Four female Seattle police officers have told the city that they intend to sue over sexual discrimination, harassment, and a hostile work environment. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 30, 2024•9 min
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, 2024•15 min
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, 2024•26 min
A new law that could outlaw TikTok in the U.S. in 2025 has content creators in Western Washington worried about the future of their business model. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 25, 2024•19 min
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, 2024•37 min
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, 2024•9 min
Soundside host Diana Opong sits down with UW scientist Fabien Klenner to talk about the recent discoveries from Enceladus, one of the moons of Saturn. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 25, 2024•15 min
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, 2024•14 min
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, 2024•26 min
Soundside host Diana Opong sits down with cybersecurity journalist Eric Geller & cybersecurity researcher Quentin Hodgson to talk about the recent report about security issues at Microsoft. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 23, 2024•25 min
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, 2024•15 min
The investigation into Boeing’s safety culture, and what led up to the 737 Max blowout over Portland in January has made its way to Capitol Hill. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 22, 2024•15 min
Soundside host Diana Opong sits down with WSU horticulturalist and fruit breeder Kate Evans to talk about the science behind creating the new WA64 apple. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 22, 2024•16 min
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, 2024•26 min
Soundside host Libby Denkmann speaks with NW Insurance Council president Kenton Brice about the rising cost of auto insurance in WA State. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 18, 2024•12 min
"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, 2024•15 min
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, 2024•24 min
Like sour cream dolloped lovingly on a baked potato, journalist and food writer Rachel Belle finds the delicious nooks and unexpected crannies of the Pacific Northwest culinary scene. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 16, 2024•18 min
Soundside host Libby Denkmann talks with freelance journalist Andrew Engelson about his reporting in Publicola on SPD Officer Kevin Dave's employment record at the Tucson Police Department in Arizona. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 16, 2024•16 min
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, 2024•19 min
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Apr 15, 2024•22 min
If you headed to a public library in Seattle over the weekend, you may have found your local branch was closed. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 15, 2024•11 min
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, 2024•14 min
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, 2024•12 min
Soundside host Libby Denkmann talks with Bill Porter aka "Red Pine" and filmmaker Ward Serril about the new film "Dancing with the Dead." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 11, 2024•25 min
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, 2024•7 min
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, 2024•24 min
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, 2024•20 min
Chili crunch is known for its punch, and now, a legal battle over the name has one local foodie fighting back against a culinary giant. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 10, 2024•23 min
What could bring Republicans and Democrats together? An unlikely political duo from Washington state has teamed up in the name of data privacy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 09, 2024•27 min