Seattle Now
Seattle Now is a smart, daily news podcast for a curious city, from KUOW and the NPR Network. New episodes every weekday morning and evening.
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Episodes
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We paid attention to WA's legislative session so you didn't have to
This year’s legislative session is in the can. Like every round of lawmaking, we started the session with lots of plans: Roughly 1,200 bills were introduced and 340 passed. Northwest News Networks' Jeanie Lindsay has been tracking it all so you don't need to. She tells us about her top 3 takeaways from the session.
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Friday Evening Headlines
Boeing and machinists open contract talks, Bumbershoot announces arts programming, and Lily Gladstone looks to make history at the Oscars. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.
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Casual Friday with Lex Vaughn and Zaki Hamid
This week… The city’s newest comprehensive plan is here, and it’s looking to give Seattle a housing glow-up. The state legislature passed three of six Republican-backed initiatives, partially because they don’t want us to think too hard. And west coast burger chain In N Out Burger is making its way to Washington… but we’re not driving two hours for a burger. Needling Editor-In-Chief Lex Vaughn and KUOW Director of Community Engagement Zaki Hamid are here to break down the week.
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Thursday Evening Headlines
WA's legislature adjourns, racial disparities remain in SPD's use of force, and MacPherson's produce market is coming back. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.
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Seattle needs homes. Here's the latest plan
We need more places for people to live. A lot more. Mayor Bruce Harrell has a new vision to make it happen. It’s all laid out in his update to the city’s comprehensive plan released earlier this week. We dig into where he wants the growth to go with Seattle Times City Hall reporter David Kroman.
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Wednesday Evening Headlines
NTSB says Boeing isn't cooperating, UW wants people for long Covid clinical trials, and Seattle wants to become a "15 minute city." It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.
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Solving King County's fentanyl crisis will take patience
King County is devoting more resources to tackling a staggering opioid problem. Executive Dow Constantine says they’re taking a multi-pronged approach, centered around community-based and recovery-focused care. UW Medicine Research Professor Caleb Banta-Green is here to give us some perspective on the county’s new approach.
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Tuesday Evening Headlines
WA lawmakers pass three GOP-backed initiatives, Seattle's plan for future growth is unveiled, and part of the Columbia River could become a superfund site. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.
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What’s driving WA Dems to vote “uncommitted”
There’s a growing movement among Democrats in Washington State to vote “uncommitted” in the presidential primary, rather than cast a vote for President Joe Biden Seattle Times political reporter Jim Brunner explains what's behind the effort.
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Monday Evening Headlines
King County launches effort to prevent fentanyl deaths, WA Dems argue for voting uncommitted, and two South Sound newspapers will only print three days a week. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.
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The rise and fall of ecommerce giant Zulily
When you need new stuff, odds are you reach for your phone instead of your car keys. Buying things online is just a way of life for many of us. But the market is changing, and there have been local casualties. Seattle Times Business reporter Lauren Rosenblatt tells the story of Zulily… a local internet retail company that boomed, and busted. It points to the way ecommerce is changing.
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Friday Evening Headlines
Running Start expands in WA, Boeing wants to buy Spirit AeroSystems, and we go inside Emerald City Comicon. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.