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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

  • Saturday Special: Seattle rolls back safety measures on Lake Washington Boulevard, Glacier Peak’s signature glaciers are melting, and Buddhism is growing in rural WA

    Today, we’re bringing you the best from the KUOW Newsroom… The city of Seattle is backing away from planned safety measures on Lake Washington Boulevard after the Mayor’s office weighed in. The ice that gives Glacier Peak its name is disappearing. And a new Buddha Hall that can host hundreds underscores the growth of the religion in northeastern Washington.

  • Friday Evening Headlines

    Four Army soldiers die in helicopter crash near JBLM, Mayor Harrell proposes sales tax increase to boost public safety, and Hanford's radioactive waste treatment plant is nearly ready for action.

  • Casual Friday with Naomi Tomky and Zaki Hamid

    This week… It’s noisy in this city. Just ask the people in line at Mariners games or near our local pickleball courts. Speaking of the Mariners, they’ve been using a little bit of witch-y magic to keep their playoff hopes alive. And how bad is your local grocery store parking lot? We’ve got the details on the worst ones in Seattle. Seattle Met’s Naomi Tomky and KUOW’s Zaki Hamid are here to break down the week.

  • Thursday Evening Headlines

    West Coast alliance releases vaccine recommendations, Army helicopter crashes in Thurston County, and Seattle Children's Hospital announces layoffs.

  • Seattle Symphony's new music director loves Bach and Seattle audiences

    The Seattle Symphony has a new music director… And she’s breaking new ground. Xian Zhang is the first woman and the first person of color to direct the Symphony in its more than 120-year history… And she’s here to talk about what brought her to Seattle after conducting orchestras around the world.

  • Wednesday Evening Headlines

    Bothell principal under investigation for post about Charlie Kirk, UW breaks ground on renovating the Shell House, and the Seattle Storm rally in the WNBA playoffs to stay alive.

  • Food fight! Why Seattle students are protesting lunch schedule change

    Hundreds of Seattle high school students walked out of class this week to protest changes to the lunch schedule. District officials want to split a single lunch period in two. They say the goal is to lessen crowds and lunch lines. But students are worried about not being able attend clubs, and socialize with their friends. We learn more from Seattle Times education reporter Claire Bryan.

  • Tuesday Evening Headlines

    A Seattle woman wrongly accused of killing Charlie Kirk speaks out, 45-year-old ash from Mount St. Helens blows around, and Seattle Reign FC will finish their next match without an audience. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

  • Monday Evening Headlines

    Orca mom carries her dead calf in San Juans, Seattle students protest lunch schedule changes, and health insurance rates will spike next year in WA.

  • Seattle police are watching you ... through even more CCTV cameras

    Seattle police will soon have more eyes on the city than ever. The city council approved a plan to increase the number of cameras in the city’s CCTV and Real Time Crime Center network.  The move is supposed to help curb crime.  But it’s also raised concerns about privacy and data security. We'll talk about what the expansion means for public safety and privacy.

  • Saturday Special: Federal cuts impacting WA farmers, a WA organizer speaks after being deported to Mexico, and Forks, Washington's booming "Twilight" economy 20 years later

    Today, we’re bringing you the best from the KUOW Newsroom… A federal program that supports local farms abruptly ended in March, leaving Washington farmers looking for solutions. A Washington state farmworker and organizer talks about life in Mexico after being deported by ICE. The town of Forks was once the self-proclaimed 'logging capital of the world,’ but that industry has waned… and now there’s a booming Twilight economy, 20 years after the first book’s release.