Maleeha Syed
Producer, Soundside
About
Maleeha is a producer on Soundside, a show that helps listeners get to know the PNW and each other. Before KUOW, she worked at Cascade PBS, first as a communities reporter and then as a podcast producer on shows like Northwest Reports and Your Last Meal. Before moving to Seattle, she worked as a reporter at the Burlington Free Press in Vermont, but is originally from San Antonio.
In her free time, Maleeha has been getting into hiking with her husband, loves trivia, and has a podcast on at all times. She's also really into talking about her cats... so ask her about her cats.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English
Pronouns: she/her
Podcasts
Stories
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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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Trump's new tariffs put special emphasis on our neighbors in Canada
The Trump Administration bumped up tariffs on Canadian goods to 35%, and that new rate went into effect on Friday. It’s kind of confusing to know exactly what these tariffs mean for our neighbor to the north, so we asked an associate professor at the University of British Columbia to help us understand.
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A lot of people love matcha... And that's causing some problems
Matcha is getting harder to track down these days. We asked a local shop if they've been affected by the shortage, then talked to a reporter about why there's a shortage in the first place.
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Councilmember Solomon on Renters' Commission kerfuffle, District 2 election
Seattle’s City Council confirmed 14 members to the Renters’ Commission on Tuesday, following a controversial delay of last week’s vote on these appointments. In this episode of Soundside, we catch up with Councilmember Mark Solomon, who was appointed to Seattle’s District 2 seat earlier this year, to get his thoughts on the kerfuffle.
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Banding together to Save the (Little Red) Hen
The Little Red Hen, a cherished country music bar in Green Lake could close at the end of July, after nearly 100 years in business. In response, community members have banded together to try to keep the bar open.
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What Trump's new crypto bill means for you
Last Friday, President Trump signed the GENIUS Act, the country’s first major cryptocurrency law. So, what does this new regulation mean for Washington state?
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Trump cuts could leave 250,000 Washingtonians without health coverage, shutter rural hospitals
State leaders and hospital officials say the so-called "Big Beautiful Bill" signed into law earlier this month by President Donald Trump could impact the access of hundreds of thousands of Washington residents to health care, especially in rural parts of the state.
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WA food banks, hospitals and more bracing for Big Beautiful Bill
Local and national organizations alike are still absorbing the historic implications of the Republican tax and spending law known as the One Big, Beautiful Bill. Soundside reached out to several local leaders to ask how the One Big Beautiful Bill will affect their work.
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Does Mount Rainier look more bare than usual?
You might have noticed that Mount Rainier’s been looking a little bald lately. People on social media have been posting that Washington’s favorite sight looks less snowy than usual. How much is climate change playing into the mountain’s sleek peak?
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Soundside's "Weekend Warmup" - July 18-20
Soundside producer Jason Megatron Burrows brings you all the events fit to print. Or something.
