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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Memory loss is lonely; this improv class helps change that.
Kyle Norris shares the story of an Improv class that says “yes, and” to memory loss.
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The new food that has beekeepers "buzzing"
Bees are an important part of any working farm. But, unlike other livestock, there is one thing farmers haven’t been able to do for their bees: provide nutritious, human-made feed when flowers aren’t blooming. Until now.
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You may buy Nintendo's Switch 2, but you won’t own the games
Video Game writer Ryan DiVittorio joins Soundside to talk about Nintendo's upcoming Switch 2 launch, and the end of physical media in gaming.
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A Seattle woman dies during a heatwave and a new lawsuit blames oil companies
The day 65-year-old Julie Leon died was the hottest day ever recorded in Washington State history. Her death was officially ruled as hyperthermia, or overheating.
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New songs for you summer music playlist
We rounded up a panel of local music experts to give you some music recommendations to check out.
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After years of turbulence, is Boeing ready for takeoff?
Soundside looks at the latest in Boeing news with panelists Seattle Times reporter Lauren Rosenblatt and Richard Aboulafia, managing director of AeroDynamic Advisory
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Soundside's "Weekend Warmup" - May 29th-June 1st
Off the heels of a short week thanks to Memorial Day, Jason Megatron Burrows is here with all the events you need in this week's Weekend Warmup!
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A UW COVID expert on the latest federal vaccine recommendations
The Trump Administration’s health policies are upending years of advice about COVID vaccines. The shot was recommended for almost everyone. But now federal agencies are taking a much narrower approach.
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Clock is ticking for scientists to make the case against funding cuts
Extensive funding cuts have reportedly created a culture of fear for researchers. It’s left scientists wondering: do I speak up about what’s happening? Or do I stay quiet, in hopes my funding might be restored?
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Cheers to the bus driver! Seattle’s Nathan Vass turns his daily bus exchanges into a book
When you board a Metro bus that Nathan Vass is driving, he’ll make a point of saying hello to you and every other passenger who climbs aboard. He’ll then be on the intercom announcing every single stop, and in between he’ll talk with people sitting at the front of the bus. And when you step off the bus, he says goodbye.
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Soundside's "Weekend Warmup" - May 23-26
Jason Megatron Burrows is out this week, so event finder replacement Shane Mehling rattles through some of the best things to do this Memorial weekend.
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Deciding to See: The View from Nathan's Bus
Nathan is paying attention to everything happening around him from the conversations he’s having and the regulars who show up every day. And he’s written and compiled the stories of those interactions into a new book, “Deciding to See: The View from Nathan’s Bus.”