Season 1, Episode 50 — February 16, 2026

16:00

It’s the golden episode. Fifty weeks in, the podcast pauses just long enough to laugh at itself — and then gets right back to work. This milestone edition leans into the theme of gold: not glitter or flash, but steadiness under pressure. The tone moves from celebratory to lightly self-aware as Bethany and Shenika reflect on what it actually takes to show up week after week translating dense updates into something structured, dependable, and occasionally even entertaining.

Deadline: ODHS (3:25)

• District 3 Mi Gente ERG — February 24 meeting

• Galaxy Defenders Lunch & Learns — Feb. 25, March 4, March 11

• Black History Month centennial observance

• Ramadan begins February 17

FACT of the Week (7:16)

The Magnificent Seven (8:59)

• Douglas County clothing resource transformation

• District 1 Astoria office walk-through

• ERG Mentoring Program quarterly newsletter

Writer’s Wrap-Up: Gold Medal Edition: (12:19)

Credits

Hosts: Dr. Bethany Grace Howe — Communications Shenika — Community Partnership Coordinator, District 10

Produced by: Dr. Bethany Grace Howe Contact: [email protected]