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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Business
Microsoft's $69 billion deal to acquire Activision-Blizzard faces FTC suit
In a deal that may go down as the largest video-game merger of all time, Microsoft, the maker of the Xbox, is attempting to buy Activision Blizzard, which is responsible for the games, "World of Warcraft," "Diablo," and "Call of Duty," as well as the company that makes "Candy Crush."
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Government
WA voters approved strict gun laws in 2018. Why haven't they been implemented?
In 2018, Washington voters approved I-1639 and tthrew support behind some of the strictest gun laws in the country. Four years later, one of those laws has been difficult to implement.
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Business
Albertsons-Kroger merger is giving shoppers déjà vu
The 2015 divestiture by Safeway and Albertson's, where stores were sold to a PNW grocery retailer that went bankrupt shortly after purchasing the spun off stores, is leading to extra scrutiny for the country's two biggest chains.
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Education
From upper-level troughs to omega blocks, UW students learn to talk about the weather
Students in the University of Washington Broadcast Meteorology club and class have a love of weather and take on the difficult task of communicating it clearly.
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Technology
The ethical dilemma posed by online sleuths
As online rumors about the deaths of four University of Idaho students spread on TikTok and Reddit, police in Moscow, ID are trying to both investigate the case and combat misinformation.
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Government
Hear it again: Most sidewalks in WA are not accessible
A report by the Seattle Times looked at the infrastructure of 30 Washington state jurisdictions. In all of those cities and counties, less than half of the roads and sidewalks complied with ADA standards.
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Government
What the potential end of the Indian Child Welfare Act could mean for tribal rights
Congress passed the Indian Child Welfare Act in 1978 to help remedy a long history of atrocities committed against Native American families. But now three states and several individuals are challenging the law in the United States Supreme Court, arguing it's unconstitutional. The challenge mostly hinges on a major question: whether tribal membership is a political designation or a racial identity.
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Health
RSV is on the rise among children, but figuring out where is complicated
Emergency rooms at children's hospitals are seeing dramatic increases in admissions because of RSV and other respiratory viruses. But there are complications to tracking the virus in rural communities especially.
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Government
What happens to your ballot after you vote?
It is election day in Washington state, and while we'll have to wait for returns to answer big questions like will the state have a Republican US senator for the first time since 2001? Who will win the tight Eighth District House race? How many people will bother voting for those unopposed state supreme court justices?
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Government
Why do so many judges run for reelection unopposed?
In Washington state, there are many judges on the Nov. 8 ballot and the only choice voters can make in most of those races is whether to vote at all.