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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Episodes
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Pramila Jayapal on government shutdown, threats from Arizona lawmaker
Congress is barreling toward a government shutdown and Democrats are weighing whether they should use their leverage in this negotiation. All of this is going on as the country is grappling with a rise in political violence... and political rhetoric that blames the other side for the problem.
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Taxes and spending are top priorities for candidates in Washington's 26th Legislative District
The race to represent Washington's 26th District is shaping up to be a nailbiter this November.
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Soundside's "Weekend Warmup" Sept 25-29
With rain in the forecast for the weekend, here's a huge list of everything worth doing - including the Mariners final home games of the season!
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On the ballot: Sen. Victoria Hunt, 5th Legislative District
We talk to the Democratic incumbent in the state Senate race in Washington's 5th District, which spans Issaquah to Enumclaw.
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"I will not watch channel four ever again" - your thoughts on Jimmy Kimmel and Sinclair
Did you catch Kimmel last night? It was his first night back after Disney pulled him off air about a week ago. Most likely, you only saw it after the fact. That's because Sinclair Broadcasting, which owns 38 ABC affiliates, including KOMO here in Seattle, announced earlier this week that they would continue to pre-empt Jimmy Kimmel Live! until further notice.
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As Seattle finalizes comprehensive plan, some ask - who will speak for the trees?
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From Sammamish to space: meet NASA’s new astronaut candidate
NASA announced its next batch of potential astronauts this week. Out of 8,000 applicants, just ten were chosen to attend the two year training program, including Lauren Edgar from Sammamish
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She was harassed on a national level. And the experience, she says, softened her.
What happens when you become the target of hate, spread across wide swaths of the media? Of a movement that is as frightening and violent as it is just factually wrong? You might want life to go back to normal. But those who’ve experienced this know things can’t ever be the same.
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On the ballot: Chad Magendanz, 5th Legislative District
We talk to the Republican challenger in the state Senate race in Washington's 5th District, which spans Issaquah to Enumclaw.
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Using Instagram to sell a house in Seattle
Log onto Instagram and you’ll see videos of celebrity interviews, food recipes and, lately, homes for sale. A real estate agent shares how she's using social media to sell homes around the city.
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Ask a Doctor: What the latest federal vaccine guidance means for your kids
Last week, a vaccine panel formed by Health and Human Services head Robert F. Kennedy Jr. met to discuss policy regarding measles, Covid-19 and Hepatitis B. Two local doctors help us make sense of what all of this means.
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Affordable Housing vacancies in Seattle rise while the homeless population grows
There is a disconnect between the high level of homelessness in Seattle and the high number of affordable housing units that are sitting unused at the moment. As of the end of last year, nearly 11% of affordable housing in the city were empty – more than 2700 apartments. .