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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State leaders pledged to transform WA's mental health system by 2023. That hasn't happened
In 2018, Governor Jay Inslee, hospital officials, and state lawmakers announced a plan to transform Washington's mental health care system within five years. But it's now 2023 and much of that plan has yet to bear fruit.
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The high environmental cost of cheap cruises
Next month, it begins again. Tourists flooding Pike Place Market, plonking their luggage onto precious light rail seats, crowding downtown bars and restaurants. Yes, we’re talking about the start of the Alaska cruise season.
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Washington skate: history on 8 wheels
Washington state has a long history with roller skating. In fact, before we were even actually a state, we were building rinks. And it goes beyond just a need to go fast and run into people.
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Hear it Again: The 'raw deal' within our meat industry
In early 2020, the world shut down. Those of us who could, stayed inside. We learned to bake. We got really into animal crossing. But the workers who process our food couldn’t afford that same time off.
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As CEO steps down, Starbucks employees strike
On Monday, as Howard Schultz stepped down as interim CEO of Starbucks, he sent a memo to leadership at Starbucks. It reads, in part: “As I step away, I leave you all as the stewards, in service of all of our partners. They are the heart and soul of our company — the living embodiment of human connection.” Today, “partners” — aka store baristas — at 100 Starbucks cafes are on strike.
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Debate over proposed CID light rail station heats up
Sound Transit's board of directors is voting Thursday on a hotly contested issue — where to put a light rail station in the Chinatown International District.
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Where does it all go? The journey of San Juan recycling
All of San Juan’s garbage and recycling is processed off of the island. The same goes for garbage on Orcas and Lopez islands — it’s loaded on a train, which heads to Klickitat County. Trash from San Juan goes to Cowlitz. It’s the reason San Juan County has the most expensive landfill trash program in the state. But recycling is a little more complicated.
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Oscar nominee and celebrity hairstylist Camille Friend makes Hollywood 'hair story'
"Us," "Captain Marvel," "Guardians of the Galaxy," "The Hunger Games," "The Hateful Eight." They all have one thing in common: celebrity hairstylist Camille Friend.
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'A Thousand Splendid Suns' is a journey through three decades of Afghan life
Last month, the Seattle Opera hosted “Jashin: a celebration of Afghan arts," highlighting Afghan history, culture, and arts — topics that can be lost between constant news stories of war and violence. That show led to the opera's current production — the world premiere of "A Thousand Splendid Suns."
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'They're not listening anymore.' Member of WA's government transparency committee steps down
Attorney Kathy George has resigned from the Washington legislature’s Sunshine Committee. The committee’s role is to monitor the state government’s transparency laws.