Episodes
Feb. 16, 2022
Evan Maynard: Gearhouse Seattle Your Outdoor Recreation Third Place for Community and Gear.
Evan Maynard is our guest for this episode. Evan is the founder of Gearhouse a outdoor gear rental company based in Seattle.Have you ever rented outdoor equipment? Did you find the experience to be enjoyable? Was the gear w…
Feb. 11, 2022
Schilling Hard Cider's Eric Phillips: Flavor Forward, Bold, Innovative, and Whimsical Ciders.
Eric Phillips Chief Commercial Officer of Schilling Hard Cider joins us for this episode.Eric tells us the story of Schilling Hard Cider. Schilling is the largest Cider producer in Washington State. Schilling opened in 201…
Feb. 9, 2022
HelloChloeMarie! Dancer, Choreographer, Needlepoint Artist, and Teacher
Chloe Albin is our guest for this episode of the podcast.Chloe is a Dancer, Choreographer, Model, Teacher, and aspiring entrepreneur who sells embroidery kits, patterns, and finished work.Chloe grew up in the Seattle area an…
Feb. 7, 2022
Ed Beeson: Gigs 4 U Bringing Live Music to Travelers at SeaTac Airport and Beyond.
Ed Beeson is back for a second episode. In this episode we talk about his company Gigs4U which is the agency that books musical acts at SeaTac Airport. Ed was our guest on Episode 130 and we talked about his earlier career a…
Feb. 4, 2022
Jordan Boldt: Vancouver Farmers Market Always Fresh, Always Local.
Jordan Boldt of the Vancouver Farmers Market is our guest for this episode. Jordan has been the Executive Director for the market since 2010.The Vancouver Farmers Market is a non-profit organization with the focus of being …
Feb. 2, 2022
Erika Klimecky: Multifaceted Hiker, Photographer, Climber, Author, and Problem Solver. Not a Cog!
Erika Klimecky is our guest for this episode.Erika is a photographer, hiker, climber, writer, and much, much more. Most importantly Erika is NOT A COG!Erika has had an interesting career. Originally moving to the Seattle ar…
Jan. 31, 2022
Bekah Zietz Flynn of Sub Pop Records Sharing Stories about Seattles Record Label
Bekah Zietz Flynn from Sub Pop Records is our guest for this episode.Bekah is a Publicity and International Promotions Manager for the Sub Pop and Hardly Art music labels.Sub Pop was founded in 1988 and is often called the l…
Jan. 28, 2022
Ilias Mastrogiannis: Craft Distilling Made With Meraki
Mastrogiannis Distillery founder Ilias Mastrogiannis is our guest for this episode.Family owned Mastrogiannis is a distillery and winery committed to making everything with Meraki. Ilias shares his journey as a distiller and…
Jan. 26, 2022
Mosstangle Arts: Crystal Bailar, Wood Burning is for Everyone.
Crystal Bailar is the artist who runs Mosstangle Arts. On this episode we talk creativity, hiking, and of course Pyrography.Crystal found Wood Burning as a creative outlet several years ago. She shares her story and offers…
Jan. 24, 2022
Building an Empire: The Story of QueensrĂżche Co-Author Brian Naron
Brian Naron co-author of Building an Empire: The Story of Queensrÿche is our guest for this episode.Building An Empire: The Story of Queensrÿche examines how the five original members of the band came together in the eastern…
Jan. 12, 2022
Andrew Hughes: Keeping One Foot On The Mountain and One Foot In Advocacy. A Climbers Story
Andrew Hughes Seattle area high altitude athlete is our guest for this episode.Growing up in Poulsbo Andrew grew up playing outside and enjoying nature. He also grew up with Mount Rainier visible to him on a regular (remembe…
Jan. 10, 2022
Birds May Bite: Scott Adams
Thanks for tuning into this episode of the Exploring Washington State Podcast! If the information in our conversations and interviews are enjoyable and valuable to you, please head over to iTunes, subscribe to the show, and …
Jan. 5, 2022
The Needling: Good Clean Satirical Fun. Or how to make fun of Seattle without really trying.
