Sound Politics

It's our fall fund drive; we hope you'll take a second to donate to show how much you love Sound Politics . This week, we answered your questions -- in front of you! -- at our first live taping of Sound Politics, hosted...

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson has staked a lot of her political project on the fact that Seattle is majority renters: she’s trying to make life more affordable for them.  She’s promised to build a lot of...

This week on Sound Politics, we’re talking about breakdowns in communication.  First: a Seattle public school strike averted at the 11th-hour, and one very unconventional communication might’ve averted...

Music legend Dolly Parton died this week, and her legacy can even be felt in Washington state, through a reading program she brought to all 39 counties. But then, the state defunded it. This week on Sound Politics...

How much sway does one South Seattle fish fry hold on local politics? We teamed up with KUOW's Seattle Eats podcast to find out. This episode originally ran last month in the Seattle Eats feed, and we have a piping hot...

This week on Sound Politics... we’re having leftovers, tying up last week's primary elections before heading off to Seattle City Hall, where political pressure is building on the mayor and the police...

If you want to help shape our coverage for the general election, fill out our survey . On this week's episode: early results are trickling in for the August primary. We'll  incumbents fare against a slew of...

We now know that Seattle Police Department Chief Shon Barnes has resigned. It caps off a dramatic day at the city where it was unclear whether the Chief Barnes had a job. We're wading through it on this week's Sound...

Two former Democratic Governors of Washington -- Christine Gregoire and Gary Locke -- have concerns about how much Democrats in Olympia are spending and whether a huge new program like the "millionaires tax" will fix...

Washington Republicans come in many flavors, and right now, all of them are competing to represent the center of the state in Congress. On this week’s Sound Politics, we meet the top candidates for an open seat in...

Across the country, progressive Democrats are ousting establishment candidates who have, in some cases, been in office for decades. Could we see the same dynamic play out in Washington? Or are establishment Democrats...

The Supreme Court says states like Idaho can ban trans girls from sports.  But what does that mean for our state and the initiative we will vote on in November? Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make...

Voting by mail is under attack -- from the Supreme Court, from President Trump -- and big changes could be coming this year. Should you be worried about dropping your ballot in the mail? Guest: Jake Goldstein Street...

College sports is chaos right now. But Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Washington's Maria Cantwell are trying to do something about that with the Protect College Sports Act . It just passed the Senate Commerce Committee and...

Mayor Wilson joins Sound Politics to talk about Seattle's preparedness for the World Cup, CCTV cameras, and her goal to stand up 500 shelter beds before the first match Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make...