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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

  • In loving memory of Wildrose co-owner Shelley Brothers

    Last week, Seattle lost Shelley Brothers. You may know her as the co-owner of Seattle’s only lesbian bar for the last 20 years. We’ll talk about her legacy with her good friend and business partner Martha Manning.

  • Wednesday Evening Headlines

    Seattle police can use tear gas and blast balls again, social housing advocates cheer election results, and UW professor's study is shelved after Trump takes office. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.

  • Seattle could return to the days of neighborhood cafes

    Would you want a cafe in your neighborhood? A bill to allow businesses like cafes and grocery stores to set up in neighborhoods across Washington has bipartisan support in the state legislature. We’ll visit a neighborhood cafe in Wallingford and hear more about the bill.

  • Tuesday Evening Headlines

    Rep. Jayapal says "chaos is the point," nine Seattle EPA employees put on leave, and Seattle needs more clean, public bathrooms. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.

  • Dr. Helen Chu was ready for Covid. Now she's preparing for the next pandemic

    It’s been nearly five years since the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 a worldwide pandemic. One of the first researchers to document its community spread was Dr. Helen Chu with UW Medicine. Now, Dr. Chu’s team has a new study called SeaPrep up and running in Seattle, that’s meant to help us prepare for the next pandemic.

  • Monday Evening Headlines

    There's a special election tomorrow, Discover passes may get more expensive, and a January 6th rioter returns home to Washington. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

  • Friday Evening Headlines

    WA sues Trump over transgender youth executive order, UW's new president says school will uphold DEI values, and the debate over limiting rent increases is roaring back to life in Olympia. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

  • Casual Friday with Geraldine DeRuiter and Danielle Marie Holland

    We got enough snow to make things messy for the first time this winter. Hold onto your Subaru Seattle, it seems our signature vehicle has been overtaken by another household name - Is the Tesla the new car of Seattle? And Seattle City Council President Sara Nelson’s campaign office left something extra in a memo this week,  leading to a peek behind the political curtain.

  • Thursday Evening Headlines

    A Seattle judge blocks President Trump's citizenship order, a Washington child dies from whooping cough, and Washington's Congressional delegation passes on an ugly duckling of a tradition. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

  • Wednesday Evening Headlines

    Seattle Children's cancels gender affirming surgery for 16-year-old, protesters rally against President Trump in Olympia, and big changes are head for Canlis. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.