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Could you locate the Arctic Building downtown? Do you know who originally occupied the building that houses the Magic Mouse? Today on Weekday, we go on an audio walking tour of downtown Seattle. How important is architecture to the character of a city? What does Seattle's architecture say about it? Is it important to preserve historic buildings? What determines if a building is historic anyhow? Plus, Cliff Mass joins us with a weekend weather forecast at 9:50 a.m.. Monday on Weekday: Mysteries: The Writing and The Reading

First, a conversation on the week's news in Canada from our correspondent, Vaughn Palmer of the Vancouver Sun. Then, around the Northwest people are trying to live in an eco friendly way, but there are a lot of nuances to recycling, composting and purchasing that can effect your environmental impact. How do you avoid excess packaging? Is there a way to be eco cool when it's hot? Do you have questions? Now is your chance. Tom Watson, King County's EcoConsumer, joins us. Call 800 289 KUOW or email Weekday. Tomorrow on Weekday: Offshore Oil Drilling

A couple weeks ago, we talked about marriage on Weekday. We specifically asked you to explain why you got married. During that show, another issue came up. When a marriage is rocky, should you stay together for the kids? For those of you that have faced this issue, what did you decide? How did you choose your path? How did you talk to your children about it? And what happens if one spouse thinks staying together is better, and the other disagrees? Also, if you're the child from a turbulent household, what's your perspective? Email Weekday or call during the show 800 289 KUOW.Tomorrow on Weekday: Calling All Comic Book Fans!

The plants in your garden are benefiting from the rain and sun we've been having lately. So are the weeds. What is that weed you keep pulling? What can be done to deal with weeds safely? Our garden panel is here to help.

Hiking season is off to a late start this year, but at some point all that snow in the mountains will melt. When it does, there will be miles of backcountry trails to hike! Today on Weekday we'll be joined by two hiking experts. They'll recommend their favorite trails and advise us on how to deal with all that late lingering snow. What are your favorite hikes? Tomorrow on Weekday: Listener's Forum: Should you Stay Together for the Kids?

There are wonderful things growing throughout our city. Dove trees and Weeping Cherries. Shepherd's Purse and Miner's Lettuce. Can you identify the plants around you? What plants are unique to our region? Today, we explore the foliage of our region with lifelong Seattle resident and plant expert Authur Lee Jacobson. Is there a plant you need identified? Join us with your questions and observations at 206 543 KUOW or send pictures to weekday@kuow.org. You can also post photos to KUOW's Flickr group. Monday on Weekday: Real Estate and Mortgage Frauds

Should King County Jail house inmates from the city of Seattle? Earlier this year, county officials said they didn't have room for the city's offenders. Now they've changed their minds... just as Seattle is considering sites for a new jail. We'll ask King County Executive Ron Sims. We'll also ask him if an election challenge from County Councilmember Larry Phillips will turn this year's controversial budget shortfall into political football.

What happens when a 43 year old sportswriter trains to be a professional NFL place kicker? Stefan Fatsis knows. He recently became # 9 with the Denver Broncos. In the early months, team members treated him like a mascot. Did he win them over? What did he learn about the inner workings of the National Football League? What is the mindset of the modern pro athlete? Why did the NFL agree to take Fatsis on as a player?

Rossi vs. Gregoire and Burner vs. Reichert: Are these just old elections revisited? Will local enthusiasm for Obama tip the balance in these races? Will Washington State be a battleground in the 2008 Presidential race? Also, both Mayor Nickels and the Seattle City Council are looking to increase property taxes again. Should they be giving tax payers a break instead?Tomorrow on Weekday: Planning the Winter Garden

On May 29, Survival International and Brazil's National Indian Foundation released photographs one of the last uncontacted tribes in the Amazon. There are over 100 uncontacted tribes living around the world. As the modern world encroaches, their way of life is disappearing. How should we treat these isolated communities? Should we leave them uncontacted? Or study them in order to save them? What's ethical? Tell us what you think: email weekday@kuow.org.

DIY stands for Do It Yourself. It's a movement, an ethic, a commitment to putting on rock shows and putting out your friend's album. It means you make your own clothes, fix your own bike, scavenge your own food or fix up your house yourself. Actually, it's something different depending on who you ask. That's kind of the point. DIY means you create the products and services you need, instead of paying someone else to do it. There's a thriving DIY community in our region. We'll talk with some of those involved. Is this just for anarchists and teenagers? What's your DIY project?

Is that a shark in the water? No, it's a robot! The University of Washington unveils its latest underwater inventions, RoboFish and Seagliders, and makes strides in robotic technology. Find out the latest in robotics both on land and under the sea from the inventors themselves. Call or email with your questions: (800) 289 KUOW or weekday@kuow.org.Plus, Cliff Mass joins us with a weekend weather forecast.

A conversation on the week's news in Canada from our Canadian correspondent, Vaughn Palmer, political correspondent for the Vancouver Sun. In 2006 Mahvish Rukhsana Khan did a Google search. It started a chain of events that led her to be an interpreter for Afghan detainees at the Guantanamo Detention Center. She was one of the few people allowed inside Guantanamo, and listened to stories from the men labeled enemy combatants. She shares what they told her about their capture, families, despair and hope.

It's summertime, which means it's wedding time for lots of couples. Gay couples in California are flocking to get married, now that they can. Why did you decide to get married? Why'd you decide not to? Do you define marriage in the same way your spouse does? Did you enter into an arranged marriage? Call (800) 289 KUOW or e mail weekday@kuow.org with your nuptial stories. What is marriage, anyway?

