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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Government
Why the billions spent fixing Washington culverts may not be saving many salmon
Washington state will spend an estimated $7.8 billion on restoring salmon habitat by 2030, according to a new Seattle Times report. But the potential outcome of all that spending is as murky as a stream full of silt.
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Law & Courts
Do doctors have a right to free speech, even when it includes spreading misinformation?
John Stockton is a basketball legend. He’s the all time NBA leader in assists – feeding passes to Jazz teammates like Karl Malone. Their partnership is still revered by superfans of a certain age. Now, Stockton is assisting another group of people: doctors who felt persecuted by Washington state’s COVID speech policies. The Hall of Fame point guard, and Spokane resident, filed a lawsuit last week against the state Attorney General’s office. The filing itself says that quote: “the purpose of this lawsuit is to protect the right of physicians to speak, and the right of the public to hear their message.”
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Technology
Elon Musk relies on Microsoft research in lawsuit against OpenAI
Soundside host Libby Denkmann sits down with Karen Weise from the New York Times to talk about Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI.
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Government
King County Council members push back on criticism over handling of asylum-seeker crisis
The plight of a couple hundred asylum-seekers looking for shelter has been juggled among various community and religious organizations that are calling on elected officials to do more.
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Politics
More than 250,000 Democrats voted 'uncommitted' Super Tuesday. Will the trend continue in Washington’s primary?
Soundside host Libby Denkmann sits down with one of the organizers behind "Uncommitted WA," to talk about the reasons why they're pushing voters to choose "uncommitted delegates," on their primary election ballot.
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Government
Tukwila is swelling with asylum-seekers. What can be done?
When asylum-seekers began showing up at the door of Tukwila's Riverton Park United Methodist Church last year, Rev. Jan Bolerjack felt it was the church's duty to care for them. But as the situation worsened over the months, the reverend said it's now more than one church, in one Washington town, can handle.
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Politics
What are the potential ripple effects of the Alabama IVF ruling?
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Crime
Why did it take over a year for police to investigate a missing child case?
For marginalized communities, especially ones with whom trust has been broken for so long, it’s easier for people to slip through the cracks. Often the safety nets that are meant to protect them don’t activate properly. In this story, those safeguards missed an Indigenous teenager named Kit Nelson-Mora.
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Business
Seattle has a new gig worker minimum wage. Who's benefiting and who's footing the bill?
Starting during the pandemic, Seattle’s city council has approved a series of labor protections for delivery app drivers who work for companies like Instacart, Uber, and Doordash. An ordinance requiring a new minimum pay per mile — and more during orders — took effect on Jan. 13.
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Rent ‘control’ bill claws its way back in Olympia
With just around two and a half weeks remaining to get bills across the finish line this legislative session, a rough scene is playing out in Olympia.