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Seattle Now is KUOW's flagship daily news podcast. Seattle Now brings you quick headlines, smart analysis, and award-winning local news. New episodes every weekday morning and afternoon. Start and end your day with Seattle Now, from KUOW and the NPR Network.

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Episodes

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    Bremerton football coach gets his day in Supreme Court

    The Bremerton football coach fired for praying on the 50-yard line took his case to the Supreme Court this week. SCOTUSblog editor James Romoser tells us what happened during Monday’s arguments and what’s at stake when the justices issue their ruling this summer.

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    WA State Parks are Navy SEAL-free for now

    A lot of people objected when the Navy proposed expanding the number of areas in Washington State parks it could use to train Navy SEALs. Now a superior court judge has ruled they never had the right permission to train there in the first place. Seattle Times reporter Hal Bernton explains.

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    Holding police officers accountable

    An Auburn police officer killed a man in 2019. Now he's being sued over the man's death, and the lawsuit reveals how officers with a history of misconduct can stay on duty for years. The state is hoping to change that with a new civilian-led task force.

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    Casual Friday with Esmy Jimenez and Andrew Walsh

    This week, President Biden is here. You can ride the train mask free to mariners game But be prepared for the new seventh inning song. Esmy Jimenez of The Seattle Times and TBTL's Andrew Walsh break it all down.

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    Checking the Covid risk meter

    Covid cases are creeping up in King County, and our testing infrastructure is getting worse at detecting them. Just how worried should we be?

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    POTUS in the PNW

    President Biden is headed to Seattle on Friday to talk about clean energy and the economy, but it’s hard to ignore the midterms just six months from now. We'll get some analysis of why the POTUS is in the PNW from NPR White House correspondent Tamara Keith.

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    Local research takes aim at 'Long Covid'

    Thanks to vaccines and better treatments, we’ve made it through the emergency phase of the pandemic. But people are still getting sick with so-called 'Long Covid,' with symptoms long after testing positive. Seattle Times reporter Elise Takahama spoke to some of them and looked into local research to help treat it.

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    Seattle Now: A Kraken fan's miraculous save

    The Seattle Kraken's debut season is almost over. For today's episode, we revisit a story of chance and quick thinking that started at the team's home opener and ends with a fan saving a man's life.

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    Casual Friday with Jas Keimig and Melanie McFarland

    This week we got all the weather. We heard a few theories on what makes you a real Seattleite. Plus the Space Needle is turning 60! We’re breaking down the week with Salon dot com TV critic Melanie McFarland and The Strangers' Jas Keimig.

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    Seattle Now: Is this the Mariners' big year?

    Baseball is back, and this year the Mariners have a lot to live up to. The team came closer to making the playoffs last season than any year since 2001. Is this the year they'll finally end their post-season drought?

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    Seattle Now: How's your mental health?

    Disasters like the Covid pandemic have a dramatic impact on our mental health. Two years after the pandemic started, we're still not out of the woods — but there's an opportunity to make changes for the better.