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Patricia Murphy

Host

About

Patricia Murphy is the host of Seattle Now, a daily news podcast.

Her interviews focus on experts and newsmakers. Previously, you could find Patricia on the beat reporting on military and veteran affairs, justice, and health.

In 2018 Patricia received a regional Edward R. Murrow award for a series about the motivations of young people who carry guns. In 2005 she received a national Edward R. Murrow award for her reporting on injection drug use.

Though her first job in news was throwing hard copies of the Sunday paper from her bike, Patricia also graduated from Emerson College with a B.S. in Communications.

Location: Seattle

Languages: English

Pronouns: she/her

Professional Affiliations: Dart Center, Ochberg Society for Trauma Journalism

Podcasts

Stories

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    Get out the long table

    It's the closest thing to a normal Thanksgiving since the beginning of the pandemic. We're calling on Chef Kristi Brown of That Brown Girl Cooks! catering and Communion Restaurant & Bar to find out what the holiday will look like for her.

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    Indigenize the airwaves

    Daybreak Star Radio is a brand-new online stream of indigenous music, news and culture from here in Seattle. We head to Discovery Park to visit station manager Sherry Steele at the studio in the Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center.

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    In defense of Dick's Drive-In

    Ichiro earns a spot in the Mariners Hall of Fame. A Boeing 747 lands in some schmancy new SLU apartments. And a Business Insider writer finds Dick's burgers lacking.

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    WA's redistricting drama

    High drama unfolded this week over the future of Washington’s political battle lines. A redistricting committee missed its midnight deadline to redraw the state’s congressional and legislative maps. Now, for the first time, it’ll go to the state Supreme Court. Seattle Times political reporter Jim Brunner explains.

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    Treating the opioid epidemic

    State Attorney General Bob Ferguson wants three drug distributors to pay up for their role in the opioid epidemic. If he wins in court, the state could have billions of dollars to spend on treatment. We talk with UW's Dr. Michelle Peavy about what that money could do.

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    The big dark and the big SAD are here

    The big dark is here, and for some so is the big SAD, which stands for Seasonal Affective Disorder, a mood disorder that affects five percent of adults. We get some strategies for coping from Kathleen Cook, chair of the psychology department at Seattle University.

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    What's holding up your stuff?

    The supply chain is slowing down, shipping containers are stacking up and the holidays are right around the corner. We hear from a small press publisher at the Market and a bookstore manager on Queen Anne about how shortages and delays are impacting their businesses.

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    Casual Friday: Thursday was a holiday edition

    Seattleites get momentarily confused by a tornado warning meant for Kitsap County. Three school districts call it a week after hundreds of teachers call out. And there's a new push to save the Cinerama.