Garland Pepper presents.

Sean started his career as a guitar tech with Everclear in 95 he took the job of tour Manager on the year they went from small clubs to stadiums. Learning in the hot seat. He managed many rock tours including the Dandy Warhols and moved into film for the last few years. Working on such projects as Grim in Portland. Enjoy and share.

A fun time talking with Jared we talk about religion we talked about guns we talked about mushrooms and using those in his recovery from stroke. Just a really good conversation all the way through enjoy and share

Kristin is engaging and fun to talk to. We talked about many things. Dogs restaurants art friends. Art hobbies and the peanut butter and jelly theory.

Hunting, tradition Family, adventures, motorcycles, Ape Hangers, Eastern Oregon, Zig Zag, Silverton, Music, Rocking with The Standing. Think Punk Bluegrass, with some funk. Rolling and rocking. Dance floor moving. The Standing.

This is a fun conversation Jamie is an upbeat person with a good attitude we have a good time on the podcast talking about music recording not going to LA gardening food on and on and on and on and on the beat don’t stop until the break of dawn. Listen up

I’ve known Kris for about 10 years. He moved here from Boston I was friends with his sister and brother-in-law and we just hit it off. Cris is a great guy. We talk about the restaurant industry and the challenges during the Covid you talk about the differences between Boston and the Northwest.

Today we explore the challenges of being different in the way society reacts to people who are different. We talk about growth through these challenges. Ruban is a gay man who appears to be black Both of these factors shaped the world around him. His love is built from overcoming these things his understanding is deep. Listen up

This was a really fun conversation with my friend Kristie Allen. We have been friends for over 20 years started out in photography. This is just a great conversation to talk about death life happiness it’s all in there

Jerry is a musician country music singer writer we talk about Merle Haggard buck Owens pretty much the whole grand old Opry. Jerry spent a lot of time in Nashville writing music and performing Listen up you’ll enjoy it

Karen is a Science professor at Willamette University. She also plays in two punk bands, is a radio Dj at Kmuz Salem, A mother of two boys, Karen is a ball of energy and intelligence and humor and insight. I hope you love her as much as I do.

Jennifer Council Is a lovely driven human being she blows my mind you’ll see that in this podcast. She’s a power lifter super Mom Gardner. When we first met she was working on her degree while working full-time while homeschooling her kids while pregnant. You get the idea. Listen up you will love her as much as I do.

Joel is an African-American gay man living in Silverton Oregon a rural town south of Portland. We talk About growing up in Indianapolis and moving around the country doing insurance work gay rights and being black and white community. You got a stand up for yourself. You show up as yourself. It seems to work. We love you

I met Brent At Provo high school my senior year. Brent was a good friend and he taught me much. This podcast explores the challenges of being Gay and growing up Mormon. A compelling and needed story. Enjoy and share the Garland Pepper presents Podcast

Melanie Zermer is community minded reporter for KMUZ in Salem Oregon. She worked in the legislature for many years and is Soon retiring from being a massage therapist for several years. Good conversation a little bit of funky audio. Enjoy

This was an excellent conversation with Marie is a native American From the Blackfoot and Cree Tribes. I learn much more than I knew before thank you. We also talk about grief and healing. It’s a beautiful and deep show.

In this episode Garland and Stewart talk about current events structures of society. Giving and helping others. Connectedness empathy love and respect. This is a really great podcast please y’all stay with me as I work out some of these technical difficulties

Michael the sweaty toothed madman himself. We talk about music and Salem Oregon, The Space in Salem Oregon. Friendship and the importance of having a confidant in our lives.

In this episode they talk a lot about knitting, And spinning yarns. We also talk about sexuality. It’s kind of two shows. Listen up enjoy

This episode I talk to Bob Androvich about business and Art baseball and basketball and music. Bob is an interesting man and has had an interesting life garland really enjoyed this interview I hope you do too.

A couple of songs on this one. Little more about Athens Georgia

Count comes from Atlanta Georgia later in life lived in Athens Georgia. Athens is a creative hub much like Portland many musicians come out of Athens. Count has an amazing voice a beautiful soulful voice. You can hear it in the second half when he sings a couple songs for us. Love Count Kellam

Farshad starts his life in Colorado, his father was on a student visa and they moved to Iran, only to leave during the uprising. Refugees they return to New Mexico he grows through swimming and studied economics he has a masters in. Farshad loves ukulele because it’s an amazing fun way to learn about music.

Paul and Garland Pepper Explore their lives together over 30 years watching children grow and living life in Silverton Oregon

Benji hails from Alberta Canada Grew up on a massive sheep farm. Benji is a traveler who has been all over the place. He’s handy and able to fix almost anything he is a character big and bold I love Benji

Tacallie has been a friend for many years she met my daughter when she was 15 she was in foster care has been out of foster care most of her life and after aging has been homeless much of her life. Given all these hardships Tacallie is surprisingly upbeat and fun