Soundside
Get to know the PNW and each other. Soundside airs Monday through Thursday at 12 p.m. and 8 p.m. on KUOW starting January 10. Listen to Soundside on Spotify, iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Additional Credits: Logo art is designed by Teo Popescu. Audio promotions are produced by Hans Twite. Community engagement led by Zaki Hamid. Our Director of New Content and Innovation is Brendan Sweeney.
Mission Statement:
Soundside believes establishing trust with our listeners involves taking the time to listen.
We know that building trust with a community takes work. It involves broadening conversations, making sure our show amplifies systemically excluded voices, and challenging narratives that normalize systemic racism.
We want Soundside to be a place where you can be part of the dialogue, learn something new about your own backyard, and meet your neighbors from the Peninsula to the Palouse.
Together, we’ll tell stories that connect us to our community — locally, nationally and globally. We’ll get to know the Pacific Northwest and each other.
What do you think Soundside should be covering? Where do you want to see us go next?
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Episodes
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Peter, Peter, pumpkin ... daddy? Meet the 'father' of the pumpkin spice latte
Starbucks' pumpkin spice latte is turning 20 this year. Soundside caught up with the Seattle man considered to be the "father" of the autumnal sensation about the rise of pumpkin spice.
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Could a streetcar be the key to reviving downtown Seattle's arts and entertainment scene?
Downtown Seattle has the Seattle Art Museum, the Paramount, the symphony, and some other theaters and galleries. But it hasn’t been the center of Seattle’s arts scene for a long time. Now, with downtown struggling economically, Mayor Bruce Harrell has been talking about a new arts and entertainment district downtown. He says he wants to put a streetcar right down the middle of it. The city has even branded the proposed streetcar line as the “Culture Connector.” So, you can’t talk about the streetcar now without thinking about the arts. This raises a question: What do streetcars have to do with art? More than you’d think.
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Women priests are defying Catholic doctrine to follow their vocation
As Catholic bishops meet at the Vatican to discuss potential reforms, some progressives aren't waiting for the papal sign off.
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Convoy promised to revolutionize freight — then it collapsed. What does this mean for Seattle’s startup scene?
It takes a whole lot of trucks to get us the stuff we want. And one Seattle-area company thought it had the secret to handling these logistics. Convoy, a digital freight-and-shipping marketplace with an all-star list of investors, was a darling of the Pacific Northwest startup scene. And last week, to the surprise of hundreds of employees, customers, investors, and market analysts, Convoy suddenly collapsed.
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Heart it again: Northwest shipwreck enthusiasts spot possible site of region's deadliest wreck
Last December, a group of shipwreck enthusiasts made news when they discovered a historic wreck. Using sonar, they found what they believed to be the S.S. Pacific. It’s the deadliest shipwreck in Pacific Northwest History, and it’s also rumored to have carried millions in gold when it sank.
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With Seattle homicides at record high, defund 'flip-flop' haunts City Council incumbent Dan Strauss
Seattle City Councilmember Dan Strauss is running for reelection this year. And his opponent, Fremont Chamber of Commerce Director Pete Hanning, is trying to paint him as a flip-flopper unworthy of the seat. The two are running in District 6, which runs from Phinney Ridge through Fremont and Ballard into West Magnolia.
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In 'Soft Boy,' adolescent masculine identity takes shape in unexpected ways
The idea of masculinity is a topic that young boys have grappled with for generations. In his new exhibit at the Frye Art Museum, Photographer Rafeal Soldi explores the concept through the use of pictures, words, and video.
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As wildfire risk scores rise, WA homeowners are left in insurance limbo
To scope out the danger, insurance companies are turning to a variety of tools that use algorithms to measure and predict wildfire risk. As that risk grows, insurance is becoming harder for homeowners to come by.
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North Seattle Council candidates are miles apart on police funding, drug law
In a series of polite but pointed exchanges on key issues facing Seattle, social equity consultant ChrisTiana ObeySumner and retired Judge Cathy Moore staked out strikingly different positions in a high-speed candidate event this week at KUOW.
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Understanding the Hamas-Israel war through history and human rights
Three experts on human rights and race, colonialism, and diasporic communities joined Soundside host Libby Denkmann for a conversation about how the war between Israel and Hamas came to this point, as well as the Palestinian civilians caught up in the conflict.
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A deleted tweet, a mystery MAGA supporter. What’s true and what’s not in the race for Seattle’s District 4?
Things got zesty from the get-go between tech entrepreneur Ron Davis and former City Council staffer Maritza Rivera in a live candidate event at KUOW, as the pair clashed over issues ranging from homelessness to tree canopy. Davis and Rivera are squaring off over District 4, which includes Wedgewood, Ravenna, the University District, and other neighborhoods. The seat is currently held by Alex Pedersen, who is not running for re-election.
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Who will replace Kshama Sawant as she exits Seattle's city council (and will they be different)?
This year, two candidates are vying to replace socialist Kshama Sawant on the Seattle City Council. At a KUOW event this week, we asked Cannabis entrepreneur Joy Hollingsworth and transportation advocate Alex Hudson how they’d be different from Sawant.