Engage
This is what community engagement means at KUOW.
Our Community Engagement team ensures that KUOW has a meaningful and interactive relationship with the dynamic communities of the Puget Sound region, and beyond. We are committed to amplifying your voice, listening to your feedback and ideas, and creating innovative opportunities to connect you to our newsroom.
We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in all of our endeavors. Read more about our equity policies.
Here are a few examples of our projects:
The Community Feedback Club is a way to connect you to our newsroom by sending you periodic texts (about once per week) asking for simple feedback on stories and story ideas.
Pre-pandemic, we engaged in the following programs, to which we hope to return:
Ask A... is our series of gatherings which build empathy through one 1-on-1 conversation at a time.
Curiosity Club is our nerdy supper club which investigates the possibility that great food and compelling storytelling can transform a group of strangers into a community.
Meet The Newsmakers is our series of free public conversations with KUOW reporters at the University Bookstore and libraries across the region that invites listeners to ask questions, offer feedback, and share ideas for what our newsroom should be covering.
We're eager to hear from you! Please don't hesitate to reach out by emailing us at engage@kuow.org.
Top Contributors
Stories
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Attention white people: Your #BLM memes are not enough
Biracial lesbian Mellina White has a few things to say to her good liberal white friends in Seattle.
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Ep. 8: Are We Going to Be OK? Cartoonist Ellen Forney says bipolar disorder prepared her for the Covid-19 pandemic
As many struggle with anxiety and depression during lockdown, some with a history of mental health challenges are putting to work tools they relied on well before coronavirus.
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Ep. 7: Are We Going to Be OK? James Beard Award-winning Seattle chef says the community is his bailout
Chef Edourado Jordan turns Salare into a community kitchen and finds that being a big name doesn't protect his small businesses from the economic crisis of Covid-19.
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Pandemic Book Club: Reading recommendations from Nancy Pearl and KUOW listeners
Book Lust author Nancy Pearl talks with KUOW's Ross Reynolds and public radio listeners about great reads for lockdown
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What makes a neighborhood special and sustainable during a pandemic?
Neighbors helping neighbors in Rainier Vista
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Ep. 6: Are We Going to Be OK? Seattle’s goddess of psychedelic soul finds inspiration in quarantine
Artist SassyBlack finds new ways to reach fans and explores the meaning of creative genius with Malcolm Gladwell during the Covid-19 lockdown.
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Ep. 5: Are We Going to Be OK? Covid-19 adds another obstacle to traveling while Black
'For Colored Girls Who Travel' blogger Jodi-Ann Burey finds new adventures and old racism while rediscovering Seattle's wild spaces during the pandemic.
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Ep. 4: Are We Going to Be OK? Faith, fasting, and community-building during a pandemic
For interfaith leader and Harvard grad Aneelah Afzali, the coinciding of Covid-19 and Ramadan brings unexpected opportunities and challenges.
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Ep. 3: Are We Going to Be OK? Does wearing pants during Zoom calls count as self-care? Ishea Brown says yes.
Curiosity Club's resident style icon says finding your inner fashionista might be the first step to feeling better in quarantine.
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When in need, design a mask and print it: A coronavirus success story
How one local music store has joined the efforts to help protect health care workers on the front lines of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Your stories of surviving Covid-19 – from the frontlines to sheltering at home
KUOW's Ross Reynolds takes listener calls about getting creative during the crisis.
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Ep. 2: Are We Going to Be OK? Seattle scholar considers a return to Singapore to escape Covid-19
Author Ruchika Tulshyan weighs the risks of staying in the US as the pandemic spreads while also navigating lockdown with her three-year-old.