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**Seattle Now**

*Seattle Now* is KUOW’s flagship daily news podcast. *Seattle Now* brings you quick headlines, smart analysis, and award-winning local news. New episodes every weekday morning and afternoon. Start and end your day with *Seattle Now,* from KUOW and the NPR Network.

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Amazon began by selling books. Now, it's scanning and destroying them for AI Sep 21, 2026

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Microsoft workers reportedly were concerned about how its partner Open AI was obtaining its training data.

They called it the “largest theft of labor in human history.”

And AI companies aren’t just looking for training data on the internet.

404 Media recently uncovered how Amazon is scrapping data from physical books, then destroying them.

Emanuel Maiberg uncovered this and we’ll talk to him in a minute.

Read his reporting here.

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My own private Keanu Reeves film fest Sep 20, 2026

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The Seattle Art Museum is featuring the films of Keanu Reeves this fall. On select Friday nights, SAM will screen eight of his movies in a festival they're calling "Excellent Adventures: Celebrating Keanu Reeves," at the Seattle Asian Art Museum in Volunteer Park.

Like the greatest works of art, Keanu Reeves can be polarizing. Is he good? At acting? KUOW's Dyer Oxley spoke with local film critics Timothy Hall, The People's Critic, and Li Lai with Common Sense Media and Mediaversity. They ponder Keanu's approach to his craft and spotlight some of his lesser-known gems.

SAM Films presents “Excellent Adventures: Celebrating Keanu Reeves.” Please note, the series takes place at the Seattle Asian Art Museum.

Fri Sep 25: "Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure" (1989, d. Stephen Herek)
Fri Oct 2: "Dangerous Liaisons" (1988, d. Stephen Frears)
Fri Oct 9: "Point Break" (1991, d. Kathryn Bigelow)
Fri Oct 16: "My Own Private Idaho" (1991, d. Gus Van Sant)
Fri Oct 30: "Bram Stoker’s Dracula" (1992, d. Francis Ford Coppola)
Fri Nov 13: "Much Ado About Nothing" (1993, d. Kenneth Branagh)
Fri Nov 20: "Speed" (1994, d. Jan de Bont)
Fri Nov 27: "The Matrix" (1999, d. The Wachowskis)

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Mother killed at Seattle Center mass shooting remembered as a ‘light in the darkness,’ a bitter battle is brewing in one of Washington state’s last swing districts, and residents of this rural Washington town want their ‘mayor’ out of ICE detention Sep 19, 2026

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Today, we’re bringing you the best from the KUOW Newsroom.

First, a Seattle family is celebrating the life of Ashley Whitehead. She was one of the three people killed at the Seattle Center mass shooting in July.

Next, true battleground districts are rare in today's politics… Washington state's “swingiest” area could see a big shift this fall.

And finally, a familiar face at a rural Washington gas station has disappeared. Immigration enforcement arrested him last month. Now the small town of Conway is fighting to get him released.

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Friday Evening Headlines Sep 18, 2026

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A Washington state lawmaker is in trouble for alleged harassment, new food safety regulations are coming for King County restaurants, and the city is launching an effort to increase the number of groceries in underserved neighborhoods.

It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

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Casual Friday with Jas Keimig and David Lewis Sep 18, 2026

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This week…

Seattle rapper Macklemore was dropped as an opener from Ed Sheeran’s latest arena tour.

The Egyptian Theater is coming back to show “the best of the best and the best of the worst.”

And Sea-Tac Airport is doing away with its popular program Spot Saver program.

Arts Reporter Jas Keimig and Historian David Lewis are here to break down the week.

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Thursday Evening Headlines Sep 17, 2026

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Natural gas initiative ruled unconstitutional, Port Townsend paper mill fined over polluted wastewater, and can Mayor Wilson make housing more affordable for renters?

It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

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Mayor Wilson, city council unveil plans to curb gun violence Sep 17, 2026

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This week, both the Seattle City Council and Mayor Katie Wilson have pushed forward plans to reduce gun violence in the city.

We’ll get into the details of both plans with KUOW’s Amy Radil.

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Wednesday Evening Headlines Sep 16, 2026

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Newly released SPD texts show confusion following Bite of Seattle shooting, Seattle extends civil rights to polyamorous people, and it's the second worst wildfire season on record in WA.

It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

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As experts sound the alarm on AI, where does Seattle fit in? Sep 16, 2026

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It may sound like science fiction…

But a former AI researcher says there’s a real chance that the intelligence being developed could make humans extinct by the end of the decade.

Seattle is one of the country’s AI hubs, with Microsoft and its partners Open AI and Anthropic leading the way on research.

KUOW’s Monica Nickelsburg is here to help us understand the possibilities.

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Tuesday Evening Headlines Sep 15, 2026

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Mayor Wilson unveils gun violence strategy, Gates Foundation launches $1 billion AI initiative, and four supporting artists quit Ed Sheeran tour in support of Macklemore.

It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

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