Casual Friday with Naomi Tomky and Zaki Hamid

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🗓️ 19 September 2025

⏱️ 24 minutes

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This week… It’s noisy in this city. Just ask the people in line at Mariners games or near our local pickleball courts. Speaking of the Mariners, they’ve been using a little bit of witch-y magic to keep their playoff hopes alive. And how bad is your local grocery store parking lot? We’ve got the details on the worst ones in Seattle. Seattle Met’s Naomi Tomky and KUOW’s Zaki Hamid are here to break down the week.

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0:00.0	It's rare to find a podcast that can actually change your life.
0:03.8	But when the show is called Life Kit, that's kind of the whole point.
0:07.9	I'm Mariel Segarra.
0:09.1	Three times a week on the Life Kit podcast, we guide you through a topic we could all use help with,
0:13.6	from personal development to healthy living to managing your dinero,
0:17.0	with takeaways so you can start living what you learn right away.
0:21.1	Escouche a Life Kit podcast from NPR.
0:26.2	Hey, good morning. I'm Patricia Murphy. It's Friday. This is Seattle now. This week, it is noisy in this city.
0:34.2	Just ask the people in line at Mariners games are near our local pickleball courts.
0:39.2	Speaking of the Mariners, it seems they've been using a little bit of witchy magic to keep their
0:43.3	playoff hopes alive. And how bad is your local grocery store parking lot? Come on now. We've got the
0:49.6	details on the worst ones in Seattle. Seattle Mets Naomi Tomke and KUOW's Zeki-Hamead are here to break down the week.
0:57.6	But first, let's get you caught up.
1:02.4	The Seattle City Council will likely vote today on the city's comprehensive plan.
1:07.3	It's a roadmap that will guide where housing will get built and determine the density of different neighborhoods for the next 20 years.
1:13.6	A select committee has been working through changes to the comp plan all week. They're expected to approve it during today's meeting, which begins at 2 o'clock.
1:22.6	The incoming class at the University of Washington will be welcomed this Sunday for the annual new student convocation. New UW President Robert J. Jones will look at the University of Washington will be welcomed this Sunday for the annual new student convocation.
1:29.3	New UW president Robert J. Jones will lead the ceremony inside Alaska Airlines Arena.
1:35.2	The university expects thousands of students, family members, and friends to attend.
1:39.6	The university district is already flooded with wide-eyed freshmen. Doors open at 10 a.m., convocation begins at 11.
1:47.2	The first day of class for UW students is Wednesday.
1:50.5	And Amazon goes on trial Monday in a lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission.
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