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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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Sharing recipes and building community: Recipes of the C-ID May 22, 2025

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Late last year, mam’s bookstore in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District got a unique new cookbook.

The community cookbook is called, Recipes of the C-ID.

We’ll visit its co-creator to do some baking and learn more about what she had in mind for the cookbook.

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Wednesday Evening Headlines May 22, 2025

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ICE agents are arresting people outside of Seattle Immigration Court hearings, Microsoft executives are upset with Washington's new state taxes, and a local participant on singing show "The Voice" made it to the finals this week.

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

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A tech job at Microsoft meant stability. Not anymore. May 21, 2025

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Almost 2000 of the 6000 jobs cut at Microsoft last week were Washington workers.

Tech hiring boomed during the pandemic, but those days are over.. recently there’s been a steady flow of layoffs in the industry.

But the most recent cuts may be happening for different reasons.

KUOW Labor and Economy reporter Monica Nickelsburg is here to help explain what’s driving the layoffs and talk about the employment outlook in the tech sector.

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Tuesday Evening Headlines May 20, 2025

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Washington Governor Bob Ferguson approved most of the state budget, a Kitsap County man is being released from a Venezuelan prison, and the salary needed in Seattle to afford monthly rent has, once again, gone up.
It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

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Is Washington on the verge of a psychedelic renaissance? May 20, 2025

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Psilocybin isn’t legal in Washington state, but a growing number of people are interested in using it recreationally and therapeutically.

Researchers at the University of Washington are studying how psilocybin can be used to help with trauma and alcohol use disorder.

We’ll talk more about medical and recreational use of psilocybin with KUOW Online Editor Stephen Howie.

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Monday Evening Headlines May 19, 2025

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Police are still looking into a deadly weekend shooting in Pioneer Square, Governor Bob Ferguson has one day left to approve the state budget, and Tesla regret comes in a satirical form.

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

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Oh no, it's odorous ant season! May 19, 2025

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Odorous house ants are a tiny but mighty nuisance, and they’re thriving here in Seattle. And if you want to keep them out of your living spaces, killing them on sight isn’t enough. Seattle Times reporter Paige Cornwell is here to arm us with the knowledge to deal with these pests.

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Saturday Special: Brothers in ICE Detention face uncertain future, Snohomish firefighters take Covid vaccine fight to federal court, and blended college classes at the Washington State Penitentiary May 17, 2025

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On Saturdays, Seattle Now is bringing you the best from the KUOW newsroom…

Two brothers being held at the Northwest ICE processing center in Tacoma face an uncertain future.

The “Snohomish Eight” – firefighters suing their Snohomish County employer over religious discrimination – take their fight to federal court.

And classes in Walla Walla have blended students from an elite college with students from the Washington State Penitentiary.

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Friday Evening Headlines May 16, 2025

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DOJ may drop criminal case against Boeing, WA pushes to get more electric semi-trucks on the road, and PNW scientists feel the impact of NOAA cuts.

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

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Casual Friday with Vivian McCall and Geraldine DeRuiter May 16, 2025

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This week…

The Seattle City Council is considering putting 8-foot tall kiosks, equipped with cameras and advertising, downtown before the World Cup.

Historically queer nude beach Denny Blaine Park is back in the news after SPD told some beachgoers that being nude is not legal in Seattle - newsflash, it is.

And if you wanna keep your OG Seattleite card, maybe don’t change your phone number… You may not be able to get a 206 area code much longer.

Stranger Queer Culture and Politics Reporter Vivian McCall and author and blogger Geraldine DeRuiter are here to break down the week.

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