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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Jay and Maureen Neitz, March 7
Colorblindness can mean job loss for those in professions that require color vision, including police, firefighters, pilots and food inspectors. However: doctors Jay and Maureen Neitz, a husband-and-wife team of ophthalmologists at the UW Medicine Eye Institute, believe a cure for color blindness is on its way.Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 31 MB] [Play time: 0 hr 00 min]
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Thrilling Tales: March 5, 2012
Need a mid-day break? Every first and third Monday, you can laugh, gasp and shudder to live readings of captivating short stories from a wide range of popular and literary authors. This week's featured stories are: "The Queen of Spades" by Alexander Pushkin and "The Bet" by Anton Chekhov. Recorded on March 5, 2012.
Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 19 MB] [Play time: 0 hr 40 min]
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Jim Yardley, February 21
Author Jim Yardley discusses "Brave Dragons: A Chinese Basketball Team, an American Coach, and Two Cultures Clashing" with basketball coach Bob Weiss.Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 29 MB] [Play time: 0 hr 00 min]
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J.A. Jance, February 15
J.A. Jance talks about "Left for Dead," her 44th published mystery.Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 25 MB] [Play time: 0 hr 00 min]
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Eric Liu, February 7
Join Eric Liu for a lively civic discussion of "The Gardens of Democracy: A New American Story of Citizenship, the Economy, and the Role of Government."Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 39 MB] [Play time: 0 hr 00 min]
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Dermot Fitzgibbon, February 1
Dermot Fitzgibbon will teach you what modalities are used to manage pain for surgery and cancer, as well as to improve your quality of life.
Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 35 MB] [Play time: 0 hr 00 min]
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Stewart O'Nan, January 30
Stewart O'Nan reads from his new novel, "The Odds: A Love Story," a bittersweet look at a married couple struggling in uncertain times and trying to give their love a second chance.Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 21 MB] [Play time: 0 hr 00 min]
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Xi Chuan, January 9
Xi Chuan reads selections from a new chapbook, "Yours Truly & Other Poems," "Notes on the Mosquito: Selected Poems" (forthcoming in 2012) and other works.Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 35 MB] [Play time: 0 hr 00 min]