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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.

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Today · 15 min
“Bike Butler” lets you commutemaxx in Seattle
When it comes to choosing a bike route in Seattle, you can’t always rely on Google Maps. A new “Bike Butler” app allows users to customize their routes to, say, avoid hills. We talk with UW computer science Ph.D. student Jared Hwang about his project. 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 or on the KUOW App. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today · 13 min
Monday Evening Headlines
Layoffs are coming at Boeing, Democrats won a supermajority in the Washington State House, and Seattle Public Schools is meeting to discuss a legal challenge to the initiative that bans trans girls from girls’ sports. 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. 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 or on the KUOW App. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Yesterday · 13 min
How transgender athlete bans defied partisanship
The midterm election sent an overwhelming message that the country’s voters shifted left. But there’s one major exception: transgender girls in sports. Meanwhile, Washington state passed one of the more restrictive bans in the country. We’ll talk about why this issue bucked the trend with reporter Brooke Migdon from The 19th*. Find Brooke's reporting 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 or on the KUOW App. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sunday · 21 min
The Seattle hip-hop artists you need to know
November is hip hop history month. And you probably know the big names that came from the Seattle scene like Sir Mix-a-lot and Macklemore. But they're not the only hip-hop artists in Seattle. KUOW's Dyer Oxley was curious about which up and coming artists to watch in the local hip-hop scene. Hip-hop artist and all-ages cafe co-founder Julie C and emcee and producer Gabriel Teodros share some less-known local artists to pay attention to. Learn more about Julie C's space - Eleven: Eleven on the Block And check out Gabriel Teodros' new album Other artists featured in the episode The Physics Yirim Seck Source of Labor (Wordsayer) Rell Be Free Essam Kenshii Killzz Flor Chicana Yonny Livt See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Saturday · 8 min
Seattleites are cold plunging to beat the freeze
Today, we’ve got a special feature from Seattle Now host Paige Browning… One community has been looking forward to Seattle's damp weather and chilly days: sauna goers. Sauna culture is big here in the PNW. In fact, this weekend The Nordic Museum in Ballard will host the Seattle Sauna Festival. We talked about it on Casual Friday this week. But for a growing community of Seattleites, this is a weekly endeavor... and it's paired with a cold plunge. Paige Browning takes us to meet the Coldwater Collective, which swears by polar-bear plunging for therapy, and to crack the Seattle freeze. 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 or on the KUOW App. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Saturday · 10 min
Friday Evening Headlines
Seattleites rally in support of trans girls, titans of tech had a rough political week, and a proposal to rename Hood Canal hits a fjordblock. 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. 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 or on the KUOW App. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Friday · 23 min
Casual Friday with Cat Smith and Scott Greenstone
This week… We've got a breakdown of the biggest election results, and what a national blue wave means for Seattle and Washington state... Plus, Starbucks wants to use AI to give you "the usual," and Seattle is celebrating its sauna culture this weekend. KUOW’s Sound Politics hosts Cat Smith and Scott Greenstone are here to break down this election 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 or on the KUOW App. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Friday · 13 min
Thursday Evening Headlines
Campaign to repeal millionaire’s tax admits defeat, Seattle Public Schools expands guardrails around screen time, and lawsuits are likely over WA's ban on trans girls in sports. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning. The interview in this episode was produced by John O'Brien. 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 or on the KUOW App. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Thursday · 17 min
Seattle leaders are fighting over getting RVs off the streets
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson recently vetoed legislation aimed at tackling the visible problem of people who live in their RV’s. While there is general agreement that more services and shelter options are necessary, so far there’s no clear agreement about how to fully get the vehicles off the street. KUOW’s Joshua McNichols will tell us more. Read his reporting 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 or on the KUOW App. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Thursday · 10 min
Wednesday Evening Headlines
Ban on trans girls in sports is leading in early returns, effort to repeal millionaires tax is trailing, and Amazon cuts more jobs in WA. 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. 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 or on the KUOW App. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Wednesday · 13 min
A first look at WA's election results
