Joshua McNichols
Reporter
About
As KUOW's Growth and Development reporter and co-host of KUOW's Booming podcast, Joshua's "growing pains" beat sits at the nexus of housing, transportation, urban planning, government and the economy. His favorite stories also include themes of history, technology, and climate change.
Joshua holds a B.A. in Architecture from the University of Washington. Public Radio is his second career; architecture was his first. He is proud of the many odd jobs he's held in his life, such as salmon fisher, author, bike courier, and bed-and-breakfast cook.
Location: Seattle
Languages Spoken: English
Pronouns: he/him
Professional Affiliations: The Society of Professional Journalists, Western Washington Chapter
Podcasts
Stories
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Meet the coders who hear you yell at Alexa
As we say in the radio biz – the mic is always on.
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I delivered packages for Amazon. Here's what I learned
The last mile of delivery is the hardest. And for the biggest internet retailer in the U.S., sometimes FedEx, UPS and the USPS aren't enough. That's why Amazon created an army of gig workers paid demand-based wages to deliver packages using their own personal vehicles.
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We wanted fast delivery. Amazon delivered. What’s next?
Where is our addiction to Amazon's instant gratification taking us?
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Pedestrian deaths are rising, but not in Seattle
This doctor tells us why.
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Retail in the Age of Amazon (and Marie Kondo)
Are you ready for a future where you browse for knick knacks while cameras watch and analyze your every move? Well, it may already be here.
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Amazon pulls out of the Rainier Tower space, despite head tax outcome
In Seattle, this may come as a shock. Because last spring, Amazon used its lease on the Rainier Square tower as a bargaining chip in its fight against Seattle's head tax.
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Seattle’s push for more backyard cottages could get a boost from Olympia
Lawmakers in Olympia support backyard cottages for different reasons, but their goals are the same: To increase density in urban single family neighborhoods where the cost of housing continues to rise. The product of their efforts could be a statewide law that leapfrogs Seattle’s proposed new backyard cottage law, currently delayed by a legal dispute.
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Alexa, does this online retailer make me look cool?
Seattle isn’t particularly known for its fashion sense, but a breakthrough might be coming from those tech offices in South Lake Union.
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There's no escaping Amazon in your life
People might think they can wean themselves off Amazon. But they can’t, not really.
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Amazon calls it splitsville with New York
Amazon broke up with New York City on Valentine’s Day. Or maybe, New York broke up with them. Either way, Amazon is not moving in and New York is moving on.
