Casual Friday with Joe Veyera and Phil Burton
Seattle Now
KUOW News and Information
4.7 • 670 Ratings
🗓️ 29 August 2025
⏱️ 27 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Monica Nicholsberg, co-host of KUOW's economy podcast, Booming. |
| 0:07.1 | Music festivals across the country are abruptly shutting down, and rising ticket prices are making it hard for people to go to the ones that are still around. |
| 0:14.7 | On the latest episode, why can't music festivals find their rhythm? |
| 0:18.6 | Listen to Booming on the KUOW app or wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 0:32.8 | Hey, good morning. I'm Patricia Murphy. It's Friday. This is Seattle now. This week, some city governments in Washington are outsourcing all kinds of things degenerative AI. |
| 0:44.5 | Dogs are now free to roam around Washington State ferries, sort of, and more speed cameras in school zones might make school drop off and pick up a little less intense. |
| 0:55.5 | Factal editor Joe Vieira and comedian Phil Burton are here to break down the week. |
| 0:59.9 | But first, let's get you caught up. |
| 1:09.4 | Lots of transit news this week. |
| 1:11.6 | In addition to expanded bus service on the east side, King County Metro fairs are going up beginning Monday. |
| 1:18.0 | It'll now cost you $3. That's an increase of 25 cents. |
| 1:21.8 | Metro's first since 2018. |
| 1:24.2 | The King County Water Taxi Fair is also going up to $3. |
| 1:28.2 | Beginning Monday. |
| 1:34.0 | Speaking of travel, AAA is predicting a very busy travel weekend in Seattle. |
| 1:38.6 | In fact, AAA says Seattle is the country's number one Labor Day destination. |
| 1:47.2 | Axios reports that CETAC Airport is expecting 1 million travelers over the holiday weekend, an increase of 7% over last year. |
| 1:55.1 | The Port of Seattle says today will be the busiest day of the weekend at the airport, predicting that 200,000 passengers will pass through. |
| 2:02.5 | And if you're planning on sticking around town, there is a lot going on in Seattle over the weekend. Bumbershoot takes over Seattle Center Saturday and Sunday. UDub football kicks off their season Saturday night against |
| 2:07.6 | Colorado State at Husky Stadium. And on Monday, labor organizers are planning a march and rally in |
| 2:13.6 | Seattle under the moniker Workers Over Billionaires. It begins at noon at Seattle Central |
| 2:18.8 | College. The protest is part of a national day of action across the country. Check back for more |
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