General Interest

• December 10, 2018General Interest

  #29: Timberland Regional Libraries

  We interviewed Cheryl Heywood, director of Timberland Regional Libraries to talk about the past, present, and future of our library system. We discussed the value that the library brings to […]

• November 26, 2018General Interest

  #28: City Budget 101

  The city is close to finalizing their budget for 2019. We sat down with councilmember Jim Cooper, chair of the finance committee, to talk about the basics of the city […]

• July 23, 20182018 Election, General Interest

  #19: Independent Candidates in Thurston County

  On this episode of The Olympia Standard, we talk about the rise of independent candidates in local elections. Our guests are Olympia City Councilmember Renata Rollins and Thurston County Commissioner John […]

• July 9, 2018General Interest

  #18: Congressman Denny Heck

  On this episode of The Olympia Standard, we interviewed Congressman Denny Heck. We talked about the nature of the 10th district, what people in Olympia can do when we see […]

• February 13, 2018General Interest

  #09: 2018 City Council Agenda

  We interview Mayor Cheryl Selby and new city council member Renata Rollins about the agenda that Olympia’s city council has set up. It is a lively and enjoyable conversation! Download […]

• January 8, 2018General Interest

  #07: The Olympian’s John Dodge and Hypothetical Histories

  We interview retired reporter for The Olympian, John Dodge. We are given a history of the newspaper and reflections on its changes over his long career. Then we discuss hypothetical […]

• December 5, 2017General Interest

  #06: Two Party Episode

  We interview three members of the Thurston County Democrats and talk about the last election, the state of the party, and some drop some local dirt. Okay, not really. Kinda? […]