Sarah Leibovitz
Supervising Producer, Soundside
About
Sarah is supervising producer on Soundside, KUOW's noontime show. She's produced shows on topics ranging from maritime law to the Ukraine invasion to why people like board games. Prior to working at KUOW, Sarah was lead producer at the Seattle podcast production company Larj Media, and a teaching artist with Path with Art.
Sarah is an alumna of The Evergreen State College and Bard College at Simon’s Rock. You might have heard her DJing on KAOS community radio in Olympia if you were listening at 5 a.m. on Sundays. When she’s not working, Sarah enjoys spending her time attempting various craft projects, hanging out with her cat Angus, or skateboarding around the neighborhood.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English
Pronouns: she/her
Podcasts
Stories
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Can Seattle turn underused office towers into apartment buildings?
They’re already doing it in Tacoma. We explore that idea, along with other strategies to get people to move downtown so they can help revive it.
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An expedition to the top of the world is documented in 'Exposure'
At the top of the world sits what feels like a whole other realm. It’s a place built solely of sea ice — of fissures and endless fields of white.
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New plan for tackling homelessness has big goals and a huge price tag
A new proposed five-year plan from the King County Regional Homelessness Authority has big goals and a price tag of up to $8 billion in capital costs, plus $3.5 billion for operations.
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How do you protect kids online... from their own parents?
Tiktok, Youtube, Twitter, Instagram - there are lots of platforms where posting your kids can be a full-time job. And with pays for views and brand deals, a pretty lucrative one. A renewed push in Olympia would protect children against parents who reveal their private lives and growing pains on social media.
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Barriers prevent rural communities from accessing climate funds
Federal grants to help communities prepare for the effects of climate change are a major portion of the 2021 infrastructure law, but requirements like a "local match" can be a big barrier to rural jurisdictions accessing those funds.
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We have the meats, but not the ethics. The 'raw deal' within our meat industry
In her new book, "Raw Deal: Hidden Corruption, Corporate Greed, and the Fight for the Future of Meat," Chloe Sorvino describes how the pandemic helped expose the cracks in our meat and dairy industries.
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Microsoft joins the chorus of tech companies announcing layoffs
Big tech companies are slimming down. Amazon, Salesforce, and Twitter are just some of the companies that have announced thousands of layoffs in recent weeks. Wednesday morning, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella confirmed that the company would also be making significant layoffs.
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WA lawmakers consider minimum wage requirement for incarcerated workers
Washington’s Department of Corrections generated $68.8 million in revenue last year. But only a small portion of that money makes it into incarcerated workers’ wages. At most, inmates can make $2.70 an hour. A proposed bill would raise that minimum wage to match Washington’s at $15.74 an hour.
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A man, a dog, and a mission to Ukraine
For the last year, David Tagliani has been working in Ukraine. David, along with his dog Libby, is a first responder. He’s an EMT. He does search and rescue. For years, he’s spent most of his time away from home, helping where he’s needed. But this is the first time that work has taken him to an active warzone.
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The roots of mental health start younger than you think
When you throw a rock in a pond, it creates ripples. It spreads - disrupting the water further and further away from the point of entry. The experience of trauma or adversity -- especially in early childhood -- can also have a lasting ripple effect on a person’s life.