Happy When Curious

Today we are joined by Ben Jacobsen-founder of Jacobsen Salt Co in Portland Oregon. Founded in 2011, Jacobsen Salt Co. is the first company to harvest salt in the Pacific Northwest since the 1800s. Since then it has transformed from a local, small business to a nationally recognized brand as America’s leading salt maker. Harvested from the cold, pristine waters of Netarts Bay on the Oregon Coast,...

The summer craziness has passed, now to get back to the real work of keeping our curiosity and humanity going and growing!

Today we are joined by herbalist, adventurer and teacher Callie North. Born and raised on Lopez Island, Washington, Callie spent her youth engrossed in the nature of the Pacific Northwest. Her love of the outdoors and relationship with sacred plant medicine led her to open Northsea Apothecary in the spring of 2016. Shortly after, Callie got to spend 72 days living alone in the foothills of the And...

Today we are joined by Molly Moon Neitzel! Molly is the founder and CEO of Molly Moon’s Homemade Ice Cream, a Seattle institution known not just for its insanely delish scoops, but for its bold commitments to fair wages, progressive values, and community care. Under her leadership, Molly Moon’s has become a model for how small businesses can balance customer happiness and employee wellbeing.

Today we are joined by Natasha Clower, a Clarity Coach and Mentor for Men and a Best Selling Author. Natasha guides corporate managers, founders, and entrepreneurs to an unshakable inner clarity to attain their destiny and goals with ease. She works to deliver profound transformations in just hours instead of months of ongoing coaching compared to traditional methods. During these recalibrations,...

Today we are joined by Dr. R.P. Oates, founder of INergy Wellness in Friday Harbor, Washington. R.P. is a multidisciplinary scientist who's previous career spans two decades of research experience across chemistry, toxicology, and biotechnology. Holding an MS in Organic Chemistry with a focus on photochemistry and a PhD in Toxicology focused on how physical forces in nature impact biological...

Today we are joined by Dr. Andrew Fleming. Dr Fleming is a clinical psychologist, founder of The Seattle Clinic, and a member of the clinical faculty at the University of Washington. He completed his doctoral study in child clinical psychology at the University of Washington, his internship in child & adolescent psychology at the UCLA Medical Center, and fellowship at the UW School of Medicine...

Today we are joined by historian and author Boyd Pratt. Boyd's previous three books about the San Juan Islands were Lime: Quarrying and Limemaking in the San Juan Islands, Island Fishing: History and Seascape of Marine Harvesting in the San Juan Islands amid the Salish Sea, and Island Farming: History and Landscape of Agriculture in the San Juan Islands. His newest book, which came out in 202...

Host Note: This was recorded about 3/4 of the way through 2024, and eventually I did meet and surpass my goal of meeting 365 new people last year! I hope to do it again in 2025, choosing life (breaking the ice with new people) over comfort (keeping to myself) in small ways day by day. 

Danny Sherrard is the founder of Island Verse Literary Collective (IVLC), a nonprofit organization honoring the voices of the San Juans. He is the youngest person to have won the Individual National Poetry Slam in Austin (2007) as well as the World Poetry Cup in Paris (2008). Write Bloody published his first collection of poetry in 2009. Between 2008-2020 Sherrard toured and orchestrated poetry wo...

In this episode I am interviewing a member of the U.S. Navy. The opinions expressed in this podcast are their own and do not represent those of the Department of Defense or Department of the Navy. Brett Percich is currently serving as an Engineering Department Master Chief (ie the Senior Nuclear trained enlisted Sailor) at Submarine Squadron 17 which is the ballistic missile submarine squadron for...

Alex Pitschka is the owner and composer/prodcer of Montage Music . Montage Music is a constantly-evolving collection of music and sound design, with the goal of giving trailer and promo editors the best, most-inspiring sonic material for crafting hard-hitting, evocative trailers, teasers, tv spots and promos.  Their contributors include multiple Oscar and Grammy winners, and nearly all of their cu...

How happy can you be when you are going hard?

Adrian Kilpatrick is a lifelong resident of Friday Harbor Washington and a candidate for San Juan County Council in the primary election of August 2024. He has served on the San Juan County Climate and Sustainability Advisory Committee and the Friday Harbor Arts Commission. I asked him on about his experience entering into community work/politics as a novice, how he understands the connection betw...

The asking of worthwhile questions is a fine art, and it's something I'd like to spend the rest of my life working on.  Join me as I think through what few lessons I've learned in the opportunities I've been gifted to get to interview people. 

Kevin stalker spent 14 years as a correctional officer in Washington state prisons, and he was kind enough to join the show to talk about what he learned about himself and about life in his time there. 

What's the right amount of judgement we should be expressing in our conversations?