We’re talking today with Amy Cross, sometimes known as the “Strawberries in a Jar Lady” host of the Cross Legacy blog. Amy has become widely known for her food storage hacks. And when we say widely known, her strawberries in a jar hack was shared over 18 million times within days. Amy talks about being…
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…
Anne of Green Gables paints the scene: “October was a beautiful month at Green Gables, when the birches in the hollow turned as golden as sunshine and the maples behind the orchard were royal crimson and the wild cherry trees along the lane put on the loveliest shades of dark red and bronzy green, while…
Originally written by Britt Board. Updated for 2026 by Explore Washington State. Washington runs two Christmas seasons at the same time and they finish on different days. Almost everything with a crowd in it stops on Christmas Eve. The parades, the tree lightings, the holiday trains, most of the festival layer. It shuts down the…
Troy Moss and Jerry Kenyon on recreating Lt. August Kautz’s 1857 attempt on Mount Rainier, and the llama farm detour along the way. Exploring Washington State Podcast.
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…
Seattle area author Brad Holden talking about his latest book Lost Roadhouses of Seattle. Brad co-wrote the book with Peter Blecha. Brad is an Author. Historian. Finder of Old Things. During our conversation we talk about Brad’s fascination with Seattle’s seedy past. Brad has written three books and he calls them his trilogy. All three…
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Do you feel like everyone you know visited Europe this summer? Well, summer isn’t over yet and you can still make it to Europe without leaving Washington. Enter: Leavenworth. This Bavarian-style village is only two and a half hours away from Seattle and brings all the charm without the long plane travel. And a way…
