Libby Denkmann
Host, Soundside
About
Libby Denkmann has covered veterans' issues, homelessness, and local politics during her radio journalism career. She became the host of KUOW's Soundside in November 2021. Previously she was a producer, reporter, anchor, and host for stations KIRO, KFI, and KPCC in Seattle and Los Angeles. During a yearlong hiatus from journalism in 2011, she worked as a congressional staffer in Washington, D.C.. Libby was born in Seattle, grew up on the eastside, and graduated from the University of Washington. Her favorite things include soccer, video games, and her dog, Monty.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English, limited Japanese and Portuguese
Pronouns: she/her
Podcasts
Stories
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Could moving local elections to even years boost voter turnout?
It’s primary election day. If you fail to perform that most sacred civic duty of a free democracy, you won’t be alone. In fact, you’re in the majority.
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Leaked recording: Ferguson knew about concerns over top aide in 2019
New reporting by Axios reveals that the Governor may have known about concerns about his longtime aid years before Webb resigned.
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‘Jeopardy!’ host and WA native Ken Jennings ponders questions big and small
Ken Jennings hosts the game show "Jeopardy!" where he first came to fame as the highest-earning American game-show contestant. He is also a Washingtonian and the author of eight books, including his latest, "The Complete Kennections: 5,000 Questions in 1,000 Puzzles."
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Trump's new tariffs put special emphasis on our neighbors in Canada
The Trump Administration bumped up tariffs on Canadian goods to 35%, and that new rate went into effect on Friday. It’s kind of confusing to know exactly what these tariffs mean for our neighbor to the north, so we asked an associate professor at the University of British Columbia to help us understand.
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Soundside "kennects" with Ken Jennings
Washington native Ken Jennings says, growing up, Jeopardy sparked his love of trivia. Now he’s translated his trivia expertise into his own game - called Kennections. It’s a weekly puzzle he writes for Mental Floss.
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New report reveals thousands of unfilled federal firefighting jobs
A new report from ProPublica shows the extent of firefighting job vacancies
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A lot of people love matcha... And that's causing some problems
Matcha is getting harder to track down these days. We asked a local shop if they've been affected by the shortage, then talked to a reporter about why there's a shortage in the first place.
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Polls, primaries, and a weird b-day for a 1-year-old pod
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Soundside's "Weekend Warmup" - Aug 1st-3rd
The Blue Angels may get most of the attention, but there IS a lot more going on this weekend - check it out in this week's Weekend Warmup!
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Councilmember Solomon on Renters' Commission kerfuffle, District 2 election
Seattle’s City Council confirmed 14 members to the Renters’ Commission on Tuesday, following a controversial delay of last week’s vote on these appointments. In this episode of Soundside, we catch up with Councilmember Mark Solomon, who was appointed to Seattle’s District 2 seat earlier this year, to get his thoughts on the kerfuffle.