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Snohomish County Placemakers

Richard Porter and Nick Shekeryk

Join us in an exploration of everything that makes our PNW region a special place to live and visit. Sit in on conversations with Snohomish County thought leaders as we talk about culture, livability, and the ideas that are shaping our community. Check us out on social @seattlenorthcountry or hop on www.seattlenorthcountry.com

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00:29:47

APEX Art & Cultural Center

Snohomish County Placemakers ·

2024/11/26

Meet the APEX Art & Cultural Center. It’s a historic building on the corner of Everett and Wetmore Avenues. The massive brick edifice is filled with Masonic lodge/ghost vibes. For years it was abandoned, and I always wondered what was going on in there...A couple of years ago a guy named John Carswell bought this building. You’ll meet John in this podcast. He has spent years acquiring American graffiti art. He claims that his DogTown Collection, as it’s called, is the single largest graffiti

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01:34:46

Tulalip Treaty Rights w/Andrew Gobin

Snohomish County Placemakers ·

2024/11/14

Meet Andrew Gobin, who manages treaty rights for the Tulalip Tribes of Washington State. If you're unfamiliar with treaty rights, don't worry – I first learned about them through my work with county government and the tribes. Once you understand them, though, it changes the way you see the land, especially when you learn about the vital role natural resources played in the lives of indigenous communities in Snohomish County. It shifts how you view the landscape and environment around you.Andrew is

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00:40:03

Lynnwood's Glow Up w/Sarah Cho and Ryan Bush

Snohomish County Placemakers ·

2024/11/08

More people are discovering Lynnwood, WA these days. That’s not only because it’s a great place to visit (and eat!) -- Lynnwood is also the most recent, northernmost stop on the Link Light Rail, a modern train system that connects the Greater Seattle Region. The light rail opens up opportunities for commuters, yes, but also makes it easier than ever for regional explorers to access the fine dining, quality parks and trails, and high-end retail opportunities that this city offers. Today on the pod

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00:19:50

"New Ideas Must Use Old Buildings"

Snohomish County Placemakers ·

2024/09/25

The famous urbanist Jane Jacobs (whose influential book The Life and Death of Great American Cities is the bible of urbanists everywhere) wrote with great fondness about the importance of old buildings. Old buildings, she reasoned, were important – especially in a changing cityscape that favors new development. She says it best: "New ideas require old buildings." Old buildings offer a place for startups to start up, for fledgling companies to get off the ground. Today we take a field

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00:31:36

Grassroots Art w/The Lake Stevens Film Festival

Snohomish County Placemakers ·

2024/09/17

Here's a deceptively simple question: how do you create a grassroots art movement... from scratch? Today I’m talking with Laura Bettelheim, the founder and Director of the Lake Stevens Film Festival. This is a volunteer-run, female-led hyperlocal film festival that draws regional talent and even national talent to the city of Lake Stevens, WA. As we’ll get into in the episode, Laura conceived the idea of the Lake Stevens Film Festival during COVID. Like so many of us, she missed culture during

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01:18:14

Creative Ecosystems! w/SCAAC

Snohomish County Placemakers ·

2024/08/20

The Stanwood-Camano Arts Advocacy Commission promotes the arts in the city of Stanwood by doing... well, all the things! Public outreach, education, fundraising and more. It’s not uncommon for a town to take pride in its arts community, but Stanwood and Camano Island walk the talk. There is a high concentration of fine artists there and have been since as far back as the 1970s when Dale Chihuly and co. camped out and started a glassblowing school in what was – at the time – the middle of nowhere

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00:58:15

Tech For Kids is the Future w/Creator Zone

Snohomish County Placemakers ·

2024/08/13

You know the educational acronym STEAM? Science, tech, engineering, arts, math... these are the skills and fields that provide kids with an advantage in the modern workforce. Snohomish County runs on these types of industries. If you think of aviation companies like Boeing, or the life science companies in Canyon Park, or the advanced manufacturing facilities at the Cascade Industrial Center in Marysville/Arlington... these STEAM skills are at the very center of our local economy. Snohomish County

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00:34:06

Art as Placemaking w/Snohomish Arts Community

Snohomish County Placemakers ·

2024/08/06

“It’s okay to not know what you’re doing... it's okay to start without a plan. People will help!” 🎨 True enough! Creating culture in a city from the ground up takes a big act of faith. Not easy. Yet grassroots arts orgs develop the rich local economies and ecosystems that both residents and visitors are attracted to. It all starts with the arts! In this episode we chat with Jennifer Oak and Nikki Gardner from SAC about how they are creating a collective arts movement in the city of Snohomish

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01:11:21

Multimodal transit now! w/Brock Howell, Snotrac

Snohomish County Placemakers ·

2024/07/03

Can we engineer zero traffic violence into our cities? Can we create reliable transit options for everyone? Can we plan for dense infrastructure, create walkability, and revitalize downtown cores? Yes! We absolutely can. Brock Howell, Executive Director for Snotrac shows us a future with less pollution, cooler neighborhoods, and better connectivity for all. 🚊 🚞 🚲🚶 Like what you hear? Please rate and review this show. Find more tourism & economic development content on the web at

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00:35:32

Sustainable Aviation & Community Involvement w/...

