Resurrecting Walter Benjamin's Pre-Holocaust Broadcasts Walter Benjamin was a radical German philosopher and critic. In the 1920s and 30s his fascination with new technology lead him to create a series of... John O'Brien
Nancy Pearl's Pick To Help You Expand Your Mind In The New Year Marcie Sillman talks with bookhugger Nancy Pearl about a new book that can help you improve your knowledge base for the beginning of the new year. Pearl... Marcie Sillman
[Live Music] Beat Connection Writes Music To Cure 'Industrial Condo Sadness' When RadioActive's Noah Phillips Reardon was 13, her friend put Beat Connection's song "Silver Screen" on a mix tape. Noah played it over and over and... Noah Phillips Reardon
South Seattle Theater Will Show 'The Interview' On Christmas A limited number of venues across the country will show the film “The Interview” tomorrow. Ark Lodge Cinemas in Seattle’s Columbia City neighborhood is... David Hyde
'He Thought It Was You': A Day With Thornton Wilder's Sister In 1975, I was on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Someone handed me a copy of Thornton Wilder’s “The Eighth Day.” When I finished that novel, someone... Gary Heyde
A Rogue's Christmas: Short Yuletide Tales Told Live Did you know E.B. White was fired by the Seattle Times in 1923? You’ll learn about that and other curiosities in this Yuletide episode of Speakers Forum... John O'Brien
Tis The Season For One Of Nancy Pearl's Recommendations Marcie Sillman and librarian Nancy Pearl discuss escaping into a good book with this week's recommendation, "F," by Daniel Kehlmann, translated from the... Marcie Sillman
Nancy Pearl Recommends Book For The Child On Your Gift List Marcie Sillman gets a last minute gift recommendation from Seattle's jolliest librarian, Nancy Pearl. If you still have a child on your list, she... Marcie Sillman
What Makes A Classic Holiday Film? When Beth Barrett was a girl, she and her mother had a Christmas ritual. "My mom and I would watch 'The Sound of Music,'" says Barrett, now director of... Marcie Sillman
Metro Buses Transport Poems To The People If you live in King County, you're surrounded by public artworks: murals, sculptures, fountains — you name it. Art is everywhere in this region. That's... Marcie Sillman
