Podcasts about kplu

In less than 100 years, plastic has gone from a novel invention to a ubiquitous feature across the globe. Plastic is now found in everything from household objects to industrial mechanisms to inside human bodies themselves. Once a marvel of modern science, plastic has become so inextricably woven into our lives that imagining a world without it can seem impossible. Backed by years of research and reflections taking place in real time with changing technology and environmental awareness, The Problem with Plastic critically examines the paradox of this material and how swiftly its integration has affected public health and the planet as a whole. The book explores how, despite being first celebrated for its innovations, plastic is now broadly recognized as a leading contributor to environmental pollution at every level, the climate crisis, and building waste levels that disproportionately impact marginalized communities that bear the brunt of petrochemical pollution. Author and environmental policy expert Judith Enck, in collaboration with co-author Adam Mahoney and the Beyond Plastics project, strives to draw attention to the alarming extent that microplastics have infiltrated society and the ways consumers can challenge what they think about the roles they can play. Unpacking illusions about recycling, mechanisms of environmental racism, and deceptive greenwashing strategies, the authors emphasize the urgency of calling for real, actionable measures to push against the effects of the plastics industry. The Problem with Plastic highlights powerful stories of frontline resistance in places like Louisiana, Texas, and Appalachia, and seeks to equip readers with practical tools– including a "Household Waste Audit" to track and reduce plastic consumption and model policy guides for driving legislative change. Fortified with calls for individual responsibility, citizen action, and governmental regulations, The Problem with Plastic aims to show that while plastic is a formidable problem, coordinated efforts can lead to solutions. Judith Enck is the founder and president of Beyond Plastics, whose goal is eliminating plastic pollution everywhere. She was appointed by President Obama to serve as regional administrator at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 2009 and served as deputy secretary for the environment in the New York Governor's Office. She is the co-author of The Problem With Plastic: How We Can Save Ourselves and Our Planet Before It's Too Late (The New Press; 2025). She is currently a professor at Bennington College and lives in upstate New York. Bellamy Pailthorp covers the KNKX environment beat with an emphasis on climate justice, human health and food sovereignty. Bellamy likes reporting stories about how we will power our future while maintaining healthy cultures and livable cities. Fluent in German, Bellamy worked in Berlin and has a masters in journalism from Columbia University. She joined KNKX (then KPLU) in 1999. From 2000-2012, she covered the business and labor beat for KNKX. Outside work, she practices yoga, enjoys tasting new foods and is frequently on the water with her rowing team.

Seattle loves to think of itself as an informed, engaged, "I-read-the-footnotes" kind of city. But what happens when the institutions we rely on to tell our stories are shrinking, consolidating, or vanishing altogether? Join Marcus Harrison Green with Florangela Davila, Hannah Murphy Winter, and Naomi Ishisaka for a candid, no-spin conversation about the state of local media— and what it means for the future of civic life in Seattle. We'll dig into questions like: Who gets covered, and who only shows up in the news when something goes wrong? What does it mean when neighborhoods lose beat reporters, but gain police press releases and political mailers? How are grassroots, BIPOC-led, and community media stepping in where legacy outlets have stepped back—and what support do they actually need to survive? And how do everyday readers and listeners move from consuming the news to co-creating it? Alongside Florangela Davila, of the South Seattle Emerald, Hannah Murphy Winter of The Stranger, and Naomi Ishisaka from The Seattle Times, Marcus will explore how we rebuild trust in news, fund coverage that actually reflects our communities, and resist the slide into a city where the loudest voices are the best-funded ones. This won't be a nostalgia tour for the "good old days" of print. It's a conversation about what comes next—and how Seattle can choose a media ecosystem that serves people, not just profit. Host:  Erica C. Barnett is a longtime journalist covering local news and politics, co-founder of PubliCola, and author of Quitter: A Memoir of Drinking, Relapse, and Recovery.  Panelists: Florangela Davila is the Executive Director of the South Seattle Emerald and a longtime Seattle journalist whose work has centered on both race and the creative community. She's the former race and immigration reporter at The Seattle Times, former arts reporter at KPLU, former managing editor and host at Crosscut/Cascade PBS, and most recently, the news director at KNKX Public Radio, where she led the newsroom to more than two dozen regional and national awards during her four-year tenure. Hannah Murphy Winter is The Stranger's Editor-in-Chief and writes about queerness, justice, the climate crisis, and the intersection between politics and the arts, usually not all at once. Naomi Ishisaka is the social justice columnist and assistant managing editor for diversity, inclusion, and staff development at The Seattle Times. Presented by Town Hall Seattle and The Stranger.

