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Hans Anderson

Producer, Soundside

About

Hans Anderson is a producer on KUOW’s Soundside, where he covers a diverse range of topics from conflicts over how to use busy streets to how the open spaces of the Palouse inspire modern musical compositions. He primarily produces segments about politics, arts and transportation.

Location: Seattle

Languages Spoken: English

Pronouns: he/him

Podcasts

Stories

  • caption: The interior of King County youth detention facility.

    Can King County actually close its youth jail? It's not so simple, audit finds

    In 2020, amid racial justice protests, King County Executive Dow Constantine vowed to close a newly-built youth detention facility in the next five years. A new county audit of the facility, called the Judge Patricia H. Clark Children and Family Justice Center, points out the complications of actually accomplishing Constantine’s goal.
  • caption: The cover of Loretta Napoleoni's book, "Technocapitalism."

    How tech titans profit off the anxiety of relentless change

    In her new book, "Technocapitalism: the Rise of the New Robber Barons and the Fight for the Common Good," investigative reporter and economist Loretta Napoleoni tracks the rise of 'tech titans,' and argues they have used technology to become massively wealthy at a high cost to most of the rest of us.
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    Can we combat climate change by brightening clouds?

    A University of Washington professor is the lead researcher on a team experimenting with "cloud brightening" technology to make clouds more reflective so they bounce more of the sun’s rays back out to space, theoretically cooling the Earth and combating global warming.
  • caption: Washington State Republican Chairman Jim Walsh speaks to party delegates at the state GOP convention on April 19, 2024, during a raucous vote to allow consideration of gubernatorial candidate Semi Bird for the party's endorsement.

    WA Republicans throw weight behind MAGA candidate Semi Bird

    Washington state Republicans gathered in Spokane over the weekend to throw support behind a candidate for governor and other key offices. After a rowdy back and forth over whether the party would endorse at all, former Richland school board member Semi Bird emerged with the official GOP stamp of approval for the governor’s race. The decision sends a message about who state party faithful see as the standard bearer for the Washington GOP: Donald J. Trump.

  • caption: Shelly Kuntz, left, and August Kuntz, right, a kindergarten student at Northgate Elementary School, walk together while holding hands on Monday, April 5, 2021, on the first day of in-person learning at the school in Seattle.

    Should highly capable students go to different schools? Seattle changes its approach

    Seattle Public Schools is phasing out its highly capable cohort (HCC) model, where advanced learners go to a handful of elementary, middle and high schools in the district with curriculum that is one or two years ahead of their grade depending on the subject. Instead, starting next school year, the district’s replacement, called the “highly capable neighborhood model,” will be available at every school. Under this “whole classroom” approach, teachers will be tasked with personalizing lesson plans for individual students.