The Once & Future River, by Eric Wagner and Tom Reese
The Lone Reader turns his gaze to this series of essays and photos describing the fate of the lower Duwamish River, which empties into Elliott Bay in ...
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The Everett Public Library produces podcast files on subjects such as The Directors Corner, Author Visits, Staff Book Reviews, Interviews, History Tours, and other subjects of interest to our patrons.
"The Education of an Idealist," by Samantha Power
Samantha "Sam" Power's memoir of her time as a close confidant to President Barack Obama in the realm of foreign affairs. Music: String Quartet No. 14...
"Nomadland," by Jessica Bruder
Reveals the hidden world of "nomads," financially strapped older people that live in vans and cheap RVs, driving where their work takes them. Music: D...
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Embarrassment
Mr. Neutron gives the skinny on this early Lawrence, KS punk band, whose music is "somewhat repetitive, minimal, slow to develop, without much growth ...
"This Chair Rocks," by Ashton Applewhite
A manifesto against the belief that older people are weak, drab, depressed, dimwitted clones of one another. Music: Blues Jam 2011, by Steve Belong
Fruitvale Station / Blindspotting
Alan takes us on a social justice trip to Oakland, through the medium of two recent films: 2013's "Fruitvale Station" and 2018's "Blindspotting." ...
A Tale of 2 Cities, Punk Version
What do Akron Ohio and Portland Oregon have in common? Why, iconic first-wave punk music. Mr. Neutron elucidates...
"The Dreamt Land," by Mark Arax
The story of the engineering of California's water supply. California leads the way, so they say. Unfortunately, as regards water, it seems to be lead...
The Name of This Band Is the Talking Heads
At times funky, possible progenitors of post-punk, filled with the occasional outburst of bubbly pop music, Talking Heads brought a health arsenal of ...
"Deep Thinking," by Garry Kasparov
Garry Kasparov, one of the strongest world chess champions of all time, also grew into his prime during the rise of computer chess-playing programs. T...