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Episodes
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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: How to have low stakes outdoor adventures
The dark rainy months are here, and this creates a new challenge in our pandemic lives.
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Seattle Now: How does a sperm whale survive the crushing depths a mile underwater?
A story from our friends at KUOW's The Wild, about how sperm whales can dive 10 times deeper than an extreme diver.
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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: Casual Wednesday with Tan Vinh and Melanie McFarland
Another week, another shot of making sense of what life is like right now with Seattle Times food writer Tan Vinh and TV critic for Salon.com Melanie McFarland.
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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
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Seattle Now: Casual Friday with Keita Williams and Chase Burns
Another week, another shot of making sense of what life is like right now with Founder and Chief Strategist of Success Bully Keita Williams and Chase Burns, edito
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Seattle Now: Reinventing arts in a pandemic
Seattle's arts scene is struggling due to Covid. But it's adapting, says KUOW's longtime arts and culture reporter, Marcie Sillman. As Marcie retires from KUOW, she reflects on the future of Seattle's creative community.
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Seattle Now: Nurses battle the third wave
While we’ve been busy staying away from each other, healthcare workers have been up close and personal with Covid patients every day. They're stretched thin, and the third wave is putting them under even more strain.
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Seattle Now: The Washington county winning at picking presidents
The recent election was anything but predictable. But one Washington county is a solid bet when it comes to choosing a president. Clallam County, on the Olympic Peninsula, is on a 40-year winning streak of picking presidents, the longest run in the nation.
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Seattle Now: Preparing for the third wave
Scientists have been warning about a devastating fall surge in Covid cases for months. Now that the third wave is upon us, what can we do to steel ourselves for a hard winter?