Town Hall Seattle Arts & Culture Series
Episodes
247. 2022 Town Hall Seattle Writer-in-Residence Sarah Salcedo and Washington State Poet Laureate Arianne True: Neurodivergence and Art
02 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for a conversation between former Town Hall Seattle Writer-in-Residence Sarah Salcedo and Washington State Poet Laureate Arianne True. Togethe...
246. Behind the WHEEL: The Power of Homeless Women
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You're invited to celebrate thirty years of homeless women organizing, writing, and creating change! In 1993, homeless and formerly homeless women i...
245. Stephanie Land with Sara K. Runnels: Motherhood, Hunger, and Higher Education
13 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When Stephanie Land set out to write her memoir, Maid, she never could have imagined what was to come. Handpicked by President Barack Obama as one of ...
244. Alva Noë: Art is All Around Us
23 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What exactly is art and why does it matter to us? Philosopher of the mind Alva Noë explores the answers to these questions, arguing that we need art ...
243. Sheila Johnson with Gin Hammond: Through the Fire
04 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you thought billionaire success stories all looked pretty similar, prepare to be surprised. From middle-class Midwestern beginnings, Sheila Johnso...
242. Letters Aloud: Before They Were Famous – letters on the way up
28 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever dreamed of being famous? Imagined what it would be like to have all your dreams come true? Recognition, adoration, basking in the limeli...
241. Peter Boal with Jackson Cooper: From Boyhood to Ballet
21 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
From the artistic director of the Pacific Northwest Ballet and former principal dancer for the New York City Ballet comes a deeply personal memoir abo...
240. Amy Schneider with Mimi Zima: In the Form of a Question
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Who is the most successful woman to ever compete on Jeopardy!? Amy Schneider's impressive forty-game winning streak was accompanied by an even greate...
239. Tattoo Artist Panel: Yes It Hurts and You Will Bleed
06 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Scott Méxcal sits down with three of Seattle's preeminent tattoo artists to chat about life behind the needle. In this discussion, they wil...
238. Myisha Cherry with José Jorge Mendoza: Failures in Forgiveness
12 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sages from Cicero to Oprah have told us that forgiveness requires us to let go of negative emotions and that it has a unique power to heal our wounds....
237. Elizabeth (Dori) Tunstall: Antiracist Design
15 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Design theory helps us understand how and why visual information impacts us the way that it does, and how we communicate and receive that information ...
236. Colson Whitehead with Robert Sindelar: Gritty Gotham
12 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Time travel may not be possible, but two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times bestselling author Colson Whitehead transports readers back t...
235. James Comey with Steve Scher: A Crime Novel from the Former FBI Director
07 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you've kept up with current affairs or politics over the past decade, James Comey is likely a familiar name. Between 2013 and 2017, Comey ser...
234. William Alexander: Ten Tomatoes that Changed the World
26 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The tomato gets no respect. Never has. Stored in the dustbin of history for centuries, accused of being vile and poisonous, appropriated as wartime pr...
233. David Schmader with Kathy Fennessy: Surveying 100 Years of Pacific Northwest Cinema
23 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Often when we think of cinema, the first places that come to mind are New York or Los Angeles. But did you know that hundreds of films and television ...
232. Sally James: Scholar-In-Residence Findings Night 2023
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Every year, Town Hall selects exceptional local artists and scholars for paid residencies where they engage with Town Hall programs and collaborate wi...
231. Dave Barry: Florida Man Releases Book
16 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever heard the beginnings of a tale involving someone from Florida and not been at least a little intrigued? New York Times bestselling autho...
230. Jen Sincero: 10 Years of You Are a Badass
07 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Once upon a time, there was a gigantic mess named Jen Sincero. She bought the cheapest toothpaste, dated all the wrong people, drove broken cars, and ...
229. Chasten Buttigieg with Naomi Ishisaka: I Have Something to Tell You — Growing Up Different in Small-Town America
02 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Growing up, Chasten Glezman Buttigieg didn't always fit in. He felt different from his father and brothers, who loved to hunt and go camping in the ru...
228. Claire Dederer with Sonora Jha and Angela Garbes: Monstrous Artists
24 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Can we still love the work of Hemingway, Polanski, Naipaul, Miles Davis, or Picasso? Should we love it? In this unflinching, deeply personal book that...
227. Anastacia-Reneé with Quenton Baker: Black Culture Through a Feminist Lens
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Side Notes from the Archivist is a preservation of Black culture viewed through a feminist lens. The Archivist leads readers through poems that epi...
226. Preston Singletary: Honoring Stories Through Glass-Blowing
10 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Town Hall Seattle and Gage Academy of Art present Preston Singletary: Honoring Stories Through Glass-Blowing. The art of Preston Singletary has become...
225. Scratch Night 2023: Presentation from Our Scholar-in-Residence, Sally James
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Every year, Town Hall selects exceptional local artists and scholars for paid residencies where they engage with Town Hall programs and collaborate wi...
224. V.E. Schwab with Nisi Shawl: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes the impact of our actions and interactions can be vaster and longer lasting than we can predict. France, 1714: in a moment of desperation, a...
223. Ari Shapiro with Dan Shapiro: Best Strangers in the World Tour
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join award-winning NPR journalist Ari Shapiro for an evening of conversation about his memoir and tales from his storied broadcast career. The belov...