SAL/on air

About SAL/on air

SAL/on air is a literary podcast featuring engaging author talks and readings from neary 40 years of Seattle Arts & Lectures programming. Seattle Arts & Lectures (SAL) is a literary nonprofit. Seattle Arts & Lectures cultivates transformative experiences through story and language with readers and writers of all generations. Get in-person or online tickets to SAL events at lectures.org.

Publisher

Seattle Arts & Lectures

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

28 Mar 2018

Latest episode

6 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

2 of 54 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Alexis Nikole Nelson wants you to eat your backyard

   Host Brandi Fullwood interviews forager Alexis Nikole Nelson about her cookbook, exploring accessible backyard foraging for delicious seasonal foods.

2. 

   19 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Robin Wall Kimmerer

   Host Emily P. Freeman interviews author Robin Wall Kimmerer about Indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge, and plant teachings.

3. 

   10 Mar 2026

   M. Gessen

   Sound bites obfuscate intent. Click bait headlines twist the truth. Deep fake videos destroy shared reality. And that makes critical thinkers and clear-eyed observers like M. Gessen all the more needed. Gessen does not talk down to people who are scared, does not suggest you should not believe your eyes as the famous George Orwell quote goes, does not downplay fear. As a journalist living in Moscow during Vladimir Putin’s ascendancy, Gessen brings a perspective on democracy that slices knife-like through the stories America tells and shows how a few short years have changed us from a people who thought of ourselves a nation of immigrants to a country zipping up its borders, unsure of what truth means. Through their writing, Gessen sits with you on the page and discuss what happens when you no longer recognize the country you live in as your own.

Inside a recent episode

Alexis Nikole Nelson wants you to eat your backyard

Published 6 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] But I also like proudly proclaiming in my videos, don't go and buy something new for your fridge to make this recipe. I also very frequently say, use what you got in your own fridge, honey, because That's what foraging is supposed to be doing for us. Foraging historically has been something to get you through lean times, not a reason to go and participate in more mass consumption. I wanted to read a short little passage from your book. Since my ancestors gave so much of themselves to the work of cultivating relationships with the soil, the plants, and the signs of the seasons, some by choice and others not, it seems inevitable that I would feel most myself when I do the same. […]

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

45,432

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

26 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 46 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

28

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

85

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