Sound Politics
A podcast about the candidates, policies, and perspectives shaping the Pacific Northwest. Produced by KUOW in Seattle.
There’s a lot to wade through when it comes to Washington State politics. The drama, the facts, the money, and the movers and shakers. In Sound Politics KUOW host Libby Denkmann and politics reporter Scott Greenstone go beyond the ballot to guide you through what’s happening in local politics, why it matters, and how you can use your vote to make a difference.
New episodes every week.
Team:
- Libby Denkmann, Host
- Scott Greenstone, Host
- Gabriel Spitzer, Editor
Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to kuow.org/donate/soundpoliticsnotes.
Episodes
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SO MUCH IS HAPPENING
Why King County’s assessor was just arrested. Plus, the latest on the One Big Beautiful Bill.
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(Middle) Eastern politics with Eastern WA's Congressman
For now, a cease-fire between Iran and Israel appears to be holding. Is this a military victory? A violation of constitutional oversight? A failed attempt to take out a nuclear power? Congressman Michael Baumgartner joins us to discuss.
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Sound Politics goes scorched-earth
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Protest is in the air. Plus, Rep. Smith punches left AND right.
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SaWant to Beat a Democrat?
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Who's footing the big, beautiful, budget bill?
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Ferguson's pen commandments
This week on Sound Politics -- what did Ferguson pass, and what did he use the veto pen on, in the state budget?
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Democratic dominoes and an odd election
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Rep. Emily Randall on UW, resisting Trump, tariffs and "constitutional crisis"
This week, Rep Emily Randall joins Sound Politics to talk about her initial months in Congress, her visit to an ICE detention facility in Tacoma, and why she appeared at a town hall in Spokane -- in the district of her fellow freshman, a Republican.
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The Grand Old Panel
Almost 45% of our electorate voted for a Republican for governor last year, after all. How are conservatives feeling about the direction of the country, 100 days into Trump 2.0?
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What bills are graduating this legislative session, and what's flunking out?
This week Sound Politics discusses what the legislature managed to pass this year, and what was left on the cutting-room floor. Oh yeah, and there’s also the little matter of the budget.
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The Democratic civil war over taxes