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What’s at the bottom of Lake Washington? How are proceeds from marijuana sales used by the state? What will happen if Mount Rainier erupts? SoundQs brings you collections of stories that share one thing in common—they each started with a curious listener who asked KUOW to help them learn more.
Whether you just moved here or have lived in the Puget Sound region your entire life, SoundQs tells us a bit more about the character and the people of the place we call home.
Episodes
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Finding love is hard. In Seattle it's even harder
What makes Seattle an especially challenging place to date?
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What can we do about climate change in the Puget Sound region?
SoundQs and RadioActive teamed up to answer two listener questions: How will climate change impact the Puget Sound Region, and what’s the most effective way to take action against it?
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Why do Seattleites complain so much?
Over the summer, the SoundQs team has gotten some questions that double as complaints about the Seattle region. It got us thinki
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More SIM swapping stories, and news from the cybersecurity underground
The hacking of Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey last week put SIM swapping in the headlines. But it's not just high-profile people who are being SIM swapped. We continue our conversation with one woman who recently had her social media account hacked, and we check in with the security expert who helped unravel the mystery.
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How did Seattle become home to a large Sephardic Jewish community?
The answer takes us all the way back to 1492. And it features a couple of excellent mustaches.
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A boat and a car arrive at a Seattle drawbridge. Who goes first?
So you’re in the car, rushing to an appointment, and suddenly traffic stops. In front of you – a drawbridge opens - and a single boat goes through. Frustrating right? Now imagine if you’re on a barge, heading towards that same bridge.
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How safe is urban foraging?
On this week's episode of SoundQs we look at the safety and etiquette of foraging in the city.
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You won't believe what's at the bottom of Lake Washington
...planes, trains and highways.
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Ruby was a typical Instagram user. Then something strange started happening…
...and she got hacked.
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Is another smoky summer inevitable?
On this episode of SoundQs, we try and figure out whether smokey summers are the new normal and what this year might bring
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Wild coyotes live among us — is your cat on their menu?
Wild carnivores live among us. We may not know the exact number of coyotes here in Seattle but we should get used to them being here because they probably won't be leaving anytime soon.
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What's in that giant government warehouse near Sand Point?
It's a giant, block-long building surrounded by a chain-link fence. To the neighbors in this leafy Seattle neighborhood, the place is an enigma. So what's inside this giant US government warehouse? Is this where documents just go to die?