Soundside
Get to know the PNW and each other. Soundside airs Monday through Thursday at 12 p.m. and 8 p.m. on KUOW starting January 10. Listen to Soundside on Spotify, iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Additional Credits: Logo art is designed by Teo Popescu. Audio promotions are produced by Hans Twite. Community engagement led by Zaki Hamid. Our Director of New Content and Innovation is Brendan Sweeney.
Mission Statement:
Soundside believes establishing trust with our listeners involves taking the time to listen.
We know that building trust with a community takes work. It involves broadening conversations, making sure our show amplifies systemically excluded voices, and challenging narratives that normalize systemic racism.
We want Soundside to be a place where you can be part of the dialogue, learn something new about your own backyard, and meet your neighbors from the Peninsula to the Palouse.
Together, we’ll tell stories that connect us to our community — locally, nationally and globally. We’ll get to know the Pacific Northwest and each other.
What do you think Soundside should be covering? Where do you want to see us go next?
Leave us a voicemail! You might hear your call on-air: 206-221-3213
Share your thoughts directly with the team at soundside@kuow.org.
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Episodes
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WA lags behind other states in green energy growth
A new investigation from Oregon Public Broadcasting and ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network, found that the Bonneville Power Administration's aging grid may be stymieing decarbonization efforts in the Northwest.
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What we know about the science of consciousness
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The end of Bartell Drugs and the rise of pharmacy deserts
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What will it take to curb overcrowding at WA's youth prisons?
Washington’s youth prisons are facing a crisis of overcrowding. Why have two bills aimed at solving the crisis died in the legislature?
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Should Catholic priests in Washington State be forced to break the confessional seal?
On May 2nd, Governor Bob Ferguson signed into law a new requirement that clergy of all faiths become mandatory reporters of child abuse. It’s a move that’s especially controversial for the Catholic Church because of the sacrament of confession.
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Amid concerns about the ‘manosphere’, here’s what three experts think about raising boys in 2025
How do you navigate healthy masculinity, and raising young men, in 2025? We talk with our expert panel about how to raise boys in 2025.
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Remembering Kevin Diers
The Soundside team remembers our friend Kevin Diers.
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Why Seattle's City Council is considering changing their ethics code
The idea to change ethics rules for the council comes ahead of contentious debates related to tenant protections and eviction laws in the city. And it’s set to go before the council’s governance committee on Thursday afternoon.
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Soundside's Weekend Warmup - Mother's Day! May 8th-11th
Soundside's Jason Megatron Burrows brings you a look at all the events worth checking out this Mother's Day Weekend!
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Can you solve the mystery of the Oakville blobs?
A mysterious phenomenon known as the “Oakville blobs” appears to have returned to a coastal Washington community, 31 years after the first reports of an unidentified gelatinous substance that fell from the sky.
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Hear it Again: Pulitzer Prize winning author Tessa Hulls on her graphic novel 'Feeding Ghosts'
Yesterday, Seattle-based author Tessa Hulls won a Pulitzer Prize for her graphic novel "Feeding Ghosts." We're re-sharing our original interview to highlight Hulls' big achievement.
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Federal funding uncertainty? Budget gap? New KC Exec has a plan for that.
New King County Executive Shannon Braddock is stepping into the position at a challanging time. The county is facing a roughly $150 million general fund budget deficit and is dealing with uncertainty over federal grants.
