Voting begins in WA, distracted driving is increasing, and will WA's long-term care program survive the election? It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by <a href="https://www.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow">making a gift</a> to KUOW. We want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or <a href="https://www.kuow.org/feedback">leave us feedback</a>.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Voting begins in WA, distracted driving is increasing, and will WA's long-term care program survive the election? It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by &lt;a href="https://www.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow"&gt;making a gift&lt;/a&gt; to KUOW.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;We want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or &lt;a href="https://www.kuow.org/feedback"&gt;leave us feedback&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Friday Evening Headlines

This week…  An old frenemy of Seattle politics popped up on the national scene… Hello, Kshama Sawant. It’s endorsement season, and we have two experts from both sides of the process to talk about it. And if you thought YOU were seeing a lot of political ads, try asking your dog what they’ve seen lately. Stranger News Editor Rich Smith and political strategist Sandeep Kaushik are here to break down the week. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW: <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kuow.org%2Fdonate%2Fseattlenow&amp;data=05%7C01%7Ccarolinecgomez%40kuow.org%7C9e62aaaaa6e84697ff6a08daccbf992a%7C3d57c1b8f4ae4639adb13312ae3bc827%7C0%7C0%7C638047420524074325%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=UpF4p4aW2A3BrBkZ%2BNI4S7Iyh1mHqT2wu8bLAFIZXcU%3D&amp;reserved=0">https://www.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow</a> And we want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or leave us feedback online: <a href="https://www.kuow.org/feedback">https://www.kuow.org/feedback</a> See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

<description>&lt;p&gt;This week… &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;An old frenemy of Seattle politics popped up on the national scene… Hello, Kshama Sawant.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;It’s endorsement season, and we have two experts from both sides of the process to talk about it.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;And if you thought YOU were seeing a lot of political ads, try asking your dog what they’ve seen lately.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Stranger News Editor Rich Smith and political strategist Sandeep Kaushik are here to break down the week.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW: &lt;a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kuow.org%2Fdonate%2Fseattlenow&amp;amp;data=05%7C01%7Ccarolinecgomez%40kuow.org%7C9e62aaaaa6e84697ff6a08daccbf992a%7C3d57c1b8f4ae4639adb13312ae3bc827%7C0%7C0%7C638047420524074325%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;amp;sdata=UpF4p4aW2A3BrBkZ%2BNI4S7Iyh1mHqT2wu8bLAFIZXcU%3D&amp;amp;reserved=0"&gt;https://www.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;And we want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or leave us feedback online: &lt;a href="https://www.kuow.org/feedback"&gt;https://www.kuow.org/feedback&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Casual Friday with Rich Smith and Sandeep Kaushik

GOP fundraising is lagging in WA, PNW power grid to get billions in federal dollars, and how will downtown Seattle avoid a "doom loop?" It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by <a href="https://www.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow">making a gift</a> to KUOW. We want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or <a href="https://www.kuow.org/feedback">leave us feedback</a>.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

<description>&lt;p&gt;GOP fundraising is lagging in WA, PNW power grid to get billions in federal dollars, and how will downtown Seattle avoid a "doom loop?" It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by &lt;a href="https://www.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow"&gt;making a gift&lt;/a&gt; to KUOW.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;We want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or &lt;a href="https://www.kuow.org/feedback"&gt;leave us feedback&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Thursday Evening Headlines

We’re in peak spooky movie season and Scarecrow video has some suggestions for everyone from the scary movie-averse to those who find horror films cozy. This episode we head there with Scarecrow Video marketing coordinator Matt Lynch. Scarecrow Video has a lot planned for this Saturday’s International Independent Video Store Day. Expect giveaways, sales, a YouTube livestream, and more. Get more info here: <a href="https://scarecrowvideo.org/posts/video-store-day-is-saturday-october-19th">Video Store Day is Saturday, October 19th! | Scarecrow Video</a> More information about The Great Shakeout and how to drop, cover, and hold: <a href="https://www.shakeout.org/washington/index.html">The Great Washington ShakeOut - Get Ready!</a> We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW: <a href="https://www.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow">https://www.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow</a> And we want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or leave us feedback online: <a href="https://www.kuow.org/feedback">https://www.kuow.org/feedback</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

<description>&lt;p&gt;We’re in peak spooky movie season and Scarecrow video has some suggestions for everyone from the scary movie-averse to those who find horror films cozy.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This episode we head there with Scarecrow Video marketing coordinator Matt Lynch.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Scarecrow Video has a lot planned for this Saturday’s International Independent Video Store Day. Expect giveaways, sales, a YouTube livestream, and more. Get more info here: &lt;a href="https://scarecrowvideo.org/posts/video-store-day-is-saturday-october-19th"&gt;Video Store Day is Saturday, October 19th! | Scarecrow Video&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;More information about The Great Shakeout and how to drop, cover, and hold: &lt;a href="https://www.shakeout.org/washington/index.html"&gt;The Great Washington ShakeOut - Get Ready!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW: &lt;a href="https://www.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow"&gt;https://www.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;And we want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or leave us feedback online: &lt;a href="https://www.kuow.org/feedback"&gt;https://www.kuow.org/feedback&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Spooky movie season with Scarecrow video

Jill Stein rallies with Kshama Sawant in Seattle, search continues for pilots in Navy plane crash, and Reichert faces a tough path in the open race for Governor. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by <a href="https://www.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow">making a gift</a> to KUOW. We want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or <a href="https://www.kuow.org/feedback">leave us feedback</a>.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Jill Stein rallies with Kshama Sawant in Seattle, search continues for pilots in Navy plane crash, and Reichert faces a tough path in the open race for Governor. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by &lt;a href="https://www.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow"&gt;making a gift&lt;/a&gt; to KUOW.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;We want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or &lt;a href="https://www.kuow.org/feedback"&gt;leave us feedback&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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