Seattle Now

Dec 11 2024 100 ep. 12 mins 1.1k
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A smart, daily podcast for a curious city. Seattle Now brings you quick, informal, and hyper-local news updates every weekday.

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Wednesday Evening Headlines

Dec 11 2024 14 mins  
Albertsons sues Kroger over merger deal, WA's natural gas initiative is challenged in court, and AI is tracking you in retail stores. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Ruby de Luna. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news

Downtown improvements push problems elsewhere

Dec 11 2024 11 mins  
The city’s been working steadily to clean up downtown. And this fall they tried a new approach. Arrests and street cleaning on some core streets. Some areas are seeing improvement, but pushing people into other neighborhoods and away from services can cause new problems. The public meeting about improvements on Lake Washington Boulevard is here. We can onl

Tuesday Evening Headlines

Dec 10 2024 15 mins  
Seattle teens can get free online therapy, grocery merger blocked in court, and a King County staffer received $323,000 in an alleged kickback scheme. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got q

How psilocybin helped clinicians with Covid despair

Dec 10 2024 15 mins  
During the pandemic, many doctors and nurses struggled with their mental health. A new study from UW Medicine turned to psilocybin as a potential antidote to Covid despair. Dr. Anthony Back led the study, and talked with Patricia Murphy about what he found. Watch UW Professor David Baker accept his Nobel Prize at 10 am Tuesday, here We can only make Seattle Now because listeners su

Monday Evening Headlines

Dec 09 2024 9 mins  
Tammy Morales says the Seattle City Council is sliding toward "undemocratic behavior," Wallace Falls State Park remains closed, and we look at how social media can make or break a restaurant. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle N

Why are orcas wearing salmon hats?

Dec 09 2024 8 mins  
It’s been a cold winter so far. It’s the time you might bust out your warm winter hat. Our friends, the Southern Resident Killer Whales, have been doing it too… They’ve been wearing “salmon hats” in Puget Sound lately. Wild Orca Science and Research Director Deborah Giles told KUOW’s Kim Malcolm all about it. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us.

Friday Evening Headlines

Dec 06 2024 6 mins  
Tuition will increase next year at WA community colleges, Boeing halts employee surveillance program, and Rep. Kilmer says goodbye to Congress. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news o

Casual Friday with Andrew Walsh and Zaki Hamid

Dec 06 2024 19 mins  
This week… Seattle City Councilmember Tammy Morales announced she’s stepping down from her position, citing a harmful work environment. Seattle’s glass recycling process has come screeching to a halt, due to the closure of the region’s largest bottle maker. And Portland favorite VooDoo donuts is setting up shop on Capitol Hill next week… Look out for some of their interes

Thursday Evening Headlines

Dec 05 2024 9 mins  
Cornish and Seattle U to merge, whooping cough cases keep rising, and Seattle Storm All-Star Jewell Loyd wants to be traded. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to sh

As Dow bows out, who will take his place?

Dec 05 2024 14 mins  
After 4 terms, King County Executive Dow Constantine is not running for reelection. With a 150 million dollar budget problem, a housing crisis, and criminal justice reform facing the county…..who would want the top spot anyway? KUOW Politics Reporter Scott Greenstone interviewed the candidates eyeing the job. He’ll break it all down. We can only make Seattle Now because listene