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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Soundside's "Weekend Warmup" - Jan 16-19
Your weekly look-ahead at all the events that are worth your weekend time, plus a big batch of events for Martin Luther King Jr Day!
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WA companies pay to emit greenhouse gases, where should that money go?
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"We're in a very dangerous moment": Pramila Jayapal talks ICE, Minnesota shooting
Tensions across the country remain high one week after an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis. U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal talked to Soundside about the events that unfolded this past week.
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A WA trans high school track champion and the reporter who followed her
We talked with runner Veronica Garcia and reporter Casey Parks about competing as a trans athlete amid questions of fairness, the scientific evidence available comparing the performance of cisgender and trans athletes and beyond.
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Cervical cancer screenings... without the speculum?
Many patients find cervical cancer screenings uncomfortable and, sometimes, painful. New health guidelines offer patients an alternative.
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Front Page: ICE Protests, the State Legislative session gets started, Protests in Iran, and Seahawks vs 49ers part 3
Every Monday on Soundside we catch you up on the top stories that are fascinating right now – and what they say about the Pacific Northwest.
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New year, new Washington laws, new legislative session
You like laws? We got some new ones in 2026. And taxes.
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Soundside's "Weekend Warmup" - Jan 8-11
Our first Weekend Warmup of 2026 brings you an entire weekend's worth of events, including a couple of conventions, but no jazz...
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Seattle's new City Council President shares her goals for 2026
District 3 representative Joy Hollingsworth won unanimous support yesterday from her colleagues to lead the council over the next two years. She explains how the city council will navigate 2026 and beyond.
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"There's a lot more oversight needed": Rep. Adam Smith, on the U.S., Venezuela and Greenland
The Seattle-area Congressman tells us what he's heard from the Trump adminstration about its plans for Venezuela and Greenland.
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After U.S. captures Maduro, what's next for Venezuela and Latin America?
Libby Denkmann speaks with Gonzaga University Professor Jenaro Abraham and Latino Herald reporter Marines Scaramazza about the latest in Venezuela
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Organizational restructuring at SIFF leads to layoffs... again
Seattle film critic and freelance reporter Chase Hutchinson joins Soundside to talk about the latest news out of SIFF and what to expect as we move into 2026.