Sarah Leibovitz
Supervising Producer, Soundside
About
Sarah is supervising producer on Soundside, KUOW's noontime show. She's produced shows on topics ranging from maritime law to the Ukraine invasion to why people like board games. Prior to working at KUOW, Sarah was lead producer at the Seattle podcast production company Larj Media, and a teaching artist with Path with Art.
Sarah is an alumna of The Evergreen State College and Bard College at Simon’s Rock. You might have heard her DJing on KAOS community radio in Olympia if you were listening at 5 a.m. on Sundays. When she’s not working, Sarah enjoys spending her time attempting various craft projects, hanging out with her cat Angus, or skateboarding around the neighborhood.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English
Pronouns: she/her
Podcasts
Stories
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Why a gun that's been banned from WA's police academy is still being used by officers
Several law enforcement agencies across the country have decided to replace a popular model of pistol due to concerns about misfires. In some cases, when agencies choose to replace the guns, they aren’t being sent to a landfill, or a recycling center. Instead, they’re being sold to dealers, who may put them back in circulation to the public.
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Negotiations stall on Columbia River Treaty
Rhetoric from the President about making Canada the 51st state and tariffs have put a wedge between the two countries. And the effects of this split are spiraling to how we manage natural resources that cross the border.
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Is Seattle's port empty?
Social media videos have been popping up claiming that Seattle’s port has no cargo ships docked. And Seattlites are pointing the finger at the continuous threat of new tariffs. But is that actually the case?
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The end of Bartell Drugs and the rise of pharmacy deserts
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What will it take to curb overcrowding at WA's youth prisons?
Washington’s youth prisons are facing a crisis of overcrowding. Why have two bills aimed at solving the crisis died in the legislature?
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Remembering Kevin Diers
The Soundside team remembers our friend Kevin Diers.
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Why Seattle's City Council is considering changing their ethics code
The idea to change ethics rules for the council comes ahead of contentious debates related to tenant protections and eviction laws in the city. And it’s set to go before the council’s governance committee on Thursday afternoon.
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One UW student's push to regulate "kidfluencing"
Now, as a college student at the University of Washington, McCarty has helped shape legislation in multiple states focused on regulating the kidfluencer industry. They were also featured in Netflix’s “Bad Influence: the dark side of kidfluencing”.
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Washingtonians may soon have the "right to repair" their technology
A new law waiting to be signed by the governor would give you more options when your technology breaks.
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A conversation with King County Sheriff Patti Cole-Tindall
King County Sheriff Patti Cole-Tindall joins Soundside to talk about crime rates, a staffing shortage, budget challenges, and answer listener questions.
