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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Soundside's "Weekend Warmup" - Valentine's Edition
Soundside producer Jason Burrows brings you all the events that are fit for Valentine's Day and Beyond in this Thursday's edition of the WEEKEND WARMUP.
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New Lands Commissioner pauses some timber sales to study mature forests
On day one, Dave Upthegrove announced he would be pausing logging sales on what the state calls “mature” forestland. Commissioner Upthegrove recently spoke with Soundside host Libby Denkmann about his plans to balance preservation with the department's mandate to fund county services through those timber sales.
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Hear It Again: Meet the people on a quest to count every Cooper's Hawk in Seattle
Hans Anderson takes us on a hunt for the Cooper's Hawk with the members of the Urban Raptor Conservancy. It's a search for the real Seattle "Seahawk" in an archive segment from this past October.
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This Valentine’s Day, find love in a stack of books
Soundside host Libby Denkmann hosts a panel of experts on ROMANCE BOOKS! It's a Valentine's Day special as our guests discuss the latest & greatest in Romance Novels, so you too can fall in love at a bookstore near you.
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Understanding Seattle's past and present, one walk at a time
Soundside host Libby Denkmann joins author David B. Williams on a walk discussing the latest edition of his book, "Seattle Walks: Discovering History and Nature in the City."
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Vice President Vance needs to 'go back to grade school,' Rep. Jayapal says
Washington Rep. Pramila Jayapal says that the Trump administration's defiance of judicial orders is another step toward the president's ultimate goal of "the destruction of our democracy and our Constitution."
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Pramila Jayapal says a government shutdown would be GOP's mess. "That's on them"
Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal sits down with Libby Denkmann to discuss how congressional Democrats are responding to the Trump Administration.
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Washington has a data center problem
Last week, Governor Bob Ferguson signed an executive order to evaluate data centers’ impact on energy use, state tax revenue, and job creation. The executive order follows a Seattle Times and ProPublica investigation into the impacts of the state’s power-guzzling data center industry.
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The struggle to restrict cell phones in Washington schools
A growing body of research shows that cell phones inhibit learning and distract students in class. But should they be banned in schools? It’s a question that districts across Washington state are struggling with.
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Meet Mark Solomon - Seattle's newest city councilmember
Interim Seattle city councilmember Mark Solomon sat down with Soundside to discuss his goals while in office.
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KUOW's Angela King shares her visit to Altadena, CA
KUOW's Angela King joins Soundside host Libby Denkmann to share the story of her recent trip home to Altadena, CA, and the resilience of the community working to rebuild.
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The lights go down... for now... on the Grand Illusion Cinema
Soundside took a trip down the Ave to the Grand Illusion Cinema to catch up with the volunteers who have kept the little theater afloat for over 20 years. While their final screening (for now) was held Friday night, the staff shared their thoughts on the closing, and their hopes for the future.