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Catch up on the local headlines of the day with the "KUOW Newsroom" podcast. One podcast feed, all the great local reporting you expect from KUOW and NPR.
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Episodes
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Gay rodeos are queer spaces in rural places
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Thursday Headlines
How the SCOTUS affirmative action decision affects Washington, Value Village hits Wall Street, and the Theo Chocolate merger comes with layoffs
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Class of Covid: 2023 grads reflect on their journey to high school graduation
Graduation has finally arrived for the Class of 2023. And for this year's graduating seniors, their high school experience was unlike any other: A global pandemic hit in their first year and upended education as we knew it.
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Wednesday Headlines
Protesters confront Mayor Harrell, Gov. Inslee wants more speed cameras, and Gas Works gets a clean up.
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How the PNW's history of far-right extremism played a role on Jan. 6
The extremist views behind the Jan. 6 insurrection have a long history right here in the Pacific Northwest.
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Tuesday Headlines
Cash wins in King County, Premera sued over gender-affirming care, and SoDo gets a makeover
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Monday Headlines
Prosecutors seek death penalty for Idaho student murders, Everett seniors hit by fentanyl overdoses, and bacteria closes local beaches
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Friday Headlines
Pride celebrations and reflections, Sea-Tac's busiest day, maybe, and a new baby whale!
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Navigating the maze that rules Olympia (and your life)
How familiar are you with the Washington Legislature? The state's governing body adjourned in April with a new budget and hundreds of policy changes. Find out how bills become laws and what happened during the session in this choose-your-own-adventure experience from KUOW.
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Exploring policy solutions to the gender pay gap
KUOW’s Monica Nickelsburg explores one of the world’s most intractable challenges.
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Thursday Headlines
Catastrophe for missing Titan submersible, Seattle weighs school budget cuts, and some good news for Washington agriculture.
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Some Seattle doctors are ditching the scale. They say focusing on weight drives misdiagnoses
Doctors have long emphasized their patients' weight and blamed the health problems of anyone with a larger body on the number on the scale. Now, some Seattle-area providers are trying a new approach: throwing out the scale, and never recommending intentional weight loss.