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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

  • Friends, roommates, co-homeowners?

    Jessica Fu from the Seattle Times talks about the rising trend of fractional housing and friends buying homes together in Seattle.

  • Saturday Special: How ICE used a ruse to arrest a longtime Spokane resident

    We’re bringing you the best from the KUOW newsroom. As the Trump administration seeks to fulfill its campaign promises to deport millions of people, some have found themselves in deportation proceedings despite being legal permanent residents with a green card.  Like Sergey Kostenyuk. He came to Spokane from Ukraine as a refugee more than thirty years ago, when he was a child. KUOW’s Eilís O’Neill reports that on the day of Sergey’s arrest, ICE officers used an elaborate ruse.

  • Friday Evening Headlines

    WA sues Trump over funding for EV chargers, prominent union leader denied release from ICE detention, and will Blue Jays fans show up to the ballpark this weekend? It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.

  • Casual Friday with Joe Veyera and Naomi Tomky

    It’s Blue Jays week, and Seattle businesses are hoping to woo in some reluctant Canadian tourists. Longtime Seattle staple Bartell Drugs may have been dealt its final blow after a long, drawn-out closure process. And happy REAL ID enforcement week. Lines are at the door at Seattle Department of Licensing offices. Factal Editor Joe Veyera and Seattle Met Food and Drink Editor Naomi Tomky are here to break down the week.

  • Thursday Evening Headlines

    Bill Gates announces plan to give away his fortune, Ports of Seattle and Tacoma are seeing first signs of a slowdown, and Seattle basketball legend Sue Bird picked to lead women's national team. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.

  • Wednesday Evening Headlines

    Limit on rent increases signed into law, UW's president warns of a budget crisis, and the Trump Administration is turning down FEMA requests. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

  • WA businesses brace for tariff impacts

    You may not be thinking about holiday shopping right now, but the companies you’re hoping to buy gifts from sure are. Time is of the essence, and tariffs imposed by the Trump administration are putting trade-dependent Washington in a tough position. Seattle Times business reporter Paul Roberts will tell us how companies, ports, and consumers are beginning to feel the squeeze.

  • Tuesday Evening Headlines

    UW protest ends with 32 arrests, Trump Administration investigates WA over new law that requires clergy to report abuse, and Seattle's Cafe Allegro turns 50. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.

  • New exhibit shares memories of WA's Vietnam War vets

    The Vietnam War came to an end 50 years ago this spring. Washington State played a major role in the war, training hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and processing nearly a million before they went overseas. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon, the Washington State History Museum in Tacoma has put together an exhibit called “The Things They Brought Home: Memories of Washington’s Vietnam Veterans.” We talk with retired Army Lt. Col. Erik Flint, and military historian Megan Nishikawa, who curated the exhibit.

  • Monday Evening Headlines

    The Hoh Rainforest Road will reopen soon, the light rail is expanding on the east side this week, and Washington is continuing to sue the Trump administration.  It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

  • The fantasy (and reality) of AI

    The AI Con authors Emily Bender and Alex Hanna talk about how the hype about AI’s future is overshadowing the harm the technology is causing today.