Seattle Now KUOW News and Information
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A smart, daily podcast for a curious city. Seattle Now brings you quick, informal, and hyper-local news updates every weekday.
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Why Seattle has such good Vietnamese food
Vietnamese food and Seattle go together as seamlessly as pho broth and a squeeze of lime. For over forty years, the city has been a culinary hub for Vietnamese dishes, and things are only getting started. Seattle Times Food Writer Tan Vinh is here to talk about it.
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Tuesday Evening Headlines
SPD officers vote to approve their new contract, oil tanker traffic to increase in the Salish Sea, and the runaway zebra is still on the loose. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.
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Eastside gets light rail
Eastside residents and workers have a brand new option getting around, because Light Rail has finally arrived.
Sound Transit’s 2-Line opened on Saturday – which connects Bellevue and Redmond.
Seattle Times transportation reporter Mike Lindblom tells us about the impact for Eastside commuters – and what lies ahead for Sound Transit. -
Monday Evening Headlines
UW students establish protest encampment, escaped WA prisoner is still missing, and the Kraken fire their head coach. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.
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Grizzlies are coming back to Washington
Grizzly bears are coming back to Washington thanks to a new plan from federal wildlife agencies. Local ecologists are celebrating the move as a correction to the bears being driven from the state due to human hunting and trapping. But not everyone is happy with the move, particularly in rural communities of North Central Washington.
We dig into the reintroduction and the tension it’s causing with ecologist Chris Morgan and US Representative Dan Newhouse. -
Friday Evening Headlines
Seattle wants to roll back pay boost for gig workers, four women officers sue SPD, and light rail comes to the Eastside this weekend. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.
Customer Reviews
Too Many New Yorkers
The show is light and gossipy, but dang it gets irksome listening to New Yorkers talk trash about the PNW.