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• September 20, 20252025 Election, Olympia Schools

  #131: Gil Lamont and Emily Leddige (School Board)

  Erika Lari from OSD4All rejoins the podcast to talk with Gil Lamont and Emily Leddige, who are facing off for the position in District 5 on the Olympia School Board.

• September 13, 20252025 Election, City Council, General Interest, Olympia History

  #130: How cities grow and the podcast for the 2025 general election campaign

  In this episode, I’m sharing a story from my blog about how neighboring cities shape each other and the surprising ways that history still affects us today. I dive into […]

• September 6, 2025City Council, Racial Justice

  #129: Reparations and Olympia

  Olympia’s history is deeper and more connected to the larger American story than many people realize. From the city’s founding to its role in shaping regional and national events, Olympia […]

• August 30, 2025General Interest

  #128: Live with FC Olympia!

  This week, we have the one segment we were able to get in at our live show last week! We welcomed FC Olympia (Ryan Perkins and Van Crisp) to talk […]

• August 23, 20252025 Election

  #127: Primary Results Review

  We welcomed Erika Lari from OSD4All and Rob Richards, political consultant, to walk through the results of the 2025 August Primary. While we talked a little bit about non-Olympia stuff, […]

• August 16, 2025General Interest, Labor

  #126: Starbucks Union

  In this episode of the Olympia Standard, we delve into the burgeoning movement to unionize Starbucks locations in Olympia. With two more Westside locations, Cooper Point and Black Lake B, […]

• August 9, 2025City Council, Downtown, General Interest

  #125: Heal Olympia

  Daniel Garcia is a planning commissioner and internet phenomenon (at least locally). He runs Heal Olympia, which is driving a vital conversation about the future of Olympia’s built environment. We […]

• August 2, 2025City Council, Climate Change, Downtown, Housing, Transportation

  #124: Parking or housing, pick one.

  Host emeritus and city council-member Dani Madrone rejoins the podcast for a discussion about housing, parking, parking minimums and how we’re going to turn empty parking lots on the Westside […]

• July 26, 2025General Interest, Olympia History

  #123: Olympia’s story told in museum form

  This week we welcome back former Olympia Mayor Cheryl Selby to talk about the new AHA Olympia Museum downtown and the future of Olympia’s history. Olympia Arts and History Alliance

• July 18, 20252025 Election, Olympia Schools

  #122.1: Mea Culpa, Renee Fullerton

  In the Olympia School District primary ballot rundown episode last weekend we incorrectly described Renee Fullerton’s position on school vouchers. So, we’re running her entire answer the voucher question at […]