Podcasts about Seattle Aquarium

Like so many other lighting controls specialists, Adam originates from the theatrical lighting world, so he unabashedly loves DMX512. But don't call it "DMX," lest the DMX512 police arrest you. But seriously, Adam talks about DMX profiles, charts, HSI, and the importance of the manufacturers putting all of this information and more on the cut sheet. And remember, just because it's a DMX512 fixture doesn't mean it can be programmed the same as another DMX512 fixture. That's what profiles are for. Adam is an architectural lighting designer with a BA and MFA in Theatrical Lighting Design. With a foundation in stage lighting for plays, musicals, dance performances, fashion shows, and corporate events, Adam brings a dynamic, storytelling-driven approach to architectural lighting. Over the past decade, they have designed lighting and control systems for projects ranging from LAX terminals and the Seattle Aquarium to university buildings, Netflix production studio offices, and performing arts centers. Their expertise in both theatrical and architectural controls allows them to craft immersive, intuitive lighting environments that enhance user experience and bring client visions to life. In addition to design work, Adam collaborates with manufacturers to refine and evolve lighting control products for greater functionality and usability. They also hold two patents for architectural lighting accessories, further demonstrating their commitment to innovation in the field. Connect with Adam: firstcircledesign.com linkedin.com/in/adamrlevine Sponsor: MaxLite www.maxlite.com 

Dateline: March 21, 2025. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness!   We start off with a quick update on me and a chat about Penguins International's March of the Penguin Madness competition! We then move on to our births for the week, featuring animals from Mogo Wildlife Park, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, The North Carolina Zoo, Saginaw Children's Zoo, Sea Life Sydney, and Lincoln Park Zoo. We say goodbye to beloved animals at ZooAtlanta, Seattle Aquarium, and Sedgwick County Zoo.The rest of our Zoo News stories feature items from The Minnesota Zoo, Brevard Zoo, Altina Wildlife Park, and the Cincinnati Zoo! Then in Conservation News Katie Propp jumps on to discuss March of the Penguin Madness AND a new legal victory for African penguins, we celebrate the largest sea turtle hospital in the world, discuss beaver reintroductions, look at stats about rhino conservation, and so much more! In Other News, we talk about a new ray being discovered and go into details about how not to smuggle turtles through airports. ROSSIFARI LINKS: patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod rossifari.com @rossifari on socials @rossifaripod on TikTok 

Hello to you listening in the Great State of Washington!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Wednesdays on Whidbey and your host, Diane WyzgaOrcas are an integral part of my life on Whidbey, in particular the Southern resident orcas pods. Our Langley Whale Center  celebrates and shares the lives of orcas, as well as gray whales, humpbacks, and other marine mammals of the Salish Sea. Volunteers regularly share sightings and soundings of this much loved and revered mammal iconic to the Salish Sea and the Pacific NorthwestI'm delighted to share a moving short film capturing the essence of Tribute to the Orca, an Indigenous-centered public event that took place during Orca Action Month (June 2024) at the Seattle Aquarium. The short film was produced by Se'Si'Le, an Indigenous-led nonprofit organization based in Bellingham who collaborated with Salish Sea and Northern Straits Native Nations and NGOs to host Tribute to the Orca.All Our Relations: Tribute to the Orca delivers powerful voices of regional Indigenous leaders delivering somber and urgent narratives. The short film highlights Indigenous communities' ancient kinship with orcas and salmon, and the importance of reciprocity in our relationship with our caretaker: Mother Nature. A special focus is on the Southern Resident orcas whose survival, like the survival of Indigenous lifeways here in the Pacific Northwest, depends on scha'enexw (the Salmon People). Click to watch on VIMEO   EPISODE NOTESLearn more here: Columbia Snake River CampaignQuestions to ponder to support your activism: Jay Julius, Se'Si'Le co-founder and board president, who spoke at the Tribute event, introduces the film: “I am a Lummi Indian, a fisherman, a father, and, like all my people, a relative of Sk'aliCh'elh (the Southern Resident Killer Whales). I am President of Se'Si'Le that helped make possible the June 12, 2024 Tribute to the Orca. This video is based on that gathering where Indigenous voices honored an obligation to our endangered relatives. We ask, ‘Who has the moral authority to permit their extinction?' We wonder, ‘What can be more grievous than watching the last of our relatives go under the waves for the last time?' The speakers at the gathering shared a sense of urgency and empathy, heartbreak and hope, anger, anguish, and a call for action. We ask you to take to heart their words and the suffering of these dear ones, and take action now in the spirit of right and respectful relations with the Creation.” - W'tot lhem (Jay Julius)CTA: After watching the film, please take the next step and act! Urge your policymakers to recommit to upholding treaty rights and support tribal leadership in developing comprehensive solutions in the Salish Sea and the Columbia-Snake River Basin to protect salmon and orcas from extinction. You're always invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, would you subscribe and spread the word with a generous 5-star review and comment - it helps us all - and join us next time!Meanwhile, stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website to:✓ Check out Services I Offer,✓ Arrange your no-sales, Complimentary Coaching Consult,✓ Stay current with Diane as “Wyzga on Words” on Substack and on LinkedInStories From Women Who Walk Production TeamPodcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer's Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 to Present Quarter Moon Story Arts. All rights reserved. 

Dr. Brian Joseph from Gig Harbor, WA, is our guest on the Outdoor Adventure Series podcast today! Dr. Joseph's remarkable career spans various roles in zoos and aquariums globally, significantly impacting conservation, education, and veterinary medicine.Recognized as one of the top 50 influencers in aquariums and zoos, Brian is also an avid traveler, public servant, educator, and author. His work addresses global issues such as climate change and promotes sustainable practices. Brian's contributions are broad and impactful, whether it's advocating for climate change awareness, enhancing visitor experiences in aquariums, or advancing veterinary medicine for aquatic animals.His literary works include "I Wish the Rainbow Bridge Had Visiting Hours" and "I Wish the Rainbow Bridge Had Fewer Paw Prints. A third book is in the works. Join us as we explore how Brian's career paths and personal philosophy encourage a deeper connection with animals and the environment.DISCUSSIONThe Evolution of Aquarium Veterinary Medicine — Brian Joseph [00:07:42 → 00:08:03]The Plight of the Oceans — Brian Joseph [00:09:25 → 00:09:30]The Importance of Fundraising for Zoos and Aquariums — Brian Joseph [00:10:23 → 00:10:46]The Importance of Zoos in Conservation — Brian Joseph [00:11:59 → 00:12:07]A Day in the Life of an Aquarium Worker — Brian Joseph [00:12:49 → 00:12:56]The Importance of Understanding Animal Behavior for Veterinarians — Brian Joseph [00:13:25 → 00:13:31]Training Veterinarians to Combat Transboundary Diseases — Brian Joseph [00:16:10 → 00:16:20]Joining the Military Later in Life — Brian Joseph [00:18:06 → 00:18:09]The Challenge of Returning Home — Brian Joseph [00:24:33 → 00:24:39]Appreciating Life at Zoos and Aquariums — Brian Joseph [00:28:46 → 00:29:01]LEARN MORETo learn more about Brian and his work, visit his website at https://www.brianejoseph.com/.PROJECTS & ADVOCACYProtect Wild Dolphin AllianceRocky Mountain Goat Translocation ProjectNEXT STEPSIf you enjoy podcasts devoted to outdoor adventure, find us online at https://outdooradventureseries.com. We welcome likes, comments, and shares.KEYWORDSBrian Joseph, Aquariums, Zoos, Veterinary Medicine, Climate Change Advocacy, Global Veterinary Services, Education and Conservation, Authored Books, I Wish the Rainbow Bridge Had Visiting Hours, I Wish the Rainbow Bridge Had Fewer Paw Prints, Seattle Aquarium, Howard Fox, Outdoor Adventure Series, Podcast Interview, PodMatch#Aquariums #Zoos #VeterinaryMedicine #ClimateChangeAdvocacy #GlobalVeterinaryServices #EducationandConservation #OutdoorAdventure #HowardFox #OutdoorAdventureSeries #PodcastInterview #PodMatchMy Favorite Podcast Tools: Production by Descript Hosting Buzzsprout Show Notes by Castmagic Website powered by Podpage Be a Podcast Guest by PodMatch

5pm - Lynnwood light rail extension set to open today, nearly 50,000 riders expected // Opening of Seattle Aquarium's Ocean Pavilion marks larger milestone // There’s a new form of sexual attraction heating up: Here’s what being ‘symbiosexual’ means // LETTERS

What’s Trending: Labor Day weekend is coming up which means lots of traffic both at the airport and on the road. A new clip from tonight’s Kamala Harris interview gives insight into who she might appoint to her cabinet. Trump is taking heat for taking photos at Arlington National Cemetery yesterday. Guest: Jon Scholes, president and CEO of Downtown Seattle Association discusses the Seattle Aquarium’s new ocean pavilion expansion. // Big Local: Tomorrow is the opening of the Lynnwood Link light rail extension and is expecting nearly 50,000 riders daily. A South Sound couple has been targeted by a lottery phone scam and warns others who might buy into the scam. 80-year old woman in Burien was killed Wednesday night in an apparent drive-by shooting. Final debate rules will not include live hot mics. // MLB catcher Danny Jansen became the first player in MLB history to play in the same game for different teams. Oklahoma State football will have QR codes on their helmets to promote NIL fundraising.

