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Job-seekers, Flight and Breaking Boundaries Megan Sukys on Sound Focus - February 19, 2009 Northwest libraries are more popular in tough economic times. But, Boeing's legacy in the Northwest is challenged. This hour we also get a multi–racial perspective on Black History month.	None available
Health Care for Artists, Winter Pantry and Barbie Turns 50 Megan Sukys on Sound Focus - February 18, 2009 Starving artists don't just go without food. They often forgo health insurance, too. We examine how Massachusetts is reforming health care to help the creative class. Also, Barbie turns 50 and goes to Sea World, and Greg...	None available
'Physics for Future Presidents' and the Music of Plastic Surgery Megan Sukys/Dave Beck on Sound Focus - February 17, 2009 Today, a physicist examines the scientific policy of U.S. Presidents. Then, Mary Immel returns to a secret garden of her childhood. Also, plastic surgeon Dr. Haeck talks about the music that he and his patients like to hear...	None available
Special: How to Observe Presidents' Day, Observed Sound Focus - February 16, 2009 Sarah Vowell, John Hodgman and Joshuah Bearman on Presidents' Day, along with a fifteen–piece marching band and a new song about all forty–three presidents. "Like Garrison, John is a terrific writer who...	None available
Classic Romantic Comedies, Obama and Lincoln, and Tending Monkeys Megan Sukys on Sound Focus - February 13, 2009 Today, Seattle based film critic Warren Etheredge celebrates three romantic comedies with realistic romance and dark comedy. We also discover the similarities between Barack Obama and Abraham Lincoln. Plus: How a laid–off...
'Life with Lola' and Darwin at Alki Megan Sukys/Dave Beck on Sound Focus - February 12, 2009 Charles Darwin was born 200 years ago today. This hour, we look at two different aspects of Darwin's work: his abolitionist beliefs and his connection to his children. We also learn about the gypsy culture of Seattle. Then,...
A Father's Musical Discouragement, Kindle, and Rosemary Red Soup Megan Sukys on Sound Focus - February 11, 2009 Linda Waterfall pursued musical aspirations, despite her dad's disapproval. Then, a discovery led her to understand the roots of his conflict. Also, we check out an electronic gadget masquerading as a book and prepare a...
Master Bladesmith Bob Kramer, Classical Music Reviews, and Trucker Church Megan Sukys on Sound Focus - February 10, 2009 Collectors can spend lots of money on seemingly irrational things. Today, we hear how recession can be the best and worst of times for collectors. We also visit local bladesmith Bob Kramer to ask why his knives cost up to...
The Poetry of Loss, Idaho Celebrates Black History and Surviving Antarctica Megan Sukys/Dave Beck on Sound Focus - February 9, 2009 There are fish swimming in the waters around Antarctica that produce a kind of antifreeze in order to survive. Anacortes author William Dietrich learned about the thin veil between life and death when he visited Antarctica....
Surviving Shame, Silent Movie Magic, and a Horse in the Projects Megan Sukys on Sound Focus - February 6, 2009 As a Seattle–based filmmaker, Sabina Ansari helped tell the story of a woman who transformed a horrific attack into a cause for social justice. Sabina tells us how this experience inspired her own activism. Later,...
Stories From Africa, Travels Through Asia and a Bus Trip Megan Sukys on Sound Focus - February 5, 2009 Local author Kunle Oguneye shares stories from his Nigerian childhood, and local businessman and adventurer Harry Rutstein tells us how he became the first man to retrace Marco Polo's trip to China. Then we ride on the 48...
Twittering after a Plane Crash, Forest Suicides and Cooking Goats Megan Sukys/Dave Beck on Sound Focus - February 4, 2009 The first reports of the U.S. Airways crash last month came from people with cell phones. We look at how technology is changing the delivery of news. Then, a Japanese forest becomes a magnet for suicide, culinary students...
An Unlikely Friendship, Origins of Honey and Tree Hugging Megan Sukys on Sound Focus - February 3, 2009 To Seattle executive leadership consultant Gloria Burgess, novelist William Faulkner's greatest legacy is giving her family a way out of poverty. Gloria recounts the unlikely friendship between Faulkner and her father....
Verbal Acrobatics, Songs of the Lonely and Making a New Life Megan Sukys on Sound Focus - February 2, 2009 In a down economy, refugees in America struggle to find jobs and housing. We'll follow an Iraqi family struggling to resettle in America. Also, Seattle poet Rebecca Hoogs says verbal acrobatics can reinvigorate poetry. And...
The Mind of a Clown, a Storyteller's Crash Landing and Movie Reviews Megan Sukys/Dave Beck on Sound Focus - January 30, 2009 The art of clowning is more than floppy shoes and pie gags. Today, Bob Washburn reveals how his clowning skills have helped him in business, in romance, and while fighting a paralyzing illness. We also hear what a professional...
Death And Absurdity, Kites in Darfur, and Misha Berson's Theater Reviews Megan Sukys on Sound Focus - January 29, 2009 University of Washington English professor David Shields thinks about how our bodies decay and die. His father is 97 and doesn't give death the time of day. We hear from David as well as a man who is teaching refugee children...
Frederick and Nelson, Aftermath of Microsoft Layoffs, and Sea Lion Seizures Megan Sukys on Sound Focus - January 28, 2009 Seattle's Frederick and Nelson department store once had a shooting range, a tearoom, and displays of live animals from the Woodland Park Zoo. Author Ann Wendell remembers the legendary store. Then, a look at Microsoft layoffs,...
A People's History Of Sports, Cheese From Scratch, and Mini-cattle Megan Sukys/Dave Beck on Sound Focus - January 27, 2009 Sportswriter Dave Zirin shares some of the personal struggles that made great U.S. athletes. We also learn about cheese from local artisan cheesemaker Julie Steil and her many animals. Plus, we get classical music reviews...
Poets Muse on Modern Ills, Fulfilling a Father's Dream and Lessons from Fencing Megan Sukys on Sound Focus - January 26, 2009 If you cut someone off on I–5, the other driver might honk or curse. But in 18th century France if you sideswiped someone's carriage, you could find yourself on the losing side of a duel. Also, local poets muse on...
The World in Your Cup, Rethinking Tribalism and Bishop Gene Robinson Megan Sukys on Sound Focus - January 23, 2009 Edwin Martinez, a third–generation farmer, tells us how he took a group of Seattle baristas to Guatemala to get a new appreciation of coffee. We also hear from Seattle–based novelist Sherman Alexie about rethinking...
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