Weekend Listen: The candidates for King County Executive square off
Seattle Now
KUOW News and Information
4.7 • 670 Ratings
🗓️ 11 October 2025
⏱️ 37 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | What kind of books are worth crossing state lines for? |
| 0:04.4 | I'm Katie Campbell, and on the latest episode of Meet Me Here, KUOWW's Arts and Culture Podcast, |
| 0:10.0 | will tell you why tourists are coming to Seattle to fill their suitcases with books that are banned in their hometowns, |
| 0:16.1 | and how one bookstore is balancing the legal stakes and the First Amendment. |
| 0:20.9 | Listen to Meet Me Here on the KUOW app or wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 0:29.8 | The future of Seattle's highways affects all of us. |
| 0:33.7 | I'm Ian Koss, host of the award-winning podcast, The Big Dig, |
| 0:37.4 | and you can join me live as we explore what's next for Seattle's Road. I'm Ian Koss, host of the award-winning podcast, The Big Dig, |
| 0:41.7 | and you can join me live as we explore what's next for Seattle's roads. |
| 0:47.0 | It's October 27th at 7 p.m. at the Central Library in downtown Seattle. |
| 0:51.1 | RSVP at kUOW.org slash events. |
| 0:55.0 | KUOW live events are sponsored by Finney Ridge Painting. |
| 1:01.7 | Hey, good morning. |
| 1:03.0 | Patricia Murphy here. |
| 1:03.9 | It's Saturday. |
| 1:05.4 | This is Seattle now. |
| 1:07.3 | It's election season. |
| 1:12.3 | So today we're bringing you the first in a series of candidate debates hosted by KUOW. |
| 1:17.8 | This week we're looking at the candidates running for King County Executive. Whoever wins will lead one of the largest regional governments in the United States. The county executive oversees |
| 1:23.2 | the Sheriff's Department, manages public health, transportation, public housing, and jails. |
| 1:28.6 | And for the first time in 16 years, there isn't an incumbent on the ballot. |
| 1:33.2 | Two county leaders are vying for the job. |
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