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It’s crush season in Washington, a time when grape growers and winemakers are usually very busy, working insane hours to make new wine.  But a huge percentage of the state’s highest quality wine won't get made this year.  Sluggish wine sales have meant growers are letting some of their best fruit rot, sometimes right on the vine. And Washington growers and winemakers alike are concerned about the future of their businesses.  We talk about what's behind the wine glut. Guest Anna King, senior correspondent for Northwest Public Broadcasting  Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes Soundside is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Mariners have made the playoffs as the AL West champs, and they're facing the Dodgers for the final games of the regular season, but hey... there's ALWAYS more to do this weekend! Check it out: LINKS: SPORTS!! Mariners vs Dodgers - Final games of the season! Fri/Sat/Sun UW Huskies vs The Ohio State Buckeyes Sat 12:30p Sounders vs Vancouver Whitecaps Sat 7:30pm Reign vs NC Courage Sun 5pm Kraken vs Calgary Flames - Preseason Game #2 MON 7pm Prosser Balloon Rally Festa Italiana Seattle Northwest Tea Festival Enumclaw BBQ, Brews, & Brats Bellingham SeaFeast Seattle Opera - Costume Sale Musical Migration - Crossings Danny Elfman's Music From the Films of Tim Burton with the Seattle Symphony Hitchcock Hotel 2025 — Can Can Culinary Cabaret Unicorn: Burn Relief Fundraiser | Neumos Unicorn Staff Fire Relief Fund Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes Soundside is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, we're looking at the special election in Washington’s 5th Legislative District, which covers Issaquah to Enumclaw. State Sen. Victoria Hunt, a Democrat, was appointed to the seat and is running to keep her job this fall.  Republicans think they could flip this district. They’d like to claw back a little power from Democrats, who currently hold majorities in both the state House and Senate.   We talk with Sen. Victoria Hunt about her campaign.  Guest State Sen. Victoria Hunt, Washington's 5th Legislative District Related Links On The Ballot: Chad Magendanz, 5th Legislative District - KUOUW Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes Soundside is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Did you catch Kimmel last night? It was his first night back after Disney pulled him off air about a week ago. Most likely, you only saw it after the fact. That's because Sinclair Broadcasting, which owns 38 ABC affiliates, including KOMO here in Seattle, announced earlier this week that they would continue to pre-empt Jimmy Kimmel Live! until further notice. Kimmel’s show was suspended by ABC after he discussed the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk during an opening monologue last week, stating that a “MAGA gang” were “desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them.” Sinclair had previously demanded Kimmel apologize for his statement, and donate to Kirk’s conservative nonprofit - Turning Point USA. We asked you how you felt about Sinclair’s decision to pre-empt Kimmel’s show on their stations Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes Soundside is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After a few marathon public comment sessions last week, the Seattle City Council is considering the final version of a comprehensive plan. This is the document that dictates where and how the city will grow over the next two decades.  Over the last week, balancing tree canopy with growth emerged as one of the most controversial issues in the plan.  And there’s a history here: In 2023, Mayor Harrell and the Seattle City Council passed a so-called tree protection ordinance that would limit the amount of trees developers could cut down while building new housing.  But, according to tree-canopy advocates, two years since the law went into effect tree-cutting has only increased.  Just in August an average of 73 trees were being cut down each week.  So what went wrong? Or – is the law working exactly as intended?  Guest: Robert McClure is a journalist and co-founder of InvestigateWest Related stories: Developers’ tree-cutting pace surges under contested Seattle tree protection ordinance - InvestigateWest Seattle claims to ‘protect’ hundreds of trees that were never threatened - InvestigateWest Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes Soundside is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NASA announced its next batch of potential astronauts this week. Out of 8,000 applicants, just ten were chosen to attend the two year training program, including Lauren Edgar from Sammamish. When those astronaut candidates complete the training, they will be eligible for missions to low earth orbit, the moon, and Mars. Guest: Lauren Edgar, NASA astronaut candidate Relevant Links: NASA Selects All-American 2025 Class of Astronaut Candidates  NASA Astronaut Candidate Lauren A. Edgar Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes Soundside is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What happens when you become the target of hate, spread across wide swaths of the media? Of a movement that is as frightening and violent as it is just factually wrong? You might want life to go back to normal. But those who’ve experienced this know things can’t ever be the same. A Belligham resident told us about her experience. Guest: Jenn Mason, owner of WinkWink sex shop in Bellingham, sex educator, and school board director Related stories: Right-wing trolls harassed this Bellingham sex educator. Then she reached across the divide - KUOW Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes Soundside is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, we're looking at the special election in Washington’s 5th Legislative District, which covers Issaquah to Enumclaw. State Sen. Victoria Hunt, a Democrat, was appointed to the seat and is running to keep her job this fall.  Republicans are hoping to flip a couple of seats in the legislature and claw back some lawmaking power from Democrats, who currently hold majorities in both the House and Senate Former State Rep. Chad Magendanz is challenging Hunt for the 5th district’s Senate seat. Magendanz is a Republican and served this district for two terms in the state House until he lost in 2016.  We talk with him about his campaign.  Guest Chad Magendanz, former state representative, and candidate for state Senate in the 5tth LD Related Links On The Ballot: State Sen. Victoria Hunt, 5th Legislative District Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes Soundside is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Log onto Instagram and you’ll see videos of celebrity interviews, food recipes and, lately, homes for sale. These days realtors are leaning more on social media to show property listings. They take their audience on immersive tours and give details about a home’s price, features and neighborhood.  These posts get plenty of attention from casual viewers, but they do also attract potential buyers. A real estate agent shares how she's using social media to sell homes around the city. Guest: Candace Hagen, a real estate agent in Seattle.  Related stories:  Seattle-area real estate agents go where homebuyers scroll | The Seattle Times Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes. Soundside is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There's a flurry of health news happening these days: Decisions and announcements being made at federal agencies. State governments vowing to fight changes.  It can be hard to know what the impacts will be at the ground level.  We're going to set aside some time every now and then to check in with doctors and medical professionals about the latest developments -- and what they mean for you.  In this segment, we're digging into the latest news on childhood vaccinations: Last week, a vaccine panel formed by Health and Human Services head Robert F. Kennedy Jr. met to discuss policy regarding measles, Covid-19 and Hepatitis B.  There were a variety of actions taken by the panel -- some votes taken, some NOT taken. Two local doctors help us make sense of what all of this means.  Guest: Dr. Helen Chu, a professor of medicine at UW Medicine. Dr. Amanda Kost, chief of service of family medicine at Harborview Medical Center.  Related stories:  How RFK Jr.’s hand-picked CDC advisory panel voted on COVID vaccines and more | PBS News RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Panel Votes Down Its Own Proposal to Require Prescriptions for Covid-19 Shots | WIRED CDC's vaccine advisers add COVID vaccine rules in contentious meeting : Shots - Health News : NPR Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes. Soundside is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.