100 episodes
Move to Tacoma Podcast Marguerite Martin
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4.7 • 32 Ratings
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Check us out if you're considering moving to Tacoma! The MovetoTacoma.com Podcast features interviews with long-time and recent residents about community, transportation, neighborhoods, and the future of Tacoma, Washington— The City of Destiny.
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Anzhane Slaughter from Young Black Homeowners
The latest episode of the Move to Tacoma Podcast features an interview with Anzhane Slaughter of YBH (Young Black Homeowners). Anzhane shares about moving to Tacoma from Seattle to buy her first house in South Tacoma and what owning a home has meant to her. Since 1990 Black Homeownership has been declining in Tacoma. In...
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Tacoma Public Schools with Tanisha Jumper
Does Tacoma have good schools? This podcast interview from “Move to Tacoma,” hosted by Tacoma Real Estate Agent Marguerite Martin, features Tanisha Jumper, the Chief Communications Officer for Tacoma Public Schools. The conversation delves into the nuances of public school funding, the vibrancy and diversity of Tacoma Public Schools, and a focus on the transformative...
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Tacoma Art Museum Workers United with Stephen Rue & Carrie Morton
Tacoma is a union town. Stephen Rue and Carrie Morton from Tacoma Art Museum Workers United share about forming a union at the Tacoma Art Museum. They share about the conditions at the museum that led them to decide to form a union, their long journey to being recognized, and what’s involved as they go...
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Pretty Gritty Tours of Tacoma with Chris Staudinger
Pretty Gritty Tours is not JUST the most popular tour company in Tacoma, Washington. Pretty Gritty Tours (and its creator Chris Staudinger) are one of the most entertaining accounts about Tacoma on social media. From Tiktok, to YouTube, to Instagram and Facebook- Chris finds stories from Tacoma’s past and shares them with us in a...
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The Red Hot Bar Owner Chris Miller
Chris Miller from The Red Hot joins us to share about 17 years of running one of Tacoma’s most popular bars. He talks about starting bar in Tacoma, all the lessons he’s learned along the way, and advice he has for other people with a dream of opening a bar in Tacoma. He shares about...
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Free Legal Aid with Tacoma Pro Bono
What is Tacoma Pro Bono? Tacoma Pro Bono Community Lawyers is a legal aid organization in Tacoma, Washington. In this episode of the Move to Tacoma Podcast Marguerite interviews Laurie Davenport and Ash Meer. We cover the formation and the growth of Tacoma Pro Bono. How it expanded from a small team to 42 staff...
Customer Reviews
A great Tacoma resource!
This podcast was key to helping me find my way around Tacoma when I moved to the area several years ago. Recommended listening for all future and current Tacomans to keep tabs on their city.
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One of my favorite podcasts! Full of fun information about the local community and important topics, as well as insightful history of the city of destiny!
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What this podcast title needs to be. Thanks!