Soundside
Get to know the PNW and each other. Soundside airs Monday through Thursday at 12 p.m. and 8 p.m. on KUOW. 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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Why this year's Duwamish River Festival is canceled
Amid aggressive ICE activity across the country, organizers canceled the August festival.
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WA Supreme Court approves case load limits for public defenders
Over the last three years, the shortage of public defenders in Washington state has built to a crisis. It’s been taking a toll on the lawyers who represent clients that need representation but can’t afford it.
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WA encouraged lower income people to buy electric vehicles, results were mixed
Washington state is taking quick action to meet its goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. As part of it, last year the state spent $45 million dollars to help lower income people buy or lease electric vehicles.
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Touring the history of Black music at MoPop's "Never Turn Back: Echoes of African American Music"
MoPop's Associate Curator Adeerya Johnson takes Soundside on a guided tour through their new exhibit "Never Turn Back: Echoes of African American Music"
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Soundside's "Weekend Warmup" - June 18th-22nd
It's Juneteenth weekend, with a TON of events to check out. There's also Georgetown Pride, the WA Brewer's Festival, and MORE...
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A Seattle teen's 1936 horror film was lost for 89 years... now you can watch it
Boys and ghouls, allow me to tell you about the mad doctor who injects himself with an experimental serum, turning the scientist into a hideous monster that terrorizes a hospital.
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Iranian Americans wonder “what is the end game” for war in Iran
We talk to four Seattle Iranian Americans about the war between Iran and Israel. We also talk with a Washington, D.C.-based expert for additional analysis.
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Finding a 'Storybook Ending' with Moira Macdonald, Seattle Times arts critic
We talk with Seattle Times arts critic Moira Macdonald about her new novel, 'Storybook Ending.'
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The split screen of protests across Washington
Across Washington on Saturday, cities from Olympia, to Wenatchee, even passengers on a ferry from Bainbridge island - had “No Kings” protests. We wanted to get a sense of what the protests felt like across the state - and how the momentum of crowd participation could spark further action.
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Washington State, SNAP benefits and the 'Big, Beautiful Bill'
We talk with the executive director of a Seattle food bank about what the 'big, beautiful bill' will do to her organization and its clients. Plus, an update on where the proposed legislation stands.
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Soundside's "Weekend Warmup" - June 13th-15th
Father's Day is on Sunday, but there are PLENTY of events to keep you busy this weekend - check 'em out in the Weekend Warmup!
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MLS players say they're shut out of FIFA's big-money Club World Cup
U.S. fans of the beautiful game are now following an ugly contract dispute.