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Richard Porter And Nick Shekeryk
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Snohomish County Placemakers
Coexisting with Wildlife w/Kurt Hellman, Conservation NW
Context is everything. Once, the Washington Territory was seen as untamed wilderness—at least through the eyes of European settlers. With a pioneer mindset, they arrived ready to conquer nature and build civilization. But the land was never as wild as they believed. Indigenous tribes had long managed the forests and rivers of what we now call Washington State. The arrival of settlers brought more than homesteads. Vast old-growth forests were felled. Wildlife once hunted for survival was soon hunted for sport. Apex predators like grizzlies and wolves—viewed as t...
2025-06-18
49 min
Snohomish County Placemakers
Music for All w/Rachel of Musicology Co.
Our guest today is Rachel Gardner, a creative, entrepreneur, vinyl record collector, and Edmonds, WA arts enthusiast. Rachel owns the city’s only record shop, Musicology Co., which opened in 2024.So, what makes Rachel unique? In addition to playing bass guitar in a couple local bands and running the only woman-owned record shop in Snohomish County and only one of five in the entire state of Washington, Rachel is a fierce advocate for empowering women and underrepresented people in the vinyl industry. She has an active role as a board member of a national po...
2025-06-04
47 min
Snohomish County Placemakers
Making Space for All w/Wil Johnson
When you think of the word “home,” what comes to mind?Home can be a person or people, a feeling, a memory. Home is a state of mind, and it’s rooted in giving us a sense of comfort, security, and belonging.Wil Johnson, Snohomish County’s Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer, has made it his mission to help people feel at home in SnoCo. As head honcho of the county’s Office of Social Justice, Wil and his team are committed to bringing equity and inclusion to the forefront of our minds by promoting...
2025-05-22
44 min
Snohomish County Placemakers
Old Growth Forests Are the Future
The premise of this episode is pretty simple: what if the answer to our current and future climate crisis is 200 years old and naturally sequesters carbon?We've got that here. Let's take a field trip with John Moon from the Department of Natural Resources.
2025-05-07
29 min
Snohomish County Placemakers
The SnoCo Music Scene w/Ryan Crowther
This week on the podcast, we’re diving into the sounds that shape our seaside towns—featuring none other than Ryan Crowther, aka “RC.” Around here, RC isn’t just a familiar face—he’s the connector, one degree away from nearly everyone in the county.Best known for founding the Everett Music Initiative (EMI), RC has helped turn Everett into a vibrant music hub. From iconic events like Rock the Boat and Music at the Marina to the powerhouse Fisherman’s Village Music Festival, EMI has brought acts like Digable Planets, Kevin Morby, and Built to Spill to reimagi...
2025-04-24
1h 03
Snohomish County Placemakers
How to Be a Human in Modern Media w/Gregr From 107.7 The End
First and foremost, Gregr is a person. For over 15 years, Greg Shishman has been cracking wise and spinning the top hits in alternative music for Seattle’s Alt Rock station, 107.7 The End. He's lived in Snohomish County while reaching millions of listeners through the airwaves.Gregr is a wealth of knowledge on all things music, and he spent lots of time chatting it up with some of the biggest names in the industry. Not to mention his public passion for Rubik's cubes, karate, and all things nerdy.But behind the persona is... himself. He...
2025-04-17
1h 19
The Washington State Hiking Podcast
Insiders Guide to Hiking in Snohomish County with Richard Porter and Nick Shekeryk from Snohomish County Placemakers
Text us your questions to answer on a future episodeRichard Porter and Nick Shekeryk, hosts of the Snohomish County Placemakers Podcast, join Jennie and Craig to talk about their favorite urban and backcountry trails in Snohomish County as well as some of their favorite places to eat, drink and stay after a hike.Our sponsor for the month of April is Snohomish County Tourism. Thank you!Listen to Snohomish County Placemakers wherever you get your podcasts
2025-04-09
39 min
Snohomish County Placemakers
Tide to Table w/ Hama Hama Oysters
Aw shucks! We care a heap about sustainable food here in the Pacific Northwest. Luckily, we have some of the freshest waters, as indicated by the health of the lowly (yet oh so delicious) oyster.This week we wade into a conversation with Lissa James Monberg, Vice President of Shellfish at Hama Hama Oysters. Lissa's family has been stewarding the waters of the Salish Sea for six generations, tending to a microclimate that breeds some of the freshest bivalves you've ever dipped into cocktail sauce.We'll talk shellfish biology, sustainable farming practices, proper...