How do you define patriotism in America in 2008? Eric Liu and Nick Hanauer wrote a little red book called The True Patriot. They want to remind people of their responsibilities as American citizens. Have liberals run away from the concept of patriotism? Has the concept of patriotism been turned into a political cudgel that squelches open discussion? Can the left and right agree on what patriotism means? Are you a patriot? Does the word patriot make you uncomfortable? Call 206 543 5869 or email weekday@kuow.org.

Fifty years ago, the United States was caught in a space race with Russia. But now, China, India, Japan and other big players are also launching into orbit. What's the newest with international space exploration? What's going on with space exploration in Canada, Nigeria and beyond? We ask the experts who's got the right stuff for the final frontier.

Once again it is Friday. What stories caught your attention? What hasn't been covered enough? Is there anything that really made your blood boil? The news is more than the mainstream headlines. Don't let the media choose all the topics. What is your take on the news? Monday on Weekday: Space Programs Around the World

Owners of million dollar homes are defaulting on their mortgages. More than one in every 600 homes in Pierce County is in some stage of foreclosure. Housing prices are down, the Justice Department has charged hundreds in mortgage fraud schemes, and it's getting harder to get a loan. Have you missed payments? Are you trying to sell? Looking to buy? We've got experts to give you advice. Call 206 543 5869 or email weekday@kuow.org.

A four year old says, I'm mad at Daddy! He's playing in a sandbox and he won't let me play. An eight year feels like he has to take over dad's role while he's gone. A teenager looks at the calendar, and counts each day until mom gets home. Fort Lewis estimates 52,000 kids around Puget Sound have a parent in the military. When that parent is deployed to the sandbox in Iraq, or to Afghanistan, life changes for the kids at home. How do they cope? The Army has made family health a priority and is creating new support programs at Fort Lewis. What support is available for families in the Guard and Reserves? Military kids are on the next Weekday.

A conversation on the week's news in Canada from our Canadian correspondent, Vaughn Palmer, political correspondent for the Vancouver Sun. Also, China is hosting the Olympics and becoming a major world power. But according to Washington Post correspondent Philip Pan, the Chinese people still labor under the shadow of Mao Zedong and the Cultural Revolution. Pan joins us to share profiles of men and women still haunted by Tiananmen Square, secret jailings, censorship and blacklisting. Call with your questions at 800 289 KUOW or email weekday@kuow.org. Tomorrow on Weekday: 'I was foreclosed' / 'I'm buying!'

We can avoid conventional ads now with TV recording devises and the internet. That doesn't necessarily mean we're less susceptible to marketing. Companies have found new ways to encourage us to participate in their marketing campaigns. Do you identify with a brand? Is it Apple? Saab? REI? Are the products you buy an expression of what you believe in? Why is that? Has modern day marketing convinced us that products are an extension of our identity? The New York Times' 'Consumed' columnist joins us. Tomorrow on Weekday: Military kids and a new child center at Madigan

Once again it is Friday. What stories caught your attention? What hasn't been covered enough? Is there anything that really made your blood boil? The news is more than the mainstream headlines. Don't let the media choose all the topics. What is your take on the news?Monday on Weekday: Anthony Bourdain shares the Nasty Bits

When someone commits suicide, a ripple of grief passes through others' lives. Often that grief is filled with guilt and shame. This weekend, people affected by suicide will walk through the night in Seattle. As they go into the darkness and emerge from it together, they hope to raise awareness and prevent future suicides. We speak with some of those walking today. To what extent is suicide preventable? For those who have contemplated or attempted suicide, how can you emerge to be witness to your own survival?Plus, Cliff Mass joins us with a weekend weather forecast.Monday on Weekday: Summer reads with Nancy Pearl

Last time King County Executive Ron Sims joined us on Weekday, he still backed Hillary Clinton. Now he wholly supports Barack Obama. We'll ask him about his change in position. Also, there is an estimated budget shortfall of nearly $70 million in King County this year. What programs face cuts? How will Sims make the hard budget decisions? Join us with your questions at 800 289 KUOW or email weekday@kuow.org. Tomorrow on Weekday: Your Take on News

The Civil War determined the fate of former slaves, yet few of their voices are documented in Civil War histories. NPR commentator and essayist Andrew Ward used diaries, letters, memoirs and interviews to chronicle the African American perspective of the war. He joins us today on Weekday.

Everyone knows our economy has fallen on hard times, but what was it like during the Great Depression of the 1930s? What are the similarities and the differences between that era and ours? Are we headed towards a second Great Depression, or will the slowdown be shallow and short-lived? Join us for firsthand accounts of Washington during the Depression, and a forecast of what's to come.

Chances are you have a blue tarp in your life. Maybe it's covering up your woodpile or holding a stack of yard waste. Maybe it's on the roof covering a leak. It's time to expand your blue tarp horizons. Writer Ron Judd joins us with the 'best uses and worst abuses of the (unsightly) fabric that binds America.' Get inventive. What new uses can you come up with? Call 1 800 289 KUOW during the show or email weekday@kuow.org

Salman Rushdie joins us today. His latest novel The Enchantress of Florence was seven years in the making. It blends true Indian history with historical legends and stories. The result is a complex mix of real and imaginary characters. Some characters are even figments in the imagination of other characters. What role do legends play in Indian history? How do Rushdie's years of living underground inform his writing? Tomorrow on Weekday: Guam: Where America's Day Begins