All ballots are in from the August primary election, and the results leave a lot of questions. One state race was decided by 51 votes - Seattleites weighed in on the City Council - and a frontrunner emerged as the state's likely next governor. 

Erica Barnett and Sandeep Kaushik  two co-hosts of the Seattle Nice podcast, beak it all down with us today. 

All ballots are in from the August primary election, and the results leave a lot of questions. One state race was decided by 51 votes - Seattleites weighed in on the City Council - and a frontrunner emerged as the state's likely next governor. 
Erica Barnett and Sandeep Kaushik  two co-hosts of the Seattle Nice podcast, beak it all down with us today.

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WA voters narrow the field for November

Today, we’ve got a special feature from Seattle Now host Paige Browning…

One community has been looking forward to Seattle's damp weather and chilly days: sauna goers.

Sauna culture is big here in the PNW. In fact, this weekend The Nordic Museum in Ballard will host the Seattle Sauna Festival. We talked about it on Casual Friday this week.

But for a growing community of Seattleites, this is a weekly endeavor... and it's paired with a cold plunge.

Paige Browning takes us to meet the Coldwater Collective, which swears by polar-bear plunging for therapy, and to crack the Seattle freeze.

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Today, we&rsquo;ve got a special feature from Seattle Now host Paige Browning&hellip;
One community has been looking forward to Seattle's damp weather and chilly days: sauna goers.
Sauna culture is big here in the PNW. In fact, this weekend The Nordic Museum in Ballard will host the Seattle Sauna Festival. We talked about it on Casual Friday this week.
But for a growing community of Seattleites, this is a weekly endeavor... and it's paired with a cold plunge.
Paige Browning takes us to meet the Coldwater Collective, which swears by polar-bear plunging for therapy, and to crack the Seattle freeze.
We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. <a href="https://donate.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow">Tap here</a> to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed.&nbsp;
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Today, we’ve got a special feature from Seattle Now host Paige Browning…  One community has been looking forward to Seattle's damp weather and chilly days: sauna goers.  Sauna culture is big here in the PNW. In fact, this weekend The Nordic Museum in Ballard will host the Seattle Sauna Festival. We talked about it on Casual Friday this week.  But for a growing community of Seattleites, this is a weekly endeavor... and it's paired with a cold plunge.  Paige Browning takes us to meet the Coldwater Collective, which swears by polar-bear plunging for therapy, and to crack the Seattle freeze.

Seattleites are cold plunging to beat the freeze

Seattleites rally in support of trans girls, titans of tech had a rough political week, and a proposal to rename Hood Canal hits a fjordblock.

It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

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Seattleites <a href="https://www.kuow.org/governing/2026-11-06/seattleites-rally-in-support-of-trans-girls-after-state-voters-approve-sports-ban">rally</a> in support of trans girls, titans of tech had a <a href="https://www.kuow.org/topics/politics/2026-11-05/how-the-blue-wave-affects-microsoft-and-amazons-data-center-ambitions">rough political week</a>, and a proposal to rename Hood Canal <a href="https://www.kuow.org/environment/2026-11-05/effort-to-rename-hood-canal-hits-a-fjordblock-amid-tribal-opposition">hits a fjordblock</a>.
It&rsquo;s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.
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Seattleites rally in support of trans girls, titans of tech had a rough political week, and a proposal to rename Hood Canal hits a fjordblock.

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This week…

We've got a breakdown of the biggest election results, and what a national blue wave means for Seattle and Washington state... 

Plus, Starbucks wants to use AI to give you "the usual," and Seattle is celebrating its sauna culture this weekend.

KUOW’s Sound Politics hosts Cat Smith and Scott Greenstone are here to break down this election week.

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This week&hellip;
We've got a breakdown of the biggest election results, and what a national blue wave means for Seattle and Washington state...&nbsp;
Plus, Starbucks wants to use AI to give you "the usual," and Seattle is celebrating its sauna culture this weekend.
KUOW&rsquo;s Sound Politics hosts Cat Smith and Scott Greenstone are here to break down this election week.
We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. <a href="https://donate.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow">Tap here</a> to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed.&nbsp;
Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at <a href="mailto:seattlenow@kuow.org">seattlenow@kuow.org</a>, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or <a href="https://www.kuow.org/feedback">leave us feedback online</a> or on <a href="https://meet.kuow.org/question/">the KUOW App.</a>

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