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November 22, 20252025 Election, City Council, General Interest

#140: Justin Stang Exit Interview

Not that we expect Justin Stang to exit civic life, but Daniel sat down with him following the election to reflect on how it went for him and the future […]
November 16, 20252025 Election, City Council, Olympia Schools, Port of Olympia

#139: The Last 2025 Election Episode

This is the last election 2025 episode! We are joined in the first segment by Danielle Westbrook, long time friend of the podcast and political consultant. In the second segment, […]
November 1, 2025General Interest, Olympia History

#138: Did I-5 Kill Downtown Tumwater (the definitive debate)

Whether Interstate 5 “killed downtown Tumwater” will never actually be answered, mostly because we don’t have a time machine and we can’t really settle on what “kill” or “downtown” means […]
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 27, 20252025 Election, Olympia Schools

#132: Renee Fullerton and Rhyan Smith (Olympia School Board)

Erika Lari from OSD4All again takes the wheel to talk with Renee Fullerton and Rhyan Smith, who are facing off for the position in District 3 on the Olympia School […]
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.