The Olympia Standard

The Olympia Standard
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A podcast about politics in Olympia, WA

  1. 5d ago

    #157: Live with Sofie Landis, Sam Miller and Olympia’s Kid Mayor

    We returned to the porch at 3 Magnets this summer to do our now traditional (3 out of 4 years!) Live Show. We welcomed Sofie Landis of Sofie’s Scoops, Sam Miller and Harriet Rambo, who served as Mayor for the Day earlier this year. We talked about the state of downtown, how Sam translates the real state of our city into comedy and we did a quiz show!

  2. Jul 11

    #156: The 2026/27 Olympia School District budget

    Erika Lari from OSD4All is back on the podcast, this time walking us through the dynamics around the current budget recently approved by the Olympia School District.

  3. Jun 27

    #155: O-POP and the New Olympia

    Over the last ten years or so, Olympia has led the pack in local governments in Washington State in reversing course on decades of restrictive zoning. Behind that movement has been Olympians for People Orientated Places. This week, we sit down with Holly Gadbaw and Janae Huber. They are two of O-POP’s founders and are now looking back at a decade of history as they move on from the organization.

  4. Jun 13

    #154: Crisis at the Library

    This week, we bring you two interviews. The first with two trustees of the Timberland Regional Library and the president of the Timberland union. We discuss the financial crisis the district found its way into earlier this year and how the district can get out. Background: Regional library cuts 25% of staff in South Sound layoffs. Here’s what to know Gloves off baby!’: Messages between two top TRL administrators stoke public outrage The Deep History and Structural Mismatch of Timberland Regional Library The Timberland Regional Library doesn’t face a stand-off, it faces some sort of evolution

  5. May 30

    #153: 2026 Primary Election Ballot Rundown

    Daniel sits down with former city councilmember and county commission candidate Jim Cooper to talk through who will be on your ballot in August.

  6. May 16

    #152: Pride Storytelling

    Daniel sits down with the folks behind Window Seat Media’s Pride Storytelling Project. The project is a partnership between Window Seat Media and Capital City Pride, is a community initiative utilizing an LGBTQ+ cohort to document and preserve local Queer history in the South Sound area. Through oral histories, public events, and community exhibits, including an upcoming expanded exhibit scheduled for June 2026, the project actively shares these diverse stories and will release its complete archive later this year.

  7. May 2

    #151: Evergreen Pool and the Future of Aquatics

    What is the future of aquatic sports in Olympia and beyond if the Evergreen Pool is closed. We sit down with swim-team boosters this week to walk through the risks of losing the region’s largest public pool and how we can sustain athletic facilities into the future.

  8. Apr 18

    #150: Sine Die 2026 with Beth and Claire

    We expand our annual Sine Die episode this year to include education expert Senator Clair Wilson! Also on this episode is our own Rep. Beth Doglio who does the traditional unpacking of what the legislative session meant for us in Olympia.

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A podcast about politics in Olympia, WA

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  • Creator
    The Olympia Standard
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2026
  • Episodes
    160
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Show Website
    The Olympia Standard