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July 22, 2019Public Health

#42: Vaccines and Public Health in Olympia

With measles outbreaks occurring in several counties in Washington state this year, we wondered: what would happen if we had an outbreak in Olympia? How vulnerable are we? How do […]
July 8, 2019General Interest

#41: City Government Structure

On this episode, we explored the structure of city government, the reason we have the system we have, and what a different system looks like in a neighboring city. Olympia […]
June 24, 2019Port of Olympia

#40: Port of Olympia Update

The Port of Olympia has new leadership and is undergoing a long-term visioning process. We spoke with Sam Gibboney, the new executive director, about the current status and future of […]
May 29, 2019Legislature

#39: Legislative Update with Beth Doglio

Here is our annual legislative update! As we did last year, we sat down with Representative Beth Doglio to talk about what Olympia brought to the recent session, and how […]
May 6, 2019Transportation

#38: The Future of Transportation

With all the talk about having a walkable, bikeable, transit-friendly city, what does it look like to get there? The city of Olympia is in the process of developing it’s […]
April 15, 2019Downtown

#37: Downtown Olympia and City Government

To wrap up our series on downtown Olympia, we invited two city employees who focus on downtown planning. Amy Buckler is the downtown programs manager and Max DeJarnatt is working […]
April 1, 2019Downtown

#36: EGYHOP in Downtown Olympia

EGYHOP (Emma Goldman Youth and Homeless Outreach Project) has been around for over 20 years providing services to homeless people in downtown Olympia. As part of our series of perspectives […]
March 18, 2019Thurston Conservation District

#35: Thurston Conservation District Update and Election

Last year, the Olympia Standard broke the story on serious issues within the Thurston Conservation District (check out episode 10). Since then, two board members have been removed by the […]
March 3, 2019Downtown

#34: Feeding the Hungry in Downtown

The main hub for the Thurston County Food Bank is located in an area downtown that has a high concentration of tents. We spoke with their executive director, Robert Coit, […]
February 11, 2019Downtown

#33: Concerns about Downtown

Continuing our series on perspectives of downtown Olympia, we interviewed Brianne. She loves to come downtown, but lately doesn’t feel that it is a safe and welcoming environment based on […]