Seattle Now
Seattle Now is KUOW's flagship daily news podcast. Seattle Now brings you quick headlines, smart analysis, and award-winning local news. New episodes every weekday morning and afternoon. Start and end your day with Seattle Now, from KUOW and the NPR Network.
Episodes
Ezell’s Famous Chicken is a decades-old Seattle institution.
It’s also family run.
But its next chapter might look a little different – nationwide expansion steered from outside of the family.
We’ll talk about it with owner Lewis Rudd and reporter Egan Ward in a minute.
Read Egan's reporting here.
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First, Washington state's Democratic party is facing a competitive election season, and its fiercest challengers are other Democrats.
Next, Friday was May Day across the US, and here in Seattle, a march and rally started at Cal Anderson park. On hand was a new group called the Seattle Singing Resistance… inspired by the anti-ICE movement in Minnesota.&nb...
Legal challenges move quickly against WA's new requirements for elected sheriffs, Seattle opens its first warehouse for salvaged lumber, and the Mariners will retire Randy Johnson's number this weekend.
It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.
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Washington state is suing Albertson’s for deceptive BOGO deals.
New stats from Pike Place Market say the car-free pilot could be helping increase business.
And a “good samaritan” from Richland turned in a couple of overdue library books 64 years late.
Too Beautiful to Live Co-Host Andrew Walsh and author Geraldine DeRuiter are here to break down the week.
Judge pauses new law creating standards for sheriff candidates, health officials fear measles is spreading undetected, and WA gas prices hit an all time record.
It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.
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Washington state is going back to court with the Northwest ICE Processing Center.
The state argues they should be able to inspect the facility.
But the federally contracted detention center owners disagree.
We’ll unpack what’s going on with the Washington State Standard’s Jake Goldenstein-Street.
Read more about it from Jake here.
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Amazon launches new AI tools, smartphone rules to get stricter for Seattle students, and Starbucks says it's turning things around.
It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.
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In 1953, Life Magazine published a widely read story titled “Mystic Painters of the Northwest.” It put Seattle in the spotlight as a creative hub of modernist art. A new exhibition at Seattle Art Museum explores modernist art in the Northwest, beyond the major artists. Theresa Papanikolas curated “Beyond Mysticism: The Modern Northwest.” We met recently at the museum to get a tour of the exhibition...
State officials are demanding that health inspectors be allowed inside an immigration detention facility in Tacoma, Seattle police have increased drug-possession arrests despite a recent law meant to bring arrests down, and WSU researchers are fighting bacteria that's threatening our apple orchards.
It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.
Some city and county leaders are calling for an end to a regional effort to solve homelessness after an audit found overspending and weak financial controls.
KUOW’s Amy Radil is here to help us understand what is going on with the King County Regional Homelessness Authority.
Read more of Amy Radil’s reporting here and here and here.
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WA sues Albertsons over sales promotions, homelessness agency vows to tighten purse strings after scathing audit, and a longtime Seattle karaoke venue is closing down.
It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.
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Washington has six national forests, making up approximately nine million acres of land in our state…
Those lands are managed by the US Forest Service, which also does research to help lessen the severity of our wildfire seasons.
Now, a new directive from the Trump Administration could change how our forests are managed.
We’ll hear more from KUOW Reporter John Ryan. Read John's story here.
Today, we’re bringing you the best from newsrooms across Washington…
First, President Joe Biden announced an executive order that created the first-ever national assessment of nature, but President Donald Trump rescinded the effort on his first day in office.
The team that had started the work – led by a professor at the University of Washington – refused to give it up. Read more here.
Free pop-up health clinic sees high demand, credit rating agency puts Washington on notice, and your sewer bill could be going up.
It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.
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Mayor Katie Wilson has a plan to fix Seattle's least reliable bus.
Watch your tail… The city is ramping up its off-leash dog enforcement.
And people got way too close to some sea lions hanging out in Ballard.
Stranger Editor Vivian McCall and Seattle Now Producer Vaughan Jones are here to break down the week.
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Local officials call for homelessness agency to be dissolved, WA unveils climate action plan, and some campgrounds will close due to budget cuts.
It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.
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Rental houses are becoming scarcer in the city.
Renters and landlords say a lot has changed and the math isn’t working.
The Seattle Times’ Alexis Weisend will tell us why.
King County Metro customer satisfaction survey
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Seattle unveils plan to speed up the Route 8 bus, advocates say salmon runs will keep declining without more funding, and Alaska Airlines says higher fares are here to stay.
It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.
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An iconic local carpentry program is facing the axe.
The Wood Technology Center, a program of Seattle Central College, is the starting point for many of our region’s carpenters, contractors, and boat builders.
But budget issues plague community colleges across the state. And now, Wood Tech’s future is up in the air.
We’ll hear from three graduates, including one who’s now teaching.
King County Council calls for Assessor John Arthur Wilson to resign, DOJ to investigate how UW handles antisemitism, and Microsoft steps back from carbon removal.
It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.
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