Explore Washington State
James Donaldson is our guest for this episode. James was drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics in 1979 after a 4 year career at Washington State University. James played 20 years in professional Basketball. After retiring James has been a successful business owner, tireless volunteer, and much more. During our conversation James shares stories from his...
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 a business incubator, providing an open safe community space, and serving the at-need population in the Vancouver Washington...
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 label that brought us the Grunge Movement. Some of the well known names that...
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 (remember we have clouds here) basis. Life has a way of happening and it was not until Andrew...
Erica Kutz is a freelance graphic designer, art director, and producer as Mountainmind. She represents outdoor brands as an ambassador including Kona Bike and Arc’teryx. She tells us about snowboarding and splitboarding in the North Cascades. Erica talks about growing up snowboarding and skiing, and more recently split boarding. She explains how she approaches testing the...
Shawn Niles otherwise known as The Fat Pastor joins the show for this episode. Growing up in the Yakima area, Shawn was drawn to food at an early age. Spending Thanksgiving Day helping his dad in the kitchen is one of his most cherished memories. After moving away and living on the east coast and...
Welcome to another exciting blog post on the “Exploring Washington State” podcast! In this episode, our host Scott Cowan sits down with Ed Marquand, a remarkable figure behind the transformation of Tieton, Washington. Join us as we explore Ed’s fascinating journey and dive into how creativity and community spirit have revitalized a small town. Discovering...
In this episode, we explore Dry Fly Distilling through a conversation with Don Poffenroth, the founder who built Washington State’s first distillery since Prohibition. 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...
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 providing mentorship to young aspiring talent. By working alongside experienced music veterans. The goal is a...
What do you get when you mix a shuttered church, an art gallery, a food bank, and a whole lot of community spirit? In this heartwarming episode, Scott sits down with Michelle Wyles at Boxx Gallery in Tieton, Washington, to hear the unexpected origin story of a gallery that’s done more than just hang beautiful...
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. Steph also is a active food and travel writer, photographer and social media marketing consultant. Originally from Alabama, Steph decided to...
Dué Cucina co-founder Filippo Fiori joins us for this episode of the Exploring Washington State Podcast. We start the episode hearing about Flippo’s educational journey After completing a Ph.D in nuclear science at Tsinghua University in China and appearing on a Chinese TV cooking show Filippo and his soon to be business partner Davide Macchi...
