Libby Denkmann
Host, Soundside
About
Libby Denkmann joined KUOW in December 2021 as the host of the midday show Soundside. She’s a native Pacific Northwesterner who grew up in Redmond, graduated from the University of Washington and covered local news as a producer and reporter with KIRO Radio. She has worked as a congressional staffer on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. and reported on veterans and military issues, with an emphasis on veteran homelessness. Most recently she was the senior politics reporter at Los Angeles NPR station KPCC.
Libby loves video games, soccer and saxophone solos in pop songs.
Podcasts
Stories
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Soundside
My child has a better understanding of pronouns than me. What should I do?
The pandemic has take an emotional and mental toll on all of us – especially children and adolescents.
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Washington loves it's public lands... maybe a little too much
There are 19.8 million acres of public land here in Washington. That's larger than nearly 10 US states. That's just the land owned by the state and federal government. So how did we end up with so much public land? And do we love it too much?
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Why Microsoft is diving into the metaverse... And what the metaverse even is
Microsoft's acquisition of videogame publisher Activision Blizzard is not quite a done deal, but we've got lots of questions about what this massive purchase could mean for one of our region's largest employers -- and our favorite games.
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Students, staff became ill as this Monroe school let toxic chemicals go unchecked
Since 2014, students, teachers and parents at the Monroe school Sky Valley Education Center said something didn’t seem right. People were getting sick — having cognitive problems, cysts, and cancer diagnoses. A new report from the Seattle Times and Pro-Publica says that's due to toxic chemicals known as PCBs. And the school has known about them for years.
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Soundside
Our neighbors Sound-under
Soundside takes a deep dive into the waters around Washington to learn about some of our less appreciated neighbors. Because while they may be lesser-known, they have a lot to tell us about our ecosystems, and might even offer some innovative solutions to everyday problems.
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No more yurts. Orcas Islanders want affordable places year-round
If you can find a place to live and work on Orcas Island you’re set. But who's got the land?
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What can Seattle expect from its new director of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs?
Last week Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell announced that Seattle Port Commissioner Hamdi Mohamed would be joining his administration as Director of the Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs. But what does she hope to do in that position?
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Some Washington schools are shifting back to remote learning. What's the plan?
It’s a confusing and frustrating time for students, parents and teachers across the state.
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Have you heard about Temperance and Good Citizenship Day?
We didn't think so.
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Leavenworth has become über expensive, pricing out the people who work there
When 80 percent of your local employees can't afford to live in town, what do you do? It's a question Leavenworth residents and officials are struggling to answer. When a community grows too large for it's confines, how do you keep people from slipping through the cracks?