Olympia Pop Rocks

Olympia Pop Rocks interview puppet maker and author Shannon L. Reagan. Fairly new to Olympia, she discusses a what the city has to offer and how it CHANGED HER LIFE! Duh, we also talk about puppets and her writing. Also, we finish up our three part series of Star Wars Virgin by watching and discussing The Return Of The Jedi with Doc Hollywood.

This episode we have an extra long interview with comedian Chase Roper with no introduction talk by "The Guys"! Chase is an active player in the Olympia scene, putting on shows and performing himself. We talked to him about his shitty year.

We interview acrobat, circus and arial artist, Sara Sparrow. She tells us of the roots of her work, the new arial arts studio she opened up in downtown Olympia and what it means to be an artist who isn't simply interested in one day turning into a princess. Guire and Jemmy Joe also talk about what it takes to live a better life, again.

We interview Ian and Tori Bracken, the married couple behind Bracken Basement Productions, an Olympian indie horror film company. They recently released two super professional looking shorts and are hosting the All Freakin’ Night event, The Capitol Theater's yearly over night horror film festival/party. They talked to us about film making, Olympia and the pros/cons of color grading. Also, it was recently both Guire and Jemmy Joe's birthday. We discuss that. Chase Roper Benefit

We interview comedian Zach Mandeville about Olympia, NYC and Tumwater. Also, Guire and Jemmy Joe continue to re-examine the original Stars Trilogy with Star Wars Virgin, Doc Hollywood. This time we watch The Empire Strikes Back.

See information on Olympia Zine Fest We interview Kelsey Smith, Thurston County librarian and one of the organizers of the first ever Olympia Zine Festival. Guire and Jemmy Joe have a discussion about the food we eat and attitudes about diet.

Interview with candidate for the mayor of Olympia, Marco Rossi. He is one of the candidates running under the Olympia For All organization. We discuss his views on the future of the city. Guire and Jemmy Joe begin the episode by discussing some projects we have been working on. This episode is brought to you by High Waistoid Vintage

We interview Eli and Erica of the New Moon Cooperative Cafe and discuss the latest video by Macklemore.

Welcome to OPR Mixtape #1!

. If you like what you hear, check out and support these amazing musicians! Playlist:

1 - BayBay LeRude - "Shattered" 2 -

1 - BayBay LeRude - "Lonely 1"

3 - xOhNo - "Castaspella"

4 - xOhNo "Leave it Behind"

5 - CC Dust - "Mutiny"

6 - CC Dust - "Abra"

7 - Sweetmeat - "Anchors and Arrows"

8 - Sweetmeat "Heads Rolls"

9 - GarlicMan&Chikn - "SAM UNTITLED"

10 - GarlicMan&Chikn - “Rootsy"

11 - Trans FX - "Fugue 7"

12 - Trans FX - "If I'm Losing You (ReMix)"

13 - Cosmic Highness - "Suspended Animation"

14 - Cosmic Highness - "No Way Out"

We interview local comedian Anthony Robinson about his career and life. What a funny, funny man. Before that Guire and Jemmy Joe talk to Doc Hollywood, a gentleman who by some strange happenstance never has seen the Star Wars trilogy. He show it to him and record his response.