie ideas for Thanksgiving.
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Greendays Gardening: Open Phones
The weather just keeps getting wetter. Is your garden ready for winter? Willi Galloway and Debra Prinzing join us to answer your gardening questions. Call us at 206.543.5869 or write to weekday@kuow.org.Also this hour: Thanksgiving is a time to express gratitude for the people in our lives. But all too often, the sentiment is lost in the shuffle of food and family. The Interfaith Amigos join us with ideas for making time to give thanks. Plus, the University of Washington's Joel Migdal joins us with perspective on the current violence in the Gaza Strip.
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Your Stories Of Thanksgiving
Soon family and friends will gather, feasts will be prepared and memories will be made. Some from everything going right, some from things going comically
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Defending Nature With Sound
Sound recordist Martyn Stewart says he started working for Mother Nature at an early age, “fighting for the planet and her critters.” Stewart has captured the sounds and plights of animals around the world for more than 150 films, documenting everything from fox hunts in the UK to dolphin slaughters in Japan. His latest film is “Dawn to Death: The Dolphins of Taiji.”Also this hour: we sift the details of the Hostess bankruptcy with Fortune magazine's David Kaplan and talk with veteran broadcaster Bryan Johnson, who retired from Seattle’s KOMO 4 earlier this month after 53 years with the station.
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Taj Mahal On A Life In Music
Two-time Grammy Award-winning musician, composer and vocalist Taj Mahal is celebrating four decades in American blues and roots with a new album, "Maestro." He joins us in the studio to talk about his musical life and legacy ahead of a run of shows with the Taj Mahal Trio starting tonight at Seattle's Jazz Alley.
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Humanitarian Crisis Unfolding In Syria
Thousands of Syrians have crossed the border into neighboring countries to escape the civil war that has been raging since September of 2011. Simon Eccleshall is the head of disaster and crisis management with the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent. He joins us from Geneva to talk about efforts to prevent a humanitarian crisis in Syria.Also this hour: We speak with newly elected WA-01 Rep. Suzan DelBene about negotiations in Congress to avoid the "fiscal cliff," Jana Carlisle of the Partnership for Learning talks about next steps for charter schools in Washington state, Dave Beck takes a tour of the new space shuttle trainer at Seattle's Museum of Flight, and Katy Sewall talks with members of sketch comedy group The Habit about their upcoming show.
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Full Spectrum: Autism, College, And Work
About one in 120 children in the Washington state public school system have an autism spectrum disorder. That’s a 430 percent increase from a decade ago. In the next decade, many of those teenagers with autism will become adults, but what they will do as adults is anyone’s guess. Autism is often associated with children, but it’s a lifelong condition. Producer Bryan Buckalew introduces us to young adults with autism trying to figure out how to take the next step in a KUOW Program Venture Fund special report. Join the conversation afterward by sharing your thoughts at 206.543.5869 or weekday@kuow.org.Also this hour, we'll look at the future of welfare policy with Robert Plotnick of the University of Washington.
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Thomas Ricks: Time To Shake Up America's Military Brass
Does firing the top brass hold the key to success for America's military? Author, journalist and senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security Thomas Ricks argues that the top military leadership of the United States has not lived with the same fear of being relieved of duty the way it once did. Ricks says lax treatment of underperforming generals since World War II has invited subpar performance and a lack of accountability. We talk with Thomas Ricks about his new book, “The Generals.”
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Your Take On The News
It’s Friday — time to review the week’s news. Joni Balter, Eli Sanders, Peter Jackson and C.R. Douglas join us to wrap up the presidential race and the week's big national, state and local election stories. What’s your take? Call us at 206.543.5869 or write to weekday@kuow.org.