Sarah Leibovitz
Supervising Producer, Soundside
About
Sarah is supervising producer on Soundside, KUOW's noontime show. She's produced shows on topics ranging from maritime law to the Ukraine invasion to why people like board games. Prior to working at KUOW, Sarah was lead producer at the Seattle podcast production company Larj Media, and a teaching artist with Path with Art.
Sarah is an alumna of The Evergreen State College and Bard College at Simon’s Rock. You might have heard her DJing on KAOS community radio in Olympia if you were listening at 5 a.m. on Sundays. When she’s not working, Sarah enjoys spending her time attempting various craft projects, hanging out with her cat Angus, or skateboarding around the neighborhood.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English
Pronouns: she/her
Podcasts
Stories
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Pramila Jayapal on federal spending, a potential trade war, and more
Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal shares her view from the House of Representatives with Soundside.
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'Get used to it' - Department of Veterans Affairs announces 70,000 jobs will be cut
70,000. That’s the number of jobs the Veterans Affairs department will cut over the next six months. This comes from an internal VA memo leaked to the public this week. What will these cuts look like, and how will they impact the largest integrated healthcare system in the United States?
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How Seattle is preparing for potential federal funding cuts
How much will Seattle change under the Trump administration? And what options does the city have to keep the policies it prioritizes? This week, Seattle city councilmember Alexis Merceredes Rinck will chair the first meeting of the council’s new Select Committee on Federal Administration and Policy Changes, which will attempt to answer those questions.
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And the winner is... Artificial Intelligence
This year the red carpet will be full of directors and producers who relied on AI in small ways in their journey to the Oscars. What does this say about the state of the film industry?
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Protests and peace talks mark third anniversary of the war in Ukraine
Today marks the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The anniversary comes as President Donald Trump has mused over upending America’s commitment to Ukraine’s defense.
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Politics
Firings and bad vibes hit PNW's federal workers
KUOW investigative reporter Ashley Hiruko joins Sound Politics Scott Greenstone and Libby Denkmann to discuss the potential impact of the firings, and what it’s like inside federal government buildings right now - from Seattle’s VA hospital to the National Labor Relations Board.
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Listener Feedback: Political Shopping Decisions
Soundside host Libby Denkmann shares listener comments and voicemails about the shopping decisions being made in today's political climate.
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Politics
For your ears only: The politics of privacy
What do you have a right to? Your data? Your gender presentation? Your child’s health information? We talk through what the implications of privacy policies, and what lawmakers are proposing to do about it, on this week’s episode of Sound Politics.
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Pramila Jayapal says a government shutdown would be GOP's mess. "That's on them"
Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal sits down with Libby Denkmann to discuss how congressional Democrats are responding to the Trump Administration.
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Meet Mark Solomon - Seattle's newest city councilmember
Interim Seattle city councilmember Mark Solomon sat down with Soundside to discuss his goals while in office.