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How to calm your nerves on Election Day

Seattle Now

KUOW News and Information

Daily News, News

2.4613 Ratings

🗓️ 5 November 2024

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

It's Election Day 2024. Feeling anxious? You're certainly not alone. We'll hear from Seattle Now listeners about how they're coping with election anxiety, and we'll talk with Seattle therapist Mags Aleks about how to handle existential stress.

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Transcript

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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 Patricia Murphy. It's Tuesday. This is Seattle now. It's

0:33.0

Election Day. If you woke up feeling a bit anxious this morning, you are definitely not alone.

0:39.4

In a few minutes, we'll hear from some of you about how you're coping with election anxiety.

0:43.9

We'll also hear from a Seattle therapist about how to manage existential stress.

0:49.1

But first, let's get you caught up.

0:59.2

Music Let's get you caught up. Okay, voters, you know the drill.

1:01.3

As we mentioned, it's election day.

1:03.6

If you haven't voted or even registered yet, you can still do both of those things in person around Seattle and King County today. We'll put a link in the

1:12.4

show notes to King County's voting centers that are open until 8 p.m. And don't forget, you can hear

1:18.5

live special coverage of election night beginning at 4 on KUOWW. And if you've just about had it

1:25.6

with all this election talk, try reading through it at Town Hall Seattle tonight, an event focused on the power of art and community, regardless of election results.

1:36.0

Maybe cleanse your palate by participating in Seattle Restaurant Week.

1:39.9

Or if you need a break from anxiously looking at your phone, SIF Cinema Downtown is showing

1:45.3

studio Ghibli movies between now and the 14th.

1:48.9

That's it for now.

1:50.0

We're back tonight with evening headlines.

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