Dateline: August 30, 2024. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness!   We start off with the usual recap of my life. I'm playing a show. Yay! We then get into our headline story for the week. Sea Turtle Recovery, a sea turtle hospital located at Turtle Back Zoo in New Jersey, was struck by lightning this week and suffered a fire. While all the turtles were saved by the incredible staff, the story is worth hearing and they need your help. The link to donate is: seaturtlerecovery.org . We also have two updates to stories from last week, including a correction.Then it's time for births, featuring a tree kangaroo joey at Zoo Miami, a rhino at Werribee Open Range Zoo, a new muntjac at Elmwood Park Zoo, a flamingo baby at Paington Zoo with two dads, and more! We also say goodbye to some incredible animals. We start off with a tribute to Anchor, one of the most amazing animals I've ever seen at any facility. We also discuss multiple deaths at the Jacksonville Zoo due to a disease outbreak, and say goodbye to a snow leopard at Hogle Zoo.  We then move on to our other Zoo News stories.  We have justice for the dumb tiger lady, a new exhibit at the Seattle Aquarium, dog days at the San Antonio Zoo, a sad story out of the Toledo Zoo, and some props for the Maryland Zoo. In Conservation News, we talk about some good duck news, how a dog is helping save orcas, how to train reintroduced birds to migrate, and an update on the South African oil spill. In Other News, we talk about rattlesnakes and one of the rarest animals in the world. One Lagoon, One Voice: The Podcast Scientists, researchers, and community leaders discuss projects and progress in the IRL.Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

A major part of Seattle's new waterfront is almost ready for prime time.    The Seattle Aquarium's new Ocean Pavilion sports a half million gallon tank packed with ocean creatures.  Its grand opening is this Thursday. Seattle Now took a trip to the waterfront and spoke with the Seattle Aquarium's Chief Conservation Officer Dr. Erin Meyer about all the living things you can see inside. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW: https://www.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow And we want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or leave us feedback online: https://www.kuow.org/feedback See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Let me be clear: Humans ARE animals. Empathy for animals is not about thinking they're cute. It's about creating a strong connection where we understand their unique needs and habitats so we can be part of the solution to increase biodiversity, avoid extinction, and promote a healthy planet for ALL of us.Today, I am delighted to speak to Jim Wharton. We talk about how and why to create stronger connections between humans, animals, and nature at large, why empathy is required to make change, how to make conservation personal, and when and how we can use strategic anthropomorphism (that's when we attribute human traits to animals!) without actually causing harm to them. And Jim shares the amazing 2024 expansion at the Seattle Aquarium featuring animals and habitats from the Coral Triangle which allows them to tell a more globally connected story of ocean conservation. It sounds amazing! To access the episode transcript, please click on the episode title at www.TheEmpathyEdge.com Key Takeaways:The disconnection to nature is artificial and allows people to externalize conservation and not embrace it as something that affects them as fellow animals.The disconnect between humans and nature is an illusion that falsely elevates humans above everything else.Anthropomorphism is not necessarily the problem. The real problems come with anthropocentrism - thinking the human experience is the central defining experience leading to humans harming the animals they are trying to care for. "Developmentally we all start out being deeply, deeply connected to everything around us. We begin our lives looking at animals as anthropomorphic peers, the same as your brother or sister, there's no difference to you. And then gradually, over time, we have “difference” educated into us and “connection” educated out of us." — Jim WhartonEpisode References:Empathy Initiatives at the Seattle Aquarium: seattleaquarium.org/about-us/in-our-community/fostering-empathy-for-wildlifeCitizens: Why the Key to Fixing Everything is All of Us by Jon AlexanderInternet of ElephantsAbout Jim Wharton, VP, Conservation Engagement & Learning, Seattle AquariumDr. Jim Wharton is the Vice President of Conservation Engagement and Learning at the Seattle Aquarium. Jim joined the Aquarium in 2012 from Mote Marine Laboratory where he served as Vice President of Education. He holds a B.S. from the University of Michigan, an M.S. in marine resource management from Oregon State University, and a Ph.D. in educational measurement and evaluation from the University of South Florida. Jim and the team at the Seattle Aquarium have been working with partners to explore how fostering empathy in our audiences can contribute to conservation outcomes. The Aquarium has shared effective practices and strategies for fostering empathy through publications and workshops with over 70 zoos and aquariums with a combined attendance of more than 75 million annually. The Aquarium partnered on a children's book (and puppet show), Catastrophe by the Sea, that encourages readers to empathize with less traditionally charismatic animals. Jim is also an advocate for diversifying the way we talk about and portray sharks, shark scientists, and shark conservation in popular media.Connect with Jim WhartonSeattle Aquarium: seattleaquarium.orgX: https://x.com/jimwhartonLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jimmwhartonJoin the community and discover what empathy can do for you: red-slice.comPRE-SALE SPECIAL! Pre-order 1 to 99 copies of Maria's new book, The Empathy Dilemma for your leaders, exec team, (or yourself?!) and GET 30%! bit.ly/TEDSpecialPresale Offer ends August 27, 2024! Connect with Maria:Get the podcast and book: TheEmpathyEdge.comLearn more about Maria and her work: Red-Slice.comHire Maria to speak at your next event: Red-Slice.com/Speaker-Maria-RossTake my LinkedIn Learning Course! Leading with EmpathyLinkedIn: Maria RossInstagram: @redslicemariaX: @redsliceFacebook: Red Slice

Erin Meyer: Bridging Cultures and Conservation for Global Impact Dr. Erin Meyer from the Seattle Aquarium talks with Suzanne about the nexus of courage and conservation. Erin shares her journey from childhood visits to the aquarium to leading global conservation efforts, emphasizing the courage it takes to foster strong, respectful partnerships across cultures. We tackle the importance of vulnerability in leadership, the necessity of decolonizing conservation, and the transformative role of inclusivity in environmental advocacy. More information about ReShark (an international, collective effort to recover threatened sharks and rays around the world) is available on their website. Thanks to the support of our show sponsor BetterHelp. Use this link for 10% off your first month of therapy with BetterHelp and get matched with a therapist who will listen and help #sponsored Follow us on IG @suzannenweller More information about Weller Collaboration: wellercollaboration.com Sign up for Suzanne's Reimagine Growth newsletter here

Daniel Lawse, Chief Century Thinker at Verdis Group, helps many organizations, such as Seattle Aquarium, become more sustainable and contribute positively to the environment. Daniel joins Gene Tunny to discuss how organisations can make meaningful climate and environmental actions. They cover regenerative practices, the journey from sustainability to net-zero emissions, and the crucial role of long-term strategic planning. They also discuss the degrowth movement and how Warren Buffett's annual Berkshire Hathaway meeting boosts local businesses in Omaha, where Verdis Group is based.  If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, please email us at contact@economicsexplored.com  or send a voice message via https://www.speakpipe.com/economicsexplored. What's covered in EP242Introduction. (0:00)Climate action plans and sustainability implementation for organizations. (3:05)Regenerative systems, circular economy, and ecosystem types. (10:29)Sustainability and environmental economics, enlightened self-interest and long-term thinking. (16:09)Sustainable growth and development, comparing nature's regenerative approach with human economies. (23:15)Growth vs degrowth. (29:20)Warren Buffett's impact on Omaha. (34:20)TakeawaysThrough climate action plans, organizations can take practical steps to reduce their environmental impacts and work towards goals like net zero emissions.Shifting mindsets from short-term to long-term thinking and considering impacts on future generations can drive more sustainable decision-making.Nature provides many examples of regenerative and circular systems that organizations can learn from using approaches like biomimicry.Enlightened self-interest and purpose-driven values can be strong motivators for sustainability action in addition to regulatory requirements.Balancing economic and environmental considerations is an important topic for debate.Links relevant to the conversationVerdis Group: https://verdisgroup.com/Seattle Aquarium case study: https://verdisgroup.com/case_studies/seattle-aquarium/Patagonia - Don't Buy This Jacket, Black Friday and the New York Times: https://www.patagonia.com.au/blogs/stories/don-t-buy-this-jacket-black-friday-and-the-new-york-timesBooks on the role of energy in growth and relevant to the degrowth debatehttps://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/the-economic-growth-engine-9781849804356.htmlhttps://www.amazon.com.au/Civilization-Distinguished-Professor-Emeritus-University/dp/0262035774https://www.amazon.com.au/Growth-Microorganisms-Megacities-Vaclav-Smil/dp/0262042835Previous episode on degrowth:https://economicsexplored.com/2023/10/06/growth-or-degrowth-w-oliver-hartwich-nz-initiative-ep208/Lumo Coffee promotion10% of Lumo Coffee's Seriously Healthy Organic Coffee until 30 June 2024.Website: https://www.lumocoffee.com/10EXPLOREDPromo code: 10EXPLORED Thanks to Obsidian Productions for mixing the episode and to the show's sponsor, Gene's consultancy business www.adepteconomics.com.au. Full transcripts are available a few days after the episode is first published at www.economicsexplored.com.

Sy Montgomery is an author and naturalist who researches her material up close and personal. Such as in recent years spending time in the water at the aquarium with 'Athena'. She has 38 books for adults and children, and her latest "Secrets of the Octopus" takes us on an incredible journey. It could be the beginning of many visits to the Seattle Aquarium and others around the country with a new awareness. Sy worked with National Geographic on a nature TV series about 'Secrets of the Octopus'.www.symontgomery.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sy Montgomery is an author and naturalist who researches her material up close and personal. Such as in recent years spending time in the water at the aquarium with 'Athena'. She has 38 books for adults and children, and her latest "Secrets of the Octopus" takes us on an incredible journey. It could be the beginning of many visits to the Seattle Aquarium and others around the country with a new awareness. Sy worked with National Geographic on a nature TV series about 'Secrets of the Octopus'. www.symontgomery.com 

3pm - More than 200 turned away at the Paramount Theater for having fake tickets // Seattle Aquarium warns of ticket scam // The “Kissing Thief” of Bremerton // The Saga of Jake’s Vasectomy // For the last few weeks, my wife and I have been debating whether she should have her tubes tied or if I should get a vasectomy. My parents didn’t allow me to take the sex Ed stuff in school, so my understanding of how all this works is pretty fuzzy // AIRPORT PROTEST UPDATE

6pm - More than 200 turned away at the Paramount Theater for having fake tickets // Seattle Aquarium warns of ticket scam // The “Kissing Thief” of Bremerton // The Saga of Jake’s Vasectomy // For the last few weeks, my wife and I have been debating whether she should have her tubes tied or if I should get a vasectomy. My parents didn’t allow me to take the sex Ed stuff in school, so my understanding of how all this works is pretty fuzzy // Jake is Allergic to Coachella posts // Some Coachella 2024 food prices

In this episode, Cherise is joined by Scott Crawford, Partner, and Hanna Kato, Associate from LMN Architects in Seattle.They discuss the Seattle Aquarium Ocean Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.You can see the project here as you listen along.Projected to open in the summer 2024, the Ocean Pavilion will be a one-of-a-kind facility, integrating a complex building program into Seattle's waterfront and dynamic urban context. LMN and the Aquarium's mission focuses on conservation of the marine environment and steering the aquarium experience toward a perspective that embraces the science of ecology, social engagement, and the cultural aspects of our relationship to the global ocean. If you enjoy this episode, visit arcat.com/podcast for more. If you're a frequent listener of Detailed, you might enjoy similar content at Gābl Media. Mentioned in this episode:ARCAT Detailed on Youtube

Join us for a conversation with landscape and urban designer Andrew tenBrink of NYC-based Field Operations as he reveals Seattle's new downtown Waterfront Park project, which he has managed since 2010. From the cobblestones of Pioneer Square to Belltown's crowded skyline, Andrew's block-by-block tour through the 20-acre park demonstrates how this new landscape reflects community priorities. Along the way, he spotlights contributions of local partners. These include architects and artists, tribes and Urban Natives, the City of Seattle and the Office of the Waterfront and Capitol Projects, as well as cultural consultants and garden designers. Indigenous food sovereignty advocate Valerie Segrest (Muckleshoot) drops by to share thoughts on placemaking and history. Valerie explains how the interpretive horticultural exhibit she designed for the new Overlook Walk invites visitors to gaze across the Salish Sea while learning about Native cultural ecosystems. These walkways, stairs and plazas connect the Seattle Aquarium's new Ocean Pavilion at the shoreline with Pike Place Market. Andrew's inspiring stories reveal how a brilliant framework can express the civic dreams of multitudes. They demonstrate how city dwellers are most grounded when connected with nature, with themselves and with one another. Listen and learn how these new public spaces reflect the varied histories and cultures that define a great city and that will shape its future. "Outdoor space has always been at its best when people use it as a part of their daily lives: You take a stroll in the park, you unwind, you de-stress, you take your kids to the playground. These are the indelible things that exist across the world across time.” ~Andrew tenBrink

Dateline: November 10, 2023. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness!  In Zoo News, we start with the biggest story of the week: The giant pandas have departed the National Zoo for their new homes in China. We then move on to our births and deaths, including the births of two giraffe in different places, the first birth of a rare bird species in North America at the Houston Zoo, two snow leopards at the Bronx Zoo, the only emperor penguin chick born in the US in over a decade, and more. We also say goodbye to one of the oldest lions in the AZA, an internet-famous sloth, the oldest male Grey's zebra in North America, and a very important human who made an impact at Zoo Atlanta and for golden lion tamarins in the wild.  We then move on to our other Zoo News stories, in which we talk about avian influenza vaccination trials for condors, a new program at Elmwood Park Zoo, four stories about elephants, a surprising voting result in Cincinnati, the Seattle Aquarium teaming up with Nintendo, incredible transparency from Sedgwick County Zoo, and so much more! In Conservation News, we talk about saving pangolins, the latest spider species discovered in the US, more good sea turtle news, and a new theory about why orca pods are sinking boats.And in Other News, we talk about skunk patterns changing, a rare zebra, and polar bears living in houses!TO SUPPORT SAVE THE GOLDEN LION TAMARIN: Make donations at the following links in honor of Jennifer Mickelberg: PayPal: https://savetheliontamarin.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=718d85f8e3d530fc6844d027d&id=8bfc28a51f&e=e51c74b6bc Venmo: https://savetheliontamarin.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=718d85f8e3d530fc6844d027d&id=c9c8043e1b&e=e51c74b6bc ROSSIFARI LINKS: www.rossifari.com patreon.com/rossifari @rossifari on socials @rossifaripod on TikTok

On episode 278 of the NintendoFuse Podcast, we share the games we've been playing and discuss some of the recent Nintendo news, like: - Nintendo Switch rumors and speculation - Premium Edition Games Direct from October 2023 - Unity CEO steps down after installment fee controversy - New updates to F-Zero 99 - Switch OLED Mario edition now available - LEGO Animal Crossing announced - Batman Arkham games delayed on Switch - Animal Crossing at Seattle Aquarium through December 2023 - 3DS & Wii U online play to end in April 2024 We also interact with you all in the live chatroom throughout the show!  Subscribe to the NintendoFuse Podcast on your favorite podcast app or service! Video version of this podcast available at https://youtube.com/nintendofuse Buy NintendoFuse merchandise at the following link: https://nintendofuse.creator-spring.com Get some awesome RIPT Apparel (and help NintendoFuse) by clicking the link below: https://bit.ly/ript-nintendofuse Join our Discord and follow us on social media to join the conversation before and after the podcast! http://discord.gg/HQt4ZMR http://twitter.com/nintendofuse http://facebook.com/nintendofuse http://instagram.com/nintendofuse --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nintendofuse/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nintendofuse/support

