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• May 17, 2021Legislature

  #87: Legislative Update with Jessica Bateman

  For this year’s legislative update, we pulled the newest member of our state delegation for the 22nd district, “Friend of the Podcast” Representative Jessica Bateman. We discussed statewide police reform, […]

• April 26, 2021Racial Justice

  #86: Black History in Thurston County

  Dr. Thelma Jackson has been living in Thurston County for over 50 years, arriving here from the deep south where she lived through Jim Crow. She shared with us how […]

• April 5, 2021General Interest

  #85: Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland

  Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland is our new representative in Congress, along with the rest of the 10th district; from Shelton to Puyallup, and Tenino to part of Tacoma. We chatted with […]

• March 8, 2021General Interest, Legislature

  #84: Give the State Heck

  Denny Heck is no longer serving us as our representative in Congress, but he is serving every person in Washington as our Lieutenant Governor. We chatted with Denny about his […]

• February 22, 2021General Interest

  #83: A new member on the Olympia City Council

  With one of the members of the Olympia City Council moving up to the Legislature, a new person was recently appointed to represent us. In this interview, Yến Huỳnh introduces […]

• February 2, 2021Downtown, General Interest

  #82: Economic Crisis and Recovery

  Right before the pandemic shut down our community, we spoke with Mike Reid, the Economic Development Director of Olympia, about how our local economy was faring (episode #58). Two weeks […]

• January 11, 2021General Interest

  #81: Our 2021 Agenda

  What will 2021 bring on The Olympia Standard? This episode is what we hope to talk about the in the year to come. We’ll continue to bring racial justice conversations […]

• December 28, 2020Racial Justice

  #80: Building on racial justice in the New Year

  As we leave behind 2020 and look forward to the new year, we spent some time reflecting on the racial justice movement that has swept the nation and Olympia. We […]

• December 14, 2020General Interest

  #79: An update on local Democrats

  Until the moment this podcast was posted, Victor Minjares has been serving as the chair of the Thurston County Democrats. We talked with him about the impact of national politics […]

• November 23, 2020General Interest

  #78: kwedigwsaltxw: Walk with Gratitude

  One of the things that makes Olympia such a special place are the people who have lived here long before it was called Olympia. The Steh-Chass band of indigenous people […]