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#145: Intercity Transit

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2026/02/07

Daniel visits with leadership at Intercity Transit. Emily Bergkamp, General Manager, and Nick Demerice, Chief Marketing, Communications & Outreach Officer, cover the recent history of our local transit agency, what is going on with the change in routes and how transit will grow.

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34:57

#144: Olympia School District Tech, Safety and...

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2026/01/24

You’ve already received your ballot, so this week Erika sat down with Superintendent Mr. Dr. Patrick Murphy and Marc Elliot, Chief Information Officer, to talk about the replacement levy. Don’t forget to vote by February 10!

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58:15

#143: Legislative Preview

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2026/01/17

What is Olympia going to get from Olympia this year? Erika sits down with Maria Flores from the school board and Daniel visits with State Senator Jessica Bateman. We dive deep into what schools need from the legislature and what we should expect this session as a community.For further discussion on school funding, please see episode 105: Do We Need to Close Schools?

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55:09

#142: 2025 Holiday Special

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2025/12/27

We sit down with Mayor Dontae Payne and City Councilmember Dani Madrone (also host emerita) to walk through the formative issues in Olympia of 2025 and how they lead into 2026.

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27:21

#141: Sarah DeStasio looks back at 2025

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2025/12/06

Daniel sat down with Sarah DeStasio to round out our campaign coverage for this year. Destasion worked on the Caleb Geiger and Robert Vanderpool campaigns and takes us through 2025 from the progressive lens.

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32:03

#140: Justin Stang Exit Interview

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2025/11/22

Not that we expect Justin Stang to exit civic life, but Daniel sat down with him following the election to reflect on how it went for him and the future of Olympia.

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54:59

#139: The Last 2025 Election Episode

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2025/11/16

This is the last election 2025 episode! We are joined in the first segment by Danielle Westbrook, long time friend of the podcast and political consultant. In the second segment, the 2025 election crew comes together one more time with Rob Richards.

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27:49

#138: Did I-5 Kill Downtown Tumwater (the definitive...

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2025/11/01

Whether Interstate 5 "killed downtown Tumwater" will never actually be answered, mostly because we don't have a time machine and we can't really settle on what "kill" or "downtown" means in this context. But the premise is one of the most widely accepted historical facts of our area. I take the counter-narrative position that downtown Tumwater was killed by a road, but it wasn't I-5. In this episode, I take a walk with David Scherer Water to discuss the historical conflict and what it tells us about

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38:23

#137: Ballot 2025 Roundup

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2025/10/25

Emmett is joined by Erika Lari and Daniel Garcia to make a complete rundown of your Olympia ballot for this election. Erika and Daniel dissect the interviews we've been running for the last several weeks to help you make your decisions this fall.

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28:17

#136: Berendt vs. Geiger (Position #7)

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2025/10/19

Daniel Garcia returns to interview Paul Berendt and Caleb Geiger for Position #7 on the Olympia City Council.

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30:14

#135: Workers’ Bill of Rights (Prop 1)

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2025/10/15

Mayor Dontae Payne and Caleb Geiger debate the pros and cons of the Workers' Bill of Rights (Prop 1), which will be on your ballot this week! This discussion was hosted by Daniel Garcia, who runs the Heal Olympia project.

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29:37

#134: Vanderpool v. Stang (Position 6)

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2025/10/11

Daniel Garcia from the Heal Olympia project is back on the podcast, this time sitting down with Robert Vanderpool and Justin Stang, who are competing for the Position 6 seat on the Olympia City Council.

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12:06

#133: Olympia City Council Position #4 (Gilman, no...

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2025/10/04

This episode was supposed to feature Daniel Garcia from Heal Oly sitting down with two city council candidates for a conversation. But at the last minute, we had to cancel. We offered the candidates a chance to record their responses on their own, but only Clark Gilman was able to get his in. We’ll be back next Saturday with a full recorded conversation between two candidates running for another city council seat.Fortunately, you can get a direct compare and contrast with Clark and Wendy over at

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50:37

#132: Renee Fullerton and Rhyan Smith (Olympia School...

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2025/09/27

Erika Lari from OSD4All again takes the wheel to talk with Renee Fullerton and Rhyan Smith, who are facing off for the position in District 3 on the Olympia School Board.

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31:14

#131: Gil Lamont and Emily Leddige (School Board)

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2025/09/20

Erika Lari from OSD4All rejoins the podcast to talk with Gil Lamont and Emily Leddige, who are facing off for the position in District 5 on the Olympia School Board.

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26:13

#129: Reparations and Olympia

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2025/09/06

Olympia’s history is deeper and more connected to the larger American story than many people realize. From the city’s founding to its role in shaping regional and national events, Olympia carries with it legacies that are still being reckoned with today. In this episode, we sit down with Mayor Dontae Payne to talk about how Olympia’s past informs its present, and how the city is beginning to address questions of racial justice and repair. Mayor Payne shares his perspective on the city’s recent

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18:31

#127: Primary Results Review

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2025/08/23

We welcomed Erika Lari from OSD4All and Rob Richards, political consultant, to walk through the results of the 2025 August Primary. While we talked a little bit about non-Olympia stuff, we focused our discussion on Olympia-centric races.Olympia Time: Five initial lessons from the August Primary Olympia Time: Digging Deeper Into the August Primary Results

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19:41

#124: Parking or housing, pick one.

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2025/08/02

Host emeritus and city council-member Dani Madrone rejoins the podcast for a discussion about housing, parking, parking minimums and how we're going to turn empty parking lots on the Westside into a thriving, walkable, community. Maybe someday.

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1:10

#122.1: Mea Culpa, Renee Fullerton

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2025/07/19

In the Olympia School District primary ballot rundown episode last weekend we incorrectly described Renee Fullerton's position on school vouchers. So, we're running her entire answer the voucher question at the OSD4All Forum now so you have a chance to hear from her.

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1:09:49

#122: Olympia School District primary rundown

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2025/07/16

Note: In this episode, we incorrectly described Renee Fullerton's position on school vouchers. So, we're running her entire answer the voucher question at the OSD4All Forum now so you have a chance to hear from her.We are in your feeds early as we hand the mics over to the crew at OSD4All as they review the primary ballot for your 2025 Olympia School District board candidates. OSD4All co-presidents Erika Lari and Sheila Beadling were joined by former school board member Justin McKaughan to talk

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