Libby Denkmann
Host, Soundside
About
Libby Denkmann has covered veterans' issues, homelessness, and local politics during her radio journalism career. She became the host of KUOW's Soundside in November 2021. Previously she was a producer, reporter, anchor, and host for stations KIRO, KFI, and KPCC in Seattle and Los Angeles. During a yearlong hiatus from journalism in 2011, she worked as a congressional staffer in Washington, D.C.. Libby was born in Seattle, grew up on the eastside, and graduated from the University of Washington. Her favorite things include soccer, video games, and her dog, Monty.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English, limited Japanese and Portuguese
Pronouns: she/her
Podcasts
Stories
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Arts & Life
Why GameWorks almost reconsidered its return to Seattle
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Science
To this 'Viking' daughter, missions to Mars represent sacrifice and determination
"This week marks 48 years since the launch of the Viking 1, which became the first spacecraft to land safely on Mars' surface and send images back to Earth. Rachel Tillman, the founder and executive director of the Viking Mars Missions Education and Preservation Project, shares her personal connection to the missions, and why she's documenting the stories of those behind the missions.
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Crime
Why these Washington blueberry farm owners are suing over Rudy Giuliani’s missing movie
If there’s anything we’ve learned in recent years, it’s that big talk gets you a long way in politics. And it’s lucrative - bombastic and false claims about a stolen election were enough to rally donors to shower hundreds of millions of dollars on Donald Trump’s campaign after 2020. But the truth takes a lot longer to catch up.
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Environment
Wildfire season in Washington state: How prescribed burns could reduce danger
With wildfire smoke blanketing the entire state, Soundside host Libby Denkmann looks at the state of fires burning near Spokane, and how prescribed burns could help mitigate the issues we face every year.
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Government
Seattle area scientist leads U.S. efforts toward 'holistic picture' of the climate crisis
To understand the widespread effects of climate change on the domestic level, the Biden administration announced in April that it was creating a new study, sold as the most ambitious, all-encompassing review ever of the United States' natural world. The administration tapped conservation scientist and University of Washington professor Phil Levin to lead that research.
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Arts & Life
Is Seattle's arts infrastructure crumbling?
The Museum of Museums opened during a global pandemic. And it was like a breath of fresh air. A chance to enter another world - filled with sculptures and paintings lit in neon light. But now, three years after it first opened, the Museum of Museums is shutting down.
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Environment
How do Washington's dairy cows handle extreme heat?
Soundside host sits down with rural correspondent Anna King to talk about how dairy farmers are keeping their cows cool as the temperatures hit over 100 degrees on the other side of the Cascades.
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Education
After unusual recall vote, Richland Schools scrambles for new board member
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Arts & Life
These homebuyers got a deal they couldn’t refuse — and pests they can’t get rid of
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Environment
Fires are burning down forests meant for carbon offsets. What happens after?
In 2021 Oregon’s Bootleg fire burned over 400,000 acres in the southern part of the state. A good chunk of that forest area is managed by the Green Diamond timber company. But the Bootleg fire didn’t just mean a reduction in the amount of lumber Green Diamond could harvest; in recent years the company, like many other landowners and forest managers, has begun designating land for carbon offsets.