Exploring Washington State

Our guest for this episode is Robert Stewart.  Robert is a long time Seattle musician.

We start out talking about Robert's band in the 1980's Paisley Sin. Playing around Seattle at some of the iconic venues of the era.  Robert found himself watching some of the local R&B and Funk bands.  Noticing that they were ALWAYS working he began to gravitate to the R&B scene.

Since the Turn of the century Robert has made his living as a full time musician.  We chat about the vow of poverty a musician takes

Our guest for this episode is Stephanie Forrer. Steph is the host of the “Eat, Drink, Travel, Y’all,” podcast where  she has delicious conversations with the most intriguing industry professionals in the culinary world.  Steph also is a active food and travel writer, photographer and social media marketing consultant.
 
Originally from Alabama Steph decided to move west.  Her three choices were Los Angeles, San Francisco or Tacoma..... find out why she chose the Seattle/Tacoma area over LA or San Francisco.

Great stories about food, drink, and travel across the State of Washington. My list of must try places continues to grow.

Stephanie is now living in Walla Walla and we spend a lot of the episode talking about food and wine in Walla Walla..  It is obvious that she is happy to be living in Walla Walla and loves to share places to visit, and things to do.

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Today we are talking Emergency Preparedness. Our guest Brian Terbush works for The State of Washington Emergency Management  Division.

Every year Washington State participates in the Great ShakeOut. On October 21, 2021 at 10:21AM you can join people across the world and participate in your own ShakeOut Drill.  Over 1 million Washington residents have registered to participate in the earthquake and tsunami drill.  In this episode you will learn why you need to:

                                                 Drop, Cover, and Hold during an earthquake.

Brian provides us with a lot of information on how earthquakes happen and how Washington State could be impacted.  We also talk volcanos as Brian is a fan of volcanos. Did you know that Washington State is home to 2 of the top 3 most monitored volcanos in the U.S?  Mount St. Helens and Mount Rainier.  Can you guess the other? Listen to learn the other volcano.

While this is a serious topic and one that we all need to pay attention to. Brian does a great job of presenting information in an informative and entertaining manner.  He even puts up with my questions.....

• You can find out more about the GreatShakeout here.  

• Find out all the details about the Washington State 10th Anniversary of the Great ShakeOut.

• If you live on or near the coast Be Tsunami Ready.  Learn more here.

No matter what date you find this episode you need to take a listen as the information provided my just help save someone's life in case of an earthquake.

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Tracey Warren opened the first co-working space in Snohomish County in 2017. Today we talk with Tracey about co-working, building community, and all things small business.

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Amy Faulkner is our guest for this episode. Amy is the Ringmaster of Gilly Wagon the event planning company that brings Seattle Cocktail Week to life.

In addition to Seattle Cocktail Week, Amy is involved in Seattle Cocktail Club, Dead Men of Whiskey podcast, Bartender's Circle and Make Them Wobble. Are you noticing a theme here?

During our conversation we chat about many places in Seattle to enjoy a well crafted cocktail. Amy shared that Seattle is becoming known as city known for Rum. Fun fact: the first Trader Vic's franchise was in Seattle. Learn about this and other interesting factoids about bars, and beverages.

Seattle Cocktail Week will be held February 27 through March 6, 2022. This weeklong event celebrates Seattles cocktail scene. The weeks grand tasting event Cocktail District will have over 200 different spirits to try. Over 5,000 people are expected.

Dead Men of Whiskey. Now, that is a great title for a podcast. We are so jealous! Amy and friends bring us the story of the men (and women) that are behind some of the most famous Whiskey brands in the world. Find out how Amy got started with the podcast and more.

Amy started a hobby blog in 2011 called Make Them Wobble....a site devoted to Jell-o-Shots....well actually gelatin shots. The tag line boozy adventures in gelatin gives you all the details. Amy shares how she created Drinksgiving and many other wobble shots.

Are you a fan of cocktails? Looking for places to expand your cocktail knowledge? Amy is the guest you have been wanting to listen to!

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Dee Vyper of Mad Max Cars is our guest for this episode.

Mad Max Cars creates custom vehicles to exceed their customers exceptions.  Are you a Mad Max Fanatic?  Perfect, the team at Mad Max Cars can build a replica of the Interceptor complete with the right hand drive.  Perhaps your tastes run towards Greased Lighting or a General Lee replica? No matter your desires (but depending on your budget) the team at Mad Max can help you.

