Archives: Episodes

Todd, Brown and Amanda talk the importance of journalism and also the MAJOR importance of Administrative Professionals!  Thanks Doreen...the glue the holds THIS office together.

Tues. 04/22 – Sam Grello, Executive Director of the Port Angeles Waterfront District, discussing the upcoming West by Northwest Mural Festival, where 5 murals will be painted in front of the public and then installed downtown over the Summer months.

2^nd Segment – Local Real Estate agent, Mae Graves, with her monthly Clallam County real estate segment.

Todd, Marc and Steph talk about Earth Day, and also about the loss of a friend.  We will miss you so much Rudy Maxion.

Mon. 04/21 – Ian Mackay, Executive Director of Ian’s Ride, with Author, Karen Polinsky, discussing the new book, Ian’s Ride: A Long-Distance Journey to Joy, chronicling Ian’s story of being an avid bicyclist and nature lover (before a bicycle crash in 2008 left him paralyzed from the neck down) to his role as accessibility advocate.

2^nd Segment – Stephanie Doenges and Owl Chrysalis Medicine from Bread & Gravy, discussing their upcoming show “A History of Time: Through Music”, at Field Arts & Events Hall.

Oh my goodness...Poppy could not be any cuter if she fried...I mean tried.  What a joyous time talking with the Queen of the Spuds, Ms. Poppy O'Toole.

You asked, and she delivered-this is Poppy Cooks' all-potato cookbook. Whether you like them fried, baked, mashed, or roasted, TikTok's High Priestess of the Potato gives you the ultimate potato book.

The spud-the humblest of ingredients-can be made into more than just mashed potatoes (but if it is mash, make it the best mashed potatoes ever), and in this book Poppy O'Toole celebrates the range and variety from just this one mighty ingredient. In these pages, Poppy gives you all the tools you need to achieve the perfect potatoes every time-whether it's a trusted roasted potato, a melt-in-the-mouth fondant, moreish fries and wedges or the perfect bake. Poppy includes all the most-loved potato dishes alongside mouth-watering international classics (think latkes, dauphinoise and patatas bravas), and even some old-school favorites (hello, potato smiles), not to mention a whole chapter dedicated to her sensational 15-hour potatoes.

Across 101 recipes, Poppy shares her top tips and tricks for cooking with different methods and flavours to give you THE book you need to raise your spud game and cook like the Potato Queen herself.

ABOUT POPPY O'TOOLE

Michelin-trained internet sensation Poppy O'Toole created her social media profile, Poppy Cooks, after losing her kitchen job during the pandemic. Known for creating easy-to-follow recipe tutorials, Poppy currently has over 4M followers on TikTok.

Following almost a decade in professional kitchens, Poppy launched her debut cookbook The Food You Need in 2021, which received praise from the likes of Nigella Lawson, Rukmini Iyer and the Daily Mail - who called her the "millennials answer to Delia Smith". In January 2022, Poppy was announced as a judge on the new series of Young MasterChef. She was also a judge on E4's Celebrity Cooking School, alongside Giorgio Locatelli.

ON SOCIAL MEDIA:

TikTok - 4.4M - https://www.tiktok.com/@poppycooks?lang=en 

IG - 1.1M - https://www.instagram.com/poppy_cooks/?hl=en 

FB - 118K - https://www.facebook.com/cookspoppy/ 

Todd and Amanda talk about the legacy that is, Wink Martindale.

Weds. 04/16 – Tanner Zahrt, from Peninsula College’s College success Program.

2nd Segment – Port Angeles Mayor, Kate Dexter.

3rd Segment – First Fed’s Community Conversation: The Importance of Local Journalism at Field Arts & Events Hall – Panelists are Brown Maloney, Owner KONP Radio, and Robbie Mantooth, retired journalism professor.

Tues. 04/15 – Port Angeles School District High School Teacher, Stacy Sanders, with students Lily Thomas and Chris Jaynes, discussing government in action, civic engagement & mock Congress.

2^nd Segment – First Fed’s Community Conversation: The Importance of Local Journalism at Field Arts & Events Hall – Panelists are, Eran Kennedy, Publisher of the Peninsula Daily News, and George Erb, retired journalist, reporter and university educator.

I would say that 99% of the time, I really enjoy talking to the people I get to interview.  But sometimes, I SUPER connect with one and REALLY love what I get to do.  Talking with Brendan is one of those times.  He was charming, funny, energetic, animated and has one heck of a story to tell.  I hope you enjoy this interview about his new podcast, "Divine Intervention"...and the SPOILER ALERT that he unleashes in this interview. :)

ABOUT DIVINE INTERVENTION

Wonder Media Network - an award winning female-founded, audio-first creative podcast studio - and iHeartPodcasts, the No.1 podcast publisher globally according to Podtrac, have launched "Divine Intervention," a 10-episode narrative podcast, fifteen years in the making. Host Brendan Patrick Hughes delves into one of the most tumultuous periods in the history of the Catholic Church, the United States and the personal lives of ten revolutionaries.

Fifty years ago, a ragtag band of radical nuns in combat boots, wild-haired priests and their madcap friends swiftly became accomplished cat burglars in a hellbent effort to sabotage a war. They did everything they could to destroy the war machine - they scaled walls, picked locks, hid in broom closets and broke into federal draft boards, stealing the files of the young men about to be sent into combat. They napalmed these files in city squares. They shredded them at press conferences, harbored draft fugitives in church sanctuaries, and traded blows with J. Edgar Hoover's FBI. Many went to jail, others betrayed their friends, and some fell in love.

"Working on this project for so many years meant that I was able to capture a lot of important voices that have since left us, like Howard Zinn," said Hughes. "This has been a decades-long labor of love about the people I grew up with - outlandish and fiercely political Boston Irish Catholics out to save the world."

Episodes available here:

Https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-divine-intervention-98132542/

BRENDAN PATRICK HUGHES BIO

Brendan Patrick Hughes (creator, host) is a filmmaker, stage director, performance artist, professor and podcast host. His feature film Dindin premiered in October to vast critical acclaim and is currently playing on Amazon Prime and Apple TV. His documentary The Metal Detector is now streaming on PBS. He is Clinical Assistant Professor of Film and Media at Pace University's Sands College of Performing Arts in New York City.

Mon. 04/14 – District Court 1 Judge, Dave Neupert, with Tamara Vanover, Mental Health Specialist with the Clallam County Sheriff’s Dept., discussing the county’s Mental Health Court.

2^nd Segment – Port Angeles Fire Department Prevention Specialist, Thomas Feik, with Marc Abshire, Executive Director of the Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce, discussing the new requirements and fees for businesses, regarding fire safety.

3rd Segment - Bacon Bit with Grammy Award Winning Marren Morris and educator Karina Argow about their new book, "Beatrix Butterfly Wings it for Once"