The Coming Of The Great War, Set To Music To mark the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I, University of Washington professor Robin McCabe planned a series she calls “Music from the... John O'Brien
Fur May Not Be Popular In The Northwest, But It's Still Big Business Did you know that fur is still a big industry in Seattle? One of the main ways this region became settled and explored was by fur trappers in the early... Hannah Burn
Local Professor On The World's First Computer, 'A Universe In A Box' Jeannie Yandel talks with University of Puget Sound professor James Evans about the Antikythera Mechanism, which is believed to be the world's first... Jeannie Yandel
Kalakala, Washington's Famed Ferry, To Be Sold For Scrap Ross Reynolds talks with Knute Berger, columnist for Crosscut and Seattle Magazine, about the final demise of the famed art deco ferry, the Kalakala. Matthew Streib
Nell Pickerell, A Trans Man From Seattle's Rough And Tumble Days Seattle writer Knute Berger was combing through old articles when he spotted an unusual character: “A woman, dressed as a man, riding a bike recklessly.” Jeannie Yandel
'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 Brief History Of Words Unique To The Northwest Duff. Fish wheel. Skid Road. Long butt. Few of us here know the Northwest words listed in the Dictionary of American Regional English because they... Isolde Raftery
Secrets Of The University Of Washington Campus Over 119 Years Ross Reynolds takes a tour of the University of Washington campus with Antoinette Wills and John Bolcer, co-authors of the new book "The University of... Ross Reynolds
American Museums: Where Bizarre Meets Science Marcie Sillman talks to Victoria Cain, author of the book "Life On Display: Revolutionizing Museums Of Science And Natural History In The United States,... Marcie Sillman
Unlocking The Mystery Of The 1872 Earthquake In 1872, a mass earthquake rocked the Northwest. It’s on record as one of the most widely felt temblors in the Pacific Northwest. But the location of... Marcie Sillman
