Soundside
Get to know the PNW and each other. Soundside airs Monday through Thursday at 12 p.m. and 8 p.m. on KUOW. Listen to Soundside on Spotify, iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Additional Credits: Logo art is designed by Teo Popescu. Audio promotions are produced by Hans Twite. Community engagement led by Zaki Hamid. Our Director of New Content and Innovation is Brendan Sweeney.
Mission Statement:
Soundside believes establishing trust with our listeners involves taking the time to listen.
We know that building trust with a community takes work. It involves broadening conversations, making sure our show amplifies systemically excluded voices, and challenging narratives that normalize systemic racism.
We want Soundside to be a place where you can be part of the dialogue, learn something new about your own backyard, and meet your neighbors from the Peninsula to the Palouse.
Together, we’ll tell stories that connect us to our community — locally, nationally and globally. We’ll get to know the Pacific Northwest and each other.
What do you think Soundside should be covering? Where do you want to see us go next?
Leave us a voicemail! You might hear your call on-air: 206-221-3213
Share your thoughts directly with the team at soundside@kuow.org.
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Episodes
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Ask a Doctor: Ozempic, Wegovy and GLP-1 drugs in general
GLP-1 drugs like, Ozempic and Wegovy, are in big demand... And they’re going to be more affordable. Two physicians answer the questions we still have about GLP-1s.
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Soundside's "Weekend Warmup" - 12/4-8
Santa and Krampus and Carolers, OH MY! It's the Weekend Warmup, with everything worth braving the rain for this weekend!
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"They're trying to reduce the amount of immigrants here" - Understanding state of immigration policy right now
There's been a flurry of changes to our immigration system in the week since the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington D.C - allegedly by an Afghan national. A local immigration attorney helps us sort through it all, and how people here in our region may be affected.
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What the length of raccoon snouts has to do with domestication
A new study suggests that urban raccoons are developing slightly shorter snouts than their rural counterparts.
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No icy reception for Seattle's new professional women's hockey team
Soundside producer (and Seattle Torrent season ticket holder) Jason Burrows sits down with Libby Denkmann to talk about how the PWHL season is shaping up for the local team ahead of tonight's game vs the New York Sirens
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The WTO/99 protests, filmed by those who were there
A new documentary called WTO/99 tries to capture the events on the ground as they happened. It’s composed entirely of archival footage.
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Who's responsible for 'double tap' boat strike? 'We want to find out,' says Rep. Adam Smith
Some rare bipartisanship is emerging in congress: it focuses on questions about the legality of a September 2nd U.S. strike on a boat in the Caribbean.
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Front Page: National Guard shooting, Seattle traffic gets worse, and pigeon poop
Soundside's Front Page is a look at the headlines, latest news, and stories we're following with a rotating panel of journalists joining host Libby Denkmann, every Monday.
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How the new UW President plans to navigate the challenges facing U.S. universities
Soundside host Libby Denkmann sits down with new University of Washington President Robert Jones for a discussion about the opportunities and challenges the institution faces as we move into 2026.
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Producer Picks: Foraging in the PNW and Kennections
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Producer Picks: Drinking less, honeycrisps and the matcha shortage
This week we’re going back into the archives to dig up some of our favorite Soundside segments. And with Thanksgiving just days away, this episode is all about food and drink.
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Producer Picks: PWHL Seattle, Murder by the Book, and POW!
Soundside Producer Jason Burrows shares a few of his favorite segments from the past year!