Snohomish County Placemakers ·

2024/06/11

What practical things can we do today to make a brighter future? What a great question. Optimism without action is a hollow daydream.Simreet Dhaliwal-Gill is coordinating the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Research and Development Center. This Snohomish County-led initiative is leading the aerospace and aviation industries into a future with fewer carbon emissions. The SAF R&D Center is a remarkable $6.5 million private-public partnership informed by top-tier WSU researchers. The jobs that the

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00:49:41

Resilient Communities w/Arra Rael

Snohomish County Placemakers ·

2024/05/31

Arra Rael is the Director of DEI and B for the Center for Human Services – a local behavioral health nonprofit. She’s also part of the LGBTQ+ community of Snohomish County. Arra joins us today to share about her work and philosophy around creating a sense of belonging for all. This episode is produced in conjunction with the Snohomish County Office of Social Justice. Join us as we explore questions like:-How does language frame and influence thoughts? -How do those thoughts influence cultural

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01:02:52

Bicycling Guide to Snohomish County

Snohomish County Placemakers ·

2024/05/21

Here’s everything you need to know for exploring our beautiful destination on two wheels. 🌲🚲 Follow along @seattlenorthcountry and visit seattlenorthcountry.com

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00:26:22

Environmental Responsibility w/Executive Dave Somers

Snohomish County Placemakers ·

2024/05/06

Did you know that Snohomish County is comprised of 2,000 square miles, 70% of which is public land? That’s a lot of forest, lakes, and rivers. Executive Dave Somers has been a champion of well-managed growth since the 1970s with a long track record of championing the natural environment over rampant development. Today on the pod we have a candid convo with the boss about science-informed policy, dogs in sidecars, and how his career has helped to preserve Snohomish County as a place of natural

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00:40:00

The small business hustle w/ Jackson Quall of Sisters...

Snohomish County Placemakers ·

2024/04/18

This beloved family restaurant in Everett, WA closed during the pandemic… then revived, better than ever. (You gotta try their veggie burgers. 😋) Today, Sisters offers the same quality concept that it has embodied since the 1980s, only with a whole new vibe. 🥧☕️🍔 In this episode we talk to Jackson Quall about how to make something you love even if it takes decades, how aesthetics are important, and how making mistakes is a key part of growing and learning. There’s plenty of inspo in this

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00:26:01

A Guide to the Mountain Loop ⛰️

Snohomish County Placemakers ·

2024/03/19

Want to explore the mountains of the PNW but don’t know where to start? We got you. This week we talk about the Mountain Loop Highway, where you can access hundreds of camping spots and the hiking trails of your dreams. ✨ Hyperbole? No way. 🏕️ Listen while we cover the basics — leave no trace principles, trail etiquette and the 10 essentials. Then our host, Richard, will guide you through a virtual tour of the Mountain Loop so you know what to expect when you visit Snohomish County looking for

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00:30:09

Indoor farming for a sustainable future w/Black...

Snohomish County Placemakers ·

2024/03/12

What if you could grow your own food… indoors… in perpetuity? What would that mean in the era of climate change, soil degradation, an inflationary economy, and disruption in the global supply chain? 🍄 Today we talk to Nathanael Engen of Black Forest Mushrooms. Engen is an entrepreneur who chose to set up shop in Everett. He talks about how local mushrooms cut down on waste and pollution, how the city eagerly embraced his small business, and how serial failure is really just an opportunity adapt

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00:25:38

Snohomish: A Town Upcycled

Snohomish County Placemakers ·

2024/03/05

Is it vintage? Is it modern? Yes. Both! The darling riverside city of Snohomish, WA will charm the pants off you by virtue of its collaborative community of makers. Today we talk about how this historic city keeps evolving into better versions of itself. I believe there are some lessons here for other municipalities and civic organizations looking to elevate their city into a more desirable destination. ⚡️ My guests include Brady Begin and Shari Ireton from the City of Snohomish and Maygen

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00:22:36

Airports are awful. Is there a better way? Meet Paine...

Snohomish County Placemakers ·

2024/02/28

Long lines. Overpriced magazines. Parking lot hellscapes. We can all agree that airports are the worst, right? Paine Field in Everett, WA is changing the game. Today we talk to investor Brett Smith. His company, Propeller Airports, is piloting (no pun intended) a new model of airport: a public/private partnership that benefits everyone — *especially passengers.* ✨ Book your tickets, pack your bags, and be prepared to be pampered. Let’s talk about the airport of the future, right here in Snohomish

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00:29:50

James Madison, Master Carver

Snohomish County Placemakers ·

2024/02/22

Tulalip master carver James Madison dreams… and his visions become stories in wood. It’s an art. It’s magic. Once you recognize his work, you see it everywhere in Snohomish County: the municipal building in Everett, Kayak Point, Mukilteo’s Lighthouse Park, the Everett Arboretum, and the Tulalip Casino to name a few places. James shares his intuitive approach to creativity and how he calls images forth from the depths of his cultural heritage. We hope this episode inspires you to make something

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00:26:26

Everett WA: From Milltown to Chilltown

Snohomish County Placemakers ·

2024/02/22

What is it about Everett anyway? If you don’t know this outlier/grunge-cool destination, you probably should. In many ways, EVT is the scrappy PNW city that could. New waterfront development is adding an appealing dimension to a blue collar, artistic community. Today on the show we chat with Cat Soper from the Port of Everett and Tyler Chism and Kari Quaas from the City of Everett about how this city on the Sound continues to evolve while maintaining its offbeat character. Thanks for listening and

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