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View the full archive of KUOW Presents Podcast Gluttony in the Movies There's a reason a brisk post–dinner walk isn't a Thanksgiving tradition. Usually our after dinner traditions involve unbuckling our belts and rubbing our overly full bellies. Warren Etheredge wants to rethink eating at Thanksgiving — and the rest of the year. He runs the Seattle–based movie and entertainment Website The Warren Report. So, he turned to three films that shed light on overeating. He talked with KUOW's Jeannie Yandel. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Opera in Our Native Tongue It's rare to hear a performance or recording of operas sung in the English language. Most operas are written in Italian, German or French. And most modern opera houses project English translations above the stage using supertitles. But Seattle Weekly music critic Gavin Borchert says new operas are indeed being composed in English. And he feels a special sense of connection with these operas when the English texts are paired with compelling music. Gavin speaks with KUOW's Dave Beck about two ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Constant's Comic Book Picks An average film moves at 24 frames per second. But a comic book moves at your own pace. You can linger on each image and line to get the feel of something cinematic, but with the luxury of the novel. Paul Constant reviews books for The Stranger newspaper. Today, he recommends three comic books that give readers a chance to take their time exploring religion, complex scientific theories and heady classical literature. Paul Constant talks with KUOW's Jeremy Richards. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Multitasking Zen University of Washington professor David Levy wants to know if meditation can make multitasking at work less stressful. So he's conducting an experiment with a Zen teacher, a neuropsychologist and a volunteer group of office workers. David currently teaches in the UW Information School, and he started his career as a computer scientist studying artificial intelligence. But his ideas about contemplative multitasking are rooted in the ancient art of calligraphy. David Levy speaks with KUOW's ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | An Education in Three Strikes In 1993, Washington passed Initiative 593. It was the nation's first persistent offender legislation, more commonly known as a three strikes law. The law says if you commit three felonies, you are sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole. Vance Bartley didn't care about the three strikes law, or any other law. Then he was brought to trial for a third felony. And under Washington's three strikes law, he was put in prison for the rest of his life. That's when Vance started studyin ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Seattle's Coziest Embalming Room Today, Kells Pub in Seattle's Post Alley is where you'd go for a pint of Guinness or to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. But a hundred years ago, it's where people brought dead bodies for embalming. The bar is in the basement of the building that used to house Butterworth Mortuary. It was the city's first place for comprehensive death–related services from corpse retrieval to coffin sales. Mercedes Yaeger runs Market Ghost Tours in Pike Place Market. She also wrote a book about the haunte ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Three Blog Journeys Worth Following There are over a hundred million blogs on the Web. Many of them might not be worth your time. But Monica Guzman says that a good blog gives anyone a chance to tell his or her story — and it could inspire others to do the same. Monica Guzman is the main contributor to "The Big Blog" for SeattlePI.com. Today, Monica Guzman tells Jeremy Richards about three blogs that bring us both adventure and inspiration. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Seattle Composer Wayne Horvitz: Going Beyond Musical Boundaries Music doesn't make much of an impact unless it connects with our hearts, bodies and souls. That's the rule Seattle pianist and composer Wayne Horvitz follows. He has composed for jazz bands and classical groups alike. But, rather than thinking about musical genres when he writes, Wayne focuses on the instruments and players first. KUOW's Dave Beck spoke with Wayne Horvitz about how he learned to find the right musical tools to make a lasting emotional connection. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Alice Kaderlan Dance Review: Dance Out of the Comfort Zone Many of the dancers who work in the Puget Sound area are trained in an art form with roots in the 19th century. But audiences live in the 21st century. To keep dance alive and interesting, many companies in the region are expanding the boundaries of classical and other dance forms. But that can be risky. Seattle dance critic Alice Kaderlan is seeing many local dance companies take risks. And those companies make some missteps along the way. Alice spoke with KUOW's Dave Beck about upcoming p ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Rebooting the Brain Every single thing you do each day is controlled by your brain. Few of us of ever think about that, but a brain injury can turn the simplest activity into a profound experience. Maria Ross and her husband moved to Seattle from San Francisco early in late 2007. A few months later, she collapsed and almost died from a hemorrhaged aneurysm. In recovery, she learned more about her brain – and her life –than she ever imagined. Maria Ross talks with KUOW's Jeremy Richards. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Rediscovering Indian Music in Seattle Seattle is home to a thriving community of North Indian musicians. They play what's known as Hindustani classical music — a highly technical form that can take over a decade to learn. Srivani Jade is from India, but she didn't start playing Hindustani music until moving to the Seattle area. She's just released a new CD of songs called "Bhoopali." It's music that makes her feel at home here in the Northwest. Srivani Jade talks with KUOW's Jeremy Richards. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Sounds Familiar Amanda Wilde is the host of "The Swing Years and Beyond" heard Saturday evenings on KUOW. Every month she talks with KUOW's Dave Beck and explores the origins of songs that sound familiar. This month Amanda has been listening to a mid–19th century tune with roots in the world of slavery and Southern plantation life. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cracking Open the Kabocha Squash The kabocha squash looks like a small green pumpkin. It's not as popular as the acorn squash or the butternut squash. And with its warty texture, the kabocha isn't terribly inviting to the uninitiated. But the kabocha is nutritious and tasty, and it is revered as an aphrodisiac in some cultures. Jess Thomson is a Seattle food writer and recipe developer. She took on the kabocha and figured out how to make it work with a minimum of work. Megan Sukys joined Jess in her kitchen to learn the tr ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Sounds Familiar KUOW's Amanda Wilde has been listening to a song that conjures up feelings of nostalgia, wistfulness and the inevitable end of summer. Every month we talk with Amanda about the history behind songs that sound familiar. She spoke with KUOW's Dave Beck about a tune with roots in American musical theater. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Movies at the Library On August 31, Seattle Public Library closed for eight days to save money. And Gabriel Rapier was thrilled when they reopened. Gabe works at the Columbia City branch of the Seattle Public Library. And he's also a movie fan who borrows films from the library all the time. Gabe talked with KUOW's Jeannie Yandel the week after the library reopened. He told her about three films he wants other library patrons to borrow. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Sci-Fi That Rearranges Your Universe You'll probably never encounter a race of alien plants that drive their own cars. And you'll probably never die and wake up again inside your 18–year–old self. But stuff like this happens all the time in science fiction novels, and Brooks Peck thinks they can teach us a lot about the real world we do inhabit — even for people who've never been into sci–fi. Brooks is a curator for Seattle's Science Fiction Museum. Today, he shares three science fiction novels that exp ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cookus Interruptus: Mediterranean Quinoa (Darrell Bikes to Kindergarten) "Cookus Interruptus" is a radio–cooking–comedy starring Cynthia Lair. Her kitchen adventures are proof that it is possible to cook healthy, home–cooked meals despite life's constant interruptions. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Gavin Borchert Classical Music Review: Reviving an American Opera Classic During his years as Seattle Symphony music director Gerard Schwarz has saved many American compositions from obscurity. The 1931 opera "Peter Ibbetson" by Deems Taylor is the latest Schwarz revival. "Peter Ibbetson's" initial success helped the Metropolitan Opera in New York City survive the depression years. But the revival of the once popular opera has been slow in coming. The Seattle Symphony made a live recording of "Peter Ibbetson" at Benaroya Hall 10 year ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Discover Northwest Mushrooms For a few weeks in the Fall, a well–trained forager can find Northwest mushrooms. The kind of mushrooms that chefs swoon over and markets sell for a lot of money. Seattle chef, writer and culinary instructor Greg Atkinson recently scoured the forest for seventeen pounds of chanterelles and porcinis. He says the experience connected him to the land. And it also gave him the opportunity to experience the unique addition that mushrooms can bring to something as simple as toast and as ele ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Movies to Keep You from Getting Jaded by Politics It's vital to stay informed and engaged in the political process, but it can also feel like you're fighting a beast you have no hope of overcoming. So becoming jaded and disconnected is an understandable response. Sandy Cioffi is a documentary filmmaker, whose latest film is "Sweet Crude." She also teaches filmmaking and video production at Seattle Central Community College. And she gets that urge to detach, but she recently rewatched three movies that she thinks can give us fresh ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |