Seattle Now

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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.

2 HR. AGO

Casual Friday with Maleeha Syed and Justin Shaw

This week… High winds and rain blasted through the greater Seattle area in the form of a Bomb Cyclone. And viral food reviewer Keith Lee’s trip to Seattle took a turn for the worse, or should I say worm-st, leading to the temporary closure of a local restaurant chain. Northwest Reports Producer and Co-Host Maleeha Syed and Seattle Weather Blog’s Justin Shaw are here to break down the week. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at seattlenow@kuow.org, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

21 min
14 HR. AGO

Thursday Evening Headlines

Thousands still without power in the PNW, Seattle City Council passes $8.3 billion budget, and immigrant advocates prepare for second Trump term. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning. What are your questions about storm preparation? Email seattlenow@kuow.org or leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW. We want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or leave us feedback. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

12 min
1 DAY AGO

A bomb cyclone and an early ski season

Watch the city council budget session here. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at seattlenow@kuow.org, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

13 min
1 DAY AGO

Wednesday Evening Headlines

PNW still reeling from windstorm, Seattle elementary schools may not close after all, and pollution has increased in WA since the pandemic. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW. We want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or leave us feedback. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

9 min
2 DAYS AGO

Seattle's Century Ballroom is hanging up its dancing shoes

Century Ballroom is in its last months of operation. It’s one of Seattle’s longest-running social dance venues, with the first classes gliding across the ballroom in 1997. But owner Hallie Kuperman announced earlier this month that 2025 will be the space’s last dance. We’ll hear from Hallie, and from Century dance students, about why the love Century Ballroom. Live federal court proceedings: https://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/media/live-oral-arguments/ We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at seattlenow@kuow.org, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

16 min
2 DAYS AGO

Tuesday Evening Headlines

Powerful storm to bring high winds to Seattle and snow to the passes, Seattle City Council votes against a capital gains tax, and we meet some Trump voters in King County. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW. We want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or leave us feedback. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

11 min
3 DAYS AGO

WA is getting whooped by whooping cough

Whooping cough is making a major comeback in Washington state. At this time last year, there were 54 cases of pertussis. Right now, the statewide case count is more than 1,300. The bacterial disease is most dangerous to babies, and many who get it require hospitalization. We talk with UW Medicine's Dr. Helen Chu about why whooping cough is surging in Washington. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW. We want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or leave us feedback. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

9 min
3 DAYS AGO

Monday Evening Headlines

An E. coli outbreak is spreading across Washington; How Washington's next Attorney General is thinking about the job; and trouble is brewing for Woodinville wine-tasting rooms. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning. View more information about the carrot recall due to E. coli contamination on the CDC website. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at seattlenow@kuow.org, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Patricia Murphy

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Favorite Local Pod!

Oct 12

FartLicker_69

I’m a recent transplant, and this podcast has been a huge help for me in learning the area and the stories surrounding it. They give helpful context in both the headlines and the longer-form pieces, and I always enjoy the Friday hangout episodes!
Oct 25 casual Friday

Oct 25

Charlesbox

Whoever was the buzzkill on the Friday casual Friday should never be invited back.
Love the new evening episodes

Feb 25

CosmicDad

Really enjoying the evening episodes. Good work!
Consistent lack of diverse Seattle perspectives

Aug 17

brianljack

While I do generally enjoy this podcast, they tend to invite the same guest to discuss local topics with one-sided ideological perspectives. A hyper left platform that supports tolerance of crime, homelessness, mental illness, blight, and rampant drug use, and graffiti And disparages efforts to reduce the impact of set issues gets tiresome. This is public radio. It wouldn’t hurt to have a more robust perspective of ideas. Please do better.