Library Podcasts
Each year the Library hosts readings, lectures, and discussions by authors and other public figures. You may watch video recordings of recent programs on our YouTube channel. Our archive of audio recordings goes back more than 10 years and includes thousands of memorable Library events.
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Red Pine (a.k.a. Bill Porter): 'In Such Hard Times: The Poetry of Wei Ying-wu'
Acclaimed translator Red Pine (a.k.a. Bill Porter) presented bilingual readings in English and Chinese from "In Such Hard Times: The Poetry of Wei Ying-wu" on Sept. 22, 2009 at the Central Library.
Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 31 MB] [Play time: 0 hr 00 min]
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SENSEable City Lab Trash Track exhibit
The Seattle Public Library and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) teamed up for a SENSEable City Lab Trash Track exhibit. This event on Sept. 19, 2009 at the Central Library launched the exhibit and helped people find out where trash goes.
Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 36 MB] [Play time: 0 hr 00 min]
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Sue Monk Kidd and Ann Kidd Taylor: 'Traveling with Pomegranates'
Sue Monk Kidd, bestselling author of the "The Secret Life of Bees" and "The Mermaid Chair," and Ann Kidd Taylor read from "Traveling with Pomegranates" on Sept. 16, 2009 at the Central Library.Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 22 MB] [Play time: 0 hr 00 min]
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Sandra Day O'Connor: 'Education: A Big Idea in Today's America'
Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor spoke on "Education: A Big Idea in Today's America" on Sept. 14, 2009 at Town Hall.Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 22 MB] [Play time: 0 hr 00 min]
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Douglas Brinkley: 'The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America'
Presidential historian Douglas Brinkley discussed "The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America" on Aug. 6, 2009 at the Central Library.
Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 27 MB] [Play time: 0 hr 00 min]
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Colum McCann: 'Let the Great World Spin'
Award-winning Irish novelist Colum McCann read from "Let the Great World Spin" on July 13, 2009 at the Central Library.Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 28 MB] [Play time: 0 hr 00 min]
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Rebecca Wells: 'The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder'
Rebecca Wells read from "The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder" on July 10, 2009 at the Central Library.Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 32 MB] [Play time: 0 hr 00 min]
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Cultural Collisions: Women Poets and Their Craft
Calling themselves La Jefa ("The Boss" in Spanish and Portuguese), four Seattle women writers, who collectively represent at least 16 cultures, presented a workshop and read from their work on June 27, 2009 at the Beacon Hill Branch.Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 36 MB] [Play time: 0 hr 00 min]
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Carlos Ruiz Zafón: 'The Angel's Game'
Carlos Ruiz Zafón discussed his latest novel, "The Angel's Game," on June 26, 2009 at the Central Library.Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 26 MB] [Play time: 0 hr 00 min]
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Bill O'Daly and Kisha Xiomara Palmer: Translations of Pablo Neruda
Bill O'Daly and Kisha Xiomara Palmer read from "World's End", O'Daly's ninth translated work of Chilean Nobel Prize poet Pablo Neruda on June 20, 2009 at the Central Library.Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 25 MB] [Play time: 0 hr 00 min]