Crowds of costumed crazies take a slightly less freezing plunge in Seattle to mark 2024 Brave Seattleites jumped into Lake Washington New Year's Day for the annual Polar Bear Plunge! Organizers estimated about 2,000 people crowded along the shore of Matthews Beach in North Seattle as they got ready to run into the water. Natalie Akane Newcomb
Comedian Hasan Minhaj admits he made up some of his material. How do Washington comics react? Soundside host Libby Denkmann talks with comedians who have Washington state connections, Rohini Jayanthi and Sam Miller, along with Tasveer executive director Rita Meher about the recent controversy surrounding Hasan Minhaj and his latest comedy special. Jason Burrows Play AudioListen 30 mins
Bainbridge ferry passengers battle route restrictions Passengers on the Seattle-to-Bainbridge Island ferry are having to make some big adjustments today. Deborah Wang
Seattle shelters are taking in cats from Maui. Here's how you can help Furry friends from Maui are looking for new homes in Seattle. Katie Campbell
Seattle Library's 'Black Activism in Print' exhibit puts city's history on display The Douglass-Truth Branch is home to the West Coast's largest African American collection. Among its treasures: works by Elizabeth Catlett, and Charles White, who were prominent artists and activists in the mid to late 1900s. Angela King Play AudioListen 6 mins
Take the bus to these King County hiking trails, starting May 13 You can take the bus to the trails! King County Metro & King County Parks have partnered to get folks out of the city & into NATURE! Soundside host Libby Denkmann sits down with The Wilderness Society's "Urban to Wild" director Kitty Craig to talk about expanding equity in the outdoors! Jason Burrows Play AudioListen 14 mins
No Spoilers: Talking ECCC and our love for cordyceps Soundside host Libby Denkmann sits down with fellow KUOW nerds Dyer Oxley and Mike Davis to talk about Emerald City Comic Con, and how "The Last of Us" changed the video game adaptation landscape. Jason Burrows Play AudioListen 26 mins
Seattle renames block to honor D'Vonne Pickett Jr. The city of Seattle Thursday renamed a block on Union Street for community activist and business leader D'Vonne Pickett Jr., who was fatally shot waiting at a bus stop in the Central District last October. Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez Play AudioListen 2 mins
Soundside presents: NO SPOILERS Host Libby Denkmann is joined by a panel of the nerdiest folks at KUOW to discuss "Dungeons & Dragons" and the anticipated but not yet confirmed closure of the Regal 16 in downtown Seattle. Jason Burrows Play AudioListen 21 mins
Dungeons & Dragons fans clash with publisher over creative control D&D fans and publisher Wizards of the Coast are in the middle of a massive row, after a draft of the company's new license for the game was leaked. The leaked proposal would limit the degree to which third-party publishers could contribute to and profit from the game. Jason Burrows Play AudioListen 9 mins
