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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

  • Should Washington curb rideshare surge pricing?

    Surge pricing. When there is a lot of demand for rideshares, fares can double or triple their usual rate – or even more.  But a first-of-its-kind bill is looking to slow the surge in Washington State. SB 5600 would cap surge pricing and make sure drivers get more of a share of those extra dollars. 

  • Hear it Again: Oscar winning costumer Paul Tazewell

    On Sunday costumer Paul Tazewell won his first Oscar for his work on Wicked. He sat down with Soundside last month to discuss his design principles, and his ties to the arts community here in the Pacific Northwest.

  • How Seattle is preparing for potential federal funding cuts

    How much will Seattle change under the Trump administration? And what options does the city have to keep the policies it prioritizes? This week, Seattle city councilmember Alexis Merceredes Rinck will chair the first meeting of the council’s new Select Committee on Federal Administration and Policy Changes, which will attempt to answer those questions.

  • This actor found freedom — and refuge — on the Seattle stage

    As a young artist in Tehran, “Julia” Rahmanzaei's theater work repeatedly ran up against the strict rules of government monitors – who shut down several of her shows, including her master’s thesis and performance, which discussed limitations of physical performance for women actors. 

  • Soundside's "Weekend Warmup" - 2/27-3/2

    Soundside Producer Jason Megatron Burrows shares all the events worth doing this weekend, including a trip to a Farm Expo and a trio of James Dean classics.

  • And the winner is... Artificial Intelligence

    This year the red carpet will be full of directors and producers who relied on AI in small ways in their journey to the Oscars. What does this say about the state of the film industry?

  • Does the Washington flag need a facelift?

    Earlier this year Edmonds state Representative Strom Peterson put forward a bill to potentially change the state’s flag. But what makes a good banner?