Paul Allen's version of SXSW comes to the PNW this weekend Bill Radke speaks with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame DJ Marco Collins about the Upstream Music Festival . The three day festival in Pioneer Square is the... Bill Radke Matt Martin
It’s the inequality, stupid: Thomas Frank on what’s wrong with the left Author Thomas Frank made his mark on the book world by taking Republicans to task for the state of the nation. Last year, well before Donald Trump’s... John O'Brien
Why we all need loneliness and bewilderment and other thoughts on dead goldfish Bill Radke speaks with Daniel Handler, aka Lemony Snicket, and his wife Lisa Brown about their new book, "Goldfish Ghost." Handler wrote the story and... Bill Radke Matt Martin
Two short poems from Seattle's juvenile jail CHICAGO ON THE SOUTH SIDE By a young man in juvenile detention, age 15 Everybody should know that when I was younger I was at school one day, I went... a young man and a young woman in juvenile jail
Dark, sad poetry by kids in Seattle's juvenile jail The girl had been raped as a child. Years later, she was in juvenile detention in Seattle, telling her story to Richard Gold, who was helping her write... Isolde Raftery
Seattle filmmaker explains how a mysterious Channel 3 changed his life in communist Russia Bill Radke speaks with Wes Hurley, co-director of the award-winning autobiographical documentary short Little Potato. Hurley explains the hardships of... Bill Radke Shane Mehling
He fled anti-Semitism in Russia. Now he plays for Seattle Symphony America has been called a nation of immigrants. If that’s the case, then Seattle Symphony is a quintessentially American orchestra. Marcie Sillman
What is protest music anymore? Bill Radke speaks with NPR music writer Ann Powers about the current state of protest music. Powers is moderating a panel discussing politics and music... Bill Radke Matt Martin
Treat yourself to Washington-grown poems this National Poetry Month Each week during National Poetry Month, we're featuring works by Pacific Northwest poets, curated by KUOW's Elizabeth Austen. Most are drawn from the... Elizabeth Austen
'The wrong tax at the wrong time,' but county art tax remains a possibility Jeannie Yandel speaks with KUOW's arts and culture reporter Marcie Silman about a proposed tax that would benefit the arts in King County. Matt Martin
