How to talk sports in Seattle, and beyond, when you don't have a clue

How to talk sports in Seattle, and beyond, when you don't have a clue Dyer Oxley November 26, 2025 / 4:24 pm

It might happen during holiday gatherings. Perhaps it will happen amid office chit chat. Inevitably, sports conversations happen, even if you have no interest in, or a clue about, the world of sports.

But as my KUOW colleague Paige Browning told me, there is value in knowing how to navigate sports talk, especially around the holidays.

"I find sports to be a safe topic to bring up," she said. "You're not talking about politics, you're not talking about who is in the White House, who won the mayoral race, you're not talking about religion, or arguing over fossil fuels ... maybe you can kind of get into it with ... the uncle of course, but in general you're talking about ente