Show doc paste: Press X Topics: Animal Crossing legos- https://x.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1709911924366794947?s=20  Animal Crossing x Seattle Aquarium exhibit is now open https://www.seattleaquarium.org/events/animal-crossing-x-seattle-aquarium  Discontinuation of Online Services for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U software- https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/63227/  New Nintendo Switch Pro 2 HD 4K rumors (Rise of the Ronin leaker says Switch 2 targeting September 2024 or early November, internal name "NG," two models: $449 standard and $400 digital-only) Game Awards on December 7 CD PROJEKT RED Partners With Anonymous Content to Develop Live-Action Project https://press.cdprojektred.com/en/news/1453/cd-projekt-red-partners-with-anonymous-content-to-develop-live-action-project Silent Hill: Ascension launches October 31 for desktop browser, iOS, and Android https://www.gematsu.com/2023/10/silent-hill-ascension-launches-october-31-for-desktop-browser-ios-and-android Odd topic: sudden huge physical game clearances at GameStop, Amazon, Walmart(?) to start the holiday season could spell gloomy future for physical games https://twitter.com/MatPiscatella/status/1711404351787528581 Optional  Spiderman2 reportedly 20 hours to beat 30 to 100% Do we want to mention us making a discord server for the podcast at the end of the show? What we're playing: Mary: BG3 John: Wild ARMs Greg: Starfield, Apex Legends, the game of Life :(  Brett L:  Phantom Liberty, Mirage Brett M: Disney vacation yayyy

Better late than never, here is the SECOND recording of episode 220. What happened to the first one, I hear you ask? Listen to Al and Anton to find out!The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope,Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate,Foot Clinic,The Legend of Legacy HD Remastered,Unity ,BallisticNG, Hideki Kamiya,Alpine Collection ,ShadowCast 2 Pro ,Hidden Gems: Volume One,Horace Goes Skiing,Gilligan's Gold,Mutant Monty,N.O.M.A.D.,Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2,Paleo Pines,Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy, ,Lost Ruins,Sonic Origins Plus,Persona 3 Portable,Persona 4 Golden ,Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1,Fortnite ,Storyteller,Vampire Survivors,Mortal Kombat 1,Animal Crossing: New Horizons x Seattle Aquarium,Sith Lords DLC, EA FC 24,Fate/Samurai Remnant, The Pokémon x Van Gogh Museum,Red Dead Redemption 2, Hollow Knight: SilksongSupport the show

Episode 257: the Blaziken episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! Today we talk news! Did you have a good Pokemon GO Fest??? Even though the big event is over, there's still City Fests! Seoul is October 7 and 8, 2023 Barcelona is October 13 and 14, 2023 Mexico City is November 4 and 5, 2023 The new Dective Pikachu Returns game is coming out October 6, and there's an event to celebrate it in Pokemon GO! Halloween season starts with the paid event Ticket of Treats. Geeta-themed Battle weekend is October 7 and 8, and Timburr Community Day is Sunday, October 15, 2023, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time. Speaking of Detective Pikachu, get Nintendo Switch Icons this month! On Pokemon TV, enjoy sleep-themed episodes! In Pokemon Masters EX, Akari & Samurott are available to scout from the Akari Poké Fair Scout until October 18, 2023. New McDonald's Happy Meal Pokemon TCG cards! Hanna Anderson has cute kid's Poke-Clothes! (Some for adults, too!) Nintendo in museums... Pokémon x Van Gogh exhibit at the Van Gogh Museum! And Animal Crossing at the Seattle Aquarium. Miz Sylver gives us her rundown of PAX West! She saw a lot of cool booths, tried a lot of cool games, and went to a panel! She was able to try the latest version of Star Salvager, check out our episode with the creator! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miz Sylver (@mzsylver) Finally, a couple movies of note! Dumb Money is out in theaters now, and the Miyazaki film "The Boy and the Heron" will be in the US starting December 8! Thanks for listening! If you have any questions or comments, we want to hear from you. Tweet, email, or comment on the blog or Facebook to let us know! Follow @pokemoncast Tweet !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs'); !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');

Recorded LIVE on https://youtube.com/allnpodcast on 9/22/2023! (00:00) Intro, housekeeping & Patron shoutouts (04:19) Unity updates policy after massive backlash (14:47) Tokyo Game Show 2023 headlines (21:21) Lost "Pokémon The Movie 2000 Adventure" browser game recovered (26:18) LEGO announces Piranha Plant set, coming November 6th for $59.99 (29:36) Kirby and the Amazing Mirror comes to NSO next week on the 29th (32:37) Evil Dead: The Game cancelled for Nintendo Switch (34:04) Seattle Aquarium's Animal Crossing: New Horizons experience starting October 7th (39:19) Notable releases & outro ★☆★☆★☆ ► Follow Eric on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AllN_Eric ► Follow Seth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/twodollarhero ► Support All N on Patreon: https://patreon.com/allnpodcast ► Join the All N Discord server: https://discord.gg/HhS2yjZaQN ► Listen to the podcast: https://linktr.ee/allnpodcast ► Get your All N merch: https://bit.ly/allnmerch

This week the episode is a little different as Judah has a very special guest on - Ally. She is part of our podcast team and one of Judah's co-hosts! Join them as they talk about South African wildlife! Animal crossing new horizons event coming up in Seattle Aquarium! The Lego piranha plant that could take collectors offices by storm, Xenoblade Chronicle's Composer talks about a 'fresh start?' and much more! Listen now! Follow Ally on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_ally_and_co._/ Send in your questions and comments to get answered on the podcast at jrsgaming135@gmail.com Many Thanks for listening! **SOCIAL LINKS BELOW** Subscribe to Judah's new YouTube channel out now! : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbNAg5piE2evlToc1T-GErQ Roan's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@RoanRants/featured Roan's space photography Instagram account! - https://www.instagram.com/fern_astronomy/ Our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvOSAM-rR2huNp5htENyZXQ Our Podcast YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnDUVs3z2yHvuba19sb-SJQ Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jrs_gaming_/ Our Website: https://jrsgaming135.wixsite.com/jrsgaming Our Discord server: https://discord.gg/TRRgkfMyuw Our Podcast Website: https://thejrsgamingpodcast.wordpress.com/ Roan's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/roanrockz Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/_JRsGaming_ Roan's Twitter: https://twitter.com/RoanRants Judah's Twitter: https://twitter.com/JudahTerry1 Stay Safe, Stay Gaming!

Guest host Kate Dwyer talks with Tim Carpenter of the Seattle Aquarium about the great Pacific Octopus. (Airdate: January 20, 2021) Online resource for wind readings and forecasts: windfinder.com. Nature Now is created by a dedicated team of volunteers. If you enjoy this episode and want to support the work that goes into making Nature Now, we invite you to go to kptz.org/donate to make a contribution. Thank you for your support!

Celebrating World Oceans Month is one of my favorite things on Zoo-notable. There are so many incredible books out there, but this one, The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery resonated with me from beginning to end. Sy has a way with bringing her readers to experience exactly the excitement and wonder she discovers with her stories about amazing animals. Check out footage of Sy the Octopus (named for the author, but not part of the book). And discover more about octopus from Seattle Aquarium (my current hometown aquarium and one of my favorite places to visit). Discover more Sy Montgomery books, featured on Zoo-notable: How to Be a Good Creature And discover more podcasts that discuss the importance of zoos and aquariums: Rossifari, Zoologic, and AquatiZoo Want to check out Soul of the Octopus yourself? Grab a copy for you and a friend, or find it at your local library Celebrate World Oceans Month and Zoo and Aquarium Month by visiting your local aquarium, tide pool/beach, or marine center. Connect with the ocean in a healthy and positive way!

