Exploring Washington State

In this episode Shannon DeSouza joins the podcast to provide us with an overview of the upcoming 2021 Moses Lake Hybrid Airshow.

Starting on June 17th 2021 with a GUINNESS World Record attempt at the worlds longest motorcycle ramp jump by Alex Harvill. This years airshow is going to be amazing.

On June 18th and 19th the Airshow will take place from 10am until 4:30pm

The 2021 lineup 

For all the details and to purchase tickets make sure you visit Moses Lake Airshow here.

There are so many amazing places to explore in Washington State, you should just pack your bags and go! Explore Washington State is the perfect place for inspiration.   

When you think Country Music you think of Denmark right? Of course not. However, Jessica Lynne Witty is here to  help you realize that anywhere in the world you can find inspiration.

Home sick from school in Denmark Jessica found CMT on her television and her life has never been the same.  After moving around Denmark and Europe as a young adult Jessica moved to the Tacoma area  in 2010 and has put the music industry on notice.

Now recording in Nashville and performing on stages with some of the biggest stars in the Country Music  Jessica is a musical force to be reckoned with. We were just able to see her perform in person and without a doubt she is an incredible performer who obviously loves what she is doing.

During our episode Jessica shares stories of her musical journey and about life in the Tacoma area. Lots of fun was had and Jessica is a great guest.  As mentioned in the episode here is a link to her latest single Beer Run.

As a side note Jessica is married to our guest on episode 71 Raymond Hayden.  Make sure you listen to that episode as well.

There are so many amazing places to explore in Washington State, you should just pack your bags and go! Explore Washington State is the perfect place for inspiration.  

In May 2021 MacKenzie the Social Media Maven for Explore Washington State was able to visit for 10 days.

During her time "home" Kenzie was able to get out and Explore Washington. This episode is a recap of her travels during her most recent visit to our great State.

If you are looking for some suggestions on places to see, food to try, and what it is like to see a part of the state have never seen before this episode will be for you.

We hope to do more of these travel around the State of Washington episodes where we share our travels and our findings.

There are so many amazing places to explore in Washington State, you should just pack your bags and go! Explore Washington State is the perfect place for inspiration. 

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Tacoma area progressive rock keyboardist Raymond Hayden join us to talk about music, life, podcasts, Tacoma, and much more.

One of the first things I noticed about Ray is that he is always creating and always positive. His social profiles are full of new music, and inspiring comments.

Ray started as musician at age 9 as a member of drum and bugle core.  They handed him cymbals and he learned phrase "walk before you run" He played in marching, jazz, and concert band through high school.

He started in his first rock band after he joined the army and was stationed in Germany.  You have to listen to the episode to hear the rest of the story.

Here is a link to Signs by Grieve The Astronaut. Make sure you  go listen! 

There are so many amazing places to explore in Washington State, you should just pack your bags and go! Explore Washington State is the perfect place for inspiration. 

Leigh Stone opened Crybaby Studios in 1999. This Capitol Hill rehearsal space has been helping artists be creative and as loud as they want 24 hours a day ever since.

Leigh is passionate about the arts and about her neighborhood in Capitol Hill.  Through Solarium Creative Works Crybaby Studios is able to offer quarterly residency to artists who may not be able to afford to have a studio space.  Removing practice studio costs helps artists focus on being creative.

There are so many amazing places to explore in Washington State, you should just pack your bags and go! Explore Washington State is the perfect place for inspiration.    

Nick Grow joins us this episode for a conversation about life as a professional musician and stay at home dad.

Starting off in High School and then through college Nick has continued to grow and develop as both an artist and a performer.  With over 600 songs in his arsenal Nick is a well rounded performer. 

This is a great conversation Nick was a joy to chat with.  We talk about Spokane and all of the changes that have happened through the years.  The food, music, and arts scene is simply amazing.  Nick is so proud of Spokane and it shows.

Nick performs an original song Arizona.

There are so many amazing places to explore in Washington State, you should just pack your bags and go! Explore Washington State is the perfect place for inspiration.   

Kwabi Amoah-Forson's mission is to spread peace throughout the world. This episode is our conversation with Kwabi who lives in Tacoma.

