Soundside
Get to know the PNW and each other. Soundside airs Monday through Thursday at 12 p.m. and 8 p.m. on KUOW. Listen to Soundside on Spotify, iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Additional Credits: Logo art is designed by Teo Popescu. Audio promotions are produced by Hans Twite. Community engagement led by Zaki Hamid. Our Director of New Content and Innovation is Brendan Sweeney.
Mission Statement:
Soundside believes establishing trust with our listeners involves taking the time to listen.
We know that building trust with a community takes work. It involves broadening conversations, making sure our show amplifies systemically excluded voices, and challenging narratives that normalize systemic racism.
We want Soundside to be a place where you can be part of the dialogue, learn something new about your own backyard, and meet your neighbors from the Peninsula to the Palouse.
Together, we’ll tell stories that connect us to our community — locally, nationally and globally. We’ll get to know the Pacific Northwest and each other.
What do you think Soundside should be covering? Where do you want to see us go next?
Leave us a voicemail! You might hear your call on-air: 206-221-3213
Share your thoughts directly with the team at soundside@kuow.org.
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Episodes
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After another harsh winter, Whatcom County continues flood repair
An exodus of residents from Whatcom County following the 2021 floods left attractive space for some people who can’t afford homes and are living out of RVs and cars — even though they know there’s a high risk the area will flood.
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'Whatcha listening to?' Seattle DJs and writers take on spring
Soundside asked some local DJs, musicians, and writers to recommend a song that captures an idea. This time, we’re asking for songs about spring.
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Representation sold separately: New American Girl dolls overlook Seattle's diversity
For Soundside producer Noel Gasca, two new American Girl dolls prompted her to think about who gets to represent Seattle — even in doll form — and reexamine her own relationship with her favorite childhood toy.
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As CEO steps down, Starbucks employees strike
On Monday, as Howard Schultz stepped down as interim CEO of Starbucks, he sent a memo to leadership at Starbucks. It reads, in part: “As I step away, I leave you all as the stewards, in service of all of our partners. They are the heart and soul of our company — the living embodiment of human connection.” Today, “partners” — aka store baristas — at 100 Starbucks cafes are on strike.
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Volunteers keep skiing affordable at Badger Mountain
If you enjoy skiing, you probably know it takes more than just some skis, boots and poles to slide down a hill. It also takes money. Tickets at Washington’s big ski resorts run from $65 to $150 a day. That’s not the case at Badger Mountain Ski Area in Central Washington. There, the price is a mere $10 a day. That’s because the hill is a nonprofit, entirely run by volunteers.
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Make Believe Seattle: a new destination for genre fans
KUOW Arts and Culture reporter Mike Davis sits down with Festival Director Billy Ray Brewton to talk about inclusivity and genre as "Make Believe Seattle" debuts this weekend.
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The XFL promises alternative football. Can it survive?
The XFL is on its third attempt at an alternative football league. The first iteration was in 2000, and lasted for a single season. The second attempt, in 2020, was sidelined after five games due to COVID. But there's a long history of alternative football in the spring. Will fans support the team enough to keep them afloat? And can the team attract enough fans with its unique style of play?
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'Nature is speaking': How the Palouse inspired a unique soundscape composition
Yii Kah Hoe, a Malaysian composer, soundscape artist, and current Fulbright Scholar in Residence at Washington State University incorporated the sounds of the Palouse into his latest composition, "Of this Land."
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Debate over proposed CID light rail station heats up
Sound Transit's board of directors is voting Thursday on a hotly contested issue — where to put a light rail station in the Chinatown International District.
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Should a federal agency be killing coyotes, bears, and beavers?
Wildlife Services is a federal agency that's tasked with killing and dispersing problem animals. Ranchers and farmers call the work necessary, while conservationists see it as inhumane and short sighted.
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Springtime with Ciscoe Morris
Gardening Legend Ciscoe Morris joins Soundside to talk about the advent of spring and to answer listener questions.
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Where does it all go? The journey of San Juan recycling
All of San Juan’s garbage and recycling is processed off of the island. The same goes for garbage on Orcas and Lopez islands — it’s loaded on a train, which heads to Klickitat County. Trash from San Juan goes to Cowlitz. It’s the reason San Juan County has the most expensive landfill trash program in the state. But recycling is a little more complicated.