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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Trump's push to repeal the Roadless Rule gets mixed reaction in the PNW
The Trump administration is trying to get rid of the Roadless Rule. A few people share why they're either backing the policy's overturn or fighting for its preservation.
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Breaking down recent immigration arrests, ICE activity in WA
You're probably seeing a lot of headlines and videos of immigration officers taking people into custody across our region. We want to get a better understanding of ICE’s activity in Washington – and if we can expect it to change in the near future.
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Liquor before beer, best to steer clear? Why people are drinking less these days
A new Gallup poll found that Americans are drinking less than ever before. We want to know how local businesses are navigating this -- and what could be behind this shift.
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Does your computer science degree still guarantee you a high-paying job?
For college students, saying you majored in computer science used to be code for a six-figure salary and job stability. Now some fear those days are behind us.
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Why this WA school district has the lowest vaccination rate in the state
The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District saw student vaccinations for diseases drop by more than 46%, making it the district with the lowest immunization rate in the state for 2024 to 2025. What’s on paper doesn’t tell the whole story.
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The country's got kratom on the brain. What is it exactly?
The FDA in late July announced plans to crack down on 7-OH, which is naturally found in kratom. We wanted to know more about both of these substances, so we checked in with a research professor at the University of Washington for insight.
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'Hopefully this trend will continue': Seattle's seeing less homicides this year
So far in 2025, Seattle is on track for a decline in homicides for the second year in a row. Sara Jean Green tells us about her recent story in the Seattle Times about this decrease in lethal violence.
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Making political decisions with the help of voter guides, pamphlets and... ChatGPT?
Today the University of Washington announced the results of a study looking at the potential influence artificial intelligence can have on our political decision making. It’s something that’s coming up a lot these days as AI becomes more prevalent, so we want to know what exactly this new study found - and if we should be worried about the results.
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Trump's new tariffs put special emphasis on our neighbors in Canada
The Trump Administration bumped up tariffs on Canadian goods to 35%, and that new rate went into effect on Friday. It’s kind of confusing to know exactly what these tariffs mean for our neighbor to the north, so we asked an associate professor at the University of British Columbia to help us understand.
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A lot of people love matcha... And that's causing some problems
Matcha is getting harder to track down these days. We asked a local shop if they've been affected by the shortage, then talked to a reporter about why there's a shortage in the first place.