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Episodes
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Seattle Now: Are we there yet?
It's the question we're all asking ourselves: How long will it be before things can start to go back to normal? And what will normal look like on the other side of the coronavirus pandemic? Guest: Dr. Jeff Duchin, health officer with Public Health Seattle & King County
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Seattle Now: Less bad than everywhere else
Another week, another shot at making sense of what life is like now with KUOW special projects editor Jeannie Yandel and community engagement director Zaki Hamid.
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Seattle Now: School's out ... forever?
School’s out for all of Washington state. For high school seniors, that means their last day of school has come months early. Today, a senior reflects on how her final year of school has been upended by a pandemic.
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Seattle Now: The other frontline workers
Delivery apps like Uber Eats and Grubhub say they're busier than ever with all of us staying inside and safely out of the way of coronavirus. But what about the driver who's dropping off your food?
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Seattle Now: The show must go online
Concerts, movies, plays, the ballet... it’s all off-limits while we’re social distancing to beat a deadly virus, but the city's artists are determined to stay connected to their audience.
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Seattle Now: Amazon's corona conundrum
Shopping on Amazon used to be a convenience — now, it’s a lifeline. People are relying on Amazon for food and other basic necessities, and that's putting the company in a tough situation.
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Seattle Now: Zoom makes you look like your DMV photo
Another week, another shot at making sense of what life is like now with friend of the podcast Megan Sukys and Crosscut writer Knute Berger.
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Seattle Now: From self-employed to unemployed
Unemployment claims in Washington are at historic highs due to the corona virus. But when you own your own business, there are fewer safety nets.
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Seattle Now: Making it work (from home)
The kids are home, the schools are closed and you have a Zoom meeting starting two minutes ago. Also: deadly virus. We'll get some lessons learned about balancing work and family in a pandemic from four Seattle moms of young children.
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Seattle Now: Progress report
Definitely do not get too excited about it, but there are signs that all of the staying indoors and away from each other is having an impact. We check in on what the latest data says about how we're doing at flattening the coronavirus curve.
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Seattle Now: The Peak
A study out last week from the University of Washington predicts the Covid-19 outbreak could peak here in mid-April. Do hospitals have what they need?
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Seattle Now: Flour is the new toilet paper
Another week, another shot at making sense of what life is like now with APM editor Phyllis Fletcher and Seattle Times food writer Tan Vinh.