Explore Washington State
Micah Rice Sports Editor for The Columbian Newspaper is my guest. Micah has been a newspaper reporter and editor for over 20 years in Washington State. We talk about how the newspaper industry has changed, Vancouver, and of course sports! I find it interesting to learn about how the media landscape is changing rapidly, especially...
Meet Petosa Accordions Since 1922 this family owned business has been making world class accordions. I was able to sit down with Joe Petosa Jr. (3rd generation), Joey Petosa (4th generation) and Gabe Hall-Rodriguez at the Petosa Accordions showroom. We were surrounded by dozens of historic accordions the enviroment was amazing. Knowing next to nothing...
Meet Brandon Harle, a teacher at Wenatchee High School. Brandon created a Podcast Production & Audio Storytelling class. In the first year of the class two students received honorable mentions from NPR and the New York Times for their entries in podcasting contests. Brandon shares how his podcasting program came to be. As a member...
Meet Chef Kinga Borkowski. How can a chef originally from Chicago bring Seattle Austin, Texas inspired breakfast tacos? Listen to this episode and you will know. Kinga trained at Le Cordon Bleu in Chicago and was working at some amazing Chicago restaurants. That was until her husband took a job in Seattle. Moving to Seattle...
Matt Ackerman thinks you should Fret Less and Rock More. Hear the journey of this Washington State musician from Little Nickel Want Ads guitar to owning Endorian Guitarworks in Olympia. Life is a journey and Matt shares his stories with us during this episode. If you have ever wanted to stop working for “the man”...
Travel writer Peggy Cleveland on her book 100 Things to Do in Tacoma Before You Die, Point Defiance, Koreatown and the best steak she has ever had. Exploring Washington State Podcast.
Chris is back for a 2nd conversation. We talk more about his musical journey and learn more about how he found Jazz to be the genre that speaks to him. Starting off in middle school and culminating with a master’s from CWU Chris has had an amazing musical journey. On a side note for...
Todd Perkins is my guest for this episode. Todd and his family have created a short term rental property in Washougal. Travel back millions of years and enjoy this dinosaur themed rental property. We find out how Todd was able to have life sized dinosaurs created and the process is quite entertaining. You need to...
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Chris Bruya, Director of Jazz Studies at Central Washington University, joins the show to talk about Jazz, Teaching, Ellensburg, and more. Chris retired from CWU in 2021 after a 20 year career in the music department. We learn about Chris’s path to becoming a music educator by completing his undergrad at Central going off to...
On this episode of Exploring Washington State, we dive into the world of Major League Rugby with a former player Kellen Gordon who shares his experiences on the team and what it’s like to play professionally. Along the way, we learn about the growth of the sport and how technology is revolutionizing training for athletes...
Yakima based Mountain Jen, a painter and photographer, is our guest for this episode. Jen earned a graphic design degree from Perry Tech, began painting abstracts for herself, and then a friend asked her for a mountain. She sold every one of the roughly 30 small mountains she took to her next show. The conversation...
