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The Aud Pod

Office of the Washington State Auditor

A podcast from the Office of the Washington State Auditor? Yes, your dream has come true. OK, maybe you think it will be about boring and complicated audit stuff but we plan to confound your expectations. Our goal with The Aud Pod is to give you some inside scoop on what we do, make our work easier to understand and also share how we help local and state governments along the way. Join us for some real #GoodGovernment talk. Email us any time at socialmedia@sao.wa.gov. Thanks for listening!

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00:12:45

By The Numbers: SAO Facts and Figures for Fiscal Year...

The Aud Pod ·

2026/02/05

The Office of the Washington State Auditor was really, really busy in fiscal year 2025 publishing 2,967 audits, fielding 692 submissions to its Citizen Hotline and much more. In this episode of the Aud Pod, the State Auditor’s exclusive podcast, Deputy State Auditor Kelly Collins goes into more detail about those numbers and several more, to provide a fascinating look at the breadth of SAO’s work and community outreach for the year. You may visit SAO’s website at sao.wa.gov for more details on how

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00:05:39

SAO Testimonial: Cyber Checkup Service

The Aud Pod ·

2026/01/05

What do local governments think of the free, award-winningcyber checkup service from the Office of the Washington State Auditor? We asked City of Port Townsend's Network Administrator, David Olsen, that very same question! Hear what he had to say in this episode of the Aud Pod as he shares his thoughts with SAO’s Cybersecurity Specialist, Daniel Mann. David and the City were one of the first local governments to receive our cyber checkup analysis, and he shares valuable insight on the process,

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00:32:10

Fighting fraud in government: How SAO’s efforts help...

The Aud Pod ·

2025/11/12

In Washington state, governments lose on average $52,000 per fraud incident. From 2021 through October 2025, the Office of the Washington State Auditor investigated and reported on more than $6 million in misappropriated funds, and reviewed cases totaling another $14 million in cyber-related losses.In his episode of the Aud Pod, we talk with a key player helping lead the fight against fraud in government: Brandi Pritchard, SAO’s Assistant Director of Special Investigations.With 20+ years of

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00:23:08

State Auditor Pat McCarthy radio interview highlights...

The Aud Pod ·

2025/10/23

In October 2025 State Auditor Pat McCarthy stopped by NewsRadio KONA 610 serving the mid-Columbia region of Washington state to appear with hosts Robb Francis and John McKay on their radio program, “The Bottom Line.” This special edition of The Aud Pod features highlights from their wide-ranging discussion covering several areas including:· The importance of independent auditing in the role of government· Issues and challenges facing auditing shops across the country· Auditor

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00:19:00

Free cyber checkups: reducing risk for local governments

The Aud Pod ·

2025/10/01

Local governments are increasingly becoming attractivetargets for cyber criminals because of the vast amounts of sensitive data they maintain about employees, infrastructure and their residents. That’s why SAO’s Center for Government Innovation offers a host of cybersecurity resources andservices highlighted by its unique cyber checkup program.The Center’s cyber checkups provide a fast, free andindependent assessment of a government’s vulnerability to common threats, along with actionable steps to

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00:21:17

The 4-1-1 on police use of deadly force investigation...

The Aud Pod ·

2025/08/18

Did you know the Office of the Washington State Auditor systematically audits every local investigation into police use of deadly force? In fact, we were the first state auditor’s office in the country to do so, starting in the fall of 2022.Our work continues today, and two of our experts who specialize in these audits are on The Aud Pod to explain these unique reports: the principles behind them, what they reveal, and how they benefit Washingtonians. Join host Adam Wilson, along with SAO auditors

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00:10:39

We help government (it's true!)

The Aud Pod ·

2025/07/07

In addition to promoting fiscal responsibility ingovernment through our audits of local and state governments, our Office also provides valuable help for governments. The Center for Government Innovation (a.k.a. the Center) is a special service of the Washington State Auditor’s Office that provides free resources, guides and services to help local governments run more efficiently and effectively. In essence, the Center provides tools to help governments help the people they serve.In this episode of

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00:12:49

Learn to be Lean

The Aud Pod ·

2025/05/15

In this episode of The Aud Pod, SAO’s Joanna Bailey talks with an HR Director for a local government about their experience with our free Lean services workshop designed to help governments improve their work processes and run more efficiently. (Who doesn’t want that?) It’s chock full of great information and insight, so listen in today and add us to your playlist for future Aud Pod episodes!As always, if you have a question, topic suggestion or other feedback, send us an email at

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00:12:05

Ep. 1 Performance Audits 101

The Aud Pod ·

2022/01/10

Our office gets a lot of questions about Performance Audits – for example, how are they different than other audits, and how do we choose the topics? In this episode of The Aud Pod, you’ll hear from our Director of Performance Audit, Scott Frank. We’ll do our best to tell you everything you might want to know about performance audits.If we didn’t cover one of your questions, or want to suggest a topic, send us an email at webmaster@sao.wa.gov.

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00:07:33

Introducing The Aud Pod!

The Aud Pod ·

2020/05/15

Who best to introduce The Aud Pod than State Auditor Pat McCarthy! Find out why we created a podcast for the Office (hint: it was thought of long before COVID-19 hit Washington), some common misconceptions she often hears about the Office and what you can expect to hear on upcoming episodes.

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