Hans Anderson
Producer, Soundside
About
Hans Anderson is a producer on KUOW’s Soundside, where he covers a diverse range of topics from conflicts over how to use busy streets to how the open spaces of the Palouse inspire modern musical compositions. He primarily produces segments about politics, the arts, and transportation.
Location: Seattle
Languages Spoken: English
Pronouns: he/him
Podcasts
Stories
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The ethical dilemma posed by online sleuths
As online rumors about the deaths of four University of Idaho students spread on TikTok and Reddit, police in Moscow, ID are trying to both investigate the case and combat misinformation.
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Hear it again: Most sidewalks in WA are not accessible
A report by the Seattle Times looked at the infrastructure of 30 Washington state jurisdictions. In all of those cities and counties, less than half of the roads and sidewalks complied with ADA standards.
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What the potential end of the Indian Child Welfare Act could mean for tribal rights
Congress passed the Indian Child Welfare Act in 1978 to help remedy a long history of atrocities committed against Native American families. But now three states and several individuals are challenging the law in the United States Supreme Court, arguing it's unconstitutional. The challenge mostly hinges on a major question: whether tribal membership is a political designation or a racial identity.
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RSV is on the rise among children, but figuring out where is complicated
Emergency rooms at children's hospitals are seeing dramatic increases in admissions because of RSV and other respiratory viruses. But there are complications to tracking the virus in rural communities especially.
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What happens to your ballot after you vote?
It is election day in Washington state, and while we'll have to wait for returns to answer big questions like will the state have a Republican US senator for the first time since 2001? Who will win the tight Eighth District House race? How many people will bother voting for those unopposed state supreme court justices?
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Why do so many judges run for reelection unopposed?
In Washington state, there are many judges on the Nov. 8 ballot and the only choice voters can make in most of those races is whether to vote at all.
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Educators use mock elections to teach students 'people can disagree and remain civil'
Advisory votes, referendums and initiatives, the difference between the House of Representatives and the Senate, there's a lot to learn if you plan on voting and school is one place to get that information.
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From the Pacific to the Palouse, writers take on the Northwest's gloomy landscape
Evergreen trees shrouded in a light mist, a cloudy morning with an 8 a.m. sunrise, the churning sea, the rolling hills of the Palouse: landscape takes a central role in the anthology "Evergreen: Grim Tales and Verses from the Gloomy Northwest."
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The Soundside Halloween Extravaganza
Halloween is on Monday, and Soundside has just the thing to keep you busy: Costume ideas and spooky stories!
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Seattle Colleges' multi-million dollar budgeting blunder draws ire of staff
Typically, a college system would be happy to discover millions of dollars in savings. But the recent revelation that Seattle Colleges was only facing a fraction of its projected budget deficit is causing frustration among staff, who faced the threat of job loss and program cuts.