Library Podcasts
Each year the Library hosts readings, lectures, and discussions by authors and other public figures. You may listen to many of these programs by subscribing to the Library's authors & events podcast or by downloading one of the audio programs listed below. Our archive goes back more than 10 years and includes thousands of podcasts of memorable Library events.
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Clarion West Presents Karen Joy Fowler
Join previous Seattle Reads author Karen Joy Fowler as she reads from and discusses recent work while teaching for Clarion West's Writer's Workshop.
Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 27.41MB] [Play time: hr 59 min]
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Clarion West Presents Karen Lord
Join Barbadian fantasy author and research consultant Karen Lord as she reads from and discusses recent work while teaching for Clarion West's Writer's Workshop.
Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 30.11MB] [Play time: 1 hr 05 min]
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Ben Rhodes Discusses 'The World As It Is'
From one of Barack Obama’s closest aides comes a revelatory behind-the-scenes account of his presidency—and how idealism can confront harsh reality and still survive.
Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 22.67MB] [Play time: 0 hr 49 min]
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Dr. Robin DiAngelo Discusses 'White Fragility'
Antiracist educator, Dr. Robin DiAngelo will be reading from "White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism."
Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 32.70MB] [Play time: 1 hr 11 min]
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The Key To Change: A Special Classical Music Concert
Enjoy a special morning youth concert of classical music by The Key to Change.
Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 23.83MB] [Play time: 0 hr 51 min]
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Evening the Score: Renee C. Baker (Avant Garde Film Composer)
Check out a unique music program featuring film scores by award-winning African American composer Renee C. Baker.
Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 12.70MB] [Play time: 0 hr 27 min]
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#WeToo: New Visions Of Consent & Reproductive Justice
A special open mic looking at the phenomenon of #MeToo and reproductive justice.
Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 31.21MB] [Play time: 1 hr 08 min]
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The Deaf Movement and Musical Theater
Join us for a discussion featuring local artists, arts advocates, and performers involved in The 5th Avenue Theatre’s upcoming production of 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame.'
Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 30.15MB] [Play time: 1 hr 05 min]
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Writers In The Schools Year‑End Reading & Celebration Day 2
Join us for an extraordinary evening of literary talent with future Pulitzer Prize-winning voices! Student writers share poems, stories, and memoirs created with the Writers in the Schools (WITS) program.
Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 41.66MB] [Play time: 1 hr 30 min]
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Writers In The Schools Year‑End Reading & Celebration Day 1
Join us for an extraordinary evening of literary talent with future Pulitzer Prize-winning voices! Elementary & middle school students writers share poems, stories, and memoirs created by the WITS program.
Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 39.63MB] [Play time: 1 hr 26 min]