Episodes
July 28, 2021
Brian Jennings Exploring Washington State with a Camera
Brian Jennings joins us for this episode. Brian is photographer who has captured images throughout out Washington State.Brian grew up in the Spokane area and spent his professional career in TV and Radio in Oregon and Washin…
July 26, 2021
Regan Lane: Soda Cracker Jesus is Strangely Alright and More. A Musical Journey Shared.
Regan Lane is a Tacoma area musician who has had a long musical career. In this episode we chat about his musical career from the present to the past. We also talk about life in Tacoma and other interesting topics. Of cours…
July 23, 2021
Snowdrift Cider Company Single Origin Ciders, Perries and More. The OG Cider Company in Washington State
Snowdrift Cider Company founder Peters Ringsrud is our guest for this episode. Peter is one of the original commercial cider makers in Washington State.Are you a fan of world class Cider? How about a Perry made using the Ch…
July 21, 2021
Live in Everett Garret Hunt Co-Founder Shares The Top Places in Everett to Visit and See in His Favorite City
Garret Hunt is our guest in this episode of the podcast. Garret is the co-founder of Live In Everett.  Garret is a true fan of Everett and it shines through as he shares some great places to see and things to do in Everett…
July 19, 2021
Mark Pickerels Musical Journey from Screaming Trees to the Peyote 3. Stories from Ellensburg
Mark Pickerel is our guest for this episode. Mark was the original drummer of the band Screaming Trees. Originally from Ellensburg Screaming Trees were one of the first bands to be signed to a major label during the "grunge…
July 16, 2021
Taylor Shellfish Farms Tom Stocks Talks Oysters, Clams, Geoducks, and White Wine
Tom Stocks of Taylor Shellfish Farms joins us in this episode to chat about Oysters and more.Taylor Shellfish Farms started farming shellfish in the Puget Sound in 1890. Much has changed about how Oysters, Clams, and Geodu…
July 14, 2021
Hoban Cards The Art and Craft of Letterpress Printing From the Heart of Chehalis Washington
In this episode we are joined by Evan Calkins proprietor of Hoban Cards in Chehalis Washington.Hoban Cards is a small letterpress company that specializes in thoughtfully designed printed business cards & stationery. What st…
July 12, 2021
Chris Jones Band: Full Throttle Rock With Grit & Soul. Plus Two Live Tracks.
Chris Jones of The Chris Jones Band (CJB) joins us for this episode of the Exploring Washington State Podcast.Chris is originally from Washington State but has spent some time in Okinawa, and on the east coast. Then one fat…
July 9, 2021
Union Hill Cider Andrew Handley Co-Founder Chats Apples, Cider, and More.
Andrew Handley co-founder of Union Hill Cider Co in East Wenatchee joins us for this episode.Union Hill began with a failed experiment to make cider by letting it ferment in a closet. Lets just say the first batch was not a…
July 7, 2021
Jane Park: How to have fun on Tik Tok with your kids and more stories about life.
In this episode we are joined by Jane Park. Jane lives in the Seattle area and has found a very interesting way to keep herself sane during the pandemic.Like all of us Jane was getting stir crazy sitting at home without man…
July 5, 2021
Jori Chisholm Bagpipes and the Art of Incremental Improvement. A Conversation About the Pipes and More.
Professional bagpipe player Jori Chisholm joins us for this episode. Jori has won the United States Gold Metal award 4 times.Jori started playing the pipes at 11. One of the interesting things we found out about Jori is tha…
July 2, 2021
Bells Cookies
In this episode we chat with Tomas Perez co-founder of Bell's Cookie Co. in Seattle.What do you do when the pandemic causes all of our catering clients to cancel their plans? Why you bake cookies of course. Tomas and h…
June 30, 2021
Pat Cashman. From Radio to Almost Live! and Beyond. A Conversation with a Seattle Legend
This episode we are joined by Seattle area TV and radio personality Pat Cashman. Pat got his start in radio by creating radio shows that he would broadcast through his parents house via the furnace. Even his grandmother wou…
June 28, 2021
Andrew Joslyn Musical Polymath from Symphonies to Hip Hop and Beyond
Andrew Joslyn started playing the violin at age five. Today he is our guest on this episode. In-between Andrew has accomplished more than most people twice his age.This conversation covers Andrews start at age five learning…
June 25, 2021
Keith Barnes Master Distiller talks Organic World Class Whiskey and More all from Bainbridge Island
Keith Barnes Founder and Master Distiller of Bainbridge Organic Distillers joins us for this episode.Opening in 2009 with a focus of only producing only organic products. Bainbridge was the first distiller in Washington Sta…
June 23, 2021
Spokane Kitty Cantina: Cats, Cookies, and Coffee. Helping the Community One Cat at a Time
In this episode Justyn and Tori Cozza join the podcast to chat cats and Spokane. Yes, they literally herd cats for a living. Well, actually they run a coffee shop that has cats available for adoption.The Cantina opened in J…
June 21, 2021
Steve Aliment: Song Writing and Recording. Streaming is Good for Musicians and More
Steve Aliment a long time Seattle area musician joins us to chat about music, our lack of attention, golf, coffee and more.Steve shares his song writing process from concept to published product. Using technology Steve is a…
June 18, 2021
Fast Penny Spirits: A Passion for Amaro and Empowering Women
Jamie Hunt and Holly Robinson joins us to discuss Amaro. Fast Penny Spirits is a distillery in Seattle that focuses on making Amaro.  Amaro is a bittersweet liqueur that can contain dozens of ingredients. Fast Penny uses …
June 16, 2021
Triple Tall Americano Double Cup No Room Is the Coffee for Howard Behar of Starbucks Coffee
Howard Behar past President of Starbucks Coffee Company International and author of It's Not About The Coffee and The Magic Cup joins us on this episode.It was an honor to have Howard Behar as a guest on the podcast. Th…
June 14, 2021
Sweet Thang and The Stumblers: Gypsygrass From The Puget Sound
In this episode we are joined by two members of the band Sweet Thang and the Stumblers. Terri Moss is the lead singer and Mark Wuesthoff is the pedal steel player. The other members of the band are Troy Moss, Phil Suggs, a…
June 11, 2021
Sarah Monson Cheap Beer & Pork Leads to a Cookbook
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June 9, 2021
Embrace Your Wild: Savannah and Amanda Helping Women Step into Their Sovereignty
In this episode Savannah Taylor and Amanda Maurice join the show and we chat about their coaching program for women embrace your WILD.Amanda and Savannah guide their clients back home to their own inner wisdom. During this …
June 7, 2021
Christy McWilson
There are so many amazing places to explore in Washington State, you should just pack your bags and go! Explore Washington State is the perfect place for inspiration.  Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Explorin…
June 4, 2021
Making Seattle Better One Scoop At A Time. Molly Moon's Ice Cream. Conversation with Molly Moon Neitzel
Molly Moon Neitzel is the woman behind the iconic Seattle ice cream shop, Molly Moon’s. Molly gives a look beyond the counter and into the reality and history of Molly Moon’s. From the ingredients behind our favorite flavors…