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The show is recorded at 95.3 Olympia’s KGY on Wednesdays and is available as a podcast here.
Larry Dzieza, In Opposition of a Regional Fire Authority for Olympia & Tumwater 03/02/2023
Gary Edwards, Thurston County Commissioner 02/22/2023
Lisa Cosmillo, Fire Fly Yoga 02/15/2023
Jerry Farmer, Local Author and more 02/12/2023
Dave Schaffert, President/CEO Thurston County Chamber 02/05/2023
Jeff Engle, CEO Big Brothers and Big Sisters South West Washington 01/29/2023
Warren Hendrickson, Acting Chair, Commercial Aviation Co-ordinating Commission 01/23/2023
Eileen Ravella, President of Washington Association Of Physicians Assistants 01/15/2023
Joe Illing, Local Poet 01/08/2023
Michael Cade, Thurston County Economic Development Director 01/01/2023
Bruce Sanders, Pastor, Capital Vision Christian Church 12/25/2022
Ron Saacke, Administrative Vice President, Washington Farm Bureau 12/18/2022
Sarah Clinton, Executive Director, Advancement, YMCA 12/11/2022
Michelle Gipson, Senior Director, Branch Operations Thurston County, YMCA 12/04/2022
Danny Stusser – The Jolt News, 11/27/2022
Thelma Jackson – Local Author and Activist, 11/20/2022
Lisa Dennis-Perez & Matt Kennelly – LOTT Clean Water Alliance, 11/13/2022
Election Special 2022 11/09/2022
Jessica Bateman – State Representative (D), 22nd District, 11/06/2022
Keith Swank – U.S. House Representative Candidate (R), 10th District, 10/30/2022
Andrew Barkis – State Representative (R), 2nd District, 10/23/2022
Jeff Curry – Candidate for Thurston County Treasurer (Not Disclosed), 10/16/2022
J T Wilcox – State Representative (R), 2nd District 10/09/2022
Matt Case – New Morning DJ on 95.3 KGY 10/02/2022
Jeff Gadman – Thurston County Treasurer 09/25/2022
Derek Sanders – Candidate for Thurston County Sheriff (I) 09/18/2022
Will Callicoat – President, Capital Medical Center 09/11/2022
Dale Roberts – District Governor, Rotary 09/04/2022
Carol Riley – Olympia Harbor Days 08/28/2022
Tiffany Sevruk – Board Member, North Thurston Public Schools 08/21/2022
Steve Brooks – Lacey Fire Chief 08/14/2022
Dave Kolar – Candidate for Thurston County Assessor, 08/07/2022
Vivian Eason – Candidate (R) for Thurston County Commissioner District 3, 07/31/2022
David L Nicandri – History Writer 07/24/2022
Andy Ryder – Mayor Of Lacey 07/17/2022
Mary Hall – Thurston County Auditor 07/10/2022
Beth Doglio – Candidate (D) for State Representative District 22, Position 1 06/03/2022
Loretta Byrnes – Candidate (R) for State Representative District 22, Position 1 06/26/2022
Jon Snaza – Thurston County Sheriff 06/19/2022
Tye Menser – Thurston County Commissioner District 3 06/05/2022
Don Trosper – Tumwater Historian 05/22/2022
Bob Iyall – Chair, Port Of Olympia Commissioners 05/15/2022
Carolina Mejia – Chair, Thurston County Commissioners 05/08/2022
Tom Carroll – Local Author 05/01/2022
Lenny Greenstein – Lacey City Council Member 04/24/2022
Robert Almada – Lacey Police Chief 04/17/2022
Jerry Farmer – Author and Local Personality 04/10/2022
Rebecca Sanchez – History Writer for Thurston Talk 04/03/2022
Vicky Lamoreaux – Assistant Superintendent of Instructional Services, North Thurston Public Schools 03/27/2022
Annette Pitts – CEO, Experience Olympia & Beyond 03/21/2022
Lori Drummond – President & CEO, Olympia Federal Savings 03/13/2022
Sam Gibboney – Executive Director, Port Of Olympia 03/06/2022
Bill McGregor – Former Port Comissioner 02/27/2022
Elsie Landry – Olympia Chef, Winner of “Chopped” and Owner of Chicory Restaurant in Olympia 02/20/2022
Michael Cade – Executive Director, Thurston Economic Development Council 02/13/2022
Jessica Bateman – State Representative, 22nd District (D) 02/06/2022
Nick Kerry – General Manager, KGY Media Group 01/30/2022
Meg Martin – Executive Director, Interfaith Works 01/23/2022
Jon Pettit – Thurston County Commission Watchdog 01/16/2022
Debbie Sullivan – Mayor of Tumwater 01/09/2022
Andrew Barkis – State Representative, 2nd District(R) 01/02/2022
Karen Robbins – Community Liaison, Olympia Union Gospel Mission 12/26/2021
Gerry Alexander & Greg Griffith – Olympia Historical Society & Bigelow House Museum 12/19/2021
Andy Ryder – Mayor, City of Lacey 12/5/2021
Paul & Phyllis DeTray – Local Business Owners 11/28/2021
Dan Jones — Owner & CEO of Thurston Talk & North America Talk 11/21/2021
Don Trosper — Tumwater Historian 11/14/2021
KGY Election Special — 11/03/2021
Jessie Simmons — Candidate for Port Commissioner, District 2 10/31/2021
Emma McSharry — Candidate for Lacey City Council 10/24/2021
Felix Peguero — Candidate for Lacey City Council 10/17/2021
Dave Nicandri — Local Historian & Author 10/10/2021
Candace Mercer — Candidate for Olympia City Council, Position 4 10/03/2021
Robin Vazquez — Candidate for Lacey City Council, Position 4 09/26/2021
Lenny Greenstein — Member Lacey City Council 09/19/2021
Kim Wyman — Washington Secretary of State 09/09/2021
Bob Iyall — Port of Olympia Commissioner Candidate (District 2) 09/05/2021
Carolina Mejia — Thurston County Commissioner, Position 1 08/29/2021
Lisa Parshley — Olympia City Council Member (up for re-election) 08/22/2021
Wendy Carlson — Former Olympia City Council Candidate 08/15/2021
Robbi Kesler — Olympia City Council Candidate, Position 2 08/08/2021
Nate & Hope Bowling — Educational Advocates 08/01/2021
Joe Downing — Olympia Port Commissioner 07/25/2021
Spence Weigand — Olympia City Council Candidate 07/18/2021
Corey Gauny — Candidate for Olympia City Council 07/11/2021
Mike Marohn — Retired Financial Advisor 07/04/2021
Amy Evans, Port Of Olympia Commissioner Candidate 06/27/2021
Melissa Denton, Port Of Olympia Commissioner Candidate 06/20/2021
Joel Hansen, Port Of Olympia Commissioner Candidate 06/13/2021
Susan Parish, Local Photographic Historian 06/06/2021
Carolina Mejia, Thurston County Commissioner, District 1 05/30/2021
Laurie Dolan, State Representative 22nd District 05/23/2021
Blake Knoblauch, Executive Director, Lacey South Sound Chamber 05/16/2021
Andrew Barkis, State Representative – 2nd District 05/09/2021
Gretchen Maliska, President North Thurston School Board & Deb Clemens, Superintendent Of Public Schools 05/02/2021
Erin Quinn Valcho — Curator, Lacey Museum 04/25/2021
Charlie Kirry — Editor, Senior News 04/18/2021
Mary Hall — Thurston County Auditor 04/11/2021
Dr Timothy Stokes — President South Puget Sound Community College 04/04/2021
Ed Kunkel — Lacey City Council 03/28/2021
Jessica Bateman — State Representative 22nd District 03/21/2021
Bill McGregor — Port Commissioner 03/14/2021
Gary Edwards — Thurston County Commissioner 03/07/2021
Scott Spence — Lacey City Manager 02/28/2021
Mark Brown — Local Political Expert 02/21/2021
Dave Nicandri — Local Author & Historian 11/29/2020
Sandra Crowell — Local Author & Historian 11/08/2020
Bill McGregor – Olympia Port Commissioner 11/01/2020
David Schaffert – President, Thurston County Chamber 10/25/2020
Ed Kunkel — Lacey City Council 10/18/2020
Bud Blake — Thurston County Commissioner Position 3 10/11/2020
Conversations With The Candidates — Thurston County Commissioner Position 2 10/8/2020
Chris Reykdal — Superintendent of Public Instruction — 10/04/2020
Conversations With The Candidates — Thurston County Commissioner Position 1 10/01/2020
Steve Brooks — Chief, Lacey Fire District 3 09/27/2020
Conversations With The Candidates — State Rep. 22nd District 09/23/2020
John Snaza — Thurston County Sheriff 09/20/2020
John Hutchings — Thurston County Commissioner 09/13/2020
Scott Ahlf — Olympia Municipal Court Judge 09/06/2020
Andy Ryder — Mayor Of Lacey 08/30/2020
Kim Wyman — Washington Secretary Of State 08/23/2020
Danny Stusser — Publisher, TheJOLTnews.com 08/16/2020
Lenny Greenstein — Lacey City Council 08/08/2020
Mary Ellen Biggerstaff — Candidate For State Representative Dist. 22 08/02/2020
Sharonda Amamilo — Candidate For Thurston County Superior Court 07/26/2020
David Hankins — Candidate For Thurston County Superior Court 07/19/2020
Jonathan Sprouffske — Candidate For Judge, Thurston County Superior Court 07/12/2020
Carolina Mejia — Candidate For Thurston County Commissioner 07/05/2020
David Gaw — Candidate For Thurston County Commissioner 06/28/2020
Rory Summerson — Candidate For Thurston County Commissioner 06/21/2020
Marilyn Strickland — Candidate for Washington State District 10 06/14/2020
Andrew Barkis — Washington State Representative, District 2 06/07/2020
Jessica Bateman — Deputy Mayor, Olympia 05/31/2020
Patrick Murphy — Superintendent, Olympia School District 05/24/2020
Dusty Pierpoint — Candidate, State Representative 22nd District 05/17/2020
Beth Doglio — Congressional Candidate, 10th District 05/10/2020
Rick Walk — Director Of Community Development, City Of Lacey 05/03/2020
