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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Greg Mortenson: 'Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan'
The Seattle Public Library presented a special evening with Greg Mortenson, author of the international bestseller "Three Cups of Tea," on Dec. 15, 2009 at Seattle Pacific University. Mortenson showed images and discussed his new book, "Stones into Schools."Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 31 MB] [Play time: 0 hr 00 min]
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William H. Wilson: 'Shaper of Seattle'
William H. Wilson presented an illustrated lecture on the life and career of Reginald Heber Thomson, Seattle's City Engineer, on Dec. 12, 2009 at The Seattle Public Library.Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 27 MB] [Play time: 0 hr 00 min]
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'Fueling Disaster: Alcohol, Anger and Aggressive Driving'
Dr. Dennis Donovan presented correlations between drinking and aggressive driving, along with ideas for driver improvement, on Dec. 2, 2009 at The Seattle Public Library.Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 28 MB] [Play time: 0 hr 00 min]
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McLellan/O'Donnell Living History Series: Clay Jenkinson as Thomas Jefferson
Clay Jenkinson presented his portrayal of Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States, on Nov. 13, 2009 at Town Hall as part of the McLellan/O'Donnell Living History Series.
Clay Jenkinson as Thomas Jefferson Part 1
The scholar appeared in costume in the persona of his character.
Download Audio (mp3) [play time: 1 hour 2 minutes /file size: 28 MB]
Clay Jenkinson as Thomas Jefferson Part 2
Jenkinson opened the floor to questions from the audience to President Jefferson and broke from character to respond to further questions based on his research.
Download Audio (mp3) [play time: 1 hour 14 minutes /file size: 34 MB]
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Ken Auletta and Brier Dudley: 'Googled: The End of the World as We Know It'
Ken Auletta and Seattle Times technology columnist Brier Dudley discussed "Googled: The End of the World as We Know It" on Nov. 9, 2009 at The Seattle Public Library.Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 38 MB] [Play time: 0 hr 00 min]
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'2009 Jack Straw Writers Program'
The Washington Center for the Book and Jack Straw Productions celebrated the 2009 Jack Straw Writers Program on Nov. 7, 2009 at The Seattle Public Library with readings by literary artists who were selected for the program by curator Donna Miscolta.Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 32 MB] [Play time: 0 hr 00 min]
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'Battling Blindness: New and Emerging Treatments'
Dr. Russell Van Gelder discussed the symptoms and causes of eye disease and blindness and emerging new treatments on Nov. 4, 2009 at The Seattle Public Library.Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 35 MB] [Play time: 0 hr 00 min]
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'Stones & Bones: Discovering Secrets in King County's Oldest Cemeteries'
Gwynneth Anderson presented "Stones & Bones," a photodocumentary on historic King County cemeteries, on Oct. 31, 2009 at The Seattle Public Library.Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 24 MB] [Play time: 0 hr 00 min]
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Halloween Concert with Captain Bogg & Salty
Ahoy jolly sea-rollers and land-locked lubbers alike! Join the roughest swaggerin' scallywags that ever sailed the seven seas. Captain Bogg & Salty played a Halloween concert on Oct. 31, 2009 at The Seattle Public Library.
Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 30 MB] [Play time: 0 hr 00 min]
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Greil Marcus: 'A New Literary History of America'
Journalist and cultural critic Greil Marcus read from "A New Literary History of America," co-edited with Werner Sollors, on Oct. 29, 2009 at The Seattle Public Library.Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 34 MB] [Play time: 0 hr 00 min]