City Council

• October 25, 20252025 Election, City Council, Olympia Schools

  #137: Ballot 2025 Roundup

  Emmett is joined by Erika Lari and Daniel Garcia to make a complete rundown of your Olympia ballot for this election. Erika and Daniel dissect the interviews we’ve been running […]

• October 19, 20252025 Election, City Council

  #136: Berendt vs. Geiger (Position #7)

  Daniel Garcia returns to interview Paul Berendt and Caleb Geiger for Position #7 on the Olympia City Council.

• October 14, 20252025 Election, City Council, Labor

  #135: Workers’ Bill of Rights (Prop 1)

  Mayor Dontae Payne and Caleb Geiger debate the pros and cons of the Workers’ Bill of Rights (Prop 1), which will be on your ballot this week! This discussion was […]

• October 11, 20252025 Election, City Council

  #134: Vanderpool v. Stang (Position 6)

  Daniel Garcia from the Heal Olympia project is back on the podcast, this time sitting down with Robert Vanderpool and Justin Stang, who are competing for the Position 6 seat […]

• October 4, 20252025 Election, City Council

  #133: Olympia City Council Position #4 (Gilman, no Carlson)

  This episode was supposed to feature Daniel Garcia from Heal Oly sitting down with two city council candidates for a conversation. But at the last minute, we had to cancel. […]

• 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 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 […]

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  May 24, 20252025 Election, City Council

  #114: Jim Cooper and the next city council

  This week, we dive into the heart of Olympia politics with a special guest: Jim Cooper, who is retiring after 14 impactful years on the Olympia City Council. We chat […]