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Our gardening panel convenes this morning to answer your questions. What's blooming in your yard? What should be blooming, but isn't? Call in with your questions at 206.543.KUOW or email Weekday.

Given concerns over global warming, the need to focus on making the most of power we already produce has become ever more urgent. Is cutting back on energy use the best energy saving measure? Is there a way to make our energy system more efficient? What can individuals do, and what must be done by the utility companies? How will a cap–and–trade system proposed by the Western Governors influence more efficient energy generation and delivery?

Since 1979, Larry Johnson has been looking for trouble. Rather than staying clear of war–torn and tumultuous regions, this foreign editor for the Seattle Post–Intelligencer has gone to get the story, to bring personality to people and issues. From the Middle East to Central America, Johnson joins us in the studio to look back at the places and lives he's covered.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recently concluded that disturbances from pests, diseases and fire will have serious impacts on our forests. There will be longer fire seasons and larger areas burned. This year, the Forest Service has nearly exhausted its budget fighting the fires in California. Is there a more effective way to spend our money to prevent fires in the first place? Should we even try? Forests used to burn more frequently, it was part of their natural cycle, but as more homes are built on the edge of wilderness areas, the focus is fire suppression rather than fire pre

Once again it is Friday. Time to talk over the week's news. What stories caught your attention? What hasn't been covered enough? What makes your blood really boil? What's your take on the news?

The Pacific is the world's largest Ocean. It's named for its peaceful beauty. But under the waves, the ocean is in trouble. Last month the govenors in Washington, Oregon and California released a plan to help the ailing Pacific. Will that plan make a difference? What are we protecting and why?

Tent City 4 arrived on Mercer Island last week. A group of local residents filed an unsuccessful injunction to stop the Tent City from settling there. What are tent cities? What are the rules? Who are the people who live there? Today we'll hear the stories of Tent City 4 residents in their own words. How did they end up there? How is living in a Tent City different from living in a shelter or on the streets? How have different neighborhoods treated them?If you'd like to donate money to Tent City 4, write a check to "Share/Wheel" and send it to: PO Box 2548, Seattle, WA 98111. Be sure to write "

Some people dance their way through life. Today we offer a rare opportunity to hear the personal stories of legends of the Lindy Hop and Tap era. Dawn Hampton began performing at age three, Lennart Westerlund was a primary dancer with the Rhythm Hot Shots in the 90s, and Jeni LeGon danced on screen with Bill "Bojangles" Robinson. We'll also explore how the tradition of dance and music goes on into the future. Do you dance? How does the past inform modern dancing?

We begin with a conversation on the week's news in Canada with Vaughn Palmer, political correspondent for the Vancouver Sun. Then, Puget Sound Energy announced last month that its Hopkins Ridge and Wild Horse wind farms have each produced more than a million megawatts of energy. Can new high–tech wind turbines really produce that much power? Several large developers are planning to build large wind farms in Oregon and Washington, which would almost triple the amount of wind energy produced in the Northwest. Can the grid handle all this new wind power? Where will these wind turbines go? Landowne

You're a great driver, no doubt about that. Now, if only everyone else weren't so incompetent!! Today, we take a look at traffic and the way you drive. What does your driving say about you? We'll also tackle those unanswerable questions such as: Why is the other lane always travelling faster? Does driving aggressively get you places sooner? Who causes more congestion: men or women? How do you drive? How does your significant other drive? Call with your questions and expertise.

The hot weather is finally bringing on the heat–loving flowers and the tomatoes. What are the best tomato varieties to plant? What are the great heat–loving flowers and shrubs for the August garden? We take that up with our panel of gardening experts. This is a special archived edition of Weekday, originally broadcast on August 7, 2007.

War is hard to describe. In his memoir Jarhead, Gulf War Marine Anthony Swofford writes, "…this is not funny, the possibility of death, but like many combatants before us we laugh to obscure the tragedy of our cheap, squandered lives." Swofford and writers Dave Danelo and Michael Yon join us to discuss the challenges of war, and the challenges of writing about it.

