Exploring Washington State

Evan Maynard is our guest for this episode.  Evan is the founder of Gearhouse a outdoor gear rental company based in Seattle. Have you ever rented outdoor equipment? Did you find the experience to be enjoyable? Was the gear what you were hoping it would be? Were you shown how to use the equipment? If you answered no to any of the above Gearhouse is here to help change your opinion. Evan Maynard op...

Eric Phillips Chief Commercial Officer of Schilling Hard Cider joins us for this episode. Eric tells us the story of Schilling Hard Cider. Schilling is the largest Cider producer in Washington State. Schilling opened in 2013 and currently is in a 36,000 sq ft manufacturing space and will be adding an additional 90,000 sq ft of manufacturing space.  The original Schilling Ciders were a dry hopped c...

Chloe Albin is our guest for this episode of the podcast. Chloe is a Dancer, Choreographer, Model, Teacher, and aspiring entrepreneur who sells embroidery kits, patterns, and finished work. Chloe grew up in the Seattle area and found dance as her passion at an early age.  After high school she attended Chapman University.  Returning to Seattle Chloe has been deeply involved in the dance community....

Ed Beeson is back for a second episode. In this episode we talk about his company Gigs4U which is the agency that books musical acts at SeaTac Airport. Ed was our guest on Episode 130 and we talked about his earlier career as the owner of The Backstage in Ballard and as a promoter of concerts throughout Seattle and the Puget Sound. Thanks for tuning into this episode of the Exploring Washington St...

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 area.  The market opened for business in 1990.  T...

Erika Klimecky is our guest for this episode. Erika is a photographer, hiker, climber, writer, and much, much more.  Most importantly Erika is NOT A COG! Erika has had an interesting career. Originally moving to the Seattle area for a job in the tech industry. Erika has fallen for the beauty of the region and is an avid hiker and climber of the many peaks in the Cascades.  This lead to her role at...

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 have been published on Sub Pop include Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney and Tad. Later on The Shins,...

Mastrogiannis Distillery founder Ilias Mastrogiannis is our guest for this episode. Family owned Mastrogiannis is a distillery and winery committed to making everything with Meraki. Ilias shares his journey as a distiller and wine maker. Originally he started by making Ouzo and then he began creating Mastiha, Rakomelo, and Brandy.  All the spirits are produced from 100% Grapes. Drawing from his Gr...

Crystal Bailar  is the artist who runs Mosstangle Arts. On this episode we talk creativity, hiking, and of course Pyrography. Crystal found Wood Burning as a creative outlet several years ago.  She shares her story and offers some insight into the techniques used in creating hand made items.  Kula Academy approached Crystal about offering wood burning classes online as a way for people to stay con...

Brian Naron co-author of Building an Empire: The Story of Queensrÿche is our guest for this episode. Building An Empire: The Story of Queensrÿche examines how the five original members of the band came together in the eastern suburbs of Seattle to create some of the most influential heavy metal albums of the 1980s, including the conceptual masterpiece Operation: Mindcrime. Discover how the band we...

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 was in his 30's that Mount Rainier would be a major player in Andrews life. Climbing Moun...

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The founder of The Needling Lex Vaughn  is our guest for this episode.  The Needling is Seattle's only Real Fake News Site. After graduating from UC Berkley Lex started a career as a newspaper reporter. Winning a Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the Oso Mudslide.  After a few years of reporting Lex started The Needling to provide satire about the Seattle area. Find out where Lex first got her exposu...

Sidney Wayne is our guest for this episode of the Exploring Washington State Podcast.  Sidney is a Seattle are  DJ, artist, and soon to be club owner in the Sodo District. Sidney grew up in Tacoma and we start our conversation off sharing some overlapping history of our youth.  Sidney shares a great story about a cassette recorder and an Earth Wind and Fire concert.  Years later Earth Wind and Fir...

Shawn Niles otherwise known as The Fat Pastor joins the show for this episode. Growing up in the Yakima are 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 in Hawaii Shawn and family moved back to Yakima.  Shawn ultimately ended up auditioning and appearing o...

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.  Your reviews and feedback will not only help us continue to deliver great, helpful content, but it will also help us reach even more amazing listene...

Ed Beeson longtime Seattle area music promoter, venue owner, and entrepreneur. We chat about the Seattle music scene from the 1980's until today. Ed owned one of most iconic Seattle music venues. The Backstage from 1987 to 1995. Just some of the musical acts that appeared on the Backstage stage  Uncle Bonsai The Young Fresh Fellows Crazy 8's Alice In Chains Shawn Colvin Screaming Trees Jesse Colli...

 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 the event area of Dryfly's new distillery location.  The 24,000 Sq Ft location will allow Don and his team to move than 10x production over the next several months. The new location will feature a tasting room,...

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 five day a week venue that will allow musicians to work together to pa...

Cody Clark of Coffee Oasis is our guest for this episode. Coffee Oasis is a Kitsap County based non-profit organization that has coffee shops in Bremerton,  Port Orchard, Paulsbo, and Kingston. Since 1997 Coffee Oasis has been helping at risk homeless youth in Kitsap County. Cody is responsible for Kitsap County Community Development - Business Partners & Corporate Sponsors. He is responsible...

Michelle Wyles was asked to open an art gallery.  She said sure why not.  Find out what happened next in this episode of the Exploring Washington State Podcast. 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 hon...

Linda Zopfi is our guest for this episode. Linda began working for a Seattle area booking agency in 1980. Eventually she opened her own booking agency and began booking musical talent for the Bite of Seattle and the Taste of Tacoma two iconic Puget Sound annual events. Thanks for tuning into this episode of the Exploring Washington State Podcast! If the information in our conversations and intervi...

Our guest for this episode is Robert Stewart.  Robert is a long time Seattle musician. We start out talking about Robert's band in the 1980's Paisley Sin. Playing around Seattle at some of the iconic venues of the era.  Robert found himself watching some of the local R&B and Funk bands.  Noticing that they were ALWAYS working he began to gravitate to the R&B scene. Since the Turn of the ce...

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 move west.  Her three choices were Lo...

Today we are talking Emergency Preparedness. Our guest Brian Terbush works for The State of Washington Emergency Management  Division. Every year Washington State participates in the Great ShakeOut. On October 21, 2021 at 10:21AM you can join people across the world and participate in your own ShakeOut Drill.  Over 1 million Washington residents have registered to participate in the earthquake and...