Patricia Murphy
Host
About
Patricia Murphy is the host of Seattle Now, a daily news podcast.
Her interviews focus on experts and newsmakers. Previously, you could find Patricia on the beat reporting on military and veteran affairs, justice, and health.
In 2018 Patricia received a regional Edward R. Murrow award for a series about the motivations of young people who carry guns. In 2005 she received a national Edward R. Murrow award for her reporting on injection drug use.
Though her first job in news was throwing hard copies of the Sunday paper from her bike, Patricia also graduated from Emerson College with a B.S. in Communications.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English
Pronouns: she/her
Professional Affiliations: Dart Center, Ochberg Society for Trauma Journalism
Podcasts
Stories
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Keeping memory alive
Tomorrow marks 80 years since the U.S. sent 120,000 Japanese Americans to concentration camps, starting here on Bainbridge Island. We’ll hear how younger generations are keeping memory alive from Yoko Fedorenko, founding president of the UW's Nikkei Student Union.
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Amazon vs. Union, Round 2
Amazon workers at the company’s warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, are voting (again) this week on if they want to join a union. It's a question that has divided workers, and the town, in a place where Amazon is viewed quite differently than they are here in Seattle.
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Back to the office
We’re past the Omicron wave and the hybrid work plans are kicking in. But office-based employees are returning to a changed workplace, and there's much for employers to learn. We’ll hear what Microsoft has discovered from two years of research into how people have been working from home.
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Casual Friday with Lex Vaughn and Hannah Weinberger
We’re a week into choosing our own mask adventure. Starbucks is going to stop giving you a paper cup. And Congress is really thinking about year-round Daylight Saving Time. We’re making sense of it all with Crosscut’s Hannah Weinberger and The Needling’s Lex Vaughn.
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A plan to stop repeat offenders
Seattle’s new law-and-order city attorney is pledging more attention on repeat offenders who target the city’s businesses. Ann Davison says she'll enlist prosecutors and the SPD to deter shoplifting, trespassing and assault. KUOW’s Amy Radil has details and reaction.
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Seattle Now: The Great Unmasking
Masks are off... kind of. Our mask mandate ended this weekend, but are people actually ditching their face coverings? We visit two spots a
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The gas prices are too damn high
If you’ve filled up lately you probably shopped around first, or maybe you're avoiding driving as much as you can. Gas is getting expensive, and Seattle is paying more than most places. We talk to Bloomberg’s Jennifer Dlouhy about why that is.
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Silenced no more
Non-disclosure agreements are a common job requirement, especially in tech. But many NDAs are so broad that they stop employees from speaking up about harassment, assault and discrimination at work. A new state law will change that.
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Casual Friday with Knute Berger and Martin Douglas
This week Russell Wilson is out. Gas prices are up.. And we’re getting ready to do that daylight saving thing. We break it down with Crosscut's Knute Berger and KEXP’s Martin Douglas.
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Big Tech keeps watch on Ukraine cyber war
The war on the ground in Ukraine is devastating. But before the ground offensive came a cyber attack that threatened Ukraine's government. We’ll talk with Seattle University School of Law professor Mark Chinen about how Big Tech is getting involved.