Hans Anderson
Producer, Soundside
About
Hans Anderson is a producer on KUOW’s Soundside, where he covers a diverse range of topics from conflicts over how to use busy streets to how the open spaces of the Palouse inspire modern musical compositions. He primarily produces segments about politics, the arts, and transportation.
Location: Seattle
Languages Spoken: English
Pronouns: he/him
Podcasts
Stories
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Science
Parasites have a bad rap but play an important role in the animal kingdom
New research points to a steep decline of parasites in Puget Sound fish. Climate change is the likely culprit.
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Arts & Life
In the face of harassment, Sylvia O'Stayformore reads on
Drag Queen story hours have been targeted across the country, including in Renton last month.
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Health
A Seattle hub where people with memory loss can stop by
The center, which is run by the University of Washington's Memory and Brain Wellness Center, opened to the public this week.
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Government
Guerrilla crosswalks and homemade signage: the promises and perils of DIY urbanism
Well-intentioned projects like guerilla crosswalks and ad hoc bike lanes are quick solutions in the face of increasing traffic fatalities. But who installs these projects and who benefits from them varies widely.
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Arts & Life
How to turn your travel woes into an engaging story
Face it: That story you're telling your co-worker about frantically looking for rental cars while stuck at O'Hare is boring. We asked a storytelling expert how to make it a little bit more interesting.
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Government
Lawmakers have a long to-do list as they return to Olympia
Washington's legislative session starts Jan. 9, and that means state lawmakers have less than a week to maneuver for their priorities. For Democrats, those include building more housing, approving gun-control measures and exploring alternatives to prosecution for drug possession.
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Arts & Life
A 30-year-old movie that captured a singular moment in Seattle music history
After thee decades, Cameron Crowe's "Singles" is most remembered for its soundtrack.
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Government
Why did a mental health crisis end in death for a 63-year-old Seattle man?
The press release simply stated that a 63-year-old man was found unresponsive in his cell minutes after being booked. But reporters Sydney Brownstone and Greg Kim of The Seattle Times went beyond the press release — they dug into this story, and uncovered a lot more about who Michael Rowland was and how he died.
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Education
For student journalists, reporting on schools can run afoul of administrations
When you think about impactful journalism, some images may come to mind — meeting sources in dark parking lots, going undercover to bust a scam ring, entering war zones. But those images are pretty far from the usual day to day work, which involves a lot of phone calls and unanswered emails and a whole lot of perseverance.
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Government
Does continued state empowerment threaten democracy?
Gridlock on the national level has pushed policy decisions to the states. With that shift comes an erosion of democratic norms and institutions.