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Seattle Now is KUOW's flagship daily news podcast. Seattle Now brings you quick headlines, smart analysis, and award-winning local news. New episodes every weekday morning and afternoon. Start and end your day with Seattle Now, from KUOW and the NPR Network.

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Episodes

  • Thursday Evening Headlines

    Crime rates in WA continue to drop, local community colleges are facing budget woes, and Federal Way commuters rejoice for light rail service.  

  • Live captioning PNB's The Nutcracker is more art than science

    It’s Nutcracker season at the Pacific Northwest Ballet. For many, it’s a family tradition.  This year 4 performances of the Nutcracker will feature audio described dance where an artist narrates the live performance. It helps people who are blind or low vision be more immersed in the experience.

  • Wednesday Evening Headlines

    WA lawmaker proposes payroll tax, Amazon to pay $3.8 million over labor violations, and ocean acidification is speeding up in the Salish Sea.

  • Tuesday Evening Headlines

    Costco sues the Trump Administration, Seattle city councilmember Eddie Lin sworn into office, and Seattle area traffic is getting worse.

  • Sleigh the gift-giving season by shopping local

    Holiday shopping season is upon us. Inflation and economic uncertainty are definitely in the mix this year, but that doesn’t mean people aren’t committed to spending. If you’re looking for a thoughtful gift, sometimes where you shop can matter just as much as what you buy. Laura Clise is here with some ideas for local holiday shopping. She’s the CEO and Founder of the Intentionalist, which connects shoppers with local businesses.

  • Monday Evening Headlines

    The Olympic pipeline is running again, SeaTac is getting a new city hall, and Seattle businesses had a good holiday weekend. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

  • In Seattle, this is how they Find it Fix it

    In Seattle, when you find issues that the city should fix, there’s an app to let them know. And there are a lot of requests. So we got curious about how it all works and ended up on a cleanup run with Seattle's Find It, Fix It team.

  • Weekend Listen: A sci-fi approach to Washington’s struggling power grid

    Today, we’re bringing you the best from another KUOW Podcast, Booming. Our power grid is maxing out. We're plugging in electric cars, massive data centers, and heat pumps all at once.   And the increasing demand is spiking energy bills. But big tech is betting on a solution straight out of science fiction...  Could nuclear fusion fix our growing electricity crisis?  Joshua McNichols and Monica Nickelsburg from KUOW’s Booming podcast have this story.

  • Best of 2025: "Live at the Neptune" grant gives a Seattle band the rockstar treatment

    The Neptune Theatre in the U-District is usually a place for touring musicians. Now a new grant from local arts organizations is opening the door to local music - earlier this year they hosted a Seattle band on stage at the 1,000-person venue for a live recorded show.  Grant winner RUB talked to us about their music, and this opportunity. 

  • Teriyaki turkey: making the Thanksgiving staple uniquely Seattle

    Turkey is central to a Thanksgiving meal, but it's also notoriously hard to cook without losing flavor and moisture. Sushi Kappo Tamura chef Taichi Kitamura has hacked the Thanksgiving bird, in the most Seattle way. Meet the teriyaki turkey.  Hear the recipe's origin story and what to pair with it on this bonus episode of Seattle Eats.

  • Casual Wednesday with Rachel Belle and Geraldine DeRuiter

    This week… It's almost Thanksgiving. We're talking about why fewer people are choosing turkey this year Which grocery store chain has the best pumpkin pie? And what on earth is the "Bird Test?" Author and Blogger Geraldine DeRuiter and Cascade PBS host Rachel Belle are back to break down the holiday.