{"podcast":{"title":"Seattle Now","slug":"seattle-now-496157","podcast_index_feed_id":496157,"rss_url":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/fa64d43e-1285-4f73-948e-aeae00546c65/02438091-7fbb-4dc9-9e5c-b17c013df16e/2998c787-c3cb-49fd-b060-b17c013df199/podcast.rss","website_url":"https://www.kuow.org/podcasts/seattlenow","image_url":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/fa64d43e-1285-4f73-948e-aeae00546c65/02438091-7fbb-4dc9-9e5c-b17c013df16e/2998c787-c3cb-49fd-b060-b17c013df199/image.jpg?t=1716751086&size=Large","author":"KUOW News and Information","episode_count":1251,"summary":"Seattle Now is KUOW's flagship daily news podcast. Seattle Now brings you quick headlines, smart analysis, and award-winning local news. New episodes every weekday morning and afternoon. Start and end your day with Seattle Now, from KUOW and the NPR Network.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T10:20:25.123745+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/seattle-now-496157"},"episode":{"title":"These scientists are keeping an eye on which KC beaches are safe for swimming","slug":"these-scientists-are-keeping-an-eye-on-which-kc-beaches-are-safe-for-swimming","published_at":"2026-05-25T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/seattle-now-496157/these-scientists-are-keeping-an-eye-on-which-kc-beaches-are-safe-for-swimming","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/seattle-now-496157","url":"https://omny.fm/shows/seattle-now/these-scientists-are-keeping-an-eye-on-which-kc-beaches-are-safe-for-swimming","audio_url":"https://tracking.swap.fm/track/uxCn8UtjXBanXSJB9HIb/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/fa64d43e-1285-4f73-948e-aeae00546c65/02438091-7fbb-4dc9-9e5c-b17c013df16e/ddbf9d67-0b7e-4ca3-a902-b452014b886b/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=2998c787-c3cb-49fd-b060-b17c013df199","summary":"Memorial Day is a time to honor America’s fallen soldiers past and present. It’s also the unofficial start of summer. Today’s weather isn't exactly ideal for a beach swim. But once we get to magical Seattle summer weather, don’t forget to check King County Public Health’s website before you take a dip. They send out environmental scientists like Wyatt Klepac each week to test our swim beaches for toxic algae and bacteria. Right now, Green Lake’s West Beach is closed because of toxic algae and Newcastle Beach due to high bacteria. Last summer, we were curious about how the county decides to close beaches and went out with Wyatt to see for ourselves. Here’s that episode again.","meta_description":"Memorial Day is a time to honor America’s fallen soldiers past and present. It’s also the unofficial start of summer. Today’s weather isn't exactly ideal…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":798,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/seattle-now-496157/episodes/these-scientists-are-keeping-an-eye-on-which-kc-beaches-are-safe-for-swimming/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/seattle-now-496157/these-scientists-are-keeping-an-eye-on-which-kc-beaches-are-safe-for-swimming.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}