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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WA's most popular hike gets a makeover
Pull out your boots and your bug spray, it's hiking season! Washington’s trails are more popular than ever, but all those extra feet mean our trails need some extra TLC. Today, we'll take you out with a crew fixing up one of the the state’s most popular hikes — Rattlesnake Ledge.
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Casual Friday with Eula Scott Bynoe and Jeannie Yandel
This week Seattle Pride cut ties with Amazon, Starbucks workers unionized in the company’s backyard, and the allure of the cherry blossoms has returned. The co-hosts of Battle Tactics For Your Sexist Workplace Eula Scott Bynoe and Jeannie Yandel are here to break it all down.
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What's driving the pot shop robbery spree?
You might have noticed extra security at your local pot shop lately. And for good reason: They’re getting robbed at an alarming rate. We’ll get an explanation of what’s behind it and hear about a possible fix from Leafly senior editor Bruce Barcott.
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Keeping memory alive
Tomorrow marks 80 years since the U.S. sent 120,000 Japanese Americans to concentration camps, starting here on Bainbridge Island. We’ll hear how younger generations are keeping memory alive from Yoko Fedorenko, founding president of the UW's Nikkei Student Union.
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Amazon vs. Union, Round 2
Amazon workers at the company’s warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, are voting (again) this week on if they want to join a union. It's a question that has divided workers, and the town, in a place where Amazon is viewed quite differently than they are here in Seattle.
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Back to the office
We’re past the Omicron wave and the hybrid work plans are kicking in. But office-based employees are returning to a changed workplace, and there's much for employers to learn. We’ll hear what Microsoft has discovered from two years of research into how people have been working from home.
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Casual Friday with Lex Vaughn and Hannah Weinberger
We’re a week into choosing our own mask adventure. Starbucks is going to stop giving you a paper cup. And Congress is really thinking about year-round Daylight Saving Time. We’re making sense of it all with Crosscut’s Hannah Weinberger and The Needling’s Lex Vaughn.
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A plan to stop repeat offenders
Seattle’s new law-and-order city attorney is pledging more attention on repeat offenders who target the city’s businesses. Ann Davison says she'll enlist prosecutors and the SPD to deter shoplifting, trespassing and assault. KUOW’s Amy Radil has details and reaction.
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Seattle Now: The Great Unmasking
Masks are off... kind of. Our mask mandate ended this weekend, but are people actually ditching their face coverings? We visit two spots a
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The gas prices are too damn high
If you’ve filled up lately you probably shopped around first, or maybe you're avoiding driving as much as you can. Gas is getting expensive, and Seattle is paying more than most places. We talk to Bloomberg’s Jennifer Dlouhy about why that is.