Old Spiral Podcast

This week is all about the Palouse and conservation. Alison Crowley joins us to talk about her podcast Conserve Nation and her work with the Palouse Conservation District, mainly the 6 episode series called Palouse Pulse. Alison brings up the importance of taking care of yourself, conservation, and how these are closely related. Event announcements are being postponed for now. Just enjoy the show. 

Find Alison's podcasts on Spotify and Apple Podcasts:

Palouse Pulse -  https://open.spotify.com/show/0mAHQYdTprVzmGJWa6LlF6

Conserve Nation - https://open.spotify.com/show/59d8J6JuC70shvBwpkJQor

This week Will Thompson of Pac Nor Productions joins us to talk about the upcoming event at Riverport Brewery, The SWAP. This is a comic book/record/pop culture collectible swap meet Will has been putting on for the past 3 years. Find the perfect addition to your collection April 18th, get in early 12-1 for $5, and from 1-6 entrance is only $2, children 5 and under free. Will talks about his favorite collectibles, music, and places around the LCV.

Image art by Trevor Nesbitt 

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Skate Pierce joins us this week to discuss the history and future of Hogan's Pub. Skate and his wife Meghan took over Hogan's fairly recently, and it was great to learn what Hogan's means to Skate and his vision for the future of this local business. 

Matt Plemmons, owner of Greenfield WA, 99420 sits in with us this week to talk about his downtown Clarkston businesses. His brand covers a cannabis store, glass/music shop, and very large selection of cigars next door in his humidor. We cover a distributor's side of the Washington legalization process, differences with the city council, and owning a cannabis store in Eastern Washington. Stay tuned next week for another story of a Clarkston business. 

This week Drew and Brian sit down with Gregory Raye to talk about Smash the Skate. Drew and Gregory started this event about 4 years ago out of a love of skateboarding and punk music. 

The first Artist Spotlight is here! Jaymee Laws, a local artist, joins us to talk about how she got started doing art and her life in the LCV. Find her across most platforms at The Art of Jaymee Laws. Episode image by Jamyee Laws. 

Drew takes the hot seat this week and describes fly fishing for the beginner. Brian asks questions as we discuss what someone who wants to start fly fishing needs to get started. 

In this episode, Brian covers the basics of brewing for those just getting into the hobby. Drew asks all the important questions to find out how to go from barley in the field to beer in your glass. 

In this episode, Pete Broyles joins us in studio to talk about his Clarkston, WA business Riverport Brewing Co. We covered how Pete started brewing, how Riverport came to be, and some of your favorite local brews. 

Bob Thorson of The Zekes and Pepperland Records comes in this week and talks about an album of local bands made in 1983. KMOK, a radio station at the time, teamed up with the Miller High Life Rock to Riches national music competition to find great new music from unknown bands around the country.