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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Turning nuclear waste into art
Today we’re sharing an episode from KUOW’s new podcast, The Blue Suit. This week’s episode is about a local artist who was inspired by the clean up effort at Washington’s Hanford nuclear plant to create a new form of glass art. Subscribe to The Blue Suit in any podcast app to hear more episodes, or listen at kuow.org/podcasts/bluesuit
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Spokane is building back better (than Seattle)
In news that will surprise no one, Seattle has a housing shortage. One solution is to get rid of single-family zoning and make it easier to build things like duplexes and triplexes. Seattle has rejected this idea a number of times, but all the way across the state, Spokane is embracing it. KUOW Joshua McNichols tells us how Spokane is approaching this issue differently, and what Seattle can learn from their experience.
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Securing the Seattle suburban vote
It’s primary day and there’s a lot on the ballot! Democrats are trying to hold on to seats and Republicans are embracing a rebrand to pick some up. Both parties are focused and fighting over the Seattle suburbs. The swingiest parts of the district will help the parties craft their message for the election season. Axios Seattle Reporter Melissa Santos is going to break it all down with us today. We want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram SeattleNowPod, or leave us feedback online: https://www.kuow.org/feedback
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Kids and vaccine hesitancy
Kids of any age can get vaccinated against Covid now. The real question is: Will they? We check in with Dr. Dimitri Christakas about what concerns parents have.
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The Supreme Court's new M.O.
The US Supreme Court delivered some monumental rulings this term. Many of the recent rulings are in conflict with the values of some people in Washington, and even some state laws. To get a better sense of the legal landscape following these recent decisions from the court, we called up James Romoser, the editor of SCOTUSblog.
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Writing to cure trauma
A lot of us are dealing with trauma from the past few years, and healing from traumatic events is difficult.
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The return of the Washington sea otter
Sea Otters on the Washington coast were hunted to extinction in the 1810s. A nuclear experiment during the cold war created an opportunity to bring them back. The Wild with Chris Morgan took a trip out to the coast to see these creatures in the waves, and learn about their near-miraculous return to our waters.
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The Space Needle is suing a local coffee shop
Luke Burbank and Andrew Walsh, co-hosts of the podcast Too Beautiful To Live, bring us the story of a Local coffee shop "Local Coffee Spot" (yes, that's it's name) that is being sued by the Space Needle. Well, not the needle itself, but the company that owns it. Why? Its logo looks a bit too much like the famous Seattle landmark.
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Living on the Puget Sound
Many people in Seattle are looking to find affordable housing and some are getting creative with their search. Soundside’s Alec Cowan spoke with Ian and Becky Thompson about the challenges of living on a boat around Puget Sound.
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SCOTUS Rules Coach Can Pray
The last few days we’ve heard rulings on some landmark cases from the Supreme Court. And yesterday, we got some news on a case close to home. The court ruled in favor of Bremerton high football coach Joseph Kennedy who lost his job after praying on the field. We’ll get some analysis from Seattle University law professor Andrew Siegel.