Fact-checking election attack ads

Ballots for the November election are here – and the attack ads are hitting your screens and your mailbox. This week on Sound Politics, we get into who’s trying to sway your vote – millionaires, state employees, and... Ken Jennings? – and whether they're telling the truth.  The show is joined by …

Could the trans ban pass in WA? Polling says yes

We’re less than a month from election day. It’s the time of year people really look to polls to tell them what is going to happen... and a couple of polls have local Democrats feeling nervous. This week on Sound Politics, what do the numbers say about support for banning trans girls from playing i…

Republicans could gain ground in WA's last swing district

Democrats in D.C. may be poised to take back the House -- and possibly even the Senate. But in Washington state's only swing district, Democrats have to defend a seat from a different kind of Republican than they’ve faced for years. This week on Sound Politics, host Scott Greenstone is joined by …

Can socialists budget better?

This week on Sound Politics, can socialists budget… better? Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson is saying yes -- and that she solved the city’s budget deficit. But her proposal to add cops, cut elsewhere, and not raise taxes on businesses or the wealthy, has some saying she’s budgeting the same as her pred…

Sound Politics LIVE

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 in partnership with Seattle CityClub. Initiatives, state Supreme Court races, …

Seattle’s mayor lives in a one-bedroom apartment. Can she help fellow renters afford to live here?

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 housing over her term, and to set Seattle up for a better-housed future. We’re going to check in …

Voting fight update, school strike averted, Katie Wilson's pledge

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 it.  Then, over at city hall, Mayor Katie Wilson is really trying to show us she is fixing comm…

When WA defunded Dolly Parton

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... what does that say about our education funding at a time when kids are heading b…

Where food meets politics: We visit South Seattle's most iconic fish fry

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 update at the end that you'll want to stick around for.  Join Sound Politics o…

Wilson recall, shooting fallout, primary election updates: The biggest politics stories of the week

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 department.  Plus: Join Sound Politics on Wednesday, September 16 at 6:30pm at The Collective Seat…