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Local radio, podcasts and YouTube channels from Seattle and Portland worth a follow. Press play on the latest episodes right here; every pick was checked against its own site.

On the dial

SeattleLive 90.3 FM KEXP New music, local bands, live sessions Listen live ↗ PortlandLive 91.5 FM OPB Oregon and Southwest Washington news, election nights, the drive to work Listen live ↗ SeattleLive 94.9 FM KUOW Local news, civic deep dives, the drive home Listen live ↗ PortlandLive 90.7 FM KBOO Grassroots news, activist voices, crate-digging music shows Listen live ↗ SeattleLive 88.5 FM KNKX Jazz and blues, evenings at home, NPR news Listen live ↗ PortlandLive 89.1 FM KMHD Dinner at home, rainy Sunday afternoons, finding a show to see Listen live ↗ SeattleLive 98.1 FM Classical KING Focus, dinner, a slow Sunday Listen live ↗ PortlandLive 89.9 FM All Classical Radio Focused work, quiet mornings, concert-season planning Listen live ↗ SeattleLive 91.3 FM KBCS Eastside listeners, roots music, independent news and talk Listen live ↗ PortlandLive 91.1 FM XRAY.fm Local politics, Portland DJs, new bands Listen live ↗ SeattleLive 89.5 FM DANCE 89.5 Workouts, drum and bass, getting ready to go out Listen live ↗ PortlandLive 90.3 FM Freeform Portland Genre-hopping, record collectors, late-night listening Listen live ↗ SeattleLive 104.9 FM Hollow Earth Radio Freeform radio, underground music, local DJs Listen live ↗ PortlandLive 99.1 FM Portland Radio Project Discovering Portland bands, workday background music Listen live ↗ SeattleLive Rainy Dawg Radio Online College radio, new indie music, student DJs Listen live ↗ PortlandLive KPSU Online College-radio energy, new music, DJ sets that wander Listen live ↗ SeattleLive 90.7 FM KSER Snohomish County listeners, eclectic music, news and talk Listen live ↗ PortlandLive 99.9 FM KXRW Southwest Washington news, arts and community events Listen live ↗

Podcasts

Seattle Seattle Now KUOW
Latest · Nov 5 Thursday Evening Headlines
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Portland Think Out Loud OPB
Latest · Nov 4 A tribute to a cosmic jazz pioneer and other November highlights from KMHD
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Seattle City Cast Seattle City Cast
Latest · Nov 4 Blue Wave Hits Washington, La Palma Goes Viral, and Seattle Has a Cat Convention?!
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Portland The Evergreen OPB
Latest · Nov 1 Take a walking tour of downtown Portland architecture
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Seattle Seattle Nice David Hyde, Erica Barnett and Sandeep Kaushik
Latest · Nov 3 Seattle's Progressives Ride the Blue Wave
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Portland City Cast Portland City Cast
Latest · Nov 4 The Unspoken Rules of Mushroom Hunting in Oregon
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Seattle Seattle Eats KUOW
Latest · Nov 4 Kenji López-Alt’s favorite Seattle spots for visitors
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Portland Right at the Fork Chris Angelus and Cort Johnson
Latest · Oct 30 RATF Classic: #439 Edouardo Jordan - His story of his journey to the apex of the Seattle food world, the fall, and the recovery
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Seattle Booming KUOW
Latest · Nov 3 The dreamers risking everything to grow a seaweed industry in the PNW
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Portland Offbeat Oregon History Finn J.D. John
Latest · Nov 4 Oregon nursery industry founder’s ‘Free Love’ cult
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Seattle The Washington State Hiking Podcast Jennie Flaming and Craig Romano
Latest · Nov 5 The Most Underrated Hikes in Washington
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Portland The Detour Oregon Humanities
Latest · Oct 31 Politics without Politicians
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Seattle Move to Tacoma Podcast Marguerite Martin
Latest · Oct 28 The Future of UW Tacoma: Is College Still Worth it? Chancellor Sheila Edwards Lange & Amanda Figueroa
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Portland Stumptown Soundcheck Portland Radio Project and Music Portland
Latest · Sep 26 Episode 35: Making Room for Music: Rethinking Sound in Portland
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YouTube channels

Seattle KEXP Hargiuem Zaboy performs "Whoa!!!" & more Live on KEXP at AXEAN Festival Channel ↗
Portland OPB Oregon was once a Republican stronghold | Oregon Experience Channel ↗
Seattle Cascade PBS The Great Wedding Scandal of 1909 | Mossback's Northwest Channel ↗
Portland Hike Oregon Reviewing the Outdoor Vitals Carbon Evo 50 Backpack After 8 Months and 250-Miles of Use Channel ↗
Seattle Converge Media The Pop-Up! Presents: The Millionaire Next Door - Mike Pellicciotti with Keisha Credit Channel ↗
Portland Matt.Cook.Oregon McKenzie Pass Volcanoes, Belknap, Black Crater, Dee Wright Channel ↗
Seattle Evening Magazine 'North of North' star Anna Lambe on finding optimism in the Arctic Channel ↗
Portland Oregon Historical Society From New Age to Evangelical: Radical Religion in the American West Channel ↗
Seattle hikeart Bandera Mountain – Golden Fall Colors and Fresh Snow Channel ↗
Portland Portland FolkMusic Society Concerts Somewhere I Call Home:Grainne Hunt & Jules Stewart Channel ↗
Seattle Seattle Municipal Archives Gala1993 (April 17, 1993) Channel ↗
Portland Oregon Zoo Asian Elephant Tula-Tu Plays Outside, Gets Vet Checkup Channel ↗
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Newsletter

The Weekend Letter

Every Thursday morning: the weekend’s best events, one new guide and a local worth meeting. Pick Seattle, Portland or both.

Fri, Nov 6

This weekend

FRI Portland Holiday Market

SAT Diwali: Lights of India at Seattle Center

SAT Vancouver Symphony Orchestra: Verdi’s Requiem

New guide

Tune In: Portland Radio Stations, Podcasts and YouTube Channels

Meet a local

Allison Bishins, Allison Bishins Consulting

A peek at Thursday’s letter