I was the saddest kid. The tears finally slowed when I started writing There was a time when the one emotion I knew better than the rest was sadness. I have never met a kid as sad as I was. I cried at school, at the Boys and Girls Club, at home, at my cousins' house — everywhere. It wasn't until I started writing that the tears slowed down. Tre'vion Sinclair
Boygenius: Tiny Desk Concert Julien Baker, Lucy Dacus and Phoebe Bridgers are all Tiny Desk alum, but here they play together at NPR for the first time as boygenius, one of this year's best surprises. Bob Boilen
Why this Boeing test pilot keeps a flute in her toolbox I go to a special high school with a focus on aviation. Although I love my school, sometimes I feel like I don't get to explore my creative side. So I started asking questions: What role should art play in STEM education? And how can creativity help us to be better scientists or engineers? Braeden Swanson
Eric Idle on Cockney accents and yachting with Paul Allen Bill Radke talks to actor and comedian Eric Idle about his Monty Python days and always looking on the bright side of life. Bill Radke
'Seattle son' Chris Cornell immortalized outside MoPOP Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell will forever live outside of Seattle's music museum, MoPOP, as a life-size statue. Casey Martin
My grandpa sang songs to fight for freedom. Now I sing them too. Last summer, he sang a song I hadn't heard before. He told me what the lyrics mean: let us dance, and let us sing folk songs, because we have achieved independence. At first I was confused. What independence? From whom? And what's going on here? Medha Kumar
Bands, fans rock out to #SaveTheShowbox The Showbox is protected by the Pike Place Historical District - but only temporarily. What should the city do with the music venue in 10 months? On Wednesday, the Seattle City Council heard from musicians and music fans. Casey Martin
'Save the Showbox' effort successful, for now Pearl Jam, Death Cab for Cutie, Tacocat: All these bands have called on Seattle officials to "Save the Showbox." Monday, that's what the Seattle City... Paige Browning
Why Ben Gibbard wants to save The Showbox This week, people who want to save Seattle's Showbox theater came to City Hall. They don't want a developer to turn the 80 year old downtown concert... Bill Radke