Paul Nicklen has documented the beauty and plight of our planet for more than twenty years. His work is collected by Hollywood icons, rock stars and royalty. In 2019, he became the youngest person inducted into the International Photography Hall of Fame. He has said it is one thing to capture the natural world in a moment of grace and dignity, but that pales in comparison to an image that shines a brighter light on the environmental crisis and drives everyday people to action, even if only in some small way. His work has been singled out for creating a unique connection between image and viewer by featuring wild subjects in some of the most extreme conditions known on Earth.  He is a Sony Artisan of Imagery and aligns with Rolex's Perpetual Planet initiative on collaborative efforts to preserve the natural world. Nicklen has won more than thirty of the field's most prestigious awards, including the BBC's Wildlife Photographer of the Year, and the World Press Photo for Photojournalism. He has exhibited in galleries, museums and institutions around the world, including Hilton Asmus Contemporary (Chicago), Lyons Gallery (Australia), Galerie Gadcollection (Paris), Eisele Gallery (Cincinnati) and Fineart Oslo (Oslo).  Cristina Mittermeier was born in Mexico City in 1966. She graduated from the ITESM University in Mexico with a degree in Biochemical Engineering in Marine Sciences. She later attended the Fine Art Photography program at the Corcoran College for the Arts in Washington, D.C. She was named one of National Geographic's Adventurers of the Year in 2018. Her Photographs have been exhibited in galleries around the World, including Hilton Asmus (Chicago), the Saatchi Gallery (London), C. Parker Gallery (Greenwich), and Eisele Gallery (Cincinnati).  She is currently preparing for a solo exhibition at the prestigious Gallerie d'Italia in Turino, Italy. Mittermeier's many awards include the Smithsonian Conservation Photographer of the Year; the Humanity Content Creator Award from HIPA; the Imaging Award for Photographers Who Give Back; the Seattle Aquarium's Sylvia Earle Medal; Travel + Leisure's Global Vision Award, and was named one of the “100 Latinos Most Committed to Climate Action.” She is a World Photographic Academy member; was the first female photographer to reach one million followers on Instagram; is a Sony Artisan of Imagery; and aligns with Rolex's Perpetual Planet initiative on collaborative efforts to preserve the natural world. EXHIBITION: “Double Exposure: Two Photographers, One Mission” at C. Parker Gallery features more than 30 large-scale photographs by Nicklen and Mittermeier (on view May 1 ‒ June 26, 2013) at the C. Parker Gallery in the Greenwich, Connecticut area. Cristina Mittermeier & Paul Nicklen ONLINE: www.SeaLegacy.org  JONES.SHOW Online:    Join us in the Jones.Show Lounge on Facebook. Twitter (Randy): https://twitter.com/randallkjones  Instagram (Randy): https://www.instagram.com/randallkennethjones/ Facebook (Randy): https://www.facebook.com/mindzoo/ Web:  RandallKennethJones.com Twitter (Susan): https://twitter.com/SiriouslySusan Instagram (Susan): https://www.instagram.com/siriouslysusan/ Facebook (Susan): https://www.facebook.com/siriouslysusan/ Web: SusanCBennett.com LinkedIn (Kevin): https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-randall-jones/ Web: KevinRandallJones.com  www.Jones.Show

This week Ted's Talk is about not being jealous! The guys chat about Migs' family trip to the Seattle Aquarium and stopping at the station so that Tatum could reconnect with Ted. Ted and Steve also chat about Lebron James, the NBA and NHL Playoffs...the Mariners winning , and the T-Birds heading to the Memorial Cup. Steve shared some funny audio from the movie, "Pumping Iron", as it was the first time he has ever seen it. The guys also chat about ted going to the "Street Beefs Scrapyard" fights...and how they want to start a curling team. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week Ted's Talk is about not being jealous! The guys chat about Migs' family trip to the Seattle Aquarium and stopping at the station so that Tatum could reconnect with Ted. Ted and Steve also chat about Lebron James, the NBA and NHL Playoffs...the Mariners winning , and the T-Birds heading to the Memorial Cup. Steve shared some funny audio from the movie, "Pumping Iron", as it was the first time he has ever seen it. The guys also chat about ted going to the "Street Beefs Scrapyard" fights...and how they want to start a curling team. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What's the formula to spark and then activate compassion? As you'll learn in this episode - there is one! I had the pleasure of interviewing Amanda White, Director of Content for Local Projects in NYC.  Amanda is a leader in experience design on a global stage - with 17 years' experience in leading content development for design. She leads teams to transform concepts into impactful experiences for user engagement - with a specialty in strategic messaging and storytelling.   In our two-part episode, we discuss how to connect with visitors' compassion, how compassion might be transformed into action, and how Amanda is inspired to tell the stories that create deep connections with audiences. Local Projects LinkedIn page Local Projects website Amanda White LinkedIn page   Links to other resources discussed in episode Attention Restoration Theory and Study Terra, Sustainability Expo 2020, Dubai - example of immersion and a more linear relationship between ‘feel' and ‘think' Greenwood Rising in Tulsa  - example of integrating ‘feel', ‘think' and ‘do' in proximal relationship Power of Science @ Frost Museum of Science, Miami - Example of ‘feel' and ‘think' in a proximal relationship Hyde Park Barracks Museum, Sydney Australia  form making plays a big role  Seattle Aquarium  Museum of Science and History, Jacksonville FL - Experimenting with integrating opportunities for people to get involved with their community much more closely with other parts of content and exhibits. Ex of ‘Feel', ‘Think', and ‘Do', in proximal relationship. Jordan Museum in Amman Sleep No More - Immersive Theater Tribeca Film VR Arcade Tenement Museum Change the Museum instagram MuseumNext blog Inclusive Museum blog Science journal Nature journal Inside Climate News journal   Link to Stef's episode sketch / mind map / data viz (aka Link to see the inside of my brain) Stef's notes on Feel-Think-Do formula   Connect with us: Have questions or topics you'd like us to explore on the podcast? Or a recommendation of an expert to interview? Please drop us a line at info@digin-ux.com with your idea! Need help with a user-centered project, evaluation or experience design strategy?  Head over to digin-ux.com for info on user-centered strategies for your mission-driven institution,  Or connect with us at info@digin-ux.com  about your project or other cool collaboration you've got in mind!  

  PART 2:  What's the formula to spark and then activate compassion? As you'll learn in this episode - there is one! I had the pleasure of interviewing Amanda White, Director of Content for Local Projects in NYC.  Amanda is a leader in experience design on a global stage - with 17 years' experience in leading content development for design. She leads teams to transform concepts into impactful experiences for user engagement - with a specialty in strategic messaging and storytelling.   In our two-part episode, we discuss how to connect with visitors' compassion, how compassion might be transformed into action, and how Amanda is inspired to tell the stories that create deep connections with audiences. Local Projects LinkedIn page Local Projects website Amanda White LinkedIn page   Links to other resources discussed in episode Attention Restoration Theory and Study Terra, Sustainability Expo 2020, Dubai - example of immersion and a more linear relationship between ‘feel' and ‘think' Greenwood Rising in Tulsa  - example of integrating ‘feel', ‘think' and ‘do' in proximal relationship Power of Science @ Frost Museum of Science, Miami - Example of ‘feel' and ‘think' in a proximal relationship Hyde Park Barracks Museum, Sydney Australia  form making plays a big role  Seattle Aquarium  Museum of Science and History, Jacksonville FL - Experimenting with integrating opportunities for people to get involved with their community much more closely with other parts of content and exhibits. Ex of ‘Feel', ‘Think', and ‘Do', in proximal relationship. Jordan Museum in Amman Sleep No More - Immersive Theater Tribeca Film VR Arcade Tenement Museum Change the Museum instagram MuseumNext blog Inclusive Museum blog Science journal Nature journal Inside Climate News journal   Link to Stef's episode sketch / mind map / data viz (aka Link to see the inside of my brain) Stef's notes on Feel-Think-Do formula   Connect with us: Have questions or topics you'd like us to explore on the podcast? Or a recommendation of an expert to interview? Please drop us a line at info@digin-ux.com with your idea! Need help with a user-centered project, evaluation or experience design strategy?  Head over to digin-ux.com for info on user-centered strategies for your mission-driven institution,  Or connect with us at info@digin-ux.com  about your project or other cool collaboration you've got in mind!

Nora Nickum, author of Superpod, wasn't always interested in writing non-fiction for kids. Her day job requires a lot of non-fiction writing - she is the senior ocean policy manager at the Seattle Aquarium. But don't let that dry title fool you. Superpod is a fasctianting narrative that will make you want to jump in, get your feet wet, and help the whales in our oceans. Listen to the orcas: www.Orcasound.net Investigate The Whale Trail: thewhaletrail.org Learn more about Nora: https://www.noranickum.com/ Visit my substack: danagoldstein.substack.com

How to become a world-leading underwater aerial photographer with William Drumm  Hi! I'm Bill.  Thanks for taking a moment to explore my website. I'm a storyteller who creates still and moving imagery that people connect with. I specialize in aerial, underwater, and corporate media projects. In addition to my photography,  I produce short videos for non-profit agencies and businesses, and make multimedia for travel and tourism clients. I also am a freelance camera man and aerial cinematographer, who has filmed for several online and television documentaries and programs. I live in Denver, but spend time working in Seattle, California, Hawaii and all over. Let's make something together!  Email: bill@williamdrumm.com         Online Video Production: Complete creation of a promotional video, corporate film, or other video project. Includes production, editing, and delivery of online ready HD or 4K film.    Aerial Filming or Photography:  Real estate, agricultural, weddings, or events.  Clients: Carhartt, GoPro, Discovery Channel, Nat Geo Channel, PBS, Natural History New Zealand, Pelagic Pressure Systems, Hollis, Oceanic, Sheraton Hotels, ExploreOcean, OceanGate, Seattle Magazine, The Seattle Aquarium, Aquarium of the Pacific, Downtown Aquarium Denver, Matador Network, Canada Travel and Tourism Association, Travel Manitoba, Tourism New Brunswick, Frontiers North Adventures, National Wildlife Association, David Suzuki Foundation, ByLines Magazine, etc. 

