Ted Cruz + Maria Cantwell: Healing America With Sports? ^26.2%

KUOW - By Libby Denkmann, Scott Greenstone, Catharine Smith, Gabrielle Healy - 6/18/2026, 10:43 PM

Appeal to Authority 19.9% - Attempt to Sell a Product or Service 16.2% - Confirmation Bias 14%

College sports is chaos right now. But Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Washington's Maria Cantwell are trying to do something about that with the Protect College Sports Act. It just passed the Senate Commerce Committee and heads to the Senate floor next. What's in the bill? And what do politicians gain when they take on this type of legislation?... more

What Seattle soccer newbies should know heading into the World Cup ^19.1%

KUOW - By Libby Denkmann, Gabrielle Healy, Sami West - 6/9/2026, 11:05 PM

Hasty Generalization 17.7% - Negativity Bias 15.4% - Representativeness Heuristic 14.7%

The men’s FIFA World Cup kicks off Thursday (pun intended), and Seattle is hosting six of those matches. It marks the first World Cup to be hosted in the United States since 1994. (Mexico and Canada are also hosting some games.) Who’s playing, who’s expected to do well, and could the U.S. team make it deep into the tournament this year?... more

Yay books! Soundside's 2025 in letters ^83.6%

KUOW Public Radio - By Libby Denkmann, Gabrielle Healy - 12/18/2025, 11:45 PM

There are only a few weeks left in 2025. That means for those of you who resolved, at the beginning of the year, to do more reading — it's crunch time. Did you actually put down your phone long enough to get through a book this year? It's not too late. Many great books came out this year. If you need suggestions for something to read or... more