THE STAN BORESON-TENNIAL fun continues with this BORESON BONUS EPISODE, courtesy of Tom McArthur, who produced this circa 1981 half-hour show featuring an interview with Stan plus lots and lots of deep cuts from the Boreson catalog. When Mr. McArthur shared this audio with CASCADE OF HISTORY, he wrote: “KPLU had a weekly arts magazine show, at the time - FM88 ArtsPlace - they were always looking for content. As a part-time work-study employee, I suggested shows on Stan Boreson, the Irish Rovers, and others - and they let me do them! I remember borrowing the KPLU station field recorder and riding the bus up to Seattle to interview Stan in his office. He was amiable, kind, and more than generous with his time. Those were the days of old-school audio editing with grease pens and razor blades. I learned then that a microphone was a great way to meet people I never would have had the nerve to approach without it. Audio/video has been a big part of my life's work ever since. Thank you for honoring Stan on your platform. -Tom (a Stanophile and Patches Pal)” CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via SPACE 101.1 FM in Seattle and gallantly streams everywhere via space101fm.org. The radio station is located at historic Magnuson Park - formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms.

John Kessler served as BirdNote's senior producer for over 18 years. But before BirdNote existed, he was recording the sounds of Seattle for public radio station KPLU, now called KNKX. After capturing many of Seattle's well-known spots on tape, he broadened his scope by connecting with local birders to find the best places to hear birds around town. Shortly after, BirdNote's founder, Chris Petersen, sought out John's musical ear to help create a sound-rich show highlighting the joy of birds.More info and transcript at BirdNote.org. Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible.

Director of Content Matt Martinez and Director of Development Mary Dunaway talk about how KPLU became KNKX and what it means for news and radio in the Tacoma and Puget Sound area. The post The new KNKX with Matt Martinez & Mary Dunaway appeared first on Move to Tacoma.

Director of Content Matt Martinez and Director of Development Mary Dunaway talk about how KPLU became KNKX and what it means for news and radio in the Tacoma and Puget Sound area. The post The new KNKX with Matt Martinez & Mary Dunaway appeared first on Move to Tacoma.

Director of Content Matt Martinez and Director of Development Mary Dunaway talk about how KPLU became KNKX and what it means for news and radio in the Tacoma and Puget Sound area. The post The new KNKX with Matt Martinez & Mary Dunaway appeared first on Move to Tacoma.

What does it mean to age? When are we over the hill? And what are the side effects of a longer lifespan? On our most recent episode of Sound Effect on KPLU , we explored the idea of aging with Dr. Dan Gottschling .

Eric and Paul do some “dusting up,” by reviewing some reader emails about carrier current radio. Paul brings the good news about KPLU in Tacoma, WA, which was purchased from its university owner by a community group in order to preserve its local ownership. Then Eric wants to share his experience with the NPR One […] The post Podcast #54 – Dusting Up: From Carrier Current to NPR One appeared first on Radio Survivor.

Eric and Paul do some “dusting up,” by reviewing some reader emails about carrier current radio. Paul brings the good news about KPLU in Tacoma, WA, which was purchased from its university owner by a community group in order to preserve its local ownership. Then Eric wants to share his experience with the NPR One […] The post Podcast #54 – Dusting Up: From Carrier Current to NPR One appeared first on Radio Survivor.

Today’s guest is Mary Dunaway, Director of Development for the public radio station KPLU. Last fall it was revealed that KPLU faced an existential threat: the announced sale of its transmitters to another public radio and the layoff of its staff. A “friends” group was able to negotiate a chance for the station to “buy itself.” But they had a […]

Today’s guest is Mary Dunaway, Director of Development for the public radio station KPLU. Last fall it was revealed that KPLU faced an existential threat: the announced sale of its transmitters to another public radio and the... The post Mary Dunaway – How KPLU Raised 7 Million in Six Months – Episode 011 appeared first on For Small Nonprofits.

