Northwest Now Podcast
1) Tariff Concerns
Washington State Treasurer Mike Pellicciotti and the president of the Washington Roundable worry that tariffs could cost the state billions by the end of the Trump Administration's term. That's part o...Show More
2) Free Speech Concerns
A decade of cancel culture and the assassination of Charlie Kirk have reinvigorated the discussion about free speech - what exactly it is, and what it isn't. Two renown local professors who focus on t...Show More
3) Jim Walsh
It wasn't that long ago that Washington was considered a swing state, but no more as the Democrats control all the levers of power. Is there any hope for Republicans in Washington? That's part of the ...Show More
4) Dr. Sheila Edwards Lange
She's the leader of the University of Washington Tacoma - an institution that transformed Tacoma and the South Sound. We're sitting down with Chancellor Sheila Edwards Lange to talk about budget press...Show More
5) Fire on The Horizon
We take it for granted that the soggy west side of Washington protects us from the worst wildfires, but climate change and the explosion of development in areas loaded with fuels means we all need to ...Show More
6) Election 2025
It may be a so-called “off” year, but in the city of Seattle the mayor’s office is up for grabs. Meanwhile, several seats in the state legislature are up for grabs that could either solidify or water ...Show More
7) Nick Brown
This year, Nick Brown took over as our state's Attorney General. Brown has been busy filing over three dozen lawsuits against the Trump Administration, many of them successful in shutting down some o...Show More
8) Immigration Fight
ars of unchecked immigration and a failure to reform national immigration policy are coming home to roost - and advocates in Western Washington are working to ensure fair treatment. That's the discuss...Show More
9) Laura Hautala
From opinion columns to editorial board consensus statements to candidate endorsements and op-eds, the News Tribune's new opinion editor Lauren Hautala is responsible for it all. We'll meet her on thi...Show More
10) Back to School 2025
e're talking to state superintendent of public instruction Chris Reykdal about the state of the schools in an era of declining enrollment and increasing taxes chasing higher expenses. That's the discu...Show More