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?
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Episodes
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Giving neglected horses a SAFE home
In Redmond, an 11-acre facility called Save a Forgotten Equine, or SAFE, helps horses suffering from neglect and abuse recover in a setting that slowly rebuilds their trust and sense of safety.
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'It's a gee whiz feeling' — commemorating the lasting legacy of the Boeing 747
Saying goodbye to an old friend is never easy. In Boeing’s case, the friend is a 147-thousand-pound commercial jet with a 195-foot wingspan that changed the face of air travel forever when it debuted in 1970. A.K.A., The 747.
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The challenges of designing safer Seattle streets
After "a particularly fatal year," Seattle is expected to receive $25.7 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation to prevent traffic fatalities.
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'Thousands of stiches, all by hand': a look at Puget Sound's artisan sailmakers
Old-style ships are still around, and they need regular maintenance on their large, billowing sails. But there aren’t many businesses that make these kinds of sails anymore. One of the last places in the world that does is right here in the Puget Sound region.
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Black architects and designers of the Northwest celebrated in new MOHAI exhibit
"From the Ground Up: Black Architects and Designers" is a traveling show, originally created for Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry. The exhibit has been updated to represent local, Black architects, like Benjamin F. McAdoo Jr., the first Black architect registered in Washington state.
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A new era begins for NW Asian Weekly readers and reporters
The Seattle Chinese Post was founded in 1982, with the mission of addressing the shortage of fact-based, Chinese language news in the city. Last week, it printed its final issue. Its English version, Northwest Asian Weekly remains — but it's moving completely online.
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Soundside has your February film festival picks
With chilly winter weather in full effect, there’s nothing better than a cozy trip to the movies. Soundside host Libby Denkmann caught up with a few people working across our region to bring movie magic to audiences of all ages this month.
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Is climate trauma rewiring our brain?
In 2020, an unprecedented wildfire nearly burned down the entire towns of Malden and Pine City. In 2021, severe flooding in Whatcom County submerged 75% of homes in Sumas. That same year, a heat dome brought record breaking triple digit temperatures to the Pacific Northwest. These climate events forever change the communities that survive them, and the changes go beyond the visible damage. Climate trauma may also be impacting people’s brains.
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Worried about your Kia or Hyundai being stolen? Try this
A series of videos posted on social media have gone viral for showing people how to steal recent models of Kias and Hyundais, using nothing more than a flathead screwdriver and a USB cord. There’s a reason these cars are so easy to steal.
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Dwindling worshippers, low attendance: behind the Archdiocese of Seattle's consolidation plans
The Archdiocese of Seattle, which covers Western Washington from the Canadian to Oregon border, announced last week a plan to consolidate churches into parish families that share a priest and buildings. A number of factors, including low mass attendance, are driving the decision.
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How do you protect kids online... from their own parents?
Tiktok, Youtube, Twitter, Instagram - there are lots of platforms where posting your kids can be a full-time job. And with pays for views and brand deals, a pretty lucrative one. A renewed push in Olympia would protect children against parents who reveal their private lives and growing pains on social media.
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What are the legal protections for people living in their vehicles?
The city of Seattle suspended parking enforcement during the early months of the pandemic, giving temporary respite to thousands of people who live with the constant risk of their residences being ticketed, impounded, and potentially put up for auction.