Should Seattle Take The 'Columbus' Out Of Columbus Day? Marcie Sillman talks with Kenneth C. Davis, author of "Don't Know Much About History," about the story behind Columbus Day. Hannah Burn
How Nixon's Fall Gave Rise To Reagan David Hyde talks to author Rick Perlstein about his new book, "The Invisible Bridge: The Fall of Nixon and the Rise of Reagan." David Hyde
Documentarian Ken Burns: Stop Obsessing About The Future Jeannie Yandel talks with documentarian Ken Burns about what makes a good story. His new series, "The Roosevelts," airs September 14 on PBS. Jeannie Yandel
Watergate: Answering Who Knew What And When Ross Reynolds speaks with John Dean, who was President Richard Nixon's one-time legal counsel and was a pivotal figure in the Watergate scandal that led... Ross Reynolds
A Bike-Tree Grows On Vashon On Vashon Island, there's an unusual local attraction. It's an old, red, child's bicycle that's growing out of a tree. Lisa Brooks
A Surprising History Of The Apple (And Why Red Delicious Is Out) American as apple pie, the expression goes. Except that the only apple native to North America is the crab apple, said Rowan Jacobsen, author of “Apples... Marcie Sillman
'We Are Always Learning': HIV Researcher On The Hope Of Finding A Cure For HIV Jeannie Yandel speaks with Dr. Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, who is credited with discovering the HIV virus in 1983, about the early days of HIV/AIDS... Jeannie Yandel
When Fishing Was The Common Language During Strained US-Soviet Relations In the competitive world of fishing, joining forces can be tough work. It’s even more difficult if the two parties are superpowers at the height of Cold... Ross Reynolds
Beatlemania: Seattle Style August 21, 1964. That's the day the Beatles came to Seattle for the very first time. The Fab Four played 12 songs — 29 minutes total — at the Seattle... Marcie Sillman
What's On The Bottom Of Lake Washington? Planes, Trains And … What’s on the bottom of Lake Washington? Listener Merry McCreery wanted to know. For KUOW Public Radio’s Local Wonder project, I embarked on a strange... Sarah Waller