When Dee watched Mad Max for the first time his world changed. He just had to know what that car was!  Turns out the Pursuit Interceptor is a 1973 Ford XB Falcon GT.  Years later Dee was able to purchase a Falcon XA which he had converted into a Red XA Bat replica. After purchasing the XB Dee kept hanging around the shop. Later Dee became a partner in the company.

Mad Max Cars started out by importing Australian muscle cars into the US. Eventually the company began to create movie cars. They have recreated many famous movie cars.  Greased Lighting, Kitt, The Ectomobile, and a DeLorean Time Machine just to name a few.

Dee shares stories about cars, movies, music and more during our chat.

If you're a Mad Max fan you're going to love this episode. If you're a car fan, this episode is for you.

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In this episode we are joined by Sena Wheeler.  Sena and her husband Rich are the owners of Sean Sea Seafood.

Based in Wenatchee Sean Sea sustainably fishes for Salmon, Black Cod, and Halibut off the coast of Alaska.  They process the fish at their custom processing facility and then ship the fish to Wenatchee.

Sena is a third generation Fisherman's wife. Sena's grandfather immigrated from Norway to Ballard and started commercially fishing in 1938.  Sena's father fished commercially for 30 years. Rich married into the family and is now representing the third generation.

Sena has a master’s degree in Nutrition and Food Science with quantifying Omega 3's in fish. from Oregon State University.  She shares a story about drilling holes in Albacore Tuna to test the Omega 3's Quite interesting.....drilling....holes...in fish.... 

While working as a food scientist Sena and Rich started selling fish Rich caught to friends. This quickly grew into a full time business.

Listen to our conversation and you will find out more about fishing and how Sena Sea Seafood has doubled in size year after year.  They are most definitely doing something right.

Find out more about how to get world class seafood delivered anywhere in Washington State or the United States from Wenatchee!  Visit Sena Sena Seafoods today.

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In 1833 William Tolmie went on an adventure to Mount Rainier. In 2021 Troy Moss and Jerry Kenyon recreated Tolmie's journey. In this episode we chat with Jerry and Troy about their adventure.

Troy became inspired after a high school history teacher provided some of the backstory for William Tolmie.  Years later Troy and Jerry were able to organize and recreate the excursion.

Don't know who William Tolmie is?  Tolmie is credited with being the first non indigenous person to climb Mount Rainier high enough to determine there were glaciers on the mountain. Tolmie was a doctor. Additionally Tolmie worked for the Hudson Bay Company,  He was in charge of Fort Nisqually for some time in his career.  Tolmie Peak and Tolmie State Park are named after him.

During our conversation Jerry and Troy share stories about their journey.  After months of planning they overlooked one thing.  The week that they were to go on the hike would be one of the hottest weeks in history in Puget Sound. 

There are stories about sprinklers, kind strangers, historically accurate Margaritas and much more. Troy and Jerry are both naturally gifted story tellers.  We had a great time as we sat around a dining table while Jerry and Troy shared their adventures.

If you are a history buff, interested in Mount Rainier or just like to hear entertaining stories this is an episode you don't want to miss!
 
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Dué Cucina co-founder Flippo Fiori joins us for this episode of the Exploring Washington State Podcast.

 We start the episode hearing about Flippo's educational journey After completing a Ph.D in nuclear science at Tsinghua University in China and appearing on a Chinese TV cooking show Flippo and his soon to be business partner Davide Macchi started discussing what it would look like to open a restaurant. 

We hear about their data driven decision making process to open a restaurant and deciding on Seattle. Did I forget to mention Davide has a MBA from the Sloan School of Management at MIT. that's right a nuclear scientist and a MIT MBA have passion for food.

Not just any food Italian food. Good Italian cuisine that is full of top quality fresh ingredients. Opening in 2016 and now with 3 locations Dué Cucina is rapidly becoming a neighborhood classic.

Find out more about Dué Cucina and what Flippo and Davide have planned for the future. After you finish this episode you will need to visit Dué Cucina and find out what authentic Italian pasta made without compromise tastes like.

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Kristen Rask of Urban Craft Uprising joins us for this episode of the Exploring Washington State Podcast.

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