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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

  • Friday Evening Headlines

    Seattle businesses join national shutdown to protest Trump Administration, snow conditions remain bleak at WA ski resorts, and could WA get an income tax?

  • Casual Friday with Phil Burton and Andrew Walsh

    This week… Seattle's grocery prices just went up.  A new all-ages music venue is coming to south Seattle.  And, you’ll be allowed to tap-to-pay on buses and trains soon. Andrew Walsh, co-host of the Too Beautiful to Live podcast and Comedian Phil Burton are here to break down the week.

  • Thursday Evening Headlines

    Jury rules against Seattle over CHOP killing, ban on police face coverings moves forward in WA legislature, and Costco faces lawsuit over $5 chickens.

  • Amazon just slashed its workforce, again

    Yesterday, Amazon cut its head count by sixteen thousand employees. KUOW’s AI and Economy reporter Monica Nickelsburg will explain what this means about the company’s future plans and how it might affect us here in Seattle.

  • Wednesday Evening Headlines

    Amazon slashes 16,000 jobs, Starbucks sales are up, and Tacoma Arts Live is closing its doors.

  • How to survive 'Revive I-5'

    If you’ve noticed more traffic in and around Seattle over the past couple of weeks, that’s not an accident. The Washington State Department of Transportation wants to “Revive I-5,” and that means two full years of lane closures and extra congestion around the city. We’ll hear more from UW Traffic Engineering Professor Yinhai Wang.

  • Tuesday Evening Headlines

    The Seattle area lost 13,000 jobs last year, some state lawmakers want to curb youth access to kratom, and Mariners broadcaster Rick Rizzs will retire after the 2026 season.

  • The Seahawks are back in the Super Bowl, with revenge on their minds

    After more than a decade, the Seattle Seahawks are returning to the Super Bowl. They'll get the chance to exorcise some demons when they play the New England Patriots on February 8th. We talk with Seattle Now senior producer Andy Hurst about Seattle's stunning season, and what storylines to follow.

  • Monday Evening Headlines

    Elected officials in Washington react to ICE actions in Minneapolis, public health officials in Western Washington want you to get your measles vaccine, and tonight is the first post-5pm sunset of the year. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Zaki Hamid.

  • WA may pump the brakes on police license plate readers

    Privacy in public is getting rarer and rarer because cameras are everywhere – including on police vehicles.  They have the ability to snap your license plate and let the system run the number. But this month some lawmakers are questioning: when do these license plate readers, mounted on roadways across the state, go too far? Investigate West reporter Daniel Walters joins us to break down the arguments on either side.

  • Weekend Listen: Seattle is changing its approach to drug enforcement, researchers are trying a new approach to fight ovarian cancer, and the Seahawks are one win away from the Super Bowl

    Today, we’re bringing you the best from the KUOW Newsroom… The City of Seattle is putting a stronger emphasis on SERVICES for people arrested for public drug use. Researchers are trying a new approach to treating ovarian cancer, often called “the silent killer.” And a primer ahead of tomorrow’s huge NFC Championship game, where the Seattle Seahawks face off against the Los Angeles Rams

  • Friday Evening Headlines

    Light rail service begins March 28th from Seattle to the Eastside, Rivian pushes measure to sell directly to WA consumers, and Seattle officials charge man accused of groping women while riding a Lime Bike.