Seattle Now
975 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 days ago - ★★★★★ - 584 ratingsA smart, daily podcast for a curious city. Seattle Now brings you quick, informal, and hyper-local news updates every weekday.
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'Defund SPD'?
June 11, 2020 12:04 - 11 minutes - 12.3 MBThere’s a new rallying cry for those protesting police violence in Seattle: Defund SPD. Their goal is closer to reality than you might think. Guest: David Kroman, politics reporter for Crosscut. We're listening. Tell us what you think of this podcast by filling out our audience survey: https://bit.ly/3eyg8TV Support the show by making a gift to KUOW: http://bit.ly/seattlenow
Fellow unions push SPD for change
June 10, 2020 12:04 - 9 minutes - 10.3 MBSeattle’s police union is under pressure to reform from politicians, protesters and now, a powerful labor ally. Guest: KUOW reporter David Hyde We're listening. Tell us what you think of this podcast by filling out our audience survey: https://bit.ly/3eyg8TV
White people, that text isn't helpful
June 09, 2020 12:04 - 12 minutes - 12.6 MBBefore you tap out that concerned text to the Black people you know asking if they’re okay during these difficult times... listen to this episode first. You might reconsider. Guest: Priska Neely, reporter and producer for Reveal We're listening. Tell us what you think of this podcast by filling out our audience survey: https://bit.ly/3eyg8TV
'A checkup from the neck up'
June 08, 2020 12:04 - 12 minutes - 12.4 MBOne organizer of Sunday's 'We Want to Live' rally in South Seattle shares his thoughts on what has to happen to make meaningful change to undo systemic racism. Guest: Willard Jimerson Jr., social justice advocate and host of Good Game Alert We're listening. Tell us what you think of this podcast by filling out our audience survey: https://bit.ly/3eyg8TV
Casual Friday: Nothing casual about it
June 05, 2020 12:04 - 12 minutes - 12.7 MBAnother week, another shot at making sense of what life is like now with KUOW's Liz Brazile and Ashley Hiruko. We're listening. Tell us what you think of this podcast by filling out our audience survey: bit.ly/3eyg8TV Support the show by making a gift to KUOW: bit.ly/seattlenow
The forgotten pandemic
June 04, 2020 12:04 - 11 minutes - 12 MBBetween the protests and social media black outs this week, it’s easy to forget there’s a pandemic going on. A hundred years ago, the U.S. lived through another pandemic — one that was also, in large part, forgotten. Guest: Nancy Bristow, professor of history and author of American Pandemic: Lost Worlds of the 1918 Influenza Pandemic. We're listening. Tell us what you think of this podcast by filling out our audience survey: bit.ly/3eyg8TV Support the show by making a gift to KUOW: http:/...
A former SPD chief reimagines policing
June 03, 2020 12:04 - 8 minutes - 9.05 MBSeattle has been taking to the streets to demand changes to our system of policing. But we’ve been already been pursuing reform here for years, so what else could we be doing? Guest: Norm Stamper, former SPD Chief and author of 'To Protect and Serve: How to Fix America's Police' We're listening. Tell us what you think of this podcast by filling out our audience survey.
Trusting the police
June 02, 2020 12:04 - 13 minutes - 13.5 MBSeattle has a long history of biased policing, which is why SPD has been under federal oversight since 2012. And despite reforms, the department still has a trust problem. Guest: Sean Goode, Executive Director of Choose 180 We're listening. Tell us what you think of this podcast by filling out our audience survey: bit.ly/3eyg8TV Support the show by making a gift to KUOW: http://bit.ly/seattlenow
Seattle shows up for George Floyd
June 01, 2020 12:00 - 8 minutes - 8.39 MBSeattle joins a national outpouring of grief with three days of protest, but peaceful demonstration gets upstaged by tear gas and clashes with the police. Guest: Victoria Beach, chair of the Seattle Police Department's African American Community Advisory Council We're listening. Tell us what you think of Seattle Now by filling out our audience survey.
