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Soundside

Tackling the 2035 electric vehicle conundrum

Soundside producer Jason Burrows sits down with host Libby Denkmann to discuss the pros and cons of moving away from gas powered vehicles by 2035.

Soundside

Washington judge finds Facebook violated campaign disclosure law

Washington V. Meta, brought to court by Attorney General Bob Ferguson against Meta, Facebook's parent company, concluded that Facebook ran local political advertisements throughout Washington state without properly disclosing information about who ran them. In response to Facebook's argument that the disclosure law is unconstitutional, King County Superior Court Judge Douglass North called it "very constitutional."

Soundside

Hear it again: A Puget Sound tech dystopia: Vauhini Vara's "The Immortal King Rao"

The fictional tech company at the center of the new book, “The Immortal King Rao,” is called “Coconut.” It’s a rough amalgamation of Apple and Microsoft of the 1980s and 1990s, driving a personal computer revolution, and later it morphs into a Google, Amazon and Facebook avatar in the way it gobbles up peoples’ data and monetizes human interaction.

Seattle Now

Dan Price's social media fame fueled abuse allegations

Dan Price, goes viral almost every day. The now former CEO of Seattle’s Gravity Payments first flooded the news and social media years ago after taking a pay cut to give his employees a pay bump. And he’s maintained a good image online for years, by saying the right things for the right audiences. Price resigned last week amidst abuse allegations that were largely fueled by his social media persona. New York Times technology correspondent Karen Weise has been writing about Dan Price for years. She’s here to tell us about her latest report.

Soundside

The future of renewable energy may lie in organic waste

There are lots of forms of renewable energy out there. But Snohomish County is investing in something different — a kind of renewable energy you may not have heard of before. It starts out in the fields of a local dairy farm.

Trying all 5 shared e-scooters in Seattle, plus a unicycle

It’s summertime in Seattle and this is prime e-scooter weather. This year the city’s Department of Transportation approved three more companies to drop thousands of shared, electric scooters around Seattle. But who’s out there actually riding them?

Week In Review

Week in Review: Jaime Herrera Beutler, West Seattle Bridge, and Ferries

Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Seattle Channel’s Brian Callanan, Seattle Times’ David Kroman, and Puget Sound Business Journal’s Alex Halverson

Seattle Now

Casual Friday with Ruchika Tulshyan and Rich Smith

This week about 24% of eligible voters cast ballots in the primary, Monkeypox was declared a national health emergency, and millennials are staying close to home, but some of them are moving here. The Strangers Rich Smith and author Ruchika Tulshyan are here to break down the week And, we want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram SeattleNowPod, or leave us feedback online: https://www.kuow.org/feedback

Seattle Now

Is Seattle heading toward a recession?

If you follow local tech news, you might be wondering whether Microsoft’s hiring freeze and Amazon’s construction slowdown portends a bigger economic slowdown for the region. Seattle Times business reporter Paul Roberts is here to help us make sense of things.

Week In Review

Week in Review: Wildfires, Ballot Boxes, and Amazon and Microsoft

Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Insider’s Katherine Long, Puget Sound Business Journal’s Ryan Lambert and independent journalist Jane C. Hu.