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It seems there’s a "how things work" theme on Speakers Forum recently. Last week it was tides , this week, bees. Our guide is Thor Hanson, an uber...

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, be somewhere where you can search maps of all the far-flung places he’ll talk about. You’ll likely have that urge.

The city of Flint, Michigan represents the height of American ingenuity, productivity and economic progress — and also the mirror opposite.

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...

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...

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 in this talk, when his visit to an Army recruiter didn’t pan out, he looked for a way to get involved politically. After a long stint writing speeches for and advising former U.S. Representative Lee Hamilton, he joined the fledgling 2008 Obama presidential campaign. The rest, as they say, is history.

Michael Bennett is a man who needs little introduction. He is famous as a professional football player, a philanthropist and an activist. Now, add...

Michael Bennett is a man who needs little introduction. He is famous as a professional football player, a philanthropist and an activist. Now, add author to the list. Bennett’s first book, written with journalist Dave Zirin, is ‘Things That Make White People Uncomfortable.’

Recent polling shows that almost half of American women say they’ve been sexually assaulted. With that startling statistic in mind, KUOW presents this...

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...