Podcast

Brandon Fralic joins us again to discuss his books, how he got started as a freelance writer, and what led to his hiking and beer guides. The journey began with the Beer at the Bottom blog, and naturally led to writing for an industry journal, and then to publishing the books. The first post was...

Scott talks with Washington native Bob Antone, musician and storyteller. Bob talks about his history growing up in North Bend, learning music from his time in musical kindergarten, and explains what the heck that is. Bob has some interesting descriptions of how the local weather affects the creativity of locals and why so much of...

The advertising of Rainier Beer spawned many cult classic commercials in the Northwest. Our guests got into the idea of documenting the ads after collecting Rainier Beer swag for their bar and asking the question where can we get the original film of the commercials? The Petersons describe the origin of the Rainier Room at...

Scott talks with Brooks Smothers, host of the RV Out West Podcast which discusses RV travel in Washington State. Brooks describes many of the adventures that led him to get a trailer and start his podcast. Brooks lived in Washington until the age of twenty-five when he tried living in other parts of the country,...

In this episode of the Exploring Washington State Podcast we sit down with the dynamic and creative force behind White Branches Tea Room, Mr. Matthew White! Matthew has lived a life full of adventure, from driving across the US from Washington to Houston to more recently bringing the magic of theater to the quaint town...

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Angi Weston Owner and Head Coach at Radical Roots MTB is my guest. Radical Roots MTB trains people to ride mountain bikes safely and to have fun! Based in Bellingham Washington Radical Roots MTB provides events like Transition Women’s Weekend, training for mountain bike coaches, and has a youth girls MTB racing team as well...

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...

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”...

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 leave us an honest review. Stacy Slade Episode Transcript Stacy Slade [00:00:00]: And so for me, I wanted I...