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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Believing 'virtually anything that they want': The rise of the flat earth movement
The earth is round. Science has proved it. We, as a fact based news organization, feel comfortable stating that fact. But there are people who would disagree. Those people are called "flat earthers". A new book by reporter Kelly Weill documents the rise of the flat earth
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How local farmers and elk are doing this winter
Areas across the Northwest have seen record-breaking snowfall this winter, shutting down mountain passes, destroying infrastructure, and impacting supply chains between eastern and western Washington. You’ve probably already heard about those problems. But one you may not have heard about: Roving gangs of elk.
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Seattleites support Ukraine in the 'Marathon No One Wants to Run'
Ukraine, and the rest of the world, are in a waiting game as Russia amasses troops along the country's borders. Here in Seattle, Ukrainians and Ukrainian Americans are trying to raise awareness about what’s happening.
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Washington DOL's data was breached. How to protect yourself
On Friday, the Washington State Department of Licensing announced that a possible data breach may have exposed more than a quarter million people’s personal information to scammers. How can you protect yourself from a data breach?
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A mystery we couldn't resist: Why is KUOW causing Mazda stereos to glitch?
Starting last week, reports began trickling in, via email, phone calls, and reddit, that when people tuned to our station in their Mazda, things got weird. It's a mystery we couldn't resist -- KUOW's Casey Martin looked into it.
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'And I said Hey!' What a wonderful kind of day to talk about kids television
PBS’ Arthur has begun its 25th and final season. That's a good, long run. But do kids still need the same things from children’s media that they did back in 1997? Or do we need new shows to match a new age? What makes a delightful, educational and popular kids show?
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Washington lawmakers are considering criminalizing fertility fraud — but what exactly is that?
Consumer DNA testing kits like 23andMe or Ancestry have opened up a new world of information for children conceived using sperm or egg donors. This can bring knowledge about medical history or half siblings – connections that enrich donor-conceived children's lives. In some instances, though, the revelations are painful and open up new questions about truth and consent in fertility medicine.
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When the Winter Olympics become a moral quandary: Soundside
What does it mean to be a good person? It's not a question you'd expect someone to be asking themselves when they're deciding whether or not to watch the Olympic Games. But this year, that question's feeling more relevant than ever.
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Who is Seattle's new Director of Housing?
Earlier this month, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell nominated Maiko Winkler-Chin to be the new Director of the city's Office of Housing. But who is she, and what does she plan to do in that position?
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Why Microsoft is diving into the metaverse... And what the metaverse even is
Microsoft's acquisition of videogame publisher Activision Blizzard is not quite a done deal, but we've got lots of questions about what this massive purchase could mean for one of our region's largest employers -- and our favorite games.