Remembering comedian Peggy Platt, a Seattle original Over the last few years Speakers Forum has featured broadcasts of the Seattle theatre troupe Sandbox Radio . In that time we came to love the work of... John O'Brien
Unwinding the shadowy backstory of the war in Afghanistan Steve Coll is a staff writer for The New Yorker. His new book, a sequel to his Pulitzer Prize-winner “Ghost Wars,” is “Directorate S: The C.I.A. and... John O'Brien
Why this psychologist is bullish on human progress As crazy as the world seems sometimes, author Steven Pinker argues our ancestors would most certainly envy us. From life expectancy and standards of... John O'Brien
Catch up on the action from Seattle's March for our Lives This past weekend, students in hundreds of cities and towns around the country joined in March For Our Lives "sibling marches." Before the March For Our... John O'Brien
Stage fright, be damned at Ignite Seattle 35 Ignite Seattle needs to be on your Seattle bucket list. But until you can make it out to one of their events, listen in to your fellow citizens’ brave... John O'Brien
Dr. Temple Grandin on how minds work Dr. Temple Grandin was diagnosed as brain-damaged at age two. Her mother Anna steadfastly pursued ways to understand her daughter’s condition and... John O'Brien
Robert Reich reflects on the better angels of 'The Common Good' Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich is famously small in stature—and has a penchant for short jokes about himself — but he has big ideas about democracy... John O'Brien
Sugar-Man Steve Almond ponders 'Bad Stories' If you’re familiar with the Dear Sugar advice column, you know who Steve Almond is. For the uninitiated, he was the first “Sugar” — a purportedly female... John O'Brien
Stories of anger and mourning from Tea Party country We hear all the time about the social-political divide in the United States, mostly from the comfort of our respective bubbles. When UC Berkeley-based... John O'Brien
Listen to the voices of Seattle's African-American Writers' Alliance For 26 years, Seattle’s African-American Writers’ Alliance has held a reading at The Elliott Bay Book Company on the last Saturday in February. The... John O'Brien
