Casual Friday with Erica Barnett and Jodi-Ann Burey
Seattle Now
KUOW News and Information
2.4 • 613 Ratings
🗓️ 20 September 2024
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
This week…
Amazon is asking its white-collar workers to come back into the office five days a week, which will have ripple effects all over the city.
The Seattle Times asked our city’s drivers: What annoys you the most about driving around here?
And Seattle was ranked as the number one pizza city in the country… by a less-than-reputable source.
Publicola Editor Erica Barnett and Author Jodi-Ann Burey are here to break down the week.
Fremont Oktoberfest: https://fremontoktoberfest.com/
Emerald City Kings Ball: https://emeraldcitykingsball.com/
Rainier Beach Farm Fest: https://tilthalliance.org/event/farm-fest-at-rainier-beach-urban-farm-wetlands-2/
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| 0:00.0 | These days, there's so much news. |
| 0:01.8 | It can be hard to keep up with what it all means for you, your family, and your community. |
| 0:06.4 | The Consider This Podcast from NPR features our award-winning journalism. |
| 0:10.7 | Six days a week, we bring you a deep dive on a news story and provide the context and analysis that helps you make sense of the news. |
| 0:17.5 | We get behind the headlines. |
| 0:19.4 | We get to the truth. |
| 0:22.8 | Listen to the Consider This podcast from NPR. Hey, good morning. It's Jeannie Yandel. It's Friday. This is Seattle now. This week, |
| 0:32.9 | Amazon is asking its white-collar workers to come back into the office five days a week, |
| 0:37.4 | which will have |
| 0:38.2 | ripple effects all over the city. The Seattle Times asked our city's drivers, what annoys you the most |
| 0:44.8 | about driving around here? And Seattle was ranked as the number one pizza city in the country by |
| 0:51.2 | a less than reputable source. Publicola editor Erica Barnett and author Jody Ann Burry are here to break down the week, |
| 0:57.9 | but first, let's get you caught up. |
| 1:03.1 | It's almost the weekend. |
| 1:04.6 | Here's a few things you can do around the city. |
| 1:06.7 | Beer drinkers get ready for Fremont October Fest. |
| 1:09.6 | They're promising over 100 different beers, |
| 1:12.0 | ciders, and more, plus food and live entertainment. Fans of drag can check out the Emerald City |
| 1:17.6 | Kings ball at the Skylark Bar and Club in West Seattle. That's right, it's Drag Kings this time around. |
| 1:23.9 | And if you're a fan of farming, head to the Rainier Beach Farm Fest on Saturday. |
| 1:28.2 | Learn farming techniques in between live performances. |
| 1:31.2 | If any of these sound like fun to you, info for all three events is in the show notes. |
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