Trending Northwest Podcast

Luke Baumgarten is a writer, community organizer and life-long Spokie who has spent his career telling stories and building community in this strange, fascinating place. On this episode Erin and Luke discuss the Spokane Workers Cooperative, Range Media, and his recent accomplishment, being one of Spokane's Top 21 Most Influential People.

Second time guest and 21 Most Influential Person in the INW, Brennon Poyner is a powerhouse in our community. Erin and Melissa chat with him about upcoming movies, saving Garland, the Spokane music scene and how he's 2 degrees removed from Johnny Depp!

Fashionista Lauren Trivison joins us on the podcast to discuss fashion advice, current trends and the behind-the-scenes of how she became an Instagram Influencer.

Melissa and Erin chat with Ryan Oelrich of Priority Spokane all about nonprofits in the Northwest that are doing great work, which countries could be models for the US in terms of affordable housing, and why Ryan has been called the 'Thanos of nonprofits' in this week's episode of Trending Northwest.

In this episode, we talk with Mandi Price, a Hollywood television producer who grew up in Spokane and is now in charge of blockbuster productions like Daisy Jones and the Six, Archive 81 and Little Fires Everywhere. We learn about where she draws inspiration from, what it was like growing up with big dreams, and how she used her ingenuity and incredible work ethic to land her dream job.

Kay Olson is a recipient of the 2023 YWCA Women of Achievement award in science, technology, and environment due to her work in helping vaccinate community members during the pandemic. She is the clinical lead for Public and Community Health courses at the Washington State University Spokane School of Nursing, helping to prepare students for their careers helping others.

Erin and Melissa chat with Latrice Williams, a local realtor and impressive singer, all about her trajectory as a realtor, educator, and musician. We talk about the importance of creating generational wealth, including what it means and how everyone can achieve it, plus how Latrice's music career is an outlet and passion for her creativity. 

In this episode, Erin and Melissa chat with Hara Allison, a photographer, magazine publisher, and podcaster. We chat about what it's like running a print magazine in a digital world, Hara's award-winning podcast Beneath Your Beautiful, and so much more.

In this episode, Erin and Melissa chat with journalist and News Director of KXLY, Melissa Luck, about what inspires her about media and journalists today, her role in the newsroom, big stories she was a part of that impacted the Northwest and much more.

Melissa and Erin are delighted to chat with Jonathan Shuffield of the QueerCentric, a media powerhouse offering a voice to the queer community. We chat about what we're looking forward to on Broadway, plus upcoming celebrations for all that you won't want to miss!