Sound Politics
Sound Politics
Playlist by Sound PoliticsA podcast about the candidates, policies, and perspectives shaping the Pacific Northwest. There’s a lot to wade through when it comes to Washington State politics. The drama, the facts, the money, and…Follow the podcast:
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Where is Governor Bob Ferguson?
Since Governor Ferguson took office in 2025, he’s done few media availabilities or sitdowns with podcasts like the one you’re listening to. He’s also overhauled how the state government communicates with the public. What does that mean for people trying to understand what’s going on in Olympia? Re…
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Historic Supreme Court races: Could they sink the 'millionaires tax'?
Very few people pay attention to Supreme Court elections in the Evergreen state. In 2024, two of three judges ran unopposed. Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible. If you want to help out, go to https://www.kuow.org/donate/soundpolitics/. Sound Politics is a produc…
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Mayor Wilson at 100 days: a progress report
As Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson marks her 100th day in office, we look at where she stands on key campaign promises about shelter and CCTV cameras. Here's that link we promised to a piece about Joel Connelly in MyNorthwest. https://mynorthwest.com/local/joel-connelly-seattle-p-i-dies/4228791 Thank …
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Where are your lawmakers now? We go to the woods
The legislative session in Olympia is over, and do you know where your legislator is now? Because it turns out they are probably herding bison (if you live in Moses Lake), or practicing forestry (If you're living in Centralia), or law or medicine. Washington has a part-time legislature, and most l…
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Brian Heywood on taking the millionaire's tax to court
The so-called millionaires tax has been signed into law, but the fight over it is barely beginning. Now, it moves to the courts -- and potentially onto your ballot. Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible. If you want to help out, go to https://www.kuow.org/donate/sou…
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Sonic Politics
The Seattle SuperSonics are closer than ever to coming home. And this comeback could have surprising benefits for elected officials. Plus, we recap the political machinations behind the loss of the Sonics 18 years ago. Guest Jordan Ritter Conn, senior staff writer for The Ringer, host of "Sonic B…
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Why Joe Kent quit
Since retiring from the military, combat veteran Joe Kent has been a loyal foot soldierin the MAGA army. Now, the two-time Washington congressional candidate claims President Donald Trump was manipulated into going to war with Iran, a country Kent says posed no imminent threat to the U.S. Kent sa…
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How weird is Washington's millionaire's tax?
We've been talking about it for what feels like forever. But it has finally happened. The Washington state legislature has passed the millionaire's tax. We're talking about the sounds, smells and substance that got this bill to the governor's desk with Sarah Mizes-Tan, KUOW's Olympia reporter. Th…
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Listener mailbag: Iran redux
We’re coming to you with a bonus dose of Sound Politics because we got some feedback about our last episode that we want to talk about and chew over a bit. Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible. If you want to help out, go to https://www.kuow.org/donate/soundpolitic…
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Seattle's Iranian diaspora processes war
We spoke to a major booster of President Trump and a proponent of military intervention in Iran. He doesn’t speak for the wide spectrum of Iranian-American thinking — but he does represent a mode of thought that is very visible and very loud in the Pacific Northwest. Most of the street demonstratio…
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