2025-04-03
36 min
Snohomish County Placemakers
Hiking 101 w/ The Washington State Hiking Podcast
Have you ever loved something a little too much? Maybe a pair of jeans that was worn threadbare and beyond repair. Or a pair of sneakers that finally fell apart from too many miles. Nature can be kind of like that. Too much love and human visitation can wear down that which centuries of natural processes have worked to build. Today we're talking to Jennie Thwing Flaming and Craig Romano from The Washington State Hiking Podcast. Their podcast name says it all – these are the experts on local trails. Craig is an award-winning author who ha...
2025-03-26
1h 27
Snohomish County Placemakers
Grant Harrington Runs Snohomish. Literally.
Grant Harrington is the founder of the Snohomish Running Company. His organization puts on beloved races like the Milltown Marathon (also a half marathon and 10K), the Evergreen Half Marathon on the Centennial Trail, the Snohomish River Run, and more. These events are branded in a fun way, and they have swag, and they’re just a blast. Today we’ll talk to Grant about why you (yes you!) should run in the Pacific Northwest: how to get started, what sort of gear you need, when to sign up for forthcoming races, and more. Take a listen as we...
2025-03-17
49 min
Snohomish County Placemakers
What's So Funny About Everett Comedy Night? 😂
The world is a pretty serious place these days, and there are few ways to better overcome it all than with a good laugh. And we don’t mean an LOL response to a kind of funny text message from a friend. We're talking about the gut-busting, fall-out-of-your-seat kind of laugh that cleanses your soul (and maybe even your sinuses). As the producer of Everett Comedy Night, which has been bringing high-profile comedy acts to sold out crowds in Snohomish County for nearly a decade, Everett’s resident funny man, Cory Michaelis, is on a mission to help...
2025-03-14
26 min
Snohomish County Placemakers
Traveling While Black in the PNW
Travel is a great way to get out of your element and discover the world around you. It offers opportunities to learn about other cultures and to go on adventures that you never knew were possible. In other words, traveling can take you out of your comfort zone.However, this sentiment can be a huge point of contention for many travelers, including people of color. When traveling to new places, minorities tend to be more aware of their surroundings out of necessity for their own safety. Personal safety remains a top concern for travelers of...
2025-03-05
37 min
Snohomish County Placemakers
Secret Everett Gems w/Nick Shekeryk
Nick is the newest member of our tourism team. As a local, he knows all of the places you *should* be visiting when you come to Everett, WA. From food trucks and festivals to aviation and one-of-a-kind pop culture experiences, there is always something to discover in Everett, WA. The waterfront is a can’t-miss, boasting the largest public marina on the West Coast. Enjoy a great meal, hop the ferry or take a paddle to Jetty Island, beachcomb, or explore the miles of waterfront trails. On this pod episode... all things Everett. Ch...
2025-02-05
28 min
Snohomish County Placemakers
Farmers Markets Can't Be Beet
Farmers markets: we have so many questions. Like, why is "farmers" not possessive? Where did the apostrophe go? Who does the market belong to? But seriously, local, organic food is important. However, the conversation around it can sometimes feel overly moralizing or shaming, especially given the high stakes. Modern food production impacts local ecosystems, global environments, and involves issues like factory farming, carbon emissions, fair trade, and pesticides. It’s a lot to unpack. That’s why having nearly a dozen farmers markets in Snohomish County is a great thing. They make fresh, qual...
