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Soundside

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Would a transfer portal alter the spirit of high school sports?

The WIAA, which governs high schools sports in Washington, briefly flirted with loosening transfer rules for student athletes this year. The potential changes raised concerns among coaches. We can only make Soundside because listeners support us. Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW: https://www.kuow.org/donate/soundside See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Apr 29, 202415 min

Amazon's rise to the top explained in 'The Everything War'

As Amazon faces a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit, a new book is out with a fresh look at how it went from a Bellevue garage to a sprawling empire of online retail, cloud computing, and logistics — and a political lightning rod. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 29, 202426 min

Films directed by women are the rule, not the exception, at CASCADIA film fest in Bellingham

A film fest this weekend in Bellingham is dedicated to highlighting distinct and diverse works from women filmmakers from around the world. It’s called The CASCADIA International Women’s Film Festival and it kicked off Thursday, April 25. Soundside guest host Diana Opong caught up with a panel of CASCADIA featured directors to discuss their experiences as filmmakers, and to explore what can be done to expand representation behind the camera. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Apr 25, 202437 min

Nurses, technicians, and medical assistants win payout from Providence

Tens of thousands of Providence nurses, technicians, and medical assistants are about to get their slice of a big payout — totaling $220 million. That major chunk of change comes as part of a verdict in a class action wage theft lawsuit. It was filed on behalf of hourly workers against Providence Health & Services. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 25, 20249 min

Can we combat climate change by brightening clouds?

Scientists gathered on the flight deck of a decommissioned aircraft carrier this month to test a technology to assist with cloud brightening. The idea is basically to make clouds more reflective so they bounce more of the sun’s rays back out to space. Theoretically cooling the earth and combating global warming. It’s the first time such a test has taken place outdoors in the United States. We can only make Soundside because listeners support us. Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW: htt...

Apr 24, 202414 min

How do people escape the 'churn' and enter recovery?

In the final episode of Lost Patients, a partnership between KUOW and The Seattle Times, host Will James and reporter Sydney Brownstone look at stories of recovery. Soundside speaks with host Will James and reporter Sydney Brownstone about why they chose to end the series with this topic and how a date at a cemetery was the impetus for this project. We can only make Soundside because listeners support us. Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW: https://www.kuow.org/donate/soundside See om...

Apr 23, 202426 min

WA Republicans throw weight behind MAGA candidate Semi Bird

Washington state Republicans gathered in Spokane over the weekend to throw support behind a candidate for governor and other key offices. After a rowdy back and forth over whether the party would endorse at all, former Richland school board member Semi Bird emerged with the official GOP stamp of approval for the governor’s race. The decision sends a message about who state party faithful see as the standard bearer for the Washington GOP: Donald J. Trump. We can only make Soundside because listen...

Apr 22, 202415 min

Should highly capable students go to different schools? Seattle changes its approach

Seattle Public Schools is phasing out its highly capable cohort (HCC) model – where advanced learners go to a handful of elementary, middle and high schools in the district with curriculum that is one or two years ahead of their grade depending on the subject. Instead, starting next school year (2024-25), the district’s replacement, called the “highly capable neighborhood model,” will be available at every school. Under this “whole classroom” approach, teachers will be tasked with personalizing ...

Apr 18, 202426 min

'Intergenerational tension.' How Seattle Jews are considering Passover this year

"I think lots of people looking towards this Passover holiday are trying to figure out — how will I sit around a Seder table and talk about what's happening in the world today and this lens of Jewish identity, knowing that my parents, grandparents, my children, or grandchildren see the world through really, really different eyes than I do?" See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 18, 202415 min

How beverage battles undermined the tap and gave rise to bottled water

Dip into your average grocery or convenience store, and you’ll have your pick of at least a dozen different brands of bottled water. But despite being so ubiquitous in American culture today, the meteoric rise of bottled water isn't by coincidence -- and your average bottle and average tap have more in common than you might think. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 17, 202424 min

Bird flu is now spreading to cattle. Should Washington dairy farmers be worried?

As of last week, a long-running avian influenzas outbreak has affected more than 85 million poultry birds -- making it the deadliest avian flu in U.S. history. If that wasn’t enough cause for concern, cases of avian flu are now showing up in dairy cows and in Texas, at least one case was confirmed to have jumped from a dairy cow to a person. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 15, 202419 min

Should Washington state consider climate impacts when it approves timber sales?

A ruling by a King County judge over the sale of timber in Eastern King County points to the increased scrutiny the DNR faces over how it manages public lands. We can only make Soundside because listeners support us. Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW: https://www.kuow.org/donate/soundside See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 11, 202414 min

Will MAGA or centrist politics earn support from Washington's GOP in the race for governor?

Former Congressman and King County Sheriff Dave Reichert has raised a substantial amount of cash and shows well in polling against Democratic frontrunner and state Attorney General Bob Ferguson in Washington's race for governor. But as Seattle Times’ Jim Brunner reports, Reichert may be lacking sizzle with the base heading into the state Republican Party’s convention next week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 11, 202412 min

Multiple false alarms warning of a dam failure have Carnation residents on edge

If the Tolt River Dam failed, it would be catastrophic for the roughly 2000 people that live in Carnation. Fortunately, the city has an alarm system that would alert residents of a dam failure so they could evacuate. Unfortunately, residents have unexpectedly and pointlessly heard that sound eight times in the last four years. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 11, 20247 min

From Deepfakes to Doxxing: Election Security in 2024

Soundside host Libby Denkmann talks election security with Jerry Cornfield of the WA State Standard and TrueMedia.org's Dr. Oren Etzioni. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 11, 202424 min

Is Amazon's 'Just Walk Out' technology powered by AI or by hundreds of underpaid workers in India?

The world’s first Amazon Go store in Seattle opened on Jan. 22, 2018. The New York Times called it “A Store of the Future,” where all customers had to do was pop an item in their cart and walk out. A little over six years in the future, developers for Amazon's “Just Walk Out” technology are facing layoffs, and the technology itself is being fazed out at 40 Amazon Fresh grocery stores. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 10, 202420 min
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