Chris Reykdal — Superintendent Of Public Instruction 04/26/2020
Marc Daily — Director, Thurston County Planning Council 03/22/2020
Jeff Gadman — Thurston County Treasurer 03/15/2020
Laurence Reeves — Capitol Land Trust 03/08/2020
Ann Freeman-Manzanares — Intercity Transit 03/01/2020
Kim Wyman — Washington Secretary Of State 02/23/2020
Don Teague — Owner, Private Sector Arms 02/16/2020
Jon Pettit — Private Property Advocate 02/09/2020
Nichole Woolsey — American Cancer Society 02/02/2020
Debra Stephens — Washington Supreme Court 01/26/2020
Monty Sabin — North Thurston School District 01/19/2020
Lenny Greenstein — Lacey City Council 01/12/2020
Michael Cade — Executive Director, Thurston EDC 01/05/2020
Dave Nicandri — Local Historian 12/28/2019
Steve Bradley — Thurston County Sheriff Chaplain 12/21/2019
Andrew Barkis — State Representative, 2nd District 12/14/2019
Tye Menser — Thurston County Commissioner 12/6/2019
Mary Hall — Thurston County Auditor 11/30/2019
Capt. Daniel Frederick — US Army Recruitment 11/23/2019
Shawna Dutton — Habitat For Humanity Development Director 11/16/2019
Cheryl Selby / Andy Ryder — Election Round-Up 11/09/2019
Jason Noahr — North Thurston School Board 11/03/2019
Nat George — Operations Director KGY/KAYO 10/26/2019
Dani Madrone — Olympia City Council 10/19/2019
Sarah Morris — Candidate, Lacey City Council 10/12/2019
Cheryl Selby — Mayor of Olympia 9/28/2019
Gretchen Maliska — North Thurston School Board 9/21/2019
Nathaniel Jones — Candidate, Olympia Mayor 9/14/2019
Lenny Greenstein — Lacey City Council 8/31/2019
Harald Jones — Candidate, Lacey City Council 8/24/2019
Ed Kunkel — Candidate, Lacey City Council 8/17/2019
Mark Brown — Washington State Parks 8/10/2019
Pat Rants — President, The Rants Group 8/3/2019
Rick Walk — Community & Economic Development Dir. Lacey 7/27/2019
David Ross — Olympia Mayoral Candidate 7/20/2019
Joe Downing – Port Of Olympia Commissioner 7/13/2019
Ken Semko – City Of Lacey Police Chief 6/29/2019
Dave Nicandri – Local Historian 6/12/2019
Andrew Barkis – State Representative 5/29/2019
Ed Sorger, Howard Thronson – Crime Stoppers 5/22/2019
Nick Kerry – General Manager, KGY Radio 5/14/2019
Ann Freeman Manzanares – Manager, Intercity Transit 5/1/2019
Tim Eyman – Initiative Activist 4/27/2019
Bill McGregor – Olympia Port Commissioner 4/20/2019
Ssgt. Sam Northrup – 4/13/2019
Simon Calcavecchia – Local Author & Speaker 4/6/2019
Bill Lindstrom — Local Author 3/30/2019
Timothy Stokes — President of SPSCC 3/23/2019
Cheryl Selby — Mayor Of Olympia 3/16/2019
Virgil & Barbara Clarkson — Community Leaders 3/2/2019
Sam Gibboney — Executive Director, Port Of Olympia 2/23/19
George Bridges — President, Evergreen State College 2/2/19
Chris Reykdal — State Superintendent Of Public Schools 1/19/19
Nick Kerry — General Manager, KGY/KAYO Radio 1/12/19
Andrew Barkus — State Representative, District 2 1/5/19
Lynda Zeman – Window Genie Of Olympia – 12/29/18
Keith Flewelling – Director of TComm 911 – 12/22/18
Bud Blake – County Commissioner – 12/15/18
Shauna Stewart – Visitor & Convention Bureau – 12/8/18
Dave Nicandri – Local Historian – 12/1
David Schaffert (Thurston Chamber)& Krosbie Carter (Thurston THRIVE) 11/23
Jeff Gadman – Thurston County Treasurer – 11/10/2018
Andy Ryder – Mayor Of Lacey – 11/03/2018
Mary Hall – Thurston County Auditor – 10/27/2018
Stewart Holmes – Auditor Candidate – 10/13/2018
Charlie Kirry – Community Advocate – 9/29/2018
Keith Looker – Director of Lacey Veterans Services – 9/22/2018
Bill McGregor – Olympia Port Commissioner – 9/15/2018
John D. Snaza – Thurston County Sheriff
Glen Morgan – Executive Director of the Citizens Alliance for Property Rights
Stuart Holmes – Candidate, Thuston County Auditor
Jeff Bowe – Director of Sales, Experience Olympia and Beyond
Troy Kirby – Sports Business Consultant
Graeme Sackrison – Board Chair, North Thurston Public Schools
Alan Acosta – Candidate, State Representative, LD22
Tye Menser – Candidate, County Commissioner
Bud Blake – Thurston County Commissioner, District 3
Andrew Barkas – Washington State Representative, 2nd District
Bob Jones – President, Thurston County Veterans Services
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Bill McGregor – Olympia Port Commissioner
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Kurt Hardin – Director, Medic One and Thurston County Emergency Services
