Clare McGrane
Senior Producer
About
Clare is the senior producer for Seattle Eats with Tan Vinh, a food podcast from KUOW and the Seattle Times. She shapes the show from story selection to sound mixing, and works with the host and editors to bring a diverse set of guests on mic and engage with the show's audience.
Prior to Seattle Eats, Clare helped develop and produce the region's premier news podcast, Seattle Now. Her coverage spanned a variety of topics, but she specialized in covering the COVID pandemic and reporting on local governments. Before joining KUOW in 2018, Clare covered the health sciences beat at GeekWire, where she also produced the outlet's podcasts.
Clare grew up between the Seattle area and her family home in Ayrshire, Scotland. She graduated from the University of Washington in 2016 with a B.A. in Creative Writing and Journalism. Outside of work, Clare spends her time crocheting, bouldering, and playing a kind-hearted (if not very smart) Rider of Rohan in her Lord of the Rings roleplaying game campaign.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English, conversational French
Pronouns: she/her
Stories
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Casual Friday with Hannah Weinberger and Paige Browning
This week: Vaccinated people can officially hang out, Washington defends its title as America's best state and a local billionaire marries a science teacher.
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Casual Friday: Pandemics anonymous
It's been a year since our first Casual Friday. Today, we reflect on the ups and downs of a year in Covidland, and hear some pandemic confessions.
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Seattle Now: Trying to tax WA's wealthy
Democrats in Olympia have tried and failed to pass a tax on capital gains for years. They have a good chance this year, but the bill faces significant legal hurdles.
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Casual Friday with Melissa Hellman and Matthew Inman
Seattle's anarchist jurisdiction officially ends, the Mariners throw a man overboard and a woman finds an amazing deal on some used crochet in a Greenwood thrift store.
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Bridging a vaccine trust gap
Washington's vaccine rollout hasn't been equitable, especially for Black folks. One reason: broken trust between Black communities and the medical system. Today we talk to someone who's trying to rebuild it.
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Casual Friday with Tan Vinh and Zaki Hamid
America gets hammered by winter, Seattle gets a taste of donkey sauce and how far would YOU walk through the snow for a Covid vaccine?
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Seattle Now: A new vision for the Northwest
There’s a giant environment and energy proposal in congress that would reinvision a huge chunk of the West, including Washington. It comes from a surprising place: a Republican from a conservative rural district in Idaho.
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Voices of the Pandemic
It's been a full year of grief and loss. But also joy, and surprising connections. You’ve been telling us all about it through KUOW's Voices of the Pandemic series.
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Reopening risks
There's a lot more physical gathering going on these days, at places like schools, gyms and restaurants. That doesn't bode well for Covid numbers - but there are ways to limit the risks.
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The vaccine line-jumpers
Washington's vaccine system runs on the honor code. So it's no surprise that some people are exploiting it, and getting vaccines when they aren't eligible.