With the conventions just weeks away, the candidates are reintroducing themselves to the American public. How have they changed? To get some perspective, Weekday presents a special rebroadcast of a 1999 interview with Senator John McCain. McCain is a military man from a military family. In his book, Faith Of My Fathers, McCain tells their stories and gives us some insight into his character. Steve Scher spoke with McCain in November of 1999.

With the conventions just weeks away, the candidates are reintroducing themselves to the American public. How have they changed? What remains the same over the years? To get some perspective, Weekday presents a special rebroadcast of an interview with Illinois Senator Barack Obama. This interview was taped during his visit to Seattle on October 26, 2006.

Once again it is Friday. Time to talk over the week's news. What stories caught your attention? What hasn't been covered enough? What makes your blood really boil? What's your take on the news?

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Britain's Prince Charles are all boycotting the opening of the Beijing Olympics. President Bush will attend, however. The U.S. has long had a policy of constructive engagement with China. Has doing business with China helped improve life in the country? Have preparations for the Olympic games made things better, or worse? Chinese officials point to national reforms, technological advances, and greater freedoms overall, but have the Olympics helped to improve human rights in China? Nobody has called for a boycott of the

Is America's prejudice towards gender harder to overcome than prejudice towards race? Does the defeat of Senator Hillary Clinton prove it? Is sexism not taken as seriously as racism? Writer and activist Gloria Steinem joins us to address gender and politics. She supported Clinton during her campaign; now she's for Obama. What does she make of this election? Also, what does feminism look like in the 21st century? Is our current culture better for women or worse?

Thierry Rautureau, the Chef in the Hat, takes a peak inside your fridge today. What do you have in there? Need recipe ideas? Need to reinvent your leftovers? Call us with your ingredients and we'll make a meal! 800.289.KUOW or email Weekday.

First, a conversation on the week's news in Canada with political correspondent, Vaughn Palmer of the Vancouver Sun. Then, the wolves are back. Last week the first gray wolves in 70 years were confirmed in Washington State. Wolves were eliminated from the West by hunters and trappers who regarded them as dangerous pests that threatened livestock and people. Can wolves and people co–exist in Washington State? As urban development encroaches on previously untamed areas, human–wildlife encounters become more common. Conservationists have gone to great lengths to reintroduce wolves, bears and buffa

Athletes from around the world are in China, preparing for the start of the Olympic Games this Friday. Many of them will win. Even more will not. Not all of us can become Olympic athletes, but we all have Olympic moments. Meaningful moments of personal triumph, or defeat. These are the moments when you know you've arrived, or you know you're played out. What moment comes to mind? Maybe it is something small, like finally solving your Rubix cube. Maybe it's big, like realizing your career won't happen as you had planned. What have you learned from those times? What are your Olympic moments? Call

Criminals. They're everywhere...even in your yard. See that laurel hedge budging into the sidewalk? Notice the hanging vines that are entangling power lines? Ah–ha! Criminal plants! Here comes a citation from the city. What rules are your plants breaking? How do you stop violations down the road? What should you never plant near an alley or sidewalk? Do you have criminal plants?

A report assessing child prostitution in Seattle will be presented to the City Council's Public Safety, Human Services and Education committee later today. The report found that approximately 300–500 kids under 18 are currently involved in prostitution. And that is a conservative estimate. They are also starting younger; at 12–13 years old. The hotbed of activity is Aurora Avenue, where many prostitutes are barely 18 years old. How do kids fall into prostitution? What can be done about it?

Are economic concerns putting your home repair projects on hold? Perhaps you can complete your task cheaper. We have some advice. Also, climate change issues have homeowners thinking about environmental upgrades. What are the best things to do? Weekday's home repair expert, Roger Faris, has been away a long time; sailing the world. He returns to Seattle this morning to give you home repair advice. Call with your questions during the show: 800–289–KUOW.

America may be more diverse than ever coast to coast, but the places where we live are becoming increasingly crowded with people who live, think, and vote like we do. We've built a country where we can all choose the neighborhood, church, and news show most compatible with our lifestyle and beliefs. The result is that people often don't know and can't understand those who live just a few miles away. The reason and implications of this situation are the subject of Bill Bishop's new book: The Big Sort.