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Seattle Now is KUOW's flagship daily news podcast. Seattle Now brings you quick headlines, smart analysis, and award-winning local news. New episodes every weekday morning and afternoon. Start and end your day with Seattle Now, from KUOW and the NPR Network.

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Episodes

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    Seattle Now: A new vision for the Northwest

    There’s a giant environment and energy proposal in congress that would reinvision a huge chunk of the West, including Washington. It comes from a surprising place: a Republican from a conservative rural district in Idaho.

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    Seattle Now: A phone for your grief

    In a quiet corner of Priest Point Park in Olympia, there is a telephone hanging on a tree that has no dial tone. It cannot make calls, but it is there for anybody who needs it.

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    Tiniest farmer on earth?

    A story about how massive ant colonies work together to find food, from our friends at KUOW's The Wild podcast.

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    Voices of the Pandemic

    It's been a full year of grief and loss. But also joy, and surprising connections. You’ve been telling us all about it through KUOW's Voices of the Pandemic series.

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    Seattle's vaccine snake oil salesman

    Before we had effective vaccines against the coronavirus, a Redmond man injected several people with an untested substance that he was advertising as a vaccine. He's now facing jail time. KUOW online editor Liz Brazile has the story.

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    Reopening risks

    There's a lot more physical gathering going on these days, at places like schools, gyms and restaurants. That doesn't bode well for Covid numbers - but there are ways to limit the risks.

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    Didn't we almost have it all

    More than 5 million women have lost their jobs since the pandemic began. The number is shocking in itself, but Seattle writer Angela Garbes argues that women have lost far more than a place in the workforce.

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    The vaccine line-jumpers

    Washington's vaccine system runs on the honor code. So it's no surprise that some people are exploiting it, and getting vaccines when they aren't eligible.

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    Who will be Seattle's next mayor?

    The election isn't for nine months, but the race is already beginning to get underway to become Seattle’s next mayor. KUOW political reporter David Hyde breaks down what to watch for.

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    'Defund' ideas police can get behind

    Defunding the police is a controversial idea. But when it comes to the central issues, there's more agreement than you might think.