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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Bruce Barcott: 'The Last Flight of the Scarlet Macaw'
Award-winning author Bruce Barcott read from "The Last Flight of the Scarlet Macaw: One Woman's Fight to Save the World's Most Beautiful Bird" on Feb. 28, 2009 at the Central Library.Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 60 MB] [Play time: 0 hr 00 min]
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Val McDermid: 'A Darker Domain'
The bestselling author of Scottish police mysteries read from her latest novel, "A Darker Domain," on Feb. 15, 2009 at the Central Library.Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 34 MB] [Play time: 0 hr 00 min]
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Inauguration of new Poet Populist Mike Hickey
Jack Hirschman helped celebrate the inauguration of new Poet Populist Mike Hickey on Jan. 25, 2009 at the Central Library.
Inauguration of new Poet Populist - Part 1: Mike Hickey, Cody Walker and other guests
Download Audio (mp3) [play time: 1 hour 2 minutes /file size: 57 MB]
Inauguration of new Poet Populist - Part 2: Jack Hirschman
Download Audio (mp3) [play time: 53 minutes /file size: 48 MB]
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Barry Unsworth: 'Land of Marvels'
Barry Unsworth read from his latest historical novel, "Land of Marvels," on Jan. 24, 2009 at the Central Library. In "Land of Marvels," a thriller set in 1914, Unsworth brings to life the schemes and double-dealings of Western nations grappling for a foothold in Mesopotamia (now Iraq) in the dying days of the Ottoman Empire.Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 41 MB] [Play time: 0 hr 00 min]
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Azar Nafisi: 'Things I've Been Silent About: Memories'
Azar Nafisi discussed "Things I've Been Silent About: Memories" on Jan. 16, 2009 at the Central Library. Nafisi is the author of the international bestseller, "Reading Lolita in Tehran," and a visiting professor at Johns Hopkins University.Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 63 MB] [Play time: 0 hr 00 min]
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King County Elections Director Debate
King County Elections Director candidates debated on Jan. 15, 2009 at the Central Library.Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 77 MB] [Play time: 0 hr 00 min]
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Mo Yan: The Re-emergence of Literary Voice in Contemporary China
Mo Yan read from and discussed his works with Christopher Lupke, associate professor of Chinese, Washington State University, and other panelists on Jan. 5, 2009 at the Central Library.Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 68 MB] [Play time: 0 hr 00 min]