The founder of The Needling Lex Vaughn is our guest for this episode. The Needling is Seattle's only Real Fake News Site.After graduating from UC Berkley Lex started a career as a newspaper reporter. Winning a Pulitze…
Jan. 3, 2022
Sidney Wayne: DJ, Artist, and all Inclusive Club Owner. Just ask him about Morris Day.....
Sidney Wayne is our guest for this episode of the Exploring Washington State Podcast. Sidney is a Seattle are DJ, artist, and soon to be club owner in the Sodo District.Sidney grew up in Tacoma and we start our conversatio…
Dec. 10, 2021
Fat Pastor Sean Niles: Talking Food, Community,
Sean Niles otherwise known as The Fat Pastor joins the show for this episode.Growing up in the Yakima are Sean was drawn to food at an early age. Spending Thanksgiving Day helping his dad in the kitchen is one of his most c…
Dec. 8, 2021
Ed Marquand: How a Punctured Tire Leads us to Mighty Tieton
Thanks for tuning into this episode of the Exploring Washington State Podcast! If the information in our conversations and interviews are enjoyable and valuable to you, please head over to iTunes, subscribe to the show, and …
Dec. 6, 2021
Ed Beeson: Presents 1,000s of concerts in Seattle over the years.
Ed Beeson longtime Seattle area music promoter, venue owner, and entrepreneur. We chat about the Seattle music scene from the 1980's until today.Ed owned one of most iconic Seattle music venues. The Backstage from 1987 …
Nov. 26, 2021
Dryfly Distilling. Creating Craft Spirits from the Abundant Resources of Spokane Washington
Don Poffenroth is our guest for this episode.Don launched Dryfly in 2007 and Dryfly was the first distillery to open in Washington State since prohibition.Our conversation took place in the event area of Dryfly's new di…
Nov. 22, 2021
Tom Marriott of The Seattle Jazz Fellowship. Creating a Community of Jazz Musicians in Seattle.
Tom Marriott is our guest for this episode. Tom is Jazz Musician on a mission, to bring a sense of community to the Jazz music scene in Seattle. Tom has started the Seattle Jazz Fellowship. A non-profit dedicated to providi…
Nov. 12, 2021
Cody Clark of Coffee Oasis: Helping Homeless Youth One Cup of Coffee At a Time.
Cody Clark of Coffee Oasis is our guest for this episode.Coffee Oasis is a Kitsap County based non-profit organization that has coffee shops in Bremerton, Port Orchard, Paulsbo, and Kingston. Since 1997 Coffee Oasis has bee…
Nov. 10, 2021
Michelle Wyles of Boxx Gallery: Tieton Art Gallery Funds Community Through Art
Michelle Wyles was asked to open an art gallery. She said sure why not. Find out what happened next in this episode of the Exploring Washington State Podcast.Thanks for tuning into this episode of the Exploring Washington …
Nov. 8, 2021
Linda Zopfi: Booking Music for Bite of Seattle and Taste of Tacoma. Festival Stories and more.
Linda Zopfi is our guest for this episode. Linda began working for a Seattle area booking agency in 1980. Eventually she opened her own booking agency and began booking musical talent for the Bite of Seattle and the Taste of…
Nov. 1, 2021
Robert Stewart
Our guest for this episode is Robert Stewart. Robert is a long time Seattle musician.We start out talking about Robert's band in the 1980's Paisley Sin. Playing around Seattle at some of the iconic venues of the e…
Oct. 22, 2021
Stephanie Forrer is Talking About Eat, Drink, Travel, Y'all in Walla Walla. oh and her podcast too.....
Our guest for this episode is Stephanie Forrer. Steph is the host of the “Eat, Drink, Travel, Y’all,” podcast where she has delicious conversations with the most intriguing industry professionals in the culinary world. Ste…