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**Speakers Forum**

Readings, debates, lectures from around Seattle, and so much more. Hear fascinating talks by authors, intellectuals, officials and regular folks with important stories recorded live.

Latest Episodes:

Author tackles workplace sexism women face: ‘You belong at the table’ Jan 21, 2020

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Mikaela Kiner discusses responding to bias and being an advocate for women in the work setting.

Fretting about your kids not reading enough? These NYT editors offer their counsel Jan 17, 2020

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Raising children in a time when technological advances skew traditional modes of learning can be challenging. But many children prefer screen technology to books. Before you’re tempted to take away the tech to boost a young child’s vocabulary, you might want to listen to what New York Time’s editors Maria Russo and Pamela Paul have to say.

Everyday superheroes tell their stories Jan 08, 2020

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Ignite Seattle always inspires

Migrants: Locked up and forgotten? How U.S. citizens hold the key Jan 03, 2020

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According to immigration lawyer César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández, the dissolving of immigration prisons in the US is a good first step towards mending our immigration system.

One last holiday hit before the new year arrives Dec 31, 2019

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Brad Craft reads Truman Capote’s ‘A Christmas Memory’

Tradition is the key to progress for these Native storytellers Dec 27, 2019

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In an age of technology and speedy progress, traditions can even be seen as a roadblock towards change and societal growth. But according to the speakers of this talk, traditional storytelling is a key asset to forward, progressive thinking.

Seattle storytellers share seasonal spirit Dec 22, 2019

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You’ll have to make your own Stargazy Pie

‘Tis the season for rascally tales from Short Stories Live Dec 19, 2019

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A seasonal rogue by any other name wouldn’t sound as sweet

Listen in on Seattle's civic version of church Dec 18, 2019

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Civic Saturday celebrates active citizenship

Here we are. But where is here? Terry Tempest Williams holds space for anger and healing Dec 13, 2019

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On the living earth, erosion, death and following the light