Lost Coast Outpost

Jason Brandi, graphic designer and owner of clothing company Humboldt Republic, chats about Humboldt's unique style, the story of his start in the clothing industry, how the business has been impacted by COVID, some reason thefts and more.

On this week's episode, owner of Table Bluff Farm Hannah Eisloeffel manages to find some time between watering the plants and feeding the pigs, to discuss her passion for producing food, how the farm's operations have changed during the pandemic and the abundance of support she's had from her Humboldt community.

On this week's episode of Humboldt Holding Up we speak with Kate Martin, who shepherds Blue Lake's fun-seeking flock as the owner of the Logger Bar.

Local rapper and Pacific Union teacher Zach Lehner -- aka “Zigzilla” --has spent many years sharing his passion for hip-hop both on the stage and in the classroom. You might know Zigzilla as one half of hip-hop duo Area Sound, who rapped about dad-life in the music video for “Glamorous Lifestyle,” Or perhaps you are familiar with the educational rap videos Lehner created during the pandemic.

On this week’s episode of Humboldt Holding Up -- the Outpost’s good enough podcast -- Lehner talks more about those projects, Pacific Union’s plans for bringing kids back to in-person learning, how distance learning has impacted his six grade students and some of the ways he’s gotten creative with his teaching during the pandemic.

Lehner also chats with LoCO about how he and his other half Liam “Steamer” Nelson formed Area Sound, recording their latest album Squeeze the Elephant, and how he’s balanced it all with the “glamorous lifestyle” of being a dad.

Of course, Zigzilla also spits a freestyle educational rap. A Humboldt Holding Up first!

It’s been around a decade since Libby Tonning left her New Mexico home to venture west to Humboldt State University to major in marine fisheries. She ultimately obtained her degree, but it was her desire to work on boats in Humboldt Bay that led her to the role she enjoys now.

“I went down to the marina here at Woodley Island and just kind of hung out on the docks bugging random fishermen, asking for work,” Tonning told the Outpost. “I got laughed at a lot.”

On this week’s episode of Humboldt Holding Up, LoCO’s good enough podcast, we trace the story of how Tonning earned the attention of ubiquitous local mariner Leroy Zerlang — who would go on to bestow her with her more well-known moniker, “Captain Zippo” — to obtaining her captain’s license at age 27, to eventually going on to helm the MV Madaket, Humboldt’s historic pleasure cruiser.

Obviously, due to COVID concerns, the Madaket took 2020 off, but as Tonning explains preparations are underway to get her back on the water for this season. Stay tuned.

Wedding and event planner Alegria Sita chats with LoCO about current public health guidelines for weddings, how COVID has impacted the industry so far, what weddings might look like moving forward and how she's helping couples plan their nuptials during the pandemic -- whether that means canceling, postponing, eloping, going virtual, or just making their "big day" much smaller.

For the past 20 years, Anne Holcomb has served as executive director of nonprofit Food For People helping the Humboldt food bank see to it that community members always have enough to eat. “If you come in and tell us that you need food then you’re going to get some food,” said Holcomb on this week’s episode of Humboldt Holding Up. That sentiment has held true even during this past pandemic year, surely one of the most challenging in the organization’s history.  Click the audio player above to hear Holcomb chat with LoCO’s Andrew Goff and Stephanie McGeary on a number of topics, including: How she found her way from Maine to her Humboldt homeThe history of Food for People and how she sees its current role How COVID has forced her team to redesign their distribution model“The Great Poop Storm of 2020” that forced Food For People out of their main facility in EurekaFood for People’s current programsWays Humboldt residents can get involved and volunteer

Co-founder and President of Affordable Homeless Housing Alternatives (AHHA) Nezzie Wade chats with LoCO about how the nonprofit was started, the Eureka Palco Marsh evictions in 2016, AHHA's programs, working with the homeless during the pandemic and how the public can donate or volunteer to help.

LoCO catches up with Noël August/Tucker Noir on all of her pandemic pursuits.

Look out, y’all. The Mayor is here. On this week’s edition of Humboldt Holding Up, the Lost Coast Outpost’s Good Enough Podcast™, we Zoom it up with Eureka Mayor Susan Seaman about what this particular weird new year may have in store for Eureka, Humboldt and the ol’ U.S. of A as a whole. In addition to the requisite COVID-19 check in, topics discussed include: President Joe Biden’s inauguration and the tone of our politics; Eureka’s housing issues and their contributing factors; The City’s marketing arrangement with Eddy Alexander; The never-ending HACHR saga; Traffic safety in Eureka; The Mayor’s desire to personally participate in more drag racing; More!