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Catch up on the local headlines of the day with the "KUOW Newsroom" podcast. One podcast feed, all the great local reporting you expect from KUOW and NPR.
Headline summaries posted every weekday around 5 p.m. Special features and interviews posted throughout the day.
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Episodes
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Washington’s border waters are on the cusp of a major rise in oil tanker traffic
‘Money Talks is one of the takeaways you could have from this. In the case of Canada now, when push comes to shove, a major province in the country depends on this industry as critical to their future growth.’ -Tom Banse
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What would a ban on non-compete clauses mean for tech companies in Washington state?
If the proposed rule change goes into effect, it would change the way companies like Microsoft and Amazon do business.
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Counting down to ‘All Aboard!’ East Link: And it still has that new (light rail) car smell
King County councilmember Claudia Balducci pushed for the long-awaited opening. She’s ready to celebrate Saturday’s launch
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Leave the imported shrimp, take the local bivalves: sustainable seafood choices
UW professor Jessica Gephart shares insights into the global and local seafood trade
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UW football player accused of raping two women pleads not guilty
University of Washington running back Tylin Rogers pleaded not guilty Thursday morning to one count of rape in the second degree and one count of rape in third degree.
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As Internet privacy law advances, questions raised about Senator Cantwell’s powerful role
Recent Washington Post reporting uncovered complaints that U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, a Washington Democrat, has been a roadblock to actually getting an internet privacy law on the books.
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Seattle police lieutenant condemns Chief Diaz, says he enables department ‘serial harasser’
KUOW's Kim Malcolm talks to investigative reporter Ashley Hiruko about the allegations.
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Only murders in the roost: What springtime means for Seattle-area crow 'slumber party'
Before they return to their individual territories in early spring, many local crows can be found roosting together in the thousands in spots like the UW Bothell campus near State Route 522.
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Wait, what? For 17 years, Seattle outlawed teen dancing
KUOW’s new podcast “Let the Kids Dance!” explores how and why a city known for free-thinking progressivism shut down teen dancing.
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These Seattle area brewers want to change beer's bro image
Beer brewing has a reputation of being for bros with beards. But long ago, beer making was women’s work. Now, a growing number of Seattle area women are reclaiming that heritage.
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After visiting space herself, former NASA astronaut educates future STEM stars in Seattle
According to NASA, just 280 people have visited the International Space Station. Dottie Metcalf-Lindenberger was one of them.
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With pennies on the dollar and surprise notices, this nonprofit clears Washingtonians' medical debt
This nonprofit raises funding to pay off people’s medical debt — oftentimes without their prior knowledge. Now the group is partnering with a Seattle business owner to help some of the 400,000 Washingtonians who collectively owe roughly $4.2 billion worth of medical debt.