Soundside

News & Politics Podcasts

Soundside leads the Puget Sound conversation with smart questions, lively debates, and direct access to the region's most influential voices. Timely, insightful, and unmistakably local, it's where the Pacific Northwest comes to dig into the news.

Episodes

Spokane, after the fires

The head of Seattle's public schools on A.I., student safety and recess

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson on homelessness, CCTV cameras, and more

The City Hall Pit: Why a hole in downtown Seattle has persisted for more than 20 years

Inside the race to fix bugs in Microsoft's software

Soundside's Weekend Warmup - the one before we're off for a month!

El Niños can be a real headache, especially for WA's fishing industry

"Don't broadcast your notes, broadcast the game." Mariners broadcaster Rick Rizzs reflects on 41 years with the team

Why some parents and teachers want the president of Seattle's teachers union to step down

'Small part of a far larger problem': Emergency department doctor on ghost guns

What to do about that scourge of summer: odorous house ants

Washington clemency board members say Gov. Ferguson is sidelining their work

Front Page: Spokane wildfires, Seattle police chief resigns, man's death in a Federal Way hospital

The latest on the Spokane wildfires

Washington’s Supreme Court could see big changes in 2026. Here are the candidates on your primary ballot

WA blocked over 100,000 license plate searches from feds, but immigration raids and vehicle arrests are still rampant

Weekend Warmup: Seafair, Softball, and Spider-Man

How juvenile court handles cases when kids are accused of serious offenses

The Seattle Center shooting, from the perspective of a father who lost his son to gun violence

" Easier for a kid to get a gun than a summer job": 2 violence intervention experts on the Seattle Center shooting