Sarah Leibovitz
Supervising Producer, Soundside
About
Sarah is supervising producer on Soundside, KUOW's noontime show. She's produced shows on topics ranging from maritime law to the Ukraine invasion to why people like board games. Prior to working at KUOW, Sarah was lead producer at the Seattle podcast production company Larj Media, and a teaching artist with Path with Art.
Sarah is an alumna of The Evergreen State College and Bard College at Simon’s Rock. You might have heard her DJing on KAOS community radio in Olympia if you were listening at 5 a.m. on Sundays. When she’s not working, Sarah enjoys spending her time attempting various craft projects, hanging out with her cat Angus, or skateboarding around the neighborhood.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English
Pronouns: she/her
Podcasts
Stories
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What it's like being an outreach worker during a pandemic
Dawn Whitson is an outreach care coordinator working with Seattle's homeless population. She says that doing her job right now " ...feels like you're in a boat trying to paddle through a hurricane."
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"It feels like you're in a boat trying to paddle through a hurricane"
Dawn Whitson is an outreach care coordinator working with Seattle's homeless population. She spoke to The Record's Bill Radke about what it's like to work in homeless services during a pandemic.
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There's coronavirus in our sewers - and that might be a good thing
Like microplastics and opioids, COVID-19 is the latest societal scourge to make its way into our sewers.
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Politics
Handling the financials of the coronavirus, this week
Bill Radke reviews the week's news with New York Times correspondent Karen Weise, Seattle Times reporter Scott Greenstone and Crosscut reporter David Kroman.
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The game that went on despite a pandemic
On March 7th, the Seattle Sounders played a home game. 33,000 people squeezed into CenturyLink Field – where days before, a concessions worker had tested positive for COVID-19. Why did the game go forward, and who made the final call?
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Politics
Getting over bridges and across the country from the comfort of home
Bill Radke talks the week's news with Civic Editor for GeekWire, Monica Nickelsburg, Q13 analyst CR Douglas, and publisher of the Washington State Wire, DJ Wilson.
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How Washington's coronavirus tzar thinks we're doing
Washington state has a new coronavirus czar, Raquel Bono. She shared how our hospitals are faring and what the state foresees about the course of this crisis.
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Technology
Working in the gig economy during a pandemic
While many people are staying at home, they're still ordering groceries, take out, and more. What's it like to be delivering those items during pandemic?
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Politics
Seattle's two outbreaks, this week
Bill Radke talks the week's news with Joni Balter of Civic Cocktail, Scott Greenstone of the Seattle Times, and Marcus Green of South Seattle Emerald.
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How you can help from the safety of home
What’s the best thing you can do to help during this pandemic? The answer is still “stay at home.” But while you’re there, University of Washington scientist Brian Koepnik has a game for you.