Soundside

Today, for many people of child-bearing age, the question of whether to have a kid comes down to the simple calculus: will having kids make you happy? Does reproducing add to your overall well-being?We can only make Soundside because listeners support us. Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW:https://www.kuow.org/donate/soundsideSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Last month, joblessness our state reached its highest levels since the Covid-19 pandemic – higher than the national average. And the first thing many do when they’ve lost a job is file for unemployment benefits. But Washington’s unemployment system itself is still reeling from the one-two punch of Covid.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Delivery App companies like UberEats, DoorDash, Instacart and Grubhub are waging a battle over a new Seattle gig worker minimum wage law that took effect in January.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Six years ago, the state set out to create a building code to protect homes in high fire risk areas. That goal has remained elusive. We can only make Soundside because listeners support us. Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW:https://www.kuow.org/donate/soundsideSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Soundside host Libby Denkmann talks with Northern State Hospital historian John Horne about some of the history surrounding the location & the gravestones he's found.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Five new members of Seattle’s City Council said during their campaigns that they would like to audit the city budget for waste and redundancies --before raising or adding new taxes.But now, as a $230 million city budget deficit looms, the realities of a time-consuming and expensive audit process are leading those new councilmembers to back off the idea. That means they likely have to take a hard look at something they did not want to do: add new revenue through taxes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hear It Again - Soundside Producer Hans Anderson talks to Burke Museum Curator of Birds Alejandro Rico Guevera about the local hummingbird population, in a story that originally aired in January.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Public records belong to the people. That was the argument made in 1972 that spurred the Washington Public Records Act into law, opening virtually every government document to the public. But that law — widely considered one of the strongest public records laws in the country — is losing some of its teeth as legislators pile on more exemptions, according to a report recently published by the Washington Coalition for Open Government.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Soundside host Libby Denkmann sits down with aviation industry consultant Scott Hamilton to discuss Boeing's latest leadership changes, and what they mean for the future of the company.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To understand the presidential race today, you need go back to 1976 – at least that’s the case that Ben Bradford makes. Bradford is the host and creator of Landslide, a new podcast that looks back at the insurgent campaigns of Ronald Reagen and Jimmy Carter and how they shaped the political world we know today.We can only make Soundside because listeners support us. Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW: https://www.kuow.org/donate/soundsideSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.