Artist bio https://www.cristinamittermeier.com Instagram: @Mitty     Cristina Goettsch Mittermeier, "Mitty", was born in Mexico City in 1966 and grew up in nearby Cuernavaca, in the sunny state of Morelos. Hailed as one of the most influential conservation photographers of our time, she has dedicated her entire life to protecting the World's oceans - inspiring millions of people to do the same.  She graduated from the ITESM University in Mexico with a degree in Biochemical Engineering in Marine Sciences. She later attended the Fine Art Photography program at the Corcoran College for the Arts in Washington, D.C. She has three adult children, John, Michael and Juliana, all of whom are passionate about nature. She lives on Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada.   In 2005 Mittermeier founded the prestigious International League of Conservation Photographers (ILCP) to provide a platform for photographers working on environmental issues and coined the phrase "conservation photography".   In 2014 she co-founded SeaLegacy, a non-profit organization using strategic communications at the intersection of art, science, and conservation to protect and rewild the ocean for the benefit of biodiversity, humanity, and climate within our lifetimes.        “Images can help us understand the urgency many photographers feel to protect wild places. My work is about building a greater awareness of the responsibility of what it means to be human. It is about understanding that the history of every living thing that has ever existed on this planet also lives within us. It is about the ethical imperative—the urgent reminder that we are linked to all other species on this planet and that we have a duty to act as the keepers of our fellow life forms.”       Cristina's work has published in hundreds of prestigious magazines, including National Geographic, TIME, McLean's, The Men's Journal and O. Along with her partner, Paul Nicklen, she was named one of National Geographic's Adventurers of the Year in 2018, and in 2021, she was featured in Welcome to Earth on Disney+.  Cristina is honoured with many prestigious awards, including the Smithsonian Conservation Photographer of the Year Award, the Humanity Content Creator Award from HIPA and the Imaging Award for Photographers who Give Back. In 2021, she received the Seattle Aquarium's Sylvia Earle Medal and Travel + Leisure's Global Vision Award and was named one of the 100 Latinos Most Committed to Climate Action. Additionally, she is a World Photographic Academy member and the first female photographer to reach 1 million followers on Instagram.   Cristina is a committed impact investor and an influential voice in bridging financial returns while creating a positive social and environmental impact. 

Artist bio https://www.cristinamittermeier.com Instagram: @Mitty     Cristina Goettsch Mittermeier, "Mitty", was born in Mexico City in 1966 and grew up in nearby Cuernavaca, in the sunny state of Morelos. Hailed as one of the most influential conservation photographers of our time, she has dedicated her entire life to protecting the World's oceans - inspiring millions of people to do the same.  She graduated from the ITESM University in Mexico with a degree in Biochemical Engineering in Marine Sciences. She later attended the Fine Art Photography program at the Corcoran College for the Arts in Washington, D.C. She has three adult children, John, Michael and Juliana, all of whom are passionate about nature. She lives on Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada.   In 2005 Mittermeier founded the prestigious International League of Conservation Photographers (ILCP) to provide a platform for photographers working on environmental issues and coined the phrase "conservation photography".   In 2014 she co-founded SeaLegacy, a non-profit organization using strategic communications at the intersection of art, science, and conservation to protect and rewild the ocean for the benefit of biodiversity, humanity, and climate within our lifetimes.        “Images can help us understand the urgency many photographers feel to protect wild places. My work is about building a greater awareness of the responsibility of what it means to be human. It is about understanding that the history of every living thing that has ever existed on this planet also lives within us. It is about the ethical imperative—the urgent reminder that we are linked to all other species on this planet and that we have a duty to act as the keepers of our fellow life forms.”       Cristina's work has published in hundreds of prestigious magazines, including National Geographic, TIME, McLean's, The Men's Journal and O. Along with her partner, Paul Nicklen, she was named one of National Geographic's Adventurers of the Year in 2018, and in 2021, she was featured in Welcome to Earth on Disney+.  Cristina is honoured with many prestigious awards, including the Smithsonian Conservation Photographer of the Year Award, the Humanity Content Creator Award from HIPA and the Imaging Award for Photographers who Give Back. In 2021, she received the Seattle Aquarium's Sylvia Earle Medal and Travel + Leisure's Global Vision Award and was named one of the 100 Latinos Most Committed to Climate Action. Additionally, she is a World Photographic Academy member and the first female photographer to reach 1 million followers on Instagram.   Cristina is a committed impact investor and an influential voice in bridging financial returns while creating a positive social and environmental impact. 

The Seattle Aquarium is expanding to include sharks from Indonesia. Is this for the entertainment value or is there an educational component as well? What is the role of aquariums regarding public education, anyway?  Is it to appreciate and have empathy for the fish, otters, seals, penguins, etc. or motivate conservation and sustainable behavior? At the same time, Seattle's sister city in Norway (Bergen) is planning to completely rebuild the National Aquarium in a new location. Join us as we visit the Bergen Aquarium to ask these questions about the role of the aquariums today.  First we take a tour with zookeeper Joachim Ekeli to hear about flatfish, the national fish, penguins, the "flowers of the sea", and the tall ship, Statsraad Lemkuhl, sailing the world on the One Ocean Expedition.  Then we meet the aquarium's CEO, Aslak Sverdrup, to learn the history of the aquarium and its connection to the Institute of Marine Research. Who owns the aquarium now, how will a new one get built, and where will it be? What will it take to get all the various jurisdictions, including business, industry, academia, and the public onboard, to build the World Ocean Center known simply as "O"?  This podcast is a combination of fascinating marine biology, a study in how humans affect their environment, and the political will and fortitude necessary to create an even better National Aquarium in the future.  Check out our links and photos at our episode website at nordicontap.com so see Joachim, Aslak, the Lemkuhl, and other neat things.

Sarah loves the underdogs of the animal world. In 2013 she got up close with her study species for the first time. When doing an externship at the Seattle Aquarium, she witnessed a natural tragedy firsthand. Sea stars off the coast of Seattle were dying by the millions. The culprit? A disease called sea star wasting. After that, sea stars never let Sarah go again and she decided to dedicate her PhD to the impact changing ocean conditions caused by climate change have on sea stars. Sarah is a PhD candidate at the College of Veterinary Medicine and a passionate advocate of animal welfare for invertebrates. Sarah wishes to thank everyone who made her PhD research possible; she is especially grateful to the Wildlife Disease Association Wildlife Veterinary Section and American Association of Zoo Veterinarians Wild Animal Health Fund for grands which funded this research.Cat recorded the interview with Sarah at the conference of the Australasian section of the WDA (WDAA) in late Nov 2022. Wanna learn more about the WDAA conferences? Click on this link.Learn nore about Sarah's research and the sea stars here. 