Grab a hot beverage. We’re going to get right into early returns from yesterday’s midterm election, and there is plenty to talk about. Statewide initiatives, races that will impact the balance of Congress and our state legislature, and some consequential votes at the city level. Seattle Now host Paige Browning is here to break it all down. 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 or on the KUOW App. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Wednesday · 8 min
Tuesday Evening Headlines
Mayor Wilson partially vetoes RV regulations, conservative money pours into WA's Supreme Court races, and the CDC rejects WA's request for a faster measles test. 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. 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 or on the KUOW App. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
November 3 · 12 min
Millions use chatbots for medical advice. The results can be deadly
Earlier this year, a Seattle woman died after she stopped taking her life-saving medication for epilepsy. She did so, after consulting ChatGPT. Her family is now suing OpenAI. We talk with UW professor Chirag Shah about AI's growing role in dispatching medical advice and how to navigate it. 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 or on the KUOW App. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
November 3 · 13 min
Monday Evening Headlines
Some Washington immigration organizations are suing to stop Trump administration interference in the upcoming election, a dairy worker in Washington has died from bird flu, and the last original Reign player has retired. 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. 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 or on the KUOW App. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
November 2 · 12 min
As renters fight for more rights, landlords say they're struggling too
Both Seattle and Tacoma have a lot of renters. And when it comes to affordability, both renters and landlords say they’re going through it. In Seattle, a lawsuit could help landlords and in Tacoma a ballot measure could ease pains for renters. Seattle Times reporter Heidi Groover will break it down. Read her reporting here, here, and 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 or on the KUOW App. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
November 1 · 13 min
Seattle Symphony timpani player gets his day in the sun
As a percussionist with the Seattle Symphony, Eric Schweikert says you have to be willing to be silly. “All the ridiculous stuff ends up in the percussion section. If you want bird whistles or pop guns, sound effects, trash cans falling on the ground, we're the guys that have to do it.” But as the Seattle Symphony’s principal timpanist, Schweikert’s got chops. He’ll get to show off his musicality when the Seattle Symphony world premieres a timpani concerto on November 19, 2026, by composer Joseph Pereira. It’s called Virtù. Schweikert tells KUOW’s Gabriel Spitzer how he explains his job to strangers – “The copper kettle drums, that's what I do.” And why some of his biggest influences have been high school drummers and Animal from The Muppets. He also shares some of his all-time favorite timpani parts, including the theme from the 1960s television show, George In The Jungle. And of course, the theme from “2001: A Space Odyssey”, which is a tone poem originally composed by Richard Strauss. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
October 31 · 50 min
Trans girls in sports, on the ballot. The arguments for and against I-638
Today, we’re helping you prep for next week’s election with KUOW’s “Soundside.” Don’t forget, your ballot is due in a ballot box on Tuesday night. This year, Washington voters will decide if they want to ban transgender girls from participating in girls' sports. Initiative 638 has become one of the state's most contentious items of the ballot and it reflects a broader cultural divide on this issue across the country. Parents, lawmakers and more shared their thoughts with Soundside, on what this initiative would mean for girls' sports. 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 or on the KUOW App. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
October 30 · 13 min
Friday Evening Headlines
Gov. Ferguson urges voters to use drop boxes, 90-unit tiny home community opens in South Park, and clocks in WA and B.C. will soon be out of sync. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Vaughan Jones. Read more from KNKX about the race for WA's 3rd Congressional District, 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 or on the KUOW App. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
October 30 · 23 min
Casual Friday with Michael Wong and Danny Ball
This week… New data says Washington residents are surprisingly financially healthy. We're gearing up for a rare Saturday Halloween. And when a musician says no phones allowed... Why not bring a courtroom sketch artist? Asianverified Creator Michael Wong and Simply Seattle’s Danny Ball 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 or on the KUOW App. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
October 30 · 10 min
Thursday Evening Headlines
ICE awards 10-year contract to a private prison company that runs Tacoma detention center, WA's elections chief says non-citizens are not voting en masse, and a historic family home in the Chinatown-International District is now open for public tours. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy. 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 or on the KUOW App. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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