Seattle Now
Seattle Now is a daily news podcast for a curious city, from KUOW and the NPR Network. Seattle Now brings you quick, informal, and hyper-local news updates every weekday.
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Episodes
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Friday Evening Headlines
A Seattle law firm is the sole target of an executive order from the Trump Administration, a federal office is leaving its Seattle location due to the city's "Sanctuary City" status, and a chain restaurant is leaving its longtime location in downtown Seattle. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.
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Casual Friday with Jas Keimig and Zaki Hamid
This week… Elected officials took steps towards more reliable transportation for both buses and ferries. Big changes are coming to one of Seattle’s oldest parks. And a mysterious heist played out in north Seattle this weekend, when someone tried to steal a replica of the Liberty Bell.
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Thursday Evening Headlines
WA Ferries to delay converting boats to hybrid-electric, another candidate emerges to challenge Mayor Harrell, and what's behind the small earthquakes lately? It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.
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Will the relationship between the US and Canada recover from a tariff war?
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation journalist Andrew Kurjata provides the inside scope on how Canada is responding to tariffs and trade war from the US.
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Wednesday Evening Headlines
Rep. Jayapal walks out of Trump's address to Congress, WA joins lawsuit over fired federal workers, and the Seahawks release wide receiver Tyler Lockett. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.
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Seattle-area Tesla owners want to be more than their cars
You probably saw a bunch of Teslas during your commute to work today. That’s because Seattle-area households are more likely to own a Tesla than the national average. The electric vehicle brand was once an eco-friendly status symbol, but now it has an unbreakable association with the company’s controversial CEO Elon Musk. KUOW Politics Reporter Scott Greenstone asked Seattle-area Tesla owners how they’re dealing with that association, and the attention that comes with it.
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Tuesday Evening Headlines
WA braces for new tariffs, President Trump wants to increase logging on public lands, and homelessness is soaring among Seattle students. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.
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The “Chamber of Connection” is trying to thaw the Seattle freeze
Last year, 18,000 people moved to Seattle. And those newcomers may have discovered it can be hard to make friends here. The new civic organization Seattle Chamber of Connection is trying to help newcomers build a community here. Once a month, they host an event called “Seattle Welcome Day” at Town Hall Seattle. We talk with Charlotte Massey, Executive Director and founder of the Seattle Chamber of Connection.
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Monday Evening Headlines
Federal workers protest cuts in Seattle, whale watchers see hunting killer whales, and Washingtonians try to go eggless as prices rise. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.
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The Washington state flag. People have thoughts
When a bill in Washington's legislature proposed changing Washington's flag, the debate became a question of Washington's state identity. Seattle Now's Vaughan Jones explores that debate.
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Friday Evening Headlines
Federal cuts to NOAA and the National Weather Service hit Seattle, a proposal to bring housing to the Stadium District in SoDo moves forward in the City Council, and Microsoft is shutting down trailblazing virtual phone and video chat platform Skype.
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Casual Friday with Andrew Walsh and Geraldine DeRuiter
This week… Residents are telling conflicting stories about a tree in a northeast Seattle neighborhood. Starbucks is doing away with some of its “less popular” drinks, in an effort to streamline their services. And if you’ve never been to a Seattle Sounders match, you’re in luck - the team is offering you free tickets.
