Sound Politics
Hosted by Scott Greenstone and Libby Denkmann and Catharine Smith and Hans Anderson · KUOW News and Information
4.8from 95 ratings
- 117
- Episodes
- 29
- Transcribed
- 95
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2024
- First episode
- 975K
- YouTube views
About Sound Politics
A podcast about the candidates, policies, and perspectives shaping the Pacific Northwest. There’s a lot to wade through when it comes to Washington State politics. The drama, the facts, the money, and the movers and shakers. In Sound Politics KUOW host Libby Denkmann and politics reporter Scott Greenstone go beyond the ballot to guide you through what’s happening in local politics, why it matters, and how you can use your vote to make a difference.
- Publisher
- KUOW News and Information
- Category
- news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 19 Jul 2024
- Latest episode
- 1 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
29 of 117 episodes have a transcript.
1 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Republicans could gain ground in WA's last swing district
24 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Can socialists budget better?
18 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
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Republicans could gain ground in WA's last swing district
Published 1 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] I think this could give us some sense as to Democratic dissatisfaction with her and her approach, right, among Democratic voters, if enough decide to sit out because they are angry enough at the incumbent to not vote for her. I think it also could tell us a little bit about Republicans and their vision and loyalty to the party moving forward with or without this current president. With the voters that I spoke to, the conservative voters that I spoke to for this most recent story that published, so much for them hinged on their view of Trump and where the Republican Party has been headed. And it'll be interesting to see whether Braun can, again, capture those Republicans or not. […]
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Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Sarah Mizes-Tan
- Anumita Kaur
- Christine Gregoire
- Gary Locke
- Jake Goldstein Street
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 974,705
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 55 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.7 / 5
- 40 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 70 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
- Quality
- 84
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 86
- Engagement
- 51
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Questions about Sound Politics
Who hosts Sound Politics?
Scott Greenstone and Libby Denkmann and Catharine Smith and Hans Anderson host the show. Published by KUOW News and Information.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does Sound Politics take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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