Seattle Now
Seattle Now is a daily news podcast for a curious city, from KUOW and the NPR Network. Seattle Now brings you quick, informal, and hyper-local news updates every weekday.
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Episodes
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Remember when affordable housing used to just happen here?
Seattle Times reporter Greg Kim talks about the mythic naturally affordable housing of Seattle past and the future of affordable housing in this city.
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Friday Evening Headlines
Weather forecasts could become less frequent due to further cuts to the National Weather Service, around 300 people protested outside of the Northwest ICE processing center this week, and two prominent Seattle theater organizations are joining forces. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.
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Casual Friday with Jane C. Hu and Marcus Harrison Green
Traffic deaths for pedestrians and cyclists are down, but that didn’t stop rogue traffic enforcement on Capitol Hill. The Seattle waterfront got a toilet glow up with a $2 million dollar price tag. And we had a thunderstorm this week, with a little less drama than predicted. Journalists Jane C Hu and Marcus Harrison Green are here to break down the week.
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Thursday Evening Headlines
Washington officials are reacting to major overhauls to the federal Department of Health and Human Services, a Washington school district files a complaint against the state based on its policy on transgender athletes, and Sound Transit officially names a familiar face as its new CEO. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.
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New season, same old Mariners?
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Wednesday Evening Headlines
Seattle braces for severe thunderstorms, Governor Ferguson cancels release of convicted murderer, and Seattle launches an incubator for AI entrepreneurs. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.
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Ned's not dead. Now he has to prove it to Social Security
Ned Johnson is very much alive... But not according to the Social Security Administration. So, the 82-year-old from Seattle and his wife Pam have to prove it. It hasn’t been easy. The agency is going through staffing chaos. Ned and Pam joined Seattle Now to tell their story.
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Tuesday Evening Headlines
Sound Transit picks Dow Constantine to be CEO, Carnegie Medal for Heroism awarded to Gig Harbor man, and WA schools lose federal funding to buy fruits and veggies. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.
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Dismantling of Dept. of Education creates uncertainty for WA schools
President Donald Trump signed an executive order last week to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. Washington’s schools chief described the order as “cruel chaos.” We talk with KUOW education reporter Sami West about what this could mean for schools and students in Washington.
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Monday Evening Headlines
UW lab tech detained by ICE in Tacoma, USPS workers protest job cuts, and we remember former Washington House Speaker Frank Chopp. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.
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DOGE tangles up fishers' efforts to go green
Small boat operators in Puget Sound are working to upgrade their engines to reduce emissions. But uncertainty around federal government grants is tangling up their efforts. Dan Tucker from the Working Waterfront Coalition of Whatcom County talks about what this means for the industry in Puget Sound.
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Friday Evening Headlines
Labor board says REI illegally withheld wages, Sound Transit facing criticism for CEO search, and UW's cherry blossoms are behind schedule this year. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.