Casual Friday: 'I feel like Punxsutawney Phil'
May 29, 2020 12:04 - 12 minutes - 13.2 MBAnother week, another shot at making sense of what life is like now with KUOW producer Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong and writer Katie Anthony. We're listening. Tell us what you think of this podcast by filling out our audience survey: bit.ly/3eyg8TV Support the show by making a gift to KUOW: bit.ly/seattlenow
'Scattered Canary' flies off with our money
May 28, 2020 12:04 - 9 minutes - 10.3 MBWhile we had our eye on the pandemic, an international fraud ring stole hundreds of millions of dollars in fake unemployment claims. Now, the state is trying to sort out the mess and out-of-work Washingtonians are caught in the middle. Guest: Jim Brunner, political reporter at the Seattle Times Read Jim's story: bit.ly/2ZKjAqn Support the show by making a donation to KUOW: bit.ly/seattlenow
Covid, racism, and you
May 27, 2020 12:04 - 11 minutes - 11.9 MBGuest: Naomi Ishisaka, Seattle Times columnist. We want to hear how your life has been changed by coronavirus. Tell us your stories: Text "KUOW" to 206-926-9955 Email us: [email protected] Support the show by making a gift to KUOW: bit.ly/seattlenow
What IS contact tracing?
May 26, 2020 12:04 - 12 minutes - 12.7 MBYou’ve probably been hearing the words “contact tracing” a lot lately -- it's supposed to be the key to keeping Covid-19 under control. But what is it exactly? Guest: Anna Boiko-Weyrauch, KUOW reporter. We want to hear how your life has been changed by coronavirus. Tell us your stories: Text "WORK" to 206-926-9955 Email us: [email protected] Support the show by making a gift to KUOW: bit.ly/seattlenow
Why your BBQ might look a little different today
May 25, 2020 12:04 - 9 minutes - 10.1 MBWe’re doing Memorial Day differently this year, no surprise. And if you’re barbecuing today, you might need to be flexible about what’s going on the grill thanks to the pandemic's impact on Washington's beef producers. Guest: KUOW online editor/producer Dyer Oxley Read Dyer's story here. Support the show by making a donation to KUOW: bit.ly/seattlenow
Casual Friday: 'What IS Seafair?'
May 22, 2020 12:04 - 12 minutes - 13.3 MBAnother week, another shot at making sense of what life is like now with Bill Radke, host of KUOW's The Record and John Moe, host of The Hilarious World of Depression podcast. John Moe hosts a virtual talk with Jenny Lawson, Neko Case and Bill Radke on Thursday May 28 at 6 pm. More info here: bit.ly/3e6nyxF Support the show by making a gift to KUOW: bit.ly/seattlenow
Sober quarantine with GNR's Duff McKagan
May 21, 2020 12:00 - 9 minutes - 9.97 MBThe Seattle native and bass player for Guns N' Roses talks managing sobriety in a pandemic, trying to buy face masks and the future of rock and roll. Guest: Duff McKagan, Seattle native and bass player for Guns N' Roses with 26 years of sobriety under his belt Worried about your habit? Call one of the 24/7 numbers below: Washington Recovery Help Line: 866-789-1511 Greater Seattle Alcoholics Anonymous: 206-587-2838
Will coronavirus make the office obsolete?
May 20, 2020 12:04 - 9 minutes - 9.58 MBAbout half of the American workforce is working from home. Can it last? Guest: Anne Helen Petersen, senior culture writer for BuzzFeed and author of the forthcoming book, Can't Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation. Support the show by making a gift to KUOW: bit.ly/seattlenow
Vashon takes on Covid
May 19, 2020 12:04 - 10 minutes - 10.6 MBSo far in the pandemic, cities have been hit first and hardest. But rural areas are bracing for their own battles, and one island community has come up with a game plan to head off the virus. Guest: Wudan Yan, Seattle-based freelance writer. Read Wudan's piece in the New York Times. We want to hear how your life has been changed by coronavirus. Tell us your stories: Text "KUOW" to 206-926-9955 Email us: [email protected] Support the show by making a gift to KUOW: bit.ly/seattlenow
Some salons ask 'what's the rush?'
May 18, 2020 12:04 - 11 minutes - 12.2 MBYou might be itching for a professional cut and color as soon as salons open back up. But some hairdressers are wondering how reopening is going to work, and whether it's worth the risk. Guest: Carolyn Adolph, economy reporter for KUOW Support the show by making a gift to KUOW: bit.ly/seattlenow
Casual Friday: Out here gettin' loose
May 15, 2020 12:04 - 13 minutes - 14.2 MBAnother week, another shot at making sense of what life is like now with the hosts of KUOW's 'Are We Going to Be Okay?' Jeannie Yandel and Zaki Hamid.
Your table is almost ready
May 14, 2020 12:00 - 12 minutes - 12.6 MBIf everything goes according to plan, you could be sitting down for dinner in a restaurant in just over two weeks. But dining out is going to look a lot different than it did before the pandemic. Guest: Tan Vinh, Seattle Times food writer. Email us: [email protected] Support the show by making a gift to KUOW: bit.ly/seattlenow
A prescription for 'quarantine fatigue'
May 13, 2020 12:05 - 9 minutes - 10.2 MBAre you feeling the pull to get back outside? Maybe bend the rules and visit a friend? With plenty of space in between you, of course. Congratulations, you’ve got quarantine fatigue. Harvard professor of population medicine Julia Marcus talks with Patricia Murphy about why we need to take a more nuanced approach to staying home. Support the show by making a gift to KUOW: bit.ly/seattlenow
Mask up, everyone
May 12, 2020 12:04 - 11 minutes - 11.5 MBIf you live in King County, you’ll soon be required to wear a face covering in most public settings. Today, we talk with a doctor about why we’ve done a 180 on face masks.
Some hope on the treatment front
May 11, 2020 12:04 - 10 minutes - 10.7 MBA cure for coronavirus is a long ways off. Right now there aren't even any great treatments for the virus. But a new drug that was part of a Seattle clinical trial might help some of the worst-off patients. Guest: KUOW reporter David Hyde Support the show by making a gift to KUOW: bit.ly/seattlenow
Casual Friday: Cue the murder hornets
May 08, 2020 12:04 - 13 minutes - 14.1 MBAnother week, another shot at making sense of what life is like now with KUOW's Esmy Jimenez and Melanie McFarland, TV critic at Salon.
Call of the wild
May 07, 2020 12:04 - 11 minutes - 11.8 MBWe’ve started phase one of reopening Washington, and the first thing on the agenda is nature. But how can we enjoy newly opened trails and fishing spots safely during the pandemic? Guest: Fitz Cahall, host of the Dirtbag Diaries. We want to hear how your life has been changed by coronavirus. Tell us your stories: Text "WORK" to 206-926-9955 Email us: [email protected] Support the show by making a gift to KUOW: http://bit.ly/seattlenow
'One big statistics lesson'
May 06, 2020 12:00 - 10 minutes - 10.5 MBSo many of the decisions about our lives right now—when we can go back to work, to school and visit relatives—are being guided by infectious disease models. How much faith should we have in them? Guest: Dr. Ruth Etzioni, biostatistician at Seattle's Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Support the show by making a gift to KUOW: bit.ly/seattlenow
Your brain on isolation
May 05, 2020 12:00 - 12 minutes - 12.4 MBKeeping our distance from each other can slow spread of the virus, but the isolation we're left with poses risks to the same vulnerable groups we’re trying to protect. We talk with KUOW arts reporter Marcie Sillman about how isolation affects our brains -- especially seniors -- and what we can do about it. Support the show by making a gift to KUOW: bit.ly/seattlenow
Unemployed and overwhelmed
May 04, 2020 12:04 - 9 minutes - 9.32 MBThe pandemic has sent more than one million Washingtonians to the state's unemployment rolls, and many of them aren’t getting paid, even though they may qualify for the money. Guest: Carolyn Adolph, KUOW Economics Reporter. Read Carolyn's story at KUOW.org. We want to hear how your life has been changed by coronavirus. Tell us your stories: Text "WORK" to 206-926-9955 Email us: [email protected] Support the show by making a gift to KUOW: http://bit.ly/seattlenow
Casual Friday: 'I'm three weeks away from a man bun'
May 01, 2020 12:04 - 12 minutes - 12.8 MBAnother week, another shot at making sense of what life is like now with Crosscut's Melissa Santos and Tan Vinh at the Seattle Times. Support the show by making a gift to KUOW: http://bit.ly/seattlenow
Rent's due
April 30, 2020 12:04 - 10 minutes - 11 MBTomorrow is the first of May, and for millions of people in Washington, that means rent is due. For many hit by the economic shutdown, it's money they don't have. Guest: Katherine Khashimova Long, Seattle Times real estate reporter We want to hear how your life has been changed by coronavirus. Tell us your stories: Text "WORK" to 206-926-9955 Email us: [email protected] Support the show by making a gift to KUOW: bit.ly/seattlenow
Healing the healers
April 29, 2020 12:00 - 12 minutes - 12.7 MBAs the infection curve flattens, attention is turning to the doctors and nurses who have been on the front lines. We talk with KUOW reporter Deborah Wang about how Seattle's healthcare workers are dealing with the strain of a pandemic. Support the show by making a gift to KUOW: bit.ly/seattlenow
How's that vaccine coming along?
April 28, 2020 12:04 - 10 minutes - 11.2 MBWhen it comes to the coronavirus, testing is the key to the now but a vaccine is the key to the future. We talk with KUOW reporter David Hyde about the people here in Seattle who are working hard to get that done. Like what you hear? Support the show by making a gift to KUOW: bit.ly/seattlenow
Checking in
April 27, 2020 12:04 - 11 minutes - 11.7 MBWe've been on top of the curve-flattening. Can we keep it up? We check in with state medical officer Dr. Kathy Lofy about the latest on testing and what needs to happen before we can start to get back to things. Like what you hear? Support the show by making a gift to KUOW.
Casual Friday: The waiting place
April 24, 2020 12:04 - 12 minutes - 13.2 MBAnother week, another shot at making sense of what life is like now with APM senior editor Phyllis Fletcher and Keita Williams, founder and chief strategist of Success Bully. Like what you hear? Support the show by making a gift to KUOW: bit.ly/seattlenow
No lentils for you
April 23, 2020 12:04 - 9 minutes - 10.2 MBThe pandemic is throwing a wrench in the agriculture system that takes food from the field to your local grocery store. We dive into why you might be seeing empty shelves at the supermarket, and the effect Covid-19 is having on farm workers. Guest: Anna King, Northwest News Network reporter. We want to hear how your life has been changed by coronavirus. Tell us your stories: Text "WORK" to 206-926-9955 Email us: [email protected] Support the show by making a gift to KUOW: bit.ly/seatt...
A spike in cases among Seattle's homeless
April 22, 2020 12:04 - 10 minutes - 10.4 MBThe number of coronavirus cases is flattening overall, but they're on the rise in Seattle's unsheltered community. Seattle Times reporter Sydney Brownstone breaks it down for us. We want to hear how your life has been changed by coronavirus. Tell us your stories: Text "WORK" to 206-926-9955 Email us: [email protected] Support the show by making a gift to KUOW: bit.ly/seattlenow
Hard choices
April 21, 2020 12:04 - 11 minutes - 11.5 MBUntil there's a cure for coronavirus, we'll have to balance public health against the economy. What are we willing to trade off? Guest: Emily Bazelon, staff writer for the New York Times Magazine and host of Slate's Political Gabfest podcast Like what you hear? Support the show by making a gift to KUOW.
Testing our way out
April 20, 2020 12:04 - 9 minutes - 9.65 MBHow do we begin to leave behind a general stay-home order and get back to work without another spike in infections? One key step: being able to test a lot more people for coronavirus. Guest: KUOW Olympia correspondent Austin Jenkins. Read more of Austin's reporting here. Like what you hear? Support the show by making a gift to KUOW.
Casual Friday: 'The before times'
April 17, 2020 12:00 - 13 minutes - 13.5 MBAnother week, another shot at making sense of what life is like now with Luke Burbank and Andrew Walsh from the TBTL podcast. We want to hear how your life has been changed by coronavirus. Tell us your stories: Text "WORK" to 206-926-9955 Email us: [email protected] Support the show by making a gift to KUOW: bit.ly/seattlenow
'Our Pandemic Summer'
April 16, 2020 12:04 - 11 minutes - 11.8 MBSpring is going full speed in Seattle, and that has a lot of us thinking about the summer. Cookouts… camping in the mountains… maybe catching a Mariners game. But Covid-19 has other plans. Guest: Ed Yong, science writer for The Atlantic. Read his piece on the summer of pandemic here. We want to hear how your life has been changed by coronavirus. Tell us your stories: Text "WORK" to 206-926-9955 Email us: [email protected] Support the show by making a gift to KUOW: bit.ly/seattlenow
West Coast governors join forces
April 15, 2020 12:04 - 10 minutes - 11.3 MBThere's pressure to reopen the economy, but the governors of three West Coast states say they won't be rushed and are teaming up to help each other get back to business on their own terms. Like what you hear? Support the show by making a gift to KUOW: bit.ly/seattlenow
Take a deep breath
April 14, 2020 12:00 - 15 minutes - 15.8 MBThings are pretty tough for most of us right now. And while we can’t change the situation we’re in, being still and quieting the mind can help. Guest: Tuere Sala, guiding teacher at Seattle Insight Meditation Society. We want to hear how your life has been changed by coronavirus. Tell us your stories: Text "WORK" to 206-926-9955 Email us: [email protected] Support the show by making a gift to KUOW: http://bit.ly/seattlenow
Are we there yet?
April 13, 2020 12:04 - 14 minutes - 14.5 MBIt's the question we're all asking ourselves: How long will it be before things can start to go back to normal? And what will normal look like on the other side of the coronavirus pandemic? Guest: Dr. Jeff Duchin, health officer with Public Health Seattle & King County
Casual Friday: Less bad than everywhere else
April 10, 2020 12:04 - 18 minutes - 19.3 MBAnother week, another shot at making sense of what life is like now with KUOW special projects editor Jeannie Yandel and community engagement director Zaki Hamid. Like what you hear? Support the show by making a gift to KUOW.
School's out... forever
April 09, 2020 12:00 - 14 minutes - 15.3 MBSchool’s out for all of Washington state, and for high school seniors, that means they’re never going back to school. Today, a senior reflects on how her last year of school has been upended by a pandemic. Guest: Morgen White, KUOW RadioActive Alumni. We want to hear how your life has been changed by coronavirus. Tell us your stories: Text "WORK" to 206-926-9955 Email us: [email protected] Support the show by making a gift to KUOW: http://bit.ly/seattlenow
The other frontline workers
April 08, 2020 12:04 - 9 minutes - 9.42 MBDelivery apps like Uber Eats and Grubhub say they're busier than ever with all of us staying inside and safely out of the way of coronavirus. But what about the driver who's dropping off your food? Guest: KUOW reporter David Hyde Listen to more of David's stories here. Like what you hear? Support it by making a gift to KUOW.
The show must go online
April 07, 2020 12:04 - 13 minutes - 13.7 MBConcerts, movies, plays, the ballet... it’s all off-limits while we’re social distancing to beat a deadly virus, but the city's artists are determined to stay connected to their audience. Guest: KUOW arts reporter Marcie Sillman Like what you hear? Support it by making a gift to KUOW.
Amazon's corona conundrum
April 06, 2020 12:04 - 11 minutes - 12.3 MBShopping on Amazon used to be a convenience — now, it’s a lifeline. People are relying on Amazon for food and other basic necessities, and that's putting the company in a tough situation. Guest: Monica Nickelsburg, Civic Editor at GeekWire. We want to hear how your life has been changed by coronavirus. Tell us your stories: Text "WORK" to 206-926-9955 Email us: [email protected] Support the show by making a gift to KUOW: http://bit.ly/seattlenow
Casual Friday: Zoom makes you look like your DMV photo
April 03, 2020 12:00 - 17 minutes - 18.3 MBAnother week, another shot at making sense of what life is like now with friend of the podcast Megan Sukys and Crosscut writer Knute Berger. Like what you hear? Support the show by making a gift to KUOW.