Clare McGrane
Senior Producer
About
Clare is the senior producer for Seattle Eats with Tan Vinh, a food podcast from KUOW and the Seattle Times. She shapes the show from story selection to sound mixing, and works with the host and editors to bring a diverse set of guests on mic and engage with the show's audience.
Prior to Seattle Eats, Clare helped develop and produce the region's premier news podcast, Seattle Now. Her coverage spanned a variety of topics, but she specialized in covering the COVID pandemic and reporting on local governments. Before joining KUOW in 2018, Clare covered the health sciences beat at GeekWire, where she also produced the outlet's podcasts.
Clare grew up between the Seattle area and her family home in Ayrshire, Scotland. She graduated from the University of Washington in 2016 with a B.A. in Creative Writing and Journalism. Outside of work, Clare spends her time crocheting, bouldering, and playing a kind-hearted (if not very smart) Rider of Rohan in her Lord of the Rings roleplaying game campaign.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English, conversational French
Pronouns: she/her
Podcasts
Stories
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Seattle summer nights are warming up, and yes, that's because of climate change
Growing up in Seattle, I wore a fleece on summer evenings. Daytimes were warm, sometimes even wilting, but nights, starting around 7 p.m., were crisp.
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The city's next housing crisis
Seattle's eviction moratorium has been extended for another three months, meaning folks who are hurting financially can stay in their homes, even if they can't afford rent. But the extension only delays a reckoning over housing that could have disastrous consequences.
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Seattle's next housing crisis
The city’s eviction ban will be around for another three months, meaning folks who are hurting financially can stay in their homes, even if they can't afford rent. But the extension only delays a reckoning over housing that could have disastrous consequences.
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Amazon's existential problem
Amazon's success has come from its obsessive focus on customers. But that focus is causing an existential problem for the company — and its huge force of hourly workers.
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When is the pandemic over?
Seattle is 70% vaccinated, the state is fully reopening in just a few weeks and Covid cases and deaths are at their lowest point locally in almost a year. Things are looking up. But when can we say the pandemic is finally over?
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Why crows are dive bombing unsuspecting Seattleites
Seattle tends to have more crows than the average U.S. city. Mostly we get along fine, but it's the time of year when crows will dive bomb unsuspecting passers by. We head to Seward Park with a crow expert to find out why.
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Seattle Now: Why vaccine incentives work
Starting tomorrow, you could win a cool $250,000 from the state... assuming you're vaccinated, of course. Today we ask: Why do these vaccine lottery programs work?
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After Its Superspreader Rehearsal, A Community Choir Struggles To Sing Together Again
A Skagit Valley Chorale rehearsal early last year became a deadly COVID-19 superspreader event. Now, the group is figuring out how to come back together and reforge the bonds of a community choir.
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Casual Friday: 'Anarchist tech trillionaires'
Seattle was the fastest growing city in the country last year — but who's moving here? Maybe they're new hires at Amazon, which announced this week it's buying a Hollywood film studio. Plus, we reflect on a year since the murder of George Floyd began a reckoning with systematic racism on the streets of Seattle.
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Pandemic puppy problems
Dogs became everybody's new best friend during the pandemic, and adoptions soared. But now that we're starting to go out again, some new dog parents are realizing their pup needs help adjusting to the new normal. We turn to Seattle-based dog trainer Joey Iversen for some help. Support the show by making a gift to KUOW: http://bit.ly/seattlenow