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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

  • Wednesday Evening Headlines

    Seattle City Council approves sales tax increase, Mariners return home for Game 3 of the ALCS, and we look at how the cost of housing is factoring into the Seattle mayor's race.

  • Tuesday Evening Headlines

    A local official apologizes and announces he won't run for re-election, an estimated 400-thousand Washington state residents could lose their health coverage and smoke is impacting Washington's yearly apple harvest.

  • 20 years in, Salon of Shame is still making us cringe

    One of Seattle’s most beloved storytelling events turns 20 years old tonight. Salon of Shame is a window into our cringiest selves. A place where people willingly read pages from their teenage diary, in front of a live audience at Theatre off Jackson. Today, we’re looking back on 20 years of shame with Jeannie Yandel and Phyllis Fletcher, who are also on the editing staff at KUOW.

  • Monday Evening Headlines

    Seattle-Tacoma International Airport responds to the federal shutdown, the Vashon Water Taxi starts its Saturday pilot, and Game 2 of the American League Championship Series is underway. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.

  • Weekend Listen: The candidates for King County Executive square off

    It’s election season.. So today, we’re bringing you the first in a series of candidate debates hosted by KUOW. This week, we’re looking at the candidates running for King County Executive Whoever wins this race will lead one of the largest regional governments in the United States. The King County executive oversees the sheriff’s department, manages public health, transportation, public housing, and jails. And, for the first time in 16 years, there isn’t an incumbent on the ballot.

  • Friday Evening Headlines

    Starbucks to lay off nearly 1,000 more local employees, healthcare costs could double for some WA residents, and the Mariners are set to play their most important game in two decades.

  • Casual Friday with Jeff Shulman and Joe Veyera

    This week… A group of Mexican restaurants in Washington are asking for stricter enforcement against unpermitted food carts. The city has Mariners fever as the team prepares for a do-or-die game this evening. And what’s the first rule of Fight Club? A backyard fighting organization in Gig Harbor is giving people a place to blow off steam. UW Business Professor Jeff Shulman and Factal Editor Joe Veyera are here to break down the week.

  • Thursday Evening Headlines

    Elected Dems denounce Trump's deployment of federal troops, SIFF will no longer operate the Egyptian Theater, and Westlake Park is closed until May.

  • A guide to Seattle's mayoral election

    Election day is less than a month away.  The stakes are high in Seattle’s mayoral race as the city grapples with affordability, policing, and homelessness. Seattle Times reporter David Kroman is here to talk about how the race between incumbent Mayor Bruce Harrell and challenger Katie Wilson is playing out.

  • Wednesday Evening Headlines

    Troops can't deploy to Portland yet, appeals court rules, Mayor Harrell signs executive orders amid National Guard escalations, and a massive heat wave is hitting the Pacific Ocean.