A sailor's poetic primer on the science of tides Before you listen to this talk by Jonathan White , you might want to be somewhere by the sea as the moon rises or sets. That would be ideal. If not that... John O'Brien
It took a village, and a pediatrician, to expose the Flint water crisis The city of Flint, Michigan represents the height of American ingenuity, productivity and economic progress — and also the mirror opposite. John O'Brien
Unroll your beach towel. It's time to talk summer reads Summer. When the days are long and vacations are taken. A time to pull out the books that give you pleasure and let you escape from the world. The books... Amina Al-Sadi Ross Reynolds
Robin DiAngelo: 'I think you’re racist. I think I am, too.' The term “white fragility” was coined by the Seattle-based educator and author Robin DiAngelo. She defines it as “a state in which even a minimum amount... John O'Brien
‘We caught this kind of lightning in a bottle’: An Obama White House memoir Ben Rhodes was a 24-year-old aspiring writer living in New York on 9/11. What happened that day made him want to be part of the response. As you’ll hear... John O'Brien
Seahawks' Michael Bennett: 'I'll be black forever' Michael Bennett is a man who needs little introduction. He is famous as a professional football player, a philanthropist and an activist. Now, add... John O'Brien
Love letters to a past and future assassin "In a second I'll tell you how little writing rescues." That promise, from the opening poem of Terrance Hayes' "American Sonnets for My Past and Future... Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong Bill Radke
Roxane Gay: Men need to read these dispatches from rape culture Recent polling shows that almost half of American women say they’ve been sexually assaulted. With that startling statistic in mind, KUOW presents this... Kara McDermott NPR Staff
3 fascinating orca facts we didn't know before In honor of Orca Awareness Month in Washington state, here are three facts about orcas we didn't know before, courtesy of a talk by Prof. Jason Colby of... Kara McDermott NPR Staff
Ellen Forney learned to be 'Rock Steady' despite bipolar disorder When cartoonist Ellen Forney was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in the 90s, she knew she wanted to use her art to make sense of her new reality. This... Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong Bill Radke Matt Martin
