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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

  • Friday Evening Headlines

    Thousands expected to protest in Seattle this weekend, mayoral candidates talk bike safety, and attorneys raise the alarm about unlawful ICE arrests.

  • Casual Friday with Andy Hurst and Casey Martin

    This week… The Mariners are inching closer to their first ever World Series appearance, but there’s still plenty of nerves. Half of Seattle's renters are moving apartments every two years. And which ice cream shop has the best banana split? If you’re brave enough to order one. KUOW Mariners Superfans Casey Martin and Andy Hurst are here to break down the week.

  • Thursday Evening Headlines

    Seattle City Attorney candidates square off, White River Bridge to reopen Friday, and President Trump might shut down UW’s Primate Research Center.

  • You’re likely to survive an earthquake. Here’s what to do

    At 10:16 this morning, you might want to DROP, COVER, and HOLD ON. It’s the Great Shakeout, a worldwide earthquake drill. While we won’t have much notice when a real earthquake happens, preparation is key to riding it out.  Today we’re talking all about earthquakes in PNW.

  • Wednesday Evening Headlines

    Seattle City Council approves sales tax increase, Mariners return home for Game 3 of the ALCS, and we look at how the cost of housing is factoring into the Seattle mayor's race.

  • Tuesday Evening Headlines

    A local official apologizes and announces he won't run for re-election, an estimated 400-thousand Washington state residents could lose their health coverage and smoke is impacting Washington's yearly apple harvest.

  • 20 years in, Salon of Shame is still making us cringe

    One of Seattle’s most beloved storytelling events turns 20 years old tonight. Salon of Shame is a window into our cringiest selves. A place where people willingly read pages from their teenage diary, in front of a live audience at Theatre off Jackson. Today, we’re looking back on 20 years of shame with Jeannie Yandel and Phyllis Fletcher, who are also on the editing staff at KUOW.

  • Monday Evening Headlines

    Seattle-Tacoma International Airport responds to the federal shutdown, the Vashon Water Taxi starts its Saturday pilot, and Game 2 of the American League Championship Series is underway. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.

  • Weekend Listen: The candidates for King County Executive square off

    It’s election season.. So today, we’re bringing you the first in a series of candidate debates hosted by KUOW. This week, we’re looking at the candidates running for King County Executive Whoever wins this race will lead one of the largest regional governments in the United States. The King County executive oversees the sheriff’s department, manages public health, transportation, public housing, and jails. And, for the first time in 16 years, there isn’t an incumbent on the ballot.

  • Friday Evening Headlines

    Starbucks to lay off nearly 1,000 more local employees, healthcare costs could double for some WA residents, and the Mariners are set to play their most important game in two decades.