Patricia Murphy
Host
About
Patricia Murphy is the host of Seattle Now, a daily news podcast.
Her interviews focus on experts and newsmakers. Previously, you could find Patricia on the beat reporting on military and veteran affairs, justice, and health.
In 2018 Patricia received a regional Edward R. Murrow award for a series about the motivations of young people who carry guns. In 2005 she received a national Edward R. Murrow award for her reporting on injection drug use.
Though her first job in news was throwing hard copies of the Sunday paper from her bike, Patricia also graduated from Emerson College with a B.S. in Communications.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English
Pronouns: she/her
Professional Affiliations: Dart Center, Ochberg Society for Trauma Journalism
Podcasts
Stories
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Arts & Life
Best of 2023: Want to meet your neighbors? Pet their cats.
We hope you’re having a wonderful holiday season. To round out the year, the Seattle Now team is revisiting some of our favorite episodes, starting with a trip to visit Chris Watson in Tacoma. Chris is better known as the man behind the hugely successful TikTok account Catluminati. The channel has brought him closer to his neighbors, and also changed his relationship with his mental health.
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Arts & Life
Music to cure the winter blues
Today is the winter solstice, the darkest day of the year. Between the short days and the holidays, this time of year can be a lot for many of us. Music can help. KEXP host Kennady Quille shares some of her favorite local music to play when the winter blues are in full force.
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Business
It was a big year for labor in Seattle
Strikes, layoffs, worker shortages. There’s been a lot going on in the labor market this year. And unemployment has stayed low which means there’s work out there for job seekers. KUOW’s labor and economy reporter Monica Nickelsburg talks us through some of Seattle’s top labor stories of 2023.
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Health
More youth in WA are seeking gender affirming care
The number of people under eighteen years old seeking gender-affirming care has skyrocketed in Washington. One reason may be bills in other states banning the care. Seattle Times Health Reporter Elise Takahama explains what's going on in our region.
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Health
Getting weird to combat Seasonal Depression
There’s a lot of mental health advice out there about how to deal with seasonal depression. But John Moe says there’s probably something unexpected, maybe even weird, that can help just as much as a sun lamp or Vitamin D pills. John is the host of the podcast Depresh Mode. Today, he explains how to find your own offbeat solution to Seasonal Depression.
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Arts & Life
Casual Friday with Chase Burns and Marcus Harrison Green
This week… Cinerama is back, under a new name that nobody can seem to remember. Boeing is calling all its commercial airline employees back into the office for all five days a week. And the Seattle City Council turned their attention to our city’s sidewalks, or, I guess the lack of sidewalks. Ticket Editor Chase Burns and South Seattle Emerald Founder Marcus Harrison Green are here to break down the week.
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Arts & Life
The theater formerly known as Cinerama is back
After three and a half years, Seattle’s Cinerama is back: Under new ownership, and with a new name. The SIFF Cinema Downtown's grand re-opening is tonight with a showing of Wonka. It's a sign that Seattle's film scene is thriving, despite the effects of the pandemic. Chase Burns, editor of The Ticket, and Jas Keimig, in are here to tell us why this theater is so special, and what its return means for Seattle’s film scene.
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Health
Making space for grief during the holidays
The holidays can be exciting and fun, but they're also full of expectations. And for many, it's a time that can come with heavy emotions, including grief. Dr. Megan Shen from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center talks about ways to get through the holidays and make time for grief.
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Arts & Life
She helped bring the 'Boys in the Boat' story to life
In 1936, the University of Washington rowing team took Olympic Gold. The journey there was a rough one. Judy Rantz Willman is the daughter of one of the rowers, and she talks about her dad's (Joe Rantz) story and the upcoming film.
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Health
One solution to Seattle’s fentanyl crisis
We are in the depths of a drug crisis. Twelve thousand people and counting have died from overdoses this year in King County. There’s one solution the Seattle area hasn’t adopted, even though it has a track record of saving lives and other benefits: Safe consumption sites. Seattle Times reporter Greg Kim tells us about these sites and the locals trying to open them here.