Maleeha Syed
Producer, Soundside
About
Maleeha is a producer on Soundside, a show that helps listeners get to know the PNW and each other. Before KUOW, she worked at Cascade PBS, first as a communities reporter and then as a podcast producer on shows like Northwest Reports and Your Last Meal. Before moving to Seattle, she worked as a reporter at the Burlington Free Press in Vermont, but is originally from San Antonio.
In her free time, Maleeha has been getting into hiking with her husband, loves trivia, and has a podcast on at all times. She's also really into talking about her cats... so ask her about her cats.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English
Pronouns: she/her
Podcasts
Stories
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How air traffic controllers are doing post shutdown
Air traffic controllers are getting paid again, now that the longest government shutdown in U.S. history is over. Steph Winder with the air traffic controllers union tell us how they're doing, post shutdown.
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What's happening in Sudan?
Sudan is currently in the middle of a massive humanitarian crisis. Despite this upheaval - which has impacted communities in Washington - it feels like a lot of people don't know it's happening.
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Ask a doctor: Microplastics edition
You’re probably heard the term “microplastics.” And you’ve probably also heard that they’re bad for you. But what exactly are they?
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"Water Mirror Echo" explores the life, and legacy, of Bruce Lee
A biography by author Jeff Chang shows how the rise of Bruce Lee mirrored the rise of Asian American identity and the ways that they shaped each other.
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Everything we know about Ben Shuldiner, the lone finalist for Seattle Public Schools superintendent
After a monthslong search, Seattle Public Schools finally has a new superintendent. KUOW's Sami West breaks down what we know so far about Ben Shuldiner, who she interviewed this week.
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Anila Quayyum Agha, the artist behind the Seattle Asian Art Museum's latest exhibit
Anila Quayyum Agha is the first Pakistani American to ever have a solo exhibit at the Seattle Art Museum. She talked to Soundside about her art and what she hopes people take away from the exhibit that's up through April.
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Air traffic controllers lose first full paycheck, adding stress to an already stressful job
Air traffic controllers got their first zero-dollar paycheck since the government shutdown began. This is only the latest in a list of grievances bogging these workers down.
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New documentary looks at why shipwrecks led to conflict in the PNW
A new documentary explores how shipwrecks led to tension - and, sometimes, violence - between Indigenous communities and colonists in the Pacific Northwest.
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This Seattle playwright's latest show is about his terminal illness. But don't worry, it's funny.
A Seattle playwright is exploring his experience of living with, and dying from, a terminal illness in his latest production.
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Honeycrisp apples are the worst (just kidding, but they are tough to grow)
Honeycrisp apples are reportedly a "farmer's nightmare," according to the Wall Street Journal. A Washington farmer gives his take on whether that's true.