Booming
An economy podcast from a city that (almost) never stops growing.
The Seattle area's been home to many booms over the years. It’s brought jobs, people, and wealth to the region, but also real growing pains that people here feel every day. In Booming, KUOW economy reporters Joshua McNichols and Monica Nickelsburg explore hidden connections between technology, cities, work, and our day-to-day experiences. We’ll ask the important question: How can more of us benefit from the booms and weather the busts?
Look for new episodes of Booming every other Wednesday, wherever you get your podcasts.
Cover art by Alicia Villa.
Episodes
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A robot took his job. And he's happy about it
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Can buildings learn?
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The risky business of airplanes
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Why free money makes you more likely to get a job
Guaranteed basic income is an anti-poverty policy gaining traction in Washington cities. Tacoma just started its second basic income pilot, on the heels of a separate King County experiment. KUOW’s economy podcast, Booming, sat down with Natalie Foster, the architect of more than 130 basic income pilots across the country to understand a surprising finding from King County’s basic income experiment, and what it means for the policy more broadly.
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The solution to our struggling power grid could be hiding in your closet
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What's sending first gen electric cars to an early grave
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The campground crunch
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Boeing at the glass cliff
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Seattle's 15-minute makeover
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The new mommy track
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Could a broken ferry system help fix our cities?
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Whatever happened to hustle?