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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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    Seattle Now: Reinventing live music

    Live music is a huge part of Seattle’s identity, but the pandemic put a stop to concerts indefinitely. Now we have an opportunity to reinvent the scene, and move on from the city's past.

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    Seattle Now: The problem with pandemic pods

    Pods - or bubbles - have helped people to stay connected during the pandemic. But public health advice about how they should work is scarce. So we need to talk about pod rules, or risk bursting our bubble of protection.

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    Seattle Now: The vaccine plan

    We've been waiting for a Covid vaccine all year. Now that it's finally here, how will we vaccinate everyone? And is a "return to normal" in sight?

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    Seattle Now: Amazon's hiring spree

    The pandemic has caused millions of people to lose their jobs but Amazon is hiring at historic levels. If you work in restaurants, retail, or the arts, you know the damage COVID has done. Amazon has no such concerns. On average, they’ve hired 1,400 workers every day of 2020 - growing their workforce to over one point two million people. Karen Weise is a New York Times reporter based here in Seattle and has been reporting on Amazon’s pandemic hiring spree.

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    Seattle Now: Can squirrels get us to Mars?

    Happy Thanksgiving! We're sharing a special episode today from our friends at The Wild podcast, about ground squirrels, hibernation... and space travel.

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    Seattle Now: Giving thanks for Seattle's restaurant workers

    Thanksgiving is an exciting time of year for foodies. But this year, Seattle's restaurant industry is on life support. Indoor dining is off the table, because of state restrictions the Washington Hospitality Association has called “devastating”.

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    Seattle Now: Love in the time of Covid

    Relationships are hard at the best of times - throw in a global pandemic, economic uncertainty, and now the holidays and it can feel