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• December 2, 2019Homelessness, Public Health

  #52: Behavioral Health

  Publicly funded behavioral health, including treatment for mental health and substance use, is rapidly evolving. We interviewed Mark Freedman and Joe Avalos of the Thurston-Mason Behavioral Health Organization to learn […]

• November 17, 20192019 Election

  #51: Election Results and What Now?

  We took a dive into the results of the election and what they mean for our community. Emmett plugged the precinct data onto maps for the port and mayoral races. […]

• October 28, 2019General Interest

  #50: Immigration and ICE

  On issues of immigration, most people are paying attention to the southern US border. To highlight how these issues impact our own community, we interviewed Steffani Powell, a local immigration […]

• October 17, 20192019 Election, Olympia Schools

  #49: Ballot Review and School Board

  Your ballot is waiting in your mailbox today! In this episode, we review all the state and local measures you will vote on. We also interview Maria Flores, who is […]

• October 14, 20192019 Election, Port of Olympia

  #48: Port of Olympia Candidates

  Dani has returned to the show as we continue our interview with candidates that will appear on the Olympia ballot. On this episode, we interview Joe Downing and Helen Wheatley, […]

• September 30, 20192019 Election

  #47: Mayor of Olympia

  Abby Spegman joins us one more time to interview Nathaniel Jones and Cheryl Selby, candidates for mayor of Olympia. We add a few more questions to the mix, asking about […]

• September 16, 20192019 Election

  #46: City Council, Position 3

  Abby Spegman joins us again as a guest host to interview Matt Goldenberg and Dani Madrone, candidates for position 3 on the Olympia City Council. Our questions for Olympia City […]

• September 2, 20192019 Election

  #45: City Council, Position 2

  On this episode of The Olympia Standard, Abby Spegman comes on the show as a guest host to interview Jessica Bateman, who is running for re-election for position 2 on […]

• August 19, 2019Public Health

  #44: The State of Emergency Healthcare

  One of our listeners asked us to cover the state of emergency healthcare in Olympia. We have heard about emergency rooms that are beyond capacity and ambulances being diverted to […]

• August 5, 2019Justice System

  #43: An Update on Criminal Justice

  With the public discourse that arose from last year’s election of the Thurston County Prosecutor, our listeners have asked us to keep tabs on issues of criminal justice in our […]