Summary: Nancy Pearl On When Life Imitates Fiction: Losing yourself in a book can actually change your real–world behavior, according to a recent Ohio State University study. For example, if you become immersed in a story about a person fighting for the right to vote, you'll likely vote in elections that follow. If you engage with a character of different race or sexual orientation, you may feel differently toward those groups in real life. What fictional characters have changed your behavior or view of the world? Nancy Pearl joins us. Call to share your story at 800.289.5869 (KUOW). RadioActive Features: I Am Somebody: An Interview With Detective Cookie: Today we hear a story about a detective with the Seattle Police Department. Officer Denise "Cookie" Bolden is well–known for her work with youth and the elderly. Detective Cookie talked with RadioActive's Demitrus Price about how she became the strong woman she is today.
