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.
Quick search for podcasts
-
Bob Rosner: 'Work Smarter'
People are scared about being laid off. Work is tougher than it's ever been. Facilitated by Bob Rosner on June 9, 2010 at The Seattle Public Library, this interactive session covers the keys to being successful in today's turbulent workplace.Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 26 MB] [Play time: 0 hr 00 min]
-
Bob Rosner: 'Create A Career'
Many people who are unemployed have lost hope trying to find a job. This interactive session, facilitated by Bob Rosner on June 2, 2010 at The Seattle Public Library, outlines the key strategies required to be successful in finding employment today.Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 29 MB] [Play time: 0 hr 00 min]
-
Jack and Suzy Welch: '10-10-10'
Jack and Suzy Welch discussed Suzy's new book, "10-10-10: A Fast and Powerful Way to Get Unstuck in Love, at Work, and at Home" on May 19, 2010 at The Seattle Public Library.Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 31 MB] [Play time: 0 hr 00 min]
-
Thrilling Tales: May 17, 2010
Listen to "Thrilling Tales," a story time for grown-ups. Presented by The Seattle Public Library Fiction Department: "Man Overboard!" by Winston S. Churchill. In just one instant, a daydreaming sailor becomes a bit of terrified flotsam in the wide Red Sea. "The Magic Shop" by H.G. Wells. One might have expected to find it there amidst the tricks and trinkets: after all, it was advertised on the sign. Recorded on May 17, 2010.
Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 18 MB] [Play time: 0 hr 38 min]
-
2010 Seattle Reads 'Secret Son': Main Event with Author Laila Lalami
Author Laila Lalami read from and discussed "Secret Son" for the main event of Seattle Reads on May 7, 2010 at The Seattle Public Library.Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 39 MB] [Play time: 1 hr 25 min]
-
'A Life Worth Living: A Doctor's Reflections on Illness in a High-Tech Era'
Andrew Schorr, host and founder of Patient Power LLC, moderated a conversation with Dr. Robert Martensen, emergency physician, historian, medical ethicist, author, professor and lecturer, on May 5, 2010 at The Seattle Public Library.Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 31 MB] [Play time: 0 hr 00 min]
-
Ben Huh: 'Lessons Learned from the World of LOLCats, FAILS and Other Blunders'
Ben Huh spoke about lessons he has learned from the world of LOLCats, FAILS and other blunders on April 23, 2010 at The Seattle Public Library.Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 18 MB] [Play time: 0 hr 00 min]
-
2010 Seattle Reads 'Secret Son': Facets of Islam
Seattle University professor Olúfémi Táíwò moderated a discussion of the Muslim faith, culture and politics with panelists Turki Sami Basfar, Rajaa A. Gharbi and Amine Tais.Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 42 MB] [Play time: 0 hr 00 min]
-
Yann Martel: 'Beatrice and Virgil'
Yann Martel read from his new novel "Beatrice and Virgil" on April 19, 2010 at The Seattle Public Library.Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 18 MB] [Play time: 0 hr 00 min]
-
History of Seattle Architecture, Part 2: 1945 to present
Jeffrey Karl Ochsner presented an overview of 125 years of Seattle's architectural history, beginning about 1880 (when the city's population was only 3500) and extending to the present day, on April 17, 2010 at The Seattle Public Library.
Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 50 MB] [Play time: 0 hr 00 min]