English Translator of Winter Men by Jesper Bugge Kold   Interview starts at 20:10 and ends at 41:14 I like the fact that I can tell an editor there [at AmazonCrossing] that this book is something that you should really look for, and they listen. And in this case, from start to finish, I suggested this book, and it became a reality and now I'm sitting with it right here on my desk.   News Amazon Tap - pre-order available at Amazon.com for $129.99, with delivery march 31, 2016 Echo Dot - Order from your Alexa or the Amazon app on your Android or iOS smartphone “Amazon Tap puts Alexa into a portable Bluetooth speaker” (with video demo) by Lauren Goode and Dieter Bohn at The Verge - March 3, 2016 “Amazon's Echo Dot lets you put Alexa inside any speaker” by Lauren Good and Jacob Kastrenakes at The Verge - March 3, 2016 “Amazon's smartphone flop was the best thing that happened to Alexa” by Lauren Goode at The Verge - March 3, 2016 “Amazon Fights for a bigger share of the AI Assistant Pie with Echo Dot and Amazon Tap” by Anthony Karcz at Forbes - March 3, 2016 “Amazon Introduces 2 Alexa Voice-Controlled Devices” by Farhad Manjoo at The New York Times - March 3, 2016 “Amazon's Alexa will be able to control Nest and Honeywell thermostats this month” by Jacob Kastrenakes at The Verge - March 3, 2016 “Amazon, Federation of the Blind Reach Agreement on Accessibility” by Michele Molnar at Edweek - March 2, 2016 “Amazon Will Partner With Advocacy Group to Make Its E-Readers More Accessible to The Blind” by Ashley Gross at KPLU.org - March 2, 2016 “Amazon Decrypts Fire Tablets in Latest Update, Invites the FBI and NSA to Come On In” by Nate Hoffelder at The Digital Reader - March 3, 2016 “Amazon stops encryption on Fire tablets, leaving data vulnerable to attack” by Nathanial Mott at The Guardian - March 3, 2016 “Amazon quietly disabled encryption in the latest version of Fire OS” by Ashley Carmen at The Verge - March 3, 2016 Full Disk Encryption explained (yeah, right) at source.android.com “Recall on CHARGER for two Amazon-UK Fire Tablets - possible risk of electric shock” by Andrys Basten at A Kindle World blog - March 2, 2016 “ALERT: Amazon recalls Kindle charger over electrical shock fears - is YOUR child at risk?” by Katie Mansfield at The Express - March 2, 2016   Tech Tip “The Benefits of an Amazon Giveaway for Kindle” by Chris McMullen at Digital Book World - March 2, 2016 Amazon Giveaway - How it Works   Interview with K. E. Semmel Winter Men by Jesper Bugge Kold, translated into English by K. E. Semmel (Free download available with Kindle Unlimited) “How Amazon came to dominate fiction in translation” by Allison Flood at The Guardian - December 9, 2015 The Seventh Child by Erik Valeur, translated by K. E. Semmel “Writing While Translating” by Idra Novey at Literary Hub - February 25, 2016 Leaving Atlanta by Tayari Jones An Untamed State by Roxane Gay   Content Technically Literate, short stories published exclusively on CNET.com “Reading Literature in the Digital Age” - a free online course via University of Basel Pry   Comment by Eolake Stobblehouse   Music for my podcast is from an original Thelonius Monk composition named "Well, You Needn't." This version is "Ra-Monk" by Eval Manigat on the "Variations in Time: A Jazz Persepctive" CD by Public Transit Recording" CD.    Please Join the Kindle Chronicles group at Goodreads!

Join us as we continue part 2 of our interview with Matt Martinez, Director of Content for KPLU 88.5FM. After moving to Tacoma's Proctor District and taking his job at KPLU this summer Pacific Lutheran University's leadership decided to sell off KPLU to a Seattle station on November 12th.  The sale was stopped after an outcry from the community –... The post Why Saving KPLU Matters for Tacoma with Matt Martinez Part 2 appeared first on Move to Tacoma.

Join us as we continue part 2 of our interview with Matt Martinez, Director of Content for KPLU 88.5FM. After moving to Tacoma's Proctor District and taking his job at KPLU this summer Pacific Lutheran University's leadership decided to sell off KPLU to a Seattle station on November 12th.  The sale was stopped after an outcry from the community –... The post Why Saving KPLU Matters for Tacoma with Matt Martinez Part 2 appeared first on Move to Tacoma.

Join us as we continue part 2 of our interview with Matt Martinez, Director of Content for KPLU 88.5FM. After moving to Tacoma’s Proctor District and taking his job at KPLU this summer Pacific Lutheran University’s leadership decided to sell off KPLU to a Seattle station on November 12th.  The sale was stopped after an outcry from the community –... The post Why Saving KPLU Matters for Tacoma with Matt Martinez Part 2 appeared first on Move to Tacoma.

Matt Martinez worked is way up the chain at NPR's All Things Considered until he was the Senior Producer (the person who runs the show from day to day). He was happy and living the NPR dream in Washington D.C. until he came to Tacoma to visit a friend and fell in love with it.... The post Save KPLU 88.5FM with Matt Martinez Part 1 appeared first on Move to Tacoma.

