Oct 13th, 2008 · Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin has earned a reputation as an attack dog on the campaign trail, but she softened her tone on Sunday. In St. Clairsville, Ohio, Palin spoke to an audience about workers rights and her love of small town America. Host Renee Montagne reports.
Aug 22nd, 2008 · The guys in this week's Barbershop — Jimi Izrael, Ruben Navarrette, Arsalan Iftikhar and Nick Charles — comb through the week's headlines. They talk about the latest buzz surrounding the presidential veep stakes, the USA's performance in the Olympics and rapper Master P's latest business venture, family friendly TV.
Aug 18th, 2008 · Big TV networks are watching their overall ratings go down while cable audiences are growing. The USA network is the No. 1 cable channel. The person who has made that happen is Bonnie Hammer. She runs USA — as well as the SciFi channel and the studio that produces a lot of their original programming.
Aug 18th, 2008 · At Sci Fi, she helped the cable channel shed its geeky image with shows like the dark, political Battlestar Galactica. And since she took over at USA, the network has been on fire.
Aug 14th, 2008 · Basim Alkhafaji, a senior interpreter for the U.S. military in Iraq, flees his country after receiving death threats against him and his family. He says the best part of his new life in the U.S. is freedom and safety, but after eight months here he misses his family and home country.
Jul 29th, 2008 · Extra Golden is a unique group: a true collaboration of American and Kenyan musicians who play an original blend of Kenyan benga and American rock. On its extensive world tour, the quintet played its music and a traditional benga tune in a session recorded by KEXP.
Jun 27th, 2008 · Boise, USA is a new play that tells the story of the Boise sex scandal of 1955. Playwright Gene Franklin Smith likens the fear instilled in the citizens of Boise, Idaho, to that stirred up by the federal government after the 9/11 attacks. Iris Mann
Jun 21st, 2008 · Men's basketball got a big boost from the NBA finals matchup between two storied teams — the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers. But on the international stage, USA men's basketball has been in shambles. With the summer Olympics less than two months away, longtime basketball executive Jerry Colangelo hopes to assemble a team that will win gold and restore the image of American players.