Libby Denkmann
Host, Soundside
About
Libby Denkmann has covered veterans' issues, homelessness, and local politics during her radio journalism career. She became the host of KUOW's Soundside in November 2021. Previously she was a producer, reporter, anchor, and host for stations KIRO, KFI, and KPCC in Seattle and Los Angeles. During a yearlong hiatus from journalism in 2011, she worked as a congressional staffer in Washington, D.C.. Libby was born in Seattle, grew up on the eastside, and graduated from the University of Washington. Her favorite things include soccer, video games, and her dog, Monty.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English, limited Japanese and Portuguese
Pronouns: she/her
Podcasts
Stories
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'Hopefully this trend will continue': Seattle's seeing less homicides this year
So far in 2025, Seattle is on track for a decline in homicides for the second year in a row. Sara Jean Green tells us about her recent story in the Seattle Times about this decrease in lethal violence.
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Remembering the Legion of Boom era of the Seattle Seahawks
A new book from The Athletic's Michael-Shawn Dugar looks at the football team's glory years
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Republican candidates from WA find new political life with federal appointments
Two familiar Republican names from last year’s election are back in the news: Joe Kent and Pete Serrano.
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The Sound Transit CEO answers your questions
Dow Constantine talks with Soundside about all things Sound Transit, from expansion plans to persistent delays.
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August slipped away for Seattle incumbents
This week we take a look at two different primary election trends. At the city level, voters have an anti-incumbent bent, but in state legislative races, incumbent Democrats who voted for tax increases seem to (mostly) be okay.
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The science behind cultivated salmon — and where you can try it
Cultivated salmon, or lab-grown salmon, has already hit restaurants in Portland and Austin.
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Soundside's "Weekend Warmup" - Aug 8-10
Cat Videos, a Whippy Show, and an Arts & Crafts Festival are all events you can learn about in this weekend's warmup!
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Making political decisions with the help of voter guides, pamphlets and... ChatGPT?
Today the University of Washington announced the results of a study looking at the potential influence artificial intelligence can have on our political decision making. It’s something that’s coming up a lot these days as AI becomes more prevalent, so we want to know what exactly this new study found - and if we should be worried about the results.
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Scientists finally solve the mystery of melting sea stars
For more than a decade, scientists studied the wasting disease but couldn’t figure out why it was happening. A new paper in Nature Ecology and Evolution details the likely culprit.
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Getting serious with Seattle’s fake news editor, The Needling’s Lex Vaughn
Soundside finds a way to make political satire unfunny