Sound Politics
A podcast about the candidates, policies, and perspectives shaping the Pacific Northwest. Produced by KUOW in Seattle.
There’s a lot to wade through when it comes to Washington State politics. The drama, the facts, the money, and the movers and shakers. In Sound Politics KUOW host Libby Denkmann and politics reporter Scott Greenstone go beyond the ballot to guide you through what’s happening in local politics, why it matters, and how you can use your vote to make a difference.
New episodes every week.
Team:
- Libby Denkmann, Host
- Scott Greenstone, Host
- Catharine Smith, Editor
- Hans Anderson, Producer
Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to kuow.org/donate/soundpoliticsnotes.
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Episodes
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The governor's honeymoon is over with Democrats
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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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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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USAID in Seattle, Musk-opoly, and a chick off the old block
Politics right now it feels like everything is shifting all the time. KUOW Olympia correspondent Jeanie Lindsay joins the show for this grab bag episode on trickling federal changes, Tesla legislation, and a passed down painting.
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Does Seattle love social housing enough to fund it?
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A new governor and a salmon-shaped budget hole
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Cut spending? Limit vaping? Lawmakers decide in Olympia
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New year, new (laws that affect) you
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Inslee looks back on his way out
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Washington shifted right less than any state. Why?
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Big names bowing out of Seattle-area politics
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Washington stares into the (budget) abyss