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Rick Walk – Director, Lacey Community & Economic Development
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David J. Trujillo – Director, Washington State Gambling Commission
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Mary J. Forbes – Assistant Director, Veteran Services and Behavioral Health Divisions
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Jackson Dell Weaver – General Manager, 96.9 KAYO
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Dan Jones – CEO, Thurston Talk
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Jan Teague – Former President/CEO of Washington Retail Association
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Lenny Greenstein – Lacey City Councilmember
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Don Trosper – Author, Broadcaster and Local Historian
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Dick Pust – Veteran Broadcaster
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Michael Cade – Director, Thurston Economic Development Council
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Dave Nicandri – Author & Fellow Historian
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Chris Valcho – Local Thespian and Interesting Gentleman
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Andrew Barkis – Washington State Representative, 2nd District
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Mary Hall – Thurston County Auditor
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Tom Nelson – Commissioner, Lacey Fire District 3
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Bill Fishburn – Candidate, Port of Olympia Commissioner
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Dr. Timothy Stokes – President, South Puget Sound Community College
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Chris Reykdal – Superintendent of Public Instruction
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Allen Miller – Candidate, Olympia City Council
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John “Hutch” Hutchings – Thurston County Commissioner
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Joe Illing interviews Ken Balsley about Lacey and why he is running for the city council
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Mary Hall – Thurston County Auditor
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Liz Davis – Community Coordinator, Thurston Thrives
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Michelle James – Vice President of Operations, Providence St. Peter Hospital
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Gigi McClure – Candidate for Olympia Port Commissioner
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Bud Blake – Thurston County Commissioner & Chairman
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Kim Young – Director of Communications, Wolf Haven
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Bill McGregor – Commissioner, Port of Olympia – With special guest Juqita “Gigi” McClure
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David Shaffert – President/CEO, Thurston County Chamber
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John D. Snaza – Thurston County Sheriff
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Nikki Wegner – VP/COO, Morningside Services
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Deborah Vinsel, Thurston Community Media
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Gary Warnock, Thurston County Coroner
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Joe Downing – Olympia Port Commissioner
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Renee Sunde, Economic Development Director at City of Olympia
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Andy Ryder, Mayor of Lacey
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Emmett O’Connell – olympiatime.com blogger
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Bruce Sanders, Pastor, Capital Vision Christian Church
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Matthew M. Murry – COO Panorama
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Don Teague – Owner, Private Sector Arms
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John Hutchings – Thurston County Commissioner District 1