Starting by spending Saturdays in Wright Park, Peace Campaigning. Through the dialogs he had Kwabi was able to understand what peace means to people. He then travelled to Europe to continue his conversations about peace.

Kwabi now has The Peace Bus a 1988 Mitsubishi Van. He drives the van around and shares  peace and humanitarian aid to people in Tacoma who are in need.

In 2019 Kwabi and other members of the Peace Bus organization travelled to the Mexican border to have a conversation about peace with people along the way and ended up having a conversation with San Diego Border Patrol agents.

Kwabi just announced his largest project yet.  In summer 2021 he will be traveling from Tacoma to Washington DC with the goal of meeting President Joe Biden. Along the way he will be giving out books about peace, love and understanding to kids across the country.

This is an uplifting and inspiring episode. Make sure you listen, and you will be amazed at what Kwabi is doing to help people in Tacoma and everywhere learn more about peace.

There are so many amazing places to explore in Washington State, you should just pack your bags and go! Explore Washington State is the perfect place for inspiration.   

In this episode we chat with Laura Burkhart and Tawni Eakman the co-founders of Full Moon Market in Seattle.  Staring their market  in the basement of a coffee shop in Seattle.

Full Moon Market has grown into a thriving community that supports artisans and creatives. During the pandemic Full Moon Market has adapted into a virtual community that has monthly gatherings.

The market curates the vendors so that there is not duplication of products this benefits both the vendors and the visitors. Each event has a rotating group of small businesses.

This episode was supposed to be published PRIOR to their May 2, 2021 in person event. We discuss the process about starting events in person again.   We know that they will be doing in person events again in the future. Make sure you check out Full Moon Market on their website. 

Tawni and Laura were great guests and they have done an amazing job of building a community of creative in the Seattle area.  If you like supporting small businesses and creatives you need to check out Full Moon Market.

There are so many amazing places to explore in Washington State, you should just pack your bags and go! Explore Washington State is the perfect place for inspiration.   

AJ Rantz the creator of Cocktail Cards.  The cards will take you from complete beginner to cocktail expert.

Starting  out pouring beers at the Gorge Amphitheater,  AJ shares some funny about Ozzie Osborn and other concerts during his years at the Gorge. This led him to a decade of being a bartender in the greater Seattle area.

Prior to COVID AJ left his job bartending due to the hours that were not working out with his personal life. He shares his journey as a fledgling business owner. The journey  has been interesting and full of challenges.  His perseverance has ultimately lead him to crowdsource Cocktail Cards.

We hear the story of how he was able to design the product, develop the recipes, and create the marketing.  The cards have QR codes on them that you can use to see a video of how to prepare the drink!

AJ shares the history of my favorite cocktail The Rusty Nail.  You have to listen to the episode to hear this story.

If you like hearing stories about cocktails and if you like to hear about business this will be a must listen.  Grab your favorite cocktail and enjoy the episode.

There are so many amazing places to explore in Washington State, you should just pack your bags and go! Explore Washington State is the perfect place for inspiration.   

Kim Roberts co-owner of Westport Winery joins us to talk about Westport, Wine, Whiskey, and Women (Mermaids).....

Kim and her husband Blain retired to Westport which is a great introduction to this episode. Realizing that they were bored and wanted to do something else.  After a visit to California they wanted a project. Soon they knew they wanted to open a winery. Without knowing much about wine!

Founding Westport Winery in 2008 and in 2011 they were named Washington Winery to Watch by Wine Press Northwest.  How is that for not knowing much about wine only 3 years earlier!

Kim appears to have boundless energy and after the winery, they have opened a restaurant, distillery, and now a Mermaid Museum.

The International Mermaid Museum focus is teaching ocean ecology from the ocean floor to the beach. Blending Mermaid mythology with ecology the museum is an amazing experience. The story of how the museum came into existence is amazing.  Operating as an IRS 501c3 non-profit the museum can give back to the community.

Make sure you listen to this episode. Kim was a wonderful guest and her energy and passion for Westport will have you wanting to visit Westport ASAP.

There are so many amazing places to explore in Washington State, you should just pack your bags and go! Explore Washington State is the perfect place for inspiration.