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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

  • Unpacking Seattle's progressive turn this primary

    The votes are still being counted. But if the primary is any indicator, Seattle voters are looking to shake things up. We’ll talk about who's moving on to the November election, what they might need to win, and what it all says about Seattle politics. Seattle Times reporter David Kroman is here to explain.

  • Saturday Special: Incarcerated trans people in Washington fight for rights, cuts to SNAP leave Washingtonians uncertain, and an "actual play" podcast brings Dungeons and Dragons to life in Seattle

    Today, we’re bringing you the best from the KUOW Newsroom… Transgender people in Washington’s state prisons are still fighting for better treatment, years after the Department of Corrections agreed to make changes. Now that Congress has cut funding for the federal food assistance program SNAP, hundreds of thousands of Washingtonians who use the program are trying to figure out what this means for them. And even after 50 years, Dungeons and Dragons is still growing in popularity, thanks to “live-play podcasts” like Dimension 20, which stopped by Climate Pledge Arena last month.

  • Friday Evening Headlines

    Images from space are helping scientists better understand river temperatures, President Donald Trump is calling on the C-E-O of Oregon’s biggest private employer to resign immediately, and people in Seattle are celebrating the $800 million dollar makeover of the waterfront. Is the same true for residents and visitors under the surface of Elliott Bay? It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.

  • Casual Friday with Vivian McCall and Rachel Belle

    This week… The pilot program to make Pike Place Market car-free is extending into next year… which makes us wonder at what point does a “pilot program” become more than just a pilot? A new study from Microsoft says AI will change how we do our jobs… unless you went to trade school. And we had an election this week, but about 65% of King County voters were apparently busy doing something else. Stranger News Editor Vivian McCall and Your Last Meal host Rachel Belle are here to break down the week.

  • Thursday Evening Headlines

    City to install nude beach barrier at Denny Blaine Park, ferry trips to get more expensive, and gray wolves could get more protections.

  • Ichiro changed baseball in Seattle forever

    One of the greatest hitters to ever play professional baseball will be immortalized by the Mariners this weekend. The team is retiring number 51 for outfielder Ichiro Suzuki. He's the first-ever Japanese player to be inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame. Seattle Now senior producer Andy Hurst is here to talk about Ichiro’s massive global impact on baseball, and his legacy as a Seattle Mariner.

  • Wednesday Evening Headlines

    Another ballot drop means more local election results, Pierce County health officials are investigating a potential case of locally acquired malaria, and are you enjoying today's rain? Firefighters working on the Bear Gulch Fire sure are. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

  • You're probably faster than Seattle's slowest bus

    King County Metro’s 8 bus line is rarely on time.  The bus runs behind schedule so often that regulars have nicknamed the eight bus the “The L8.” Now, a dedicated group of transit advocates say they want more done to speed things up. To draw attention, they recently challenged 8 riders to come up with fun ways to race the bus through one of its slowest sections.  We’ll hear from jugglers, leapfroggers, and more.

  • Tuesday Evening Headlines

    One last thing about today's primary election, an update about the Titan submersible, and news about two Seattle murals. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

  • Nudity could come to an end at Denny Blaine Park

    For decades, Denny Blaine Park on Lake Washington has been a nude beach and a gathering space for Seattle’s LGBTQ community. After a recent lawsuit by a neighborhood group, the future of nudity at Denny Blaine is up in the air.

  • Monday Evening Headlines

    Researchers solved the mystery of the wasting sea stars, we have a primary election tomorrow, and Microsoft reports on the jobs most and least susceptible to AI. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

  • A watchdog raised concerns about McNeil Island. Now she's out of a job

    McNeil Island with its beauty and long criminal justice history, is emerging in the news again. It’s where Washington runs a rehabilitation for people convicted of the most serious sex crimes. But there has not been consistent watch on how the place is run, and whether the folks in rehab are getting what they need. Rebecca Moss of the Seattle Times has been investigating and is here to share the latest on McNeil Island.