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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

  • Washington has a data center problem

    Last week, Governor Bob Ferguson signed an executive order to evaluate data centers’ impact on energy use, state tax revenue, and job creation.  The executive order follows a Seattle Times and ProPublica investigation into the impacts of the state’s power-guzzling data center industry. 

  • The struggle to restrict cell phones in Washington schools

    A growing body of research shows that cell phones inhibit learning and distract students in class. But should they be banned in schools? It’s a question that districts across Washington state are struggling with. 

  • The lights go down... for now... on the Grand Illusion Cinema

    Soundside took a trip down the Ave to the Grand Illusion Cinema to catch up with the volunteers who have kept the little theater afloat for over 20 years. While their final screening (for now) was held Friday night, the staff shared their thoughts on the closing, and their hopes for the future.

  • Rep. Adam Smith on the legality of the foreign aid freeze

    U.S. foreign aid is in the crosshairs of the Trump administration. It’s left organizations that provide services like HIV treatment, famine relief, and landmine removals scrambling to make sense of what comes next.

  • Understanding Ozempic — how GLP-1 has changed weight loss

    After just a few years on the market, a new wave of GLP-1 drugs approved for weight loss have upended what we know about obesity. Soundside spoke with Dr. David Cummings about recent data dives into the widespread use of GLP-1 medications, and what those studies tell us about how we think of obesity. 

  • Landmine removal group pauses work after foreign aid freeze

    The United States is drastically retooling its foreign aid to meet a new presidential administration's “America First” goals, including a 90 day freeze on aid funds. Soundside speaks with a landmine removal organization about what this means for their work..

  • Starbucks implements open door changes as foot traffic continues to slow

    Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol announced last month that the coffee chain would be reversing its open-door policy as part of something called the “Coffee House Code of Conduct.” To discuss the changes and their impact on Starbucks' business, Soundside was joined by Julie Creswell, business reporter for the New York Times, where she covers the food industry.