Sarah Leibovitz
Supervising Producer, Soundside
About
Sarah is supervising producer on Soundside, KUOW's noontime show. She's produced shows on topics ranging from maritime law to the Ukraine invasion to why people like board games. Prior to working at KUOW, Sarah was lead producer at the Seattle podcast production company Larj Media, and a teaching artist with Path with Art.
Sarah is an alumna of The Evergreen State College and Bard College at Simon’s Rock. You might have heard her DJing on KAOS community radio in Olympia if you were listening at 5 a.m. on Sundays. When she’s not working, Sarah enjoys spending her time attempting various craft projects, hanging out with her cat Angus, or skateboarding around the neighborhood.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English
Pronouns: she/her
Podcasts
Stories
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Remembering Kevin Diers
The Soundside team remembers our friend Kevin Diers.
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Why Seattle's City Council is considering changing their ethics code
The idea to change ethics rules for the council comes ahead of contentious debates related to tenant protections and eviction laws in the city. And it’s set to go before the council’s governance committee on Thursday afternoon.
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One UW student's push to regulate "kidfluencing"
Now, as a college student at the University of Washington, McCarty has helped shape legislation in multiple states focused on regulating the kidfluencer industry. They were also featured in Netflix’s “Bad Influence: the dark side of kidfluencing”.
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Washingtonians may soon have the "right to repair" their technology
A new law waiting to be signed by the governor would give you more options when your technology breaks.
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A conversation with King County Sheriff Patti Cole-Tindall
King County Sheriff Patti Cole-Tindall joins Soundside to talk about crime rates, a staffing shortage, budget challenges, and answer listener questions.
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What bills are graduating this legislative session, and what's flunking out?
This week Sound Politics discusses what the legislature managed to pass this year, and what was left on the cutting-room floor. Oh yeah, and there’s also the little matter of the budget.
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Student loan borrowers are being asked to pony up
People with student loan debt are being asked to pony up, and experts warn that this push for repayment will put loan holders in difficult financial situations and could have a big impact on an already unstable economy.
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Remembering Pope Francis
Pope Francis died this morning at the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta. He was 88. Dr. Catherine Punsalan-Manlimos discusses the Pope's legacy.
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One Seattle artist's journey to be seen as more than just "inspiration porn"
In a new short animated film called "View from the Floor", Mindie Lind and co-director Megan Griffiths explore Mindie’s life as an artist grappling with imposter syndrome.
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Local pride organizations see decline in funding
Thousands of people gather in the city throughout the month of June for Pride parties, themed events, and of course a huge parade celebrating and elevating the LGBTQIA+ community here in the Pacific Northwest. But this year, those events may look a little different. And that may be due to pressure from the other Washington.