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?
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Amazon makes move to disrupt the health care industry
Late last month, Amazon closed a $3.9 billion deal to acquire One Medical, a membership-based primary care practice. The provider, which was founded in 2007, leans heavily on technology for care, using things like telehealth visits and apps for scheduling appointments. The acquisition is a big step for Amazon but not a surprising one.
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So, you've decided to run for city council
So far, 34 candidates are running for seven spots on the Seattle City Council openings, and the list gets longer every week. So how can candidates stand out in a crowded field?
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The Abstract: A song of fire and ice cores
Can fertilizer be sustainably made without fossil fuels? How have volcanos changed our atmosphere? We look at two recent studies about emissions today and throughout the past.
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When WA was a country music capital — Stephanie Clifford's 'The Farewell Tour'
When you think about country music, places like Texas, Appalachia and Nashville probably come to your mind. Maybe you even know about California's "Bakersfield Sound." But the Pacific Northwest has a long country tradition: from honky tonks in Tacoma to radio shows in Walla Walla and dances at Whatcom County meeting halls.
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The hunt is on for 'Monkeyshines' in Tacoma
Every lunar new year, a group of volunteer artists sneak through Tacoma in the dead of night. They hide thousands of colorful glass “floats” – 5- to 10-inch orbs, with an insignia stamped on the top. If you’ve been in Tacoma sometime over the past month and seen people shaking bushes, climbing trees, or turning up rocks, you’ve likely seen a collector of what are locally called “Monkeyshines.”
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Silicon Valley Bank collapse: what the heck happened?
Friday’s collapse of Silicon Valley Bank is the second largest bank failure in United States history, right behind Seattle’s own Washington Mutual in 2008.
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Oscar nominee and celebrity hairstylist Camille Friend makes Hollywood 'hair story'
"Us," "Captain Marvel," "Guardians of the Galaxy," "The Hunger Games," "The Hateful Eight." They all have one thing in common: celebrity hairstylist Camille Friend.
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Seattle's new caste discrimination ban illuminates a complex civil rights discussion
When the Seattle City Council chose to ban caste discrimination in February, they delved into a complex civil rights issue, one that businesses and institutions across the country are increasingly grappling with, too.
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'A Thousand Splendid Suns' is a journey through three decades of Afghan life
Last month, the Seattle Opera hosted “Jashin: a celebration of Afghan arts," highlighting Afghan history, culture, and arts — topics that can be lost between constant news stories of war and violence. That show led to the opera's current production — the world premiere of "A Thousand Splendid Suns."
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No Spoilers: Talking ECCC and our love for cordyceps
Soundside host Libby Denkmann sits down with fellow KUOW nerds Dyer Oxley and Mike Davis to talk about Emerald City Comic Con, and how "The Last of Us" changed the video game adaptation landscape.
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How WA food banks are handling a hunger cliff
Emergency Benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — better known as SNAP — have ended. The change in federal law affects more than half a million households in Washington, representing a loss of about $95 million a month in food assistance.
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What can Seattle's 1970s 'Boeing Bust' teach us about recent tech layoffs?
Since the 1970s, whenever people in the Pacific Northwest lose their jobs en masse, Seattleites ask whether this is the next Boeing Bust. Looking to Seattle's economic past may offer some wisdom about what's ahead following recent tech layoffs.