2pm - The Big Lead @ 2 // GUEST: Alyne Fortgang who took on Woodland Park Zoo to save elephants from captivity says she's taking on the Seattle Aquarium now // Governor's office reaches out about Melanie's interview // Awesome AudioSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of Good Equals Progress, a Futurum Research webcast focusing on all things sustainability and beyond, Shelly Kramer, principal analyst and founding partner at Futurum is joined by junior analyst and colleague Lauren Kirkpatrick, to talk about Amazon. This was a big week for Amazon and sustainability initiatives, alliances, and announcements, and we touched on some of them. For starters, Climate Week – it's billed as the biggest climate event on Earth and is all about driving climate action, fast. Amazon was both a sponsor and a participant at the Climate Week 2022 event held in NYC this week in conjunction with the United Nations General Assembly. The event brought together a fantastic collection of brilliant and passionate global experts from the climate community, the world of business, government, and beyond and the focus of the event was “Getting It Done” — driving climate action fast, because it's not exactly like we have any time to waste. Our webcast covers the following hot topics: The Climate Pledge, which Amazon co-founded with Global Optimism in 2019, now boasts more than 375 signatories which include Impossible include Impossible Foods, the Seattle Storm (4-time WNBA champs), and adventure gear brand Cotopaxi. American Family Insurance, Figma, HPE, Prologis, Ripple, the Seattle Aquarium and more. 375 companies, across 53 industries and 34 countries and growing. Amazon Water.org partnership announced. Amazon announced a partnership with Water.org to provide safe water to 100 million people. Amazon expands renewable energy projects. Amazon announced 69 new renewable energy projects, bringing the total to 377 renewables projects around the world, up from 310 projects in April. These new projects include the expansion of its renewable energy investments, including the first renewable projects in South America, India, and Poland. Amazon Partners with Infinium. Amazon announced a new agreement with Infinium, one of the green energy companies funded by The Climate Pledge Fund, to build a commercial electrofuels production facility — the first of its kind. Amazon intends to use the ultra-low carbon electrofuels in its diesel cargo trucks beginning with pilot programs in 2023.

Fastest 15 // More on Celtics coach // Seattle Aquarium expansion // Climate activist ruins last match for Federer // GUEST:  Patrick Hauf, Washington Free Beacon, on his story regarding Lynnwood High School banning the description "biological male" // Anchor gets fired for defending co-anchor friend that wasn't allowed to say goodbye after 24 yearsWhoopie Goldberg tries a Lindsay Graham is gay joke See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1pm - The Fastest 15 // Seattle Aquarium needs more money again // Woman assaulted at grocery store // Minneapolis will fire white teachers first - Leo Terrill calls this discrimination // Dog gets monkey pox from owner - gross, poor pup // Dave Wyman stops bySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alma is a naturalist, artist, and educator. She creates a joyful and connected life through her love of nature walking, art making and nature journaling. With a simple field kit and an observant eye, Alma is able to sketch on-the-go wherever she finds herself.Listen to hear more about:Alma's early nature experiences growing up on the island of Oahu.Discovering nature journaling through the books of Clare Walker Leslie.The experiences of her students when Alma brought the practice of nature journaling to her class.Alma's simple kit for nature journaling on-the-go.Alma's growth and development as an artist.The healing benefits of nature and nature journaling.Finding confidence and talking kindly to our inner critic.The emotional experience of being in nature.Moving through ecological grief into action.Beach Naturalist training through the Seattle Aquarium.Find out about Alma on her website www.awildbraid.com.Follow Alma's creative adventures through A Wild Braid Nature Journal and sign up to receive Alma's newsletter here.You can find Alma on Instagram @alma.walks.in.nature.Alma mentioned the names of several content creators who inspire her on Instagram. You can find their accounts here:@browngirloutdoorworld@hood__naturalist@blackforager -----------------Sign-up for Journaling With Nature's Newsletter to receive news and updates as well as the Nature Journaling Inspiration List each month! You can support Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon, Your contribution is deeply appreciated. Thanks for listening!

Traveling While Black in Seattle: Episode 97 - Seattle Aquarium. We are so excited about this episode! We headed to the Seattle Aquarium. Who doesn't love the aquarium? We definitely recommend checking it out!! Get tickets and more info here: www.seattleaquarium.org - Follow Traveling While Black at @twbseattle and visit https://travelingwhileblackseattle.com/ #BlackMediaMatters #WWConverge

Cristina “Mitty” Mittermeier is a marine biologist, photographer, and conservationist who has spent the last 25 years unveiling the wonders and secrets beneath the surface of our oceans, and the impacts of human activity on these ecosystems. Cristina is also a Co-founder of SeaLegacy, an NGO working to create healthy and abundant oceans for us and for the planet.  In this episode of Impact in the 21st Century, hear Cristina's story, what drives her to take photos, how you can use social media to further your own impactful cause, and how you can practice Cristina's concept of “enoughness”. Sign SeaLegacy's petition to the UN for plastic reduction Sign the petition to protect wild salmon from industrial farming Learn more about SeaLegacy Make an impact on Only One See Cristina's photographs Follow Cristina on Instagram This episode was mixed and mastered by Musa Habib. ____ More About Cristina: Cristina believes that stunning visual storytelling is the key to unlocking critical action to help heal our ocean and save our planet. Beginning her career as a marine biologist in her native Mexico, she soon discovered the power of imagery in ocean advocacy work. She went on to become an internationally recognized National Geographic photographer, public speaker, and founder of The International League of Conservation Photographers. In 2014, she co-founded SeaLegacy and, in 2020, expanded that work with the formation of Only One, a digital action platform built to support and uplift the ocean conservation community while driving action to achieve measurable, sustainable and equitable returns for people and the ocean. Mittermeier is a Sony Artisan of Imagery and, along with her partner Paul Nicklen, was named one of National Geographic's Adventurers of the Year in 2018. She is the recipient of many prestigious awards, including the Smithsonian Conservation Photographer of the Year Award and the Imaging Award for Photographers Who Give Back. In 2021, she received the Seattle Aquarium's Sylvia Earle Medal and Travel + Leisure's Global Vision Award. She was also named one of the 100 Latinos Most Committed to Climate Action. and aligns with Rolex's Perpetual Planet initiative. Earlier this year, Mittermeier received an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts, Honoris Causa, from Simon Fraser University. ____ What is Impact in the 21st Century? Impact in the 21st Century is a podcast created by Simbi Foundation, a non-profit organization working to support the next 3.5 million refugee learners with solar-powered classrooms called BrightBoxes. This podcast celebrates the impactful work being done around the globe, and shares the stories of the inspiring individuals who are behind it. In this special series, we're focusing on the people working to protect our natural world, innovate greener technologies, and ensure that nobody is left behind in the process. Who hosts Impact in the 21st Century? Aaron Friedland is a National Geographic Explorer, PhD Candidate in Econometrics at UBC, Executive Director of Simbi Foundation, and innovator of the BrightBox solution and the unique reading platform Simbi. Stream Impact in the 21st Century on your favourite streaming platform: Apple Podcasts Spotify Google podcasts On our website

To celebrate Mother's Day, here's one of my mom's favorite authors and our favorite book, Animal Vegetable Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver. This is Part one, focusing a little more on Mother Earth (for Mother's Day) and next week I'll share some more fun ideas and stories inspired from the book. Animal Vegetable Miracle is a chronicle of one family's journey to eat closer to home, literally, and bringing home to a worldly stage with wisdom about the Food Industry and how local eating, and supporting your community has a ripple effect to protect the planet, eat healthier, and make the world a little brighter of a place. Other Zoo-notables mentioned: Planet Palm by Jocelyn Zuckerman; Year of Living Kindly by Donna Cameron Learn more about Empathy and the impact it has on growing a more resilient and conservation-focused community with Seattle Aquarium's Empathy Cafe. Learn more about ZooFit and our projects at ZooFit.net --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Dr. McLaughlin received her DVM degree from Oklahoma State University, and has practiced exotic animal medicine exclusively ever since. She is a managing veterinarian at CBEAM, as well as a relief veterinarian for the Seattle Aquarium. Dr. McLaughlin has been involved in veterinary leadership throughout her career, and has authored/co-authored articles in both professional journals and national conference proceedings. She frequently presents educational seminars to exotic animal groups, and is an annual speaker for the Pacific Science Center's “Get Set To Be A Vet” summer children's camp.Center for Bird and Exotic Animal Medicine Dr. Alicia McLaughlin Host: Kira DorrianProduced by the Northshore Schools Foundation, a Top-Rated “Great Nonprofits” award-recipient, “Guidestar” Gold Participant, and Best of a “Best of Northshore” nonprofit.Thank you, supporters! DonateContact us: podcast@nsdfoundation.orgFollow us on:InstagramFacebookSkills 4 Life FacebookTwitterLinked In

Bill's calling in from the Podcast Shed, but he's fresh of a Sparks show and feeling good. Kelley and Mary are about to go to Jackie Kashian at the Crocodile. The podcast gets interrupted by a mouse, so Kelley disappears for a minute, but what an opportunity to tell some mouse stories! Rant and Rave – Can we guess the one Mary wrote? As always, yes we can. Ice Cream Truck of the Week: Tulips! Rest in Peace to local Seattle sports broadcasting great John Clayton. The Seattle Aquarium is The Bomb, according to Mary. Should we got to the Maldives? What about Malta? We do three more questions from a Reader's Digest quiz. Kelley's Hint List! The first one was about boilers or something. Use alum to mend broken dishes. Umpire Pants Out!

