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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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.
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Casual Friday: 'Put the memes in the earth'
The City Attorney's race got spicy this week, and the rest of the city warmed up too. Plus, fun with time capsules.
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Here come the 12s
The Seahawks are headed back to Lumen Field, and for the first time in a year in a half, so are the fans. We'll get a preview ahead of this weekend's preseason game against the Raiders from The Athletic's Michael Shawn Dugar.
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Climate change is changing Seattle summers
We're heading towards the second heat wave of the summer, and smoke from West Coast wildfires is finally arriving. Today, we revisit a conversation about how wildfires and climate change are impacting summer, and our relationship with this place.
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'A very rough fall in Seattle for pediatric patients' as delta variant spreads
The now-dominant delta variant has changed the pandemic we’ve come to know so well. Whereas kids were previously less affected by the coronavirus, they are now increasingly at risk. This has many families wondering how they should balance their kids' childhood with protecting them from the pandemic.
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Some answers about young kids and covid
Sleepovers, playdates, water parks, even school. These were all things kids couldn’t wait to get back to as vaccination rates went up and cases went down. But with new covid variants circulating, some families are wondering when to press pause on the activities.
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Your favorite bar might card you twice
Once to make sure you're not underage, and once to make sure you've been fully vaccinated against covid. KUOW’s Joshua McNichols brings us a look at how asking for proof of vaccination has been playing out on Capitol Hill.