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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Remembering KYAC: the Seattle Black-owned radio station that felt like home
If you wanted to hear soul music in Seattle circa 1970, there was one local station that would never disappoint: KYAC. For Black History Month, producer Lauren Williams went back in time to 1970s Seattle to ask folks about what it was like to work at and listen to KYAC during its heyday.
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Seattle Mayor Harrell says he was racially profiled in 1996 firearm arrest
KUOW has uncovered a controversial period in the life of Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell -- one that he's rarely discussed in public. In 1996, while at a casino in Iowa, Harrell brandished a gun in a late-night confrontation over a parking spot.
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Listener Feedback: Political Shopping Decisions
Soundside host Libby Denkmann shares listener comments and voicemails about the shopping decisions being made in today's political climate.
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Hear It Again: Volunteers keep skiing affordable at Badger Mountain
Soundside revisits a story from March 2023, where KUOW's Alex Rochester headed up to Badger Mountain to talk to the volunteers that keep people skiing.
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Soundside's "Weekend Warmup" - Feb 20th-24th
It's a David Lynch Extravaganza! Soundside Producer Jason Burrows brings you a somewhat comprehensive list of events to fill your weekend with music, food, art, and MEAD!
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DEI rollbacks highlight the uneasy relationship between corporations and Black consumers
DEI policies – short for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion – have been in the crosshairs since President Donald Trump arrived back in the White House.
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The local DJ showcasing the survival and resistance of indigenous artists
KEXP DJ Tory J (AKA Tory Johnston) is the co-host of Sounds of Survivance, a show featuring indigenous artists from all over the world.
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What can Democrats actually do about Trump and Musk?
It hasn’t even been a month since President Donald Trump was sworn into office, but the sudden and drastic changes he – and Elon Musk – have ordered are being felt at every level of the federal government.
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Legislative carveout would change penalties for assaults on health care workers
State lawmakers are proposing an adjustment to a decades-old law that would broaden the penalties for those who assault healthcare workers and would exempt people experiencing mental health crisis.
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Remembering Soul Radio-o-o-o-o-o-o 1250 KYAC
If you wanted to hear soul music in Seattle circa 1970, there was one local station that would never disappoint: KYAC. For Black History Month, producer Lauren Williams went back in time to 1970s Seattle to ask folks about what it was like to work at and listen to KYAC during its heyday.
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The hunt for truth behind Oregon's mysterious cattle mutilations
In 2019, the remote plains of Harney County, Oregon made national news. Scattered amongst groves of ponderosa pine were a handful of mutilated cattle. Six years later, locals still don't have answers.
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Why the NIH cuts could have a "devastating impact" on medical research
Last Friday, the National Institutes of Health announced they would immediately slash four billion dollars of funding for research institutes across the country. This would directly impact at least 70 research facilities in Washington State.