Seattle Now
Seattle Now is a smart, daily news podcast for a curious city, from KUOW and the NPR Network. New episodes every weekday morning and evening.
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Episodes
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Casual Friday with Lex Vaughn and Hannah Weinberger
We’re a week into choosing our own mask adventure. Starbucks is going to stop giving you a paper cup. And Congress is really thinking about year-round Daylight Saving Time. We’re making sense of it all with Crosscut’s Hannah Weinberger and The Needling’s Lex Vaughn.
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A plan to stop repeat offenders
Seattle’s new law-and-order city attorney is pledging more attention on repeat offenders who target the city’s businesses. Ann Davison says she'll enlist prosecutors and the SPD to deter shoplifting, trespassing and assault. KUOW’s Amy Radil has details and reaction.
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Seattle Now: The Great Unmasking
Masks are off... kind of. Our mask mandate ended this weekend, but are people actually ditching their face coverings? We visit two spots a
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The gas prices are too damn high
If you’ve filled up lately you probably shopped around first, or maybe you're avoiding driving as much as you can. Gas is getting expensive, and Seattle is paying more than most places. We talk to Bloomberg’s Jennifer Dlouhy about why that is.
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Silenced no more
Non-disclosure agreements are a common job requirement, especially in tech. But many NDAs are so broad that they stop employees from speaking up about harassment, assault and discrimination at work. A new state law will change that.
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Casual Friday with Knute Berger and Martin Douglas
This week Russell Wilson is out. Gas prices are up.. And we’re getting ready to do that daylight saving thing. We break it down with Crosscut's Knute Berger and KEXP’s Martin Douglas.
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Big Tech keeps watch on Ukraine cyber war
The war on the ground in Ukraine is devastating. But before the ground offensive came a cyber attack that threatened Ukraine's government. We’ll talk with Seattle University School of Law professor Mark Chinen about how Big Tech is getting involved.
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So long, Russell Wilson
Russell Wilson has played his last game as a Seahawk. We dig into why Wilson is being traded to the Denver Broncos, the legacy he leaves behind and what his departure means for the team next season and beyond.
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WA's struggle to not change the clocks
Love it or hate it, it's almost time to change the clocks: Daylight saving time is coming up this weekend. The twice-yearly ritual has outlived numerous attempts by state lawmakers to simplify things. Northwest News Network reporter Tom Banse helps us sort through the details.
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Public safety promises
Mayor Harrell is promising a new approach to public safety after an outcry from business owners to do more to fight crime downtown. We’re talking about the plan for Third Avenue and why it’s complicated with Seattle Times reporter Sara Jean Green.
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Casual Friday with Esmy Jimenez and Paige Browning
This week we’re ditching the mask mandate sooner than planned, Amazon is closing its physical bookstores and the southern resident orcas welcomed its newest calf, J59. KUOW’s Paige Browning and Esmy Jimenez of the Seattle Times break it all down.
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Seattle Now: Unions are back in style
Workers at companies including Amazon, REI and Starbucks are pushing to unionize across the country. It's a significant change in the labor landscape, and could signal a sea change in the power of unions in the US -- and