Joshua McNichols
Reporter
About
Joshua has been the "growing pains" reporter since 2015, documenting the region's growth and change. Joshua “took the long way” to radio, working in architecture firms for over a decade before pursuing his passion for public radio in 2007. By "long way," he means he's also been a writer, bicycle courier, commercial fisherman, bed-and-breakfast cook, carpenter, landscaper and stained glass salesman. He’s detailed animal enclosures to prevent jaguars from escaping the Miami Zoo. Once, while managing a construction site in Athens, Greece, he was given a noogie by an Albanian civil war refugee in his employ. “You do not tell those guys how to place stucco,” he said. All of which has no doubt made him the story-teller he is today.
Podcasts
Stories
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KUOW Newsroom
3 takeaways from Amazon's new cashier-less grocery store
We've already seen Amazon's "grab and go" tech in action at its Amazon Go store. Here's what's different about the new grocery store version.
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KUOW Newsroom
Proposed Washington law would open up empty bedrooms to more roommates
Lots of people take on roommates, to save money in this tight housing market. But in some Washington cities, that’s illegal. A proposed bill would change that.
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KUOW Newsroom
How this Seattle taxi company aims to take on Uber and Lyft
In the decade or so since Uber came to Seattle, its business has exploded. Taxi cabs on the other hand have struggled to hang on. Now, some of them say they’re ready for a comeback. And it's borrowing some techniques from Uber’s playbook.
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How Amazon is tapping into the health care market
Amazon has rolled out a health care app for its Seattle area employees. Amazon Care gives us a peek at how the company might be thinking about health care for the rest of us.
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KUOW Newsroom
Two taxi drivers: One switched to Uber, one didn't. Both of their lives changed.
The company changed the fortunes and lives of two taxi drivers, whose divergent paths illustrate how Uber fractured the taxi industry.
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'A free-for-all in the streets': can this guy fix Uber-induced traffic chaos?
A group is working to tame the gridlock that follows big events at the KeyArena, complicated by Uber and Lyft traffic.
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KUOW Newsroom
Walk, bus or Lyft? Inside one Seattle commuter's daily decision
If you commute in Seattle, you might be used to doing a little calculation in your head every morning. You consider: How much time do I have, how bad is traffic, and what method of transportation will get me to work on time? Seattle’s traffic congestion is the second worst in the nation, according to one recent study. And with so many options, the most reliable ride might not be what's best for the city's traffic.
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KUOW Newsroom
Uber and Lyft drivers talk minimum wage, gig economy challenges with Seattle Mayor Durkan
How do you write a minimum wage for gig workers who frequently hop between two employers?
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Seattle City Council considers banning winter evictions
Councilmember Kshama Sawant says evictions cause homelessness, while landlords say they're being blamed for larger systemic problems.
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Morning after shooting in downtown Seattle, some scared, others not surprised