KING 5's The Sound Podcast

KING 5's The Sound Podcast. It's a weekly deep dive into the Pacific Northwest's biggest news stories.

  • 2 minutes 28 seconds
    Trailer - Priced Out Podcast
    KING 5's latest podcast: 'Priced Out'. Seattle has become the poster child for extreme rapid growth. This series explores a side of the affordability crisis that is rarely visible. We profile long-time Seattleites with good jobs, who are now struggling to make ends meet with the rapid rise in the cost of living. Apple Podcasts link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/priced-out/id1386543590?mt=2
    23 May 2018, 6:04 am
  • 15 minutes 44 seconds
    Seattle Home Make $54 per work hour
    New numbers show Seattle homeowners are gaining $54.24 of home equity every work hour. Host Ryan Takeo interviews Zillow senior economist Aaron Terrazas. They talk about prospects for first-time home buyers, what it means for those outside the city, and if we're in a 'bubble'.
    9 April 2018, 11:47 pm
  • 23 minutes 47 seconds
    Seattle's New Off-Street Parking rules
    Seattle city council member Rob Johnson talks about the city's new parking rules. And Bellwether Housing's CEO said the city's old rules mandated the organization build $1.5 million worth of parking spaces, it otherwise wouldn't have.
    4 April 2018, 4:02 am
  • 8 minutes 25 seconds
    'March For Our Lives' - Here and in D.C.
    A Thurston County high school student details what it was like when there was a shooting at her school. And KING 5 photojournalist Dave Wike talks to five Snohomish County high school students who went to the march in Washington D.C. Hosted by Ryan Takeo.
    26 March 2018, 9:00 pm
  • 20 minutes 39 seconds
    2018 Housing Market Outlook and What $500K gets you
    The Seattle metro housing market is seeing double-digit gains again. How long will that last? Are there any signs of things slowing down? Host Ryan Takeo talks with Zillow senior economist Aaron Terrazas. Ryan also talks to producer Alex Vitale about her series to see how much house $500,000 gets home buyers in different communities.
    12 March 2018, 10:03 pm
  • 15 minutes 54 seconds
    Olympia gun control debate
    KING 5 South Bureau Chief Drew Mikkelsen said the shooting at a Florida school last month and the mass shooting in Las Vegas brought back the gun debate to Olympia. Last week state lawmakers banned bump stocks. Bump stocks are trigger devices that allow semi-automatic rifles to fire more rapidly. The governor is expected to sign that into law this week. “If it weren’t for the Las Vegas shooting, this wouldn’t have come up,” Mikkelsen said on “The Sound” podcast.
    5 March 2018, 10:44 pm
  • 19 minutes 11 seconds
    State lawmakers exempt themselves from Public Records Act
    State lawmakers passed a bill to exempt themselves from the state's Public Records Act. Host Ryan Takeo talks to investigative reporter Chris Ingalls who talks about why it matters - and a Democratic state Rep. who details why he voted for it, even though he disagreed with the process the bill was quickly passed.
    27 February 2018, 1:35 am
  • 23 minutes 29 seconds
    An even shorter HQ2 short list
    Amazon recently released its Top 20 of Amazon HQ2 contenders, but a business consultant created his own list of seven. Eric Simonson of Everest Group Research details how talent, time zone, physical proximity, and the type of business Amazon plans for HQ2 will impact the decision. He also talks about what the process might mean for Seattle. www2.everestgrp.com/reportaction/EG…-2382/Marketing
    5 February 2018, 9:58 pm
  • 28 minutes 48 seconds
    The Rattlesnake Ridge Landslide & Amtrak Train Derailment
    Glenn Farley calls the impending Rattlesnake Ridge landslide fascinating, but says it's like watching paint dry. He explains the difference between Rattlesnake Ridge and other past landslides, like Oso. And Alex Rozier and Jim Scott were on the Amtrak train that derailed in Pierce County. They recall that day - and provide an update on Rudi, the man they interview the day of and the morning after the crash.
    22 January 2018, 10:22 pm
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