Sarah Leibovitz

Seattle

Producer at KUOW-FM (Seattle, WA)

Supervising producer @Soundsidekuow. Not good at twitter, not willing to try any harder.

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One Seattle artist's journey to be seen as more than just "inspiration porn"

1 week ago | m.kuow.org | Libby Denkmann |Sarah Leibovitz

Mindie Lind is a Seattle-based musician. In a new short animated film called "View from the Floor", Lind and co-director Megan Griffiths explore Mindie’s life as an artist grappling with imposter syndrome. Mindie was born without legs. And as she came of age, she couldn’t shake the idea that the praise and attention she received was more about her disability, and people looking to create “inspiration porn,” rather than her talent.
One Seattle artist's journey to be seen as more than just "inspiration porn"

1 week ago | kuow.org | Libby Denkmann |Sarah Leibovitz

Mindie Lind is a Seattle-based musician. In a new short animated film called "View from the Floor", Lind and co-director Megan Griffiths explore Mindie’s life as an artist grappling with imposter syndrome. Mindie was born without legs. And as she came of age, she couldn’t shake the idea that the praise and attention she received was more about her disability, and people looking to create “inspiration porn,” rather than her talent.
Local pride organizations see decline in funding

2 weeks ago | m.kuow.org | Libby Denkmann |Sarah Leibovitz

Pride is one of the events of the summer here in Seattle. Thousands of people gather in the city throughout the month of June for parties, themed events, and of course a huge parade celebrating and elevating the LGBTQIA+ community here in the Pacific Northwest. But this year, those events may look a little different. And that may be due to pressure from the other Washington.
Local pride organizations see decline in funding

2 weeks ago | kuow.org | Libby Denkmann |Sarah Leibovitz

Pride is one of the events of the summer here in Seattle. Thousands of people gather in the city throughout the month of June for parties, themed events, and of course a huge parade celebrating and elevating the LGBTQIA+ community here in the Pacific Northwest. But this year, those events may look a little different. And that may be due to pressure from the other Washington.
Pramila Jayapal on tariffs, immigration, and the latest news out of DC

2 weeks ago | m.kuow.org | Libby Denkmann |Sarah Leibovitz |Jason Burrows

The Trump Administration is poised to slap worldwide tariffs on friend and foe alike…. Sending Wall Street reeling today. And the president’s crackdown on unauthorized immigration has arrived in Washington, with the first big ICE raid of a workplace in our state in Bellingham. There’s plenty of news out of D.C. hitting home for Western Washington, and joining Soundside host Libby Denkmann the view from congress is Pramila Jayapal.
Microsoft at 50: AI, job security, and the future of the tech industry

3 weeks ago | kuow.org | Libby Denkmann |Sarah Leibovitz |Monica Nickelsburg

50 years ago, on Friday, April 4th 1975, two guys from Seattle launched a software company in a strip mall in Albuquerque NM.. That business would soon relocate to Redmond, Washington… and those Lakeside kids, Bill Gates and Paul Allen, did all right. The Windows operating system would go on to dominate the personal computer industry. Today, Microsoft is one of the most profitable companies in the world.
Why Adam Smith says the Democrats need a rebrand

3 weeks ago | kuow.org | Libby Denkmann |Sarah Leibovitz

President Trump is readying new tariffs that will reportedly be his most aggressive trade policy move yet. The White House is ready to move PAST a scandal involving the Administration’s top national security officials discussing war plans on the encrypted messaging app Signal. And meanwhile, Democrats are facing anger from their own voters who are deeply displeased with how the party is responding to Trump and his policies.
As Utah bans fluoride, two Washington cities consider the same

3 weeks ago | kuow.org | Libby Denkmann |Sarah Leibovitz |Shane Mehling

The fight over fluoride in drinking water is not new – it’s been around ever since public programs began in the 1940s. But now, there is a push to end fluoridation programs. United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F Kennedy Jr has criticized fluoridation, claiming it contributes to a host of afflictions, including bone cancer and thyroid disease. Around the country, some areas are taking actions to end fluoridation.
Sound Politics gets overwhelmed

3 weeks ago | kuow.org | Scott Greenstone |Sarah Leibovitz |Gabriel Spitzer

Scott got overwhelmed this week trying to keep track of everything happening in our political sphere. And where does he turn to when he feels overwhelmed? Email newsletters. The world condensed into less than 2,000 words. So this week, he's joined by two newsletter writer-reporters, Axios Seattle reporter Melissa Santos and Washington Observer publisher Paul Queary to discuss their favorite stories you might've missed.
How to make sure your garden blossoms this spring

4 weeks ago | kuow.org | Diana Opong |Sarah Leibovitz

Yesterday was one of those days that makes you feel like maybe, just maybe, winter is finally over. Here in Seattle, the sun was shining, the cherry trees blossoming, it was in the 60s… And yes, now there are severe thunderstorms and potential tornado level winds heading our way this afternoon. But – once those storms are over, it’ll be the perfect time to get back out into the garden and clean up the mess those winds will have left behind.