In 1936, nine working class young rowers from the University of Washington went to the Berlin Olympics and won gold, beating out Adolf Hitler’s elite German crew. It’s a riveting story that was captured in the bestselling book, “The Boys in the Boat.” The winning shell was called the Husky Clipper, made of cedar, spruce and ash and built by the legendary George Pocock.

Carpenter Nicole Abercrombie teaches construction skills to a group of high school girls on a weekend build retreat learning how to build tiny houses.

Filmmaker Sandy Smolan, takes the viewer underwater in 'The Click Effect,' one of the first virtual reality films, watched with a VR headset.

A long journey from orchards to opera, José Iñiguez has overcome the many obstacles that stood between him and his passion. His persistence has paid off and he believes he’s doing what he was born to do.

Can a software program detect an essentially human capacity such as empathy? Dr. David Atkins has helped develop a program that analyses not only the words that are being said, but also the way in which the words are spoken.

James Madison is the official Artist of the Tulalip Tribes, and he is incorporating modern artistic ideas and forms while maintaining the traditional icons of Native people.

In the fall of 2015 Sesame Street introduced audiences to Julia, a four year old girl with autism. Dr. Wendy Stone at the University of Washington was a primary consultant in the development of Julia; learn more about the autism diagnosis and how she worked with Sesame Street to create a character aimed at promoting acceptance.

Seattle Art Museum exhibit, Kehinde Wiley: A New Republic is a retrospective of one of America’s most powerful and influential contemporary artists. Wiley is known for painting people of color in the heroic poses that the “Old Masters” of Europe reserved for kings, and queens and aristocrats.

Street racing in Kent, WA is a well-known but illegal activity that on weekend nights draws hundreds of cars and spectators for drag racing and “drifting.”

Cord transplants and cell therapy depend on mothers donating their baby's umbilical cord. See how one mother's donation saved Crystal Day's life.

What is expanded cord blood therapy? Dr. Colleen Delaney from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center explains this new therapy and co-founding NOHLA Therapeutics.

When it comes to battling heroin addiction, what works? Should it be treated as a medical disease, or is medication simply swapping out one drug for another? Research Scientist Dr. Caleb Banta Green at the UW Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute in Seattle explains this complex epidemic.

It’s something we see all the time — on buildings, in alleys, under bridges — even on signs, park benches and sidewalks. Graffiti is a part of Seattle’s visual landscape, but opinions on this constantly changing network of scribbles, murals and esoteric names is anything but unanimous.

The search for a young Holocaust victim’s identity creates an unusual friendship between a Japanese museum director and a Holocaust survivor, and leads to the production of a play now performing at Seattle Children's Theatre.

Just south of the Seattle city line in a small corner of Steve Cox Memorial Park, the White Center PAL (Police Activities League) Boxing Club has held training weekday evenings for close to 10 years.