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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Front Page: Seahawks for sale, Seattle's mayor on the state of the city, and future state taxes
Every week we talk about the most fascinating stories in the news and what they say about the Pacific Northwest. We call it Front Page.
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The federal government is rolling back greenhouse gas regulations. What's it mean, and what's Washington doing?
The federal government just took away its own ability to fight climate change, by ripping apart the legal finding that emissions are bad for human health.
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Front Page: Valentine's edition with Dan Savage
The politics of sports - both real and fictional - with Seattle's own Dan Savage.
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Reflecting on the legacy of Eddie Bauer
Eddie Bauer long reigned as an outdoor gear giant. The retail operator for the company’s North American stores just filed for bankruptcy, so we looked back at the legacy of this Seattle-based business.
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How sports betting has changed the game for fans and athletes
The rise of sports betting isn't just shaping how we watch the game. It’s changing the game itself.
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Taxing the jocks and the nerds
It's only February, yet it's still tax season. We talk about what Washington Dems have proposed.
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Front Page: an on the ground look at Minnesota, and Bill Gates in the Epstein files
Every week we talk about the most fascinating stories in the news and what they say about the Pacific Northwest. We call it Front Page.
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Seattle's new Superintendent on recent shooting, school funding, and more
Seattle Public Schools has a new Superintendent. Soundside sat down with Superintendent Ben Shuldiner to get his response to a recent shooting, and to preview his priorities for leading the largest school district in Washington.
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Front Page: Rainier Beach teens fatally shot, ICE protests in Seattle; Antonio Mays Jr settlement, Zach Top wins a Grammy
At the start of every week we talk about the most fascinating stories in the news and what they say about the Pacific Northwest. We call it Front Page.
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Can local police arrest ICE if they violate someone’s civil rights?
What are police officers able to do when confronting potential civil rights violations by federal agents?