Front Page: Soundside listeners sound off about the Millionaire's Tax, the potential return of the Sonics, and a Golden night at the Oscars

Every week we talk about the most fascinating stories in the news and what they say about the Pacific Northwest. We call it Front Page. It’s our chance to talk about the latest news with a rotation of plugged-in journalists and guests, taking a look at the headlines from the weekend and the storie…

A privacy advocate reflects on 30 years of fighting the good (digital) fight

Cindy Cohn can remember using punched cards for computing during her college years in Iowa. She can tell you about watching the rise of the internet and home computing with her techie friends in San Francisco.  She can also recall the times she’s stood in court, working to protect someone’s right …

Soundside's "Weekend Warmup" - 3/12-15

 How are YOU dealing with the time change? For many of us, it has felt like we’ve been moving through a gelatinous cube all week, but hey!! The Weekend is here! Let’s shake off the funk, brave the weather, and go do something fun! HOST: Soundside producer Jason Megatron Burrows LINKS:  Pi Day Da…

Soundside's 2026 Oscars Preview!

The time has finally come: the glitz, the glamor, the many prediction market bets you can place about who will have the most glitz and glamor - The Oscars are this Sunday. The Academy is expected to hand some sparkly hardware to an auteur director with an expansive vision and biting political crit…

Peptides are everywhere. What are they?

These days, many internet influencers are promoting a wellness trend that sounds like something you might remember from high school bio: peptides. They’re being sold as ways to improve skin, reverse aging – basically, peptides have become THE  answer to your choice of wellness issues.  But most o…

Teenage girls keep tearing their ACLs. It doesn't have to be that way.

According to reporting in the New York Times Magazine, young female athletes are 3 to 6 times more likely than boys to tear their ACLs.  And the recovery period can be grueling. Surgery is usually involved, rehab can take a year or longer. Which is a lot of time, at that age, for players to remain…

A ferry ride and an unsettling offer launches us into the new novel, "Whidbey"

It's not a spoiler to say someone gets murdered in T Kira Madden's new book, "Whidbey." But what happens next? You'll have to read and find out. Whidbey is expansive, detailed and visceral. It makes readers wonder about questions of justice, forgiveness, belief and unconditional love. We talk wit…

The push to protect polyamorous families in the Puget Sound

Last month, Olympia became the first city in Washington, and one of just a handful in the country, to pass explicit protections for polyamorous families. The city passed two ordinances in late February that establish protections for people in diverse family and relationship structures.  Supporter…

Congressman Adam Smith on war with Iran

Residents of Tehran were warned to stay indoors yesterday [SUN], as black smoke blanketed parts of the Iranian capital city. It comes after Israel attacked dozens of fuel depots in the city of 10 million people.   The U.S. and Israel continued to launch airstrikes against Iran over the weekend. A…

Front Page: Gas Prices, the Millionaire's Tax, Daylight Savings Time, and the Opera

Every week we talk about the most fascinating stories in the news and what they say about the Pacific Northwest. We call it Front Page. It’s our chance to talk about the latest news with a rotation of plugged-in journalists and guests, taking a look at the headlines from the weekend and the storie…