Seattle Now

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Sep 26, 2025 • 23min

Casual Friday with Vivian McCall and Chase Hutchinson

This week… Late night TV drama overflowed into Seattle.  New placards will go up at local restaurants warning patrons if there’s a wage violation. And a 40-year-old Sammamish woman is one of NASA's newest astronauts. Stranger News Editor Vivian McCall and Film and TV Critic Chase Hutchinson 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.
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Sep 26, 2025 • 10min

Thursday Evening Headlines

Travis Decker's remains have been confirmed, Starbucks is closing stores and rolling out layoffs, and Lynnwood is allowing cannabis sellers. 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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Sep 25, 2025 • 13min

Cascade PBS is shuttering its newsroom. What did we just lose?

Seattle will soon have one less newsroom. Cascade PBS announced this week they are getting out of the business of local longform journalism. We’ll talk about what that means for local news consumers. 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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Sep 24, 2025 • 9min

Wednesday Evening Headlines

Amazon goes to trial in Seattle, EV sales in WA are lagging behind expectations, and the Seattle Mariners are headed back to the playoffs. 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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Sep 24, 2025 • 18min

Amazon and Microsoft sponsor thousands of H-1B Visas. Now they cost $100K

Amazon and Microsoft employ a lot of workers with H-1B visas… Some of them faced chaos after President Donald Trump signed a proclamation last week that dramatically increased the H-1B application fee. New York Times reporter Karen Weise is here to give some insight into what it could mean for companies who use the H-1B program and its workers. 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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Sep 23, 2025 • 12min

Tuesday Evening Headlines

Jimmy Kimmel supporters protest Sinclair outside KOMO-TV, Mayor Harrell unveils 2026 budget proposal, and the Mariners are on the verge clinching the postseason. 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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Sep 23, 2025 • 14min

Seattle's destiny is more density

How will Seattle grow over the next two decades? The city’s roadmap for density took a big step forward on Friday, when a city council committee approved the Comprehensive Plan. It creates 30 neighborhood centers where denser housing could be built. We talk with Seattle Times reporter David Kroman about what it means for the future of housing in Seattle. 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 onlineSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Sep 22, 2025 • 9min

Monday Evening Headlines

Cascade Public Media just did massive newsroom layoffs, Mayor Bruce Harrell got some new big name endorsements, and check your seafood because it may have been recalled. 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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Sep 22, 2025 • 14min

Get a wearable piece of Seattle Opera history this weekend

The Seattle Opera has a massive costume collection.  And this week a small portion of it is going on sale. Seattle Now brings you a preview of the sale and some pieces. The Seattle Public Library Community Survey 2025 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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Sep 20, 2025 • 12min

Saturday Special: Seattle rolls back safety measures on Lake Washington Boulevard, Glacier Peak’s signature glaciers are melting, and Buddhism is growing in rural WA

Today, we’re bringing you the best from the KUOW Newsroom… The city of Seattle is backing away from planned safety measures on Lake Washington Boulevard after the Mayor’s office weighed in. The ice that gives Glacier Peak its name is disappearing. And a new Buddha Hall that can host hundreds underscores the growth of the religion in northeastern Washington. 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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