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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

  • (Middle) Eastern politics with Eastern WA's Congressman

    For now, a cease-fire between Iran and Israel appears to be holding. Is this a military victory? A violation of constitutional oversight? A failed attempt to take out a nuclear power? Congressman Michael Baumgartner joins us to discuss.

  • The split screen of protests across Washington

    Across Washington on Saturday, cities from Olympia, to Wenatchee, even passengers on a ferry from Bainbridge island - had “No Kings” protests. We wanted to get a sense of what the protests felt like across the state - and how the momentum of crowd participation could spark further action.

  • How Seattle is preparing for summer events and protests

    Seattle is gearing up to host some big events this summer. June is also Pride Month, with all kinds of LQBTQ+-focused celebrations planned throughout the city. It’s a time when law enforcement agencies are tasked with keeping people safe, and respecting free expression.  How are they planning to do it?

  • Why a Vietnamese man was deported to South Sudan

    Last month Pierce County resident Tuan Thanh Phan was deported. He wasn’t going to Vietnam, his birth country. Instead, he ended up on a flight to South Sudan. That was redirected to Djibouti.

  • Seattle City Councilmember Cathy Moore resigns

    Cathy Moore is stepping down from the Seattle City Council. Why has Moore decided to step down after such a short tenure, and what does it mean for Seattle’s city council?

  • The new food that has beekeepers "buzzing"

    Bees are an important part of any working farm. But, unlike other livestock, there is one thing farmers haven’t been able to do for their bees: provide nutritious, human-made feed when flowers aren’t blooming. Until now.