Speakers Forum

In the struggle to shape what life on earth will be like years from now, visionary futurists inspire us with dread and hope at turns. Author Brenda Cooper…

Northwesterners and people around the world have been inspired by Bill McKibben’s prolific environmental activism. McKibben took some time off from his…

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-biologist…

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

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 of…

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…

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…

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

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…

What happened during the creation and growth of Mars Hill Church made waves in Seattle and beyond. A charismatic minister, Mark Driscoll, preached in a…