Hans Anderson
Producer, Soundside
About
Hans Anderson is a producer on KUOW’s Soundside, where he covers a diverse range of topics from conflicts over how to use busy streets to how the open spaces of the Palouse inspire modern musical compositions. He primarily produces segments about politics, the arts, and transportation.
Location: Seattle
Languages Spoken: English
Pronouns: he/him
Podcasts
Stories
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From the Pacific to the Palouse, writers take on the Northwest's gloomy landscape
Evergreen trees shrouded in a light mist, a cloudy morning with an 8 a.m. sunrise, the churning sea, the rolling hills of the Palouse: landscape takes a central role in the anthology "Evergreen: Grim Tales and Verses from the Gloomy Northwest."
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The Soundside Halloween Extravaganza
Halloween is on Monday, and Soundside has just the thing to keep you busy: Costume ideas and spooky stories!
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Seattle Colleges' multi-million dollar budgeting blunder draws ire of staff
Typically, a college system would be happy to discover millions of dollars in savings. But the recent revelation that Seattle Colleges was only facing a fraction of its projected budget deficit is causing frustration among staff, who faced the threat of job loss and program cuts.
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Hear it again: the promises and pitfalls of ranked choice voting
The Seattle City Council put ranked choice voting on the general election ballot, giving voters the choice of changing the way elections are conducted for the mayor, city council members, and city attorney.
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Pinched for staff, this Kitsap ER nurse called on firefighters to step in
On the night of Saturday, Oct. 8, firefighters were called in to help on the Kitsap Peninsula, but it wasn't because of a fire. Instead, an overwhelmed nurse at the ER at St. Michael Medical Center in Silverdale requested firefighters' help for managing patients.
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Alleging retaliation, a domestic violence survivor fights Amazon for her job
Washington state's Domestic Violence Leave Act ensures that survivors of domestic violence can take the necessary time to find child care, attend court cases, or relocate. A former Amazon employee alleges that she was retaliated against by the company because she took that leave.
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Can WA build a new airport and meet its climate goals?
A state-appointed commission recently proposed expanding service at Paine Field in Everett and adding a new new airport at one of three sites in Pierce and Thurston counties. But critics say the state's airport plans contradict its goal to lower emissions.
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Not just an Eastern WA issue; King County prepares for wildfires
For a long time, people on the west side of the Cascades assumed that wildland fires were an issue for those in Eastern Washington. But as conditions become drier and hotter across the western U.S., the wildfire threat is growing in all parts of the state, even the normally soggy parts.
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Most sidewalks in WA are not accessible
A report by the Seattle Times looked at the infrastructure of 30 Washington State jurisdictions. In all of those cities and counties, less than half of the roads and sidewalks complied with ADA standards.
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What the medical field is watching as the state of emergency ends in Washington
Washington state's Covid-19 emergency order comes to an end this month. It's a signal that the state will be moving towards a business-as-usual approach to governing and managing the pandemic. But, at the same time, the pandemic isn’t over and business as usual has its own complications.