Sound Politics

Should we be anxious about the midterms? Will Trump accept the results? Is illegal voting canceling your ballot? This week on Sound Politics, we're joined by KUOW reporter Amy Radil to talk through our election scaries.Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible. If you want to help out, go to kuow.org/donate/politics.Sound Politics is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network. Our editor is Catharine Smith. Our producer is Alec Cowan. Our host is Scott Greenstone.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

No matter where you sit on the political spectrum, chances are you’ve been burned by a poll before. So, should we trust anything we see in the pre-election polls right now? This week on Sound Politics, we’re bringing you an episode from KUOW’s Control F podcast. Sound Politics host Scott Greenstone and Control F host Teo Popescu dive into how we should be reading the polls less than two weeks out from the election. Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible. If you want to help out, go to kuow.org/donate/politics. Sound Politics is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network. Our editor this week is Andy Hurst. Our producer is Anya Steinberg. Our host is Scott Greenstone.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ballots for the November election are here – and the attack ads are hitting your screens and your mailbox. This week on Sound Politics, we get into who’s trying to sway your vote – millionaires, state employees, and... Ken Jennings? – and whether they're telling the truth.  The show is joined by state government reporter Sarah Mizes-Tan and Paul Queary from The Washington Observer.  Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible. If you want to help out, go to https://www.kuow.org/donate/politics Sound Politics is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network. Our editor is Catharine Smith. Our producer is Alec Cowan. Our host is Scott Greenstone.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’re less than a month from election day. It’s the time of year people really look to polls to tell them what is going to happen... and a couple of polls have local Democrats feeling nervous. This week on Sound Politics, what do the numbers say about support for banning trans girls from playing in girls’ sports? And is an initiative seeking to repeal the state's millionaires tax to blame? We're joined by State Government Reporter Sarah Mizes-Tan to break it all down.  Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible. If you want to help out, go to https://www.kuow.org/donate/politics Sound Politics is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network. Our editor is Catharine Smith. Our producer is Alec Cowan. Our host is Scott Greenstone.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Democrats in D.C. may be poised to take back the House -- and possibly even the Senate.But in Washington state's only swing district, Democrats have to defend a seat from a different kind of Republican than they’ve faced for years. This week on Sound Politics, host Scott Greenstone is joined by State Government Reporter Sarah Mizes-Tan and Seattle Times' D.C. Correspondent Anumita Kaur to break down the race in Washington's 3rd congressional district to see what it can tell us about who is going to win the midterms. Read Sarah's latest story on what's brewing in Battle Ground here: A bitter battle is brewing in one of Washington state’s last swing districts Read Anumita's latest story on the race in the 3rd congressional district here: The GOP fight to win back Southwest Washington conservatives | The Seattle Times Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible. If you want to help out, go to https://www.kuow.org/donate/politics Sound Politics is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network. Our editor is Catharine Smith. Our producer is Alec Cowan. Our hosts are Sarah Mizes-Tan and Scott Greenstone.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.