2025-01-30
29 min
Snohomish County Placemakers
APEX Art & Cultural Center
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 art collection in the world. As somebody who is a...
2024-11-26
29 min
Snohomish County Placemakers
Tulalip Treaty Rights w/Andrew Gobin
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 the expert on Treaty Rights, so this conversation is largely unedited, offering a deep dive in...
2024-11-14
1h 34
Snohomish County Placemakers
Lynnwood's Glow Up w/Sarah Cho and Ryan Bush
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 we talk to Sarah Cho and Ryan Bush from the City of Lynnwood about...
2024-11-08
40 min
Snohomish County Placemakers
"New Ideas Must Use Old Buildings"
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 trip to the Marks Building in d...
2024-09-25
19 min
Snohomish County Placemakers
Grassroots Art w/The Lake Stevens Film Festival
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 lockdown. She wanted connection. So, she set out to build culture and co...
2024-09-17
31 min
Snohomish County Placemakers
Creative Ecosystems! w/SCAAC
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 near the county line. Or so the self-mythology goes. W...
2024-08-20
1h 18
Snohomish County Placemakers
Tech For Kids is the Future w/Creator Zone
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 provides plenty of secondary education options – we have 15 higher ed institutions, in fact – but I wonder if there’s a gap, a...
2024-08-13
58 min
Snohomish County Placemakers
Art as Placemaking w/Snohomish Arts Community
“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 and how other communities can follow...
2024-08-06
34 min
Snohomish County Placemakers
Multimodal transit now! w/Brock Howell, Snotrac
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 seattlenorthcountry.com or on social @seattlenorthcountry
2024-07-03
1h 11
Snohomish County Placemakers
Sustainable Aviation & Community Involvement w/ Simreet Dhaliwal-Gill
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 SAF Center is creating will benefit generations of Snohomish County residents to come. More than that, as we discuss in this episode, average citizens can also...
2024-06-11
35 min
Snohomish County Placemakers
Resilient Communities w/Arra Rael
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 attitudes? -What is workplace trauma? -Is an unstructured future really just opportunities waiting to happen? -How can...
2024-05-31
49 min
Snohomish County Placemakers
Bicycling Guide to Snohomish County
Here’s everything you need to know for exploring our beautiful destination on two wheels. 🌲🚲 Follow along @seattlenorthcountry and visit seattlenorthcountry.com
2024-05-22
1h 02
Snohomish County Placemakers
Environmental Responsibility w/Executive Dave Somers
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 beauty.
2024-05-06
26 min
Snohomish County Placemakers
The small business hustle w/ Jackson Quall of Sisters Restaurant
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 conversation for anyone who has a dream to start a new endeavor… even in the midst of a global r...
2024-04-19
40 min
Snohomish County Placemakers
A Guide to the Mountain Loop ⛰️
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 adventure. 🥾🌲🧗♀️ For more travel inspo look us up at seattlenorthcountry.com or give a follow @seattlenort
2024-03-19
26 min
Snohomish County Placemakers
Indoor farming for a sustainable future w/Black Forest Mushrooms
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 your approach to any new endeavor. Well put!👏 Listen to the show, give a follow and catch...
2024-03-12
30 min
Snohomish County Placemakers
Snohomish: A Town Upcycled
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 Hetherington from the Historic Downtown Snohomish Association. ⚡️
2024-03-05
25 min
Snohomish County Placemakers
Airports are awful. Is there a better way? Meet Paine Field.
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 County. ✈️
2024-02-28
22 min
Snohomish County Placemakers
James Madison, Master Carver
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 beautiful, too. Like the vibe? Follow us on social @seattlenorthcountry or visit seattlenorthcountry.com
2024-02-22
29 min
Snohomish County Placemakers
Everett WA: From Milltown to Chilltown
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 be sure to follow us on social @seattlenorthcountry or visit seattlenorthcountry.com
2024-02-22
26 min