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• 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.

• 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, […]