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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When will M's fans see October baseball?
The Mariners have 14 games left to play and about a one-percent chance of making the postseason... something they haven’t done since the iPod was invented 20 years ago. We get a pep talk from M’s announcer Rick Rizzs.
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Casual Friday: Thirsty for fall
After a dusty, dry summer, Seattleites are in for more rain in one weekend than we got in three months. Microsoft learns remote work means longer workdays. And Macklemore moves from the thrift shop to the pro shop.
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Remembering the pandemic through objects
While the pandemic is still raging, there are efforts to ensure we never forget how it has altered our lives. The Washington State History Museum is collecting artifacts (both tangible and digital) to commemorate how Washingtonians have experienced Covid. Head curator Margaret Wetherbee talks about the items they've collected so far and why it's important to document the pandemic while it's still happening.
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State vaxx mandate gets a legal challenge
The clock is ticking for thousands of state workers facing Governor Inslee’s order to get vaccinated. But now almost a hundred have signed on to a lawsuit to avoid the jab and keep their jobs. KUOW’s Olympia correspondent Austin Jenkins explains.
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I had breakthrough covid
Vaccines are keeping people from getting seriously ill, but there’s still a lot of covid out there and even a mild case can be pretty brutal. So how do you size up the risk if you're fully vaccinated? NPR science reporter and editor Will Stone tells what he learned after getting surprised by covid last month.
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Casual Friday: Spider season
King County is making plans to verify vaccine status, there's some hope for the Mariners and it's spider season in the Pacific Northwest.
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A 9/11 story of forgiveness
This weekend marks 20 years since the September 11th, 2001 attacks that changed American life, and millions of lives around the world. Today, a story of how that event forever altered the life and purpose of one Seattleite.
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A local effort to help Afghan refugees
Afghan refugees are headed to Washington, and some Seattle-area Vietnamese Americans who see parallels to their own stories are determined to help them. We hear from Thanh Tan and Jefferey Vu, co-founders of a local refugee aid effort called Viets4Afghans.
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Hugs in the time of Delta
Vaccines have made it a lot safer to be physically close to people again. But that's prompting all sorts of conversations about people's comfort level with physical touch. Do you go in for a hug, or keep your distance?
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The summer of 'revenge travel'
If you tried to book a flight, or a hotel, or even a campsite this summer, you probably discovered people are doing a LOT of traveling. It's the reason why everything from flights to Maui, to a rental car in Seattle is extortionate right now. And it's also taking a toll on destinations like National Parks. We talk with Seattle Times travel writer Christy Karras to learn more about 'revenge travel' and its impacts.