Matt Martinez worked is way up the chain at NPR's All Things Considered until he was the Senior Producer (the person who runs the show from day to day). He was happy and living the NPR dream in Washington D.C. until he came to Tacoma to visit a friend and fell in love with it.... The post Save KPLU 88.5FM with Matt Martinez Part 1 appeared first on Move to Tacoma.

Matt Martinez worked is way up the chain at NPR’s All Things Considered until he was the Senior Producer (the person who runs the show from day to day). He was happy and living the NPR dream in Washington D.C. until he came to Tacoma to visit a friend and fell in love with it.... The post Save KPLU 88.5FM with Matt Martinez Part 1 appeared first on Move to Tacoma.

Friends and fans are remembering true-crime author Ann Rule as a prolific writer, a tireless advocate for victims and an expert about enforcement and crime investigation. Rule died Sunday at the age of 83. KPLU’s Kirsten Kendrick interviewed Ann Rule three years ago about her life and career. Click on the link to hear the interview.

In this episode, "Back to School", recorded at ACT Theatre on September 08, 2014: @2:48 "School Wars" by Beth Peterson; @12:33 PSA: Treehouse by Elizabeth Heffron; @15:32 "Weather Report" by Cliff Mass; @20:22 "Markheim: Episode 13" by Paul Mullin; @34:30 "Dream" by Johnny Mercer, performed by Modern Angels; @37:04 "The Common Core" by Vincent Delaney; @47:59 "Benny and the Jets" by John/Taupin, performed by Jose "Juicy" Gonzales and Lisa Halpern; @52:36 PSA: Scarecrow Video by Elizabeth Heffron; @55:38 "Life Rights" by Wayne Rawley; @1:09:43 "Pinprick" by Steve Scher; @1:17:50 "When You Wish Upon a Star" by Harline/Washington, performed by Modern Angels; @1:20:23 "Taxi to Hell: The Further Adventures of Charday, Squirrel P.I." by Scot Augustson; @1:35:47 Finale/Credits. Music Director: Jose "Juicy" Gonzales; Engineered by Christopher Stewart, Mixed by Dave Pascal; Produced and Directed by Leslie Law and Richard Ziman; Stage Managers: Susanna Butler and Colleen Nielsen; Sound Technician: Michael Cornforth. Follow Cliff Mass and Steve Scher on Facebook, Twitter and http://cliffmass.blogspot.com, and hear Cliff's regular weather reports on KPLU 88.5 FM. Tax deductible donations to support the development of Sandbox Radio can be made online at www.sandboxradio.org

Washington voters are weighing whether to become the first state to legalize marijuana. All this week in our series "If it’s legal: Five ways legal pot could affect your life," KPLU reporters have been imagining what the future could look like if it passes.Today, we look at how legal pot could change policing. In Washington state, between 9,000 and 10,000 people are arrested each year for possession of marijuana. If voters approve Initiative 502, it will suddenly be legal to possess up to an ounce of marijuana, enough to fill about a quarter of a small plastic sandwich bag. How would legalization affect who goes to jail and how our communities are policed?

Washington voters are weighing whether to become the first state to legalize marijuana. All this week in our series "If it’s legal: Five ways legal pot could affect your life," KPLU reporters have been imagining what the future could look like if it passes. Today, we check out the night-life scene, which could include a new version of BYOB – Bring Your Own Brownie. Say we fast-forward into the future. The legalization measure has just gone into effect. Where will people use marijuana? Will the guy you pass walking his dog be smoking a joint? Will you see people at a bar sharing their pot brownies?

SMI Radio's Greg Roth talks with singer/songwriter, Kristen Ward about her newest effort, how having a brand new baby daughter has shaped her songwriting and what it was like to share the stage with rock legend, Roger Daltrey. In the second half of the show I speak with Synergia Northwest Creative Director and Producer, Michael McMorrow. Not only is Michael the driving force of Synergia Northwest, he is an accomplished musician and songwriter. Michael with the band, Stolen Ogre has produced some amazing music. The group has featured Blues Traveler’s Brendan Hill and John Popper, both of whom participated in Synergia 2011. In our third segment is Part I of Greg's conversation with Northwest radio veteran, John Maynard. For years John was a mainstay in the morning on KISW, as one half of the popular radio duo, Robin and Maynard. John has been keeping very busy producing a brilliant short show, Record Bin Roulette, which can be heard regularly on KPLU. We talk about it and give you a sample of RBR as well.