Across the globe, few have been spared the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in terms of personal, public, and animal health, business operations, and travel to name a few. As animal professionals know having experienced it firsthand, public attractions like zoological parks were among the first and hardest hit facilities as the pandemic's effects on a mobile society grew. What were some of the earliest steps taken to blunt these outcomes? How did previous regional pandemics and disaster preparedness plans inform zoological leaders staring at the abyss and what changes need to be made for the future? While the human consequences over the past two years have been devastating, what about the behavior and well-being of species in our care and the wild? What are some of the less visible impacts on field research and wildlife conservation? Join us for a live audience panel discussion held at the International Marine Animal Trainers' Association annual conference with three senior leaders, Grant Abel, Dr. Yvonne Nadler, and Bob Wengel, from Seattle Aquarium, ZAHP Fusion Center, and Shedd Aquarium, respectively, tasked with protecting and preserving their teams, their animals, and the public. Animal Care Software KONG Zoo

Sadly it's another celebrity animal memoriam. Today we mourn a Seattle Aquarium legend...Adaa, the oldest otter in the world!

On this episode we check in with three podcasts that have West Seattle ties. First its Hair Talk with Karie Koltz. Then All Ways West Seattle with Keith Bacon. And then it’s Tossed Popcorn with Sienna Jaekle and Lianna Holston. We also check in with Keith Hughes from the American Legion about their cold-weather shelter, and Jenn Strongin from the Seattle Aquarium about their upcoming low tide walk. And more! West Settle Veterans Cold Shelter Fund – press the donate button to find the cold weather go fund me.

On this episode we check in with three podcasts that have West Seattle ties. First its Hair Talk with Karie Koltz. Then All Ways West Seattle with Keith Bacon. And then it’s Tossed Popcorn with Sienna Jaekle and Lianna Holston. We also check in with Keith Hughes from the American Legion about their cold-weather shelter, and Jenn Strongin from the Seattle Aquarium about their upcoming low tide walk. And more! West Settle Veterans Cold Shelter Fund – press the donate button to find the cold weather go fund me.

This team has some things to figure out. Jeff and Joey breakdown the past two Seattle Kraken games where they watched the team get shutout at home to the Winnipeg Jets 3-0 and a thrilling match up Saturday night versus the Columbus Blue Jackets that had the Kraken tie the game with three goals in the third period only to fall short again in overtime. Next, Jeff and Joey go on to breakdown the upcoming week's match ups but not before discussing a famous incident in 2007 where a large octopus was killing sharks at the Seattle Aquarium; perhaps foreshadowing for Tuesday night's game in San Jose? The Kraken have back-to-back road games and face a tough Anaheim Ducks squad on Wednesday before flying back home to once against face off against the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night before welcoming in the Toronto Maple Leafs to Climate Pledge Arena on Sunday. In a surprise no one saw coming, the Seattle Kraken announced that they are releasing their own NFT's. Jeff and Joey attempt to dissect what an NFT is while stressing that they are not financial advisors and how the organization still maintains an emphasis on being environmentally friendly. #NoDumbQuestions has Joey asking Jeff what a toe drag is despite doing his own research on the matter and last, Hockey History with Jeff has him sharing his three favorite NHL goals of all time. SubscribeOn All podcasting apps, rate & review on iTunes and Apple Podcasts!Presented by The Hockey Podcast Network with new episodes every week. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook at @KrakenPodRelease the Kraken!#WhatLiesBeneath#SeaKraken NHL TeamsAnaheim Ducks Arizona Coyotes Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres Calgary Flames Carolina Hurricanes Chicago Blackhawks Colorado Avalanche Columbus Blue Jackets Dallas Stars Detroit Red Wings Edmonton Oilers Florida Panthers Los Angeles Kings Minnesota Wild Montreal Canadiens Nashville Predators New Jersey Devils New York Islanders New York Rangers Ottawa Senators Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins San Jose Sharks Seattle Kraken St Louis Blues Tampa Bay Lightning Toronto Maple Leafs Vancouver Canucks Vegas Golden Knights Washington Capitals Winnipeg Jets

This team has some things to figure out. Jeff and Joey breakdown the past two Seattle Kraken games where they watched the team get shutout at home to the Winnipeg Jets 3-0 and a thrilling match up Saturday night versus the Columbus Blue Jackets that had the Kraken tie the game with three goals in the third period only to fall short again in overtime. Next, Jeff and Joey go on to breakdown the upcoming week's match ups but not before discussing a famous incident in 2007 where a large octopus was killing sharks at the Seattle Aquarium; perhaps foreshadowing for Tuesday night's game in San Jose? The Kraken have back-to-back road games and face a tough Anaheim Ducks squad on Wednesday before flying back home to once against face off against the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night before welcoming in the Toronto Maple Leafs to Climate Pledge Arena on Sunday. In a surprise no one saw coming, the Seattle Kraken announced that they are releasing their own NFT's. Jeff and Joey attempt to dissect what an NFT is while stressing that they are not financial advisors and how the organization still maintains an emphasis on being environmentally friendly. #NoDumbQuestions has Joey asking Jeff what a toe drag is despite doing his own research on the matter and last, Hockey History with Jeff has him sharing his three favorite NHL goals of all time.   Subscribe On All podcasting apps, rate & review on iTunes and Apple Podcasts! Presented by The Hockey Podcast Network with new episodes every week.  Follow us on Twitter and Facebook at @KrakenPod Release the Kraken! #WhatLiesBeneath #SeaKraken   NHL Teams Anaheim Ducks Arizona Coyotes Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres Calgary Flames Carolina Hurricanes Chicago Blackhawks Colorado Avalanche Columbus Blue Jackets Dallas Stars Detroit Red Wings Edmonton Oilers Florida Panthers Los Angeles Kings Minnesota Wild Montreal Canadiens Nashville Predators New Jersey Devils New York Islanders New York Rangers Ottawa Senators Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins San Jose Sharks Seattle Kraken St Louis Blues Tampa Bay Lightning Toronto Maple Leafs Vancouver Canucks Vegas Golden Knights Washington Capitals Winnipeg Jets

It's a well-worn cliché that oceans cover seventy percent of the surface of Earth, but we tend to give them secondary consideration when thinking about the environment. But climate change is wreaking havoc on the oceans, not to mention pollution and overfishing — 90% of the world's marine fish stocks are fully exploited or depleted. Today's guest, Sylvia Earle, is a well-known ocean scientist, a celebrated underwater explorer, and a tireless advocate for the world's oceans. We talk about the current state of our oceans, what we know and have yet to learn about them, and what we can do individually and collectively to make things better.Support Mindscape on Patreon.Sylvia Earle received her Ph.D. in phycology from Duke University. She is currently National Geographic's Rosemary and Roger Enrico Chair for Ocean Exploration, as well as founder of Mission Blue, SEAlliance and Deep Ocean Exploration and Research. She formerly served as Chief Scientist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Among her awards are the TED Prize, the National Women's Hall of Fame, and the inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award from the Seattle Aquarium. She is the author of several books, the most recent of which is National Geographic Ocean: A Global Odyssey.Mission BlueNational Geographic profile pageNational Women's Hall of FameWikipediaIMDb pageAmazon author pageTwitterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Only the occasional sea otter swims in Puget Sound, yet the adorable marine mammal is a local mascot. Cuddly cartoon otters appear on posters lining our waterfront and appear on their fair share of “Greetings from Seattle” postcards. Meanwhile, on Washington's outer coast, a recently reintroduced population of sea otters is on the rise. As part of the Beasts of Seattle podcast series, Town Hall's Podcast Artist-in-Residence Samantha Allen interviews Return of the Sea Otter author Todd McLeish, Dr. Shawn Larson of the Seattle Aquarium, and other experts about what the sea otter means to Seattle. Credits: The music for this podcast was written and performed by John Gould. You can find more of John's music at johngould.bandcamp.com. The art for this podcast was made by Sadie Collins.  Return of the Sea Otter is available from Penguin Random House. Sources: https://wdfw.wa.gov/publications/00314 https://www.seattleaquarium.org/ https://products.kitsapsun.com/archive/2001/06-07/0013_sea_otter_found_way_off_track.html https://www.vox.com/2014/4/24/5640890/otters-rape-baby-seals-monsters-bad https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210914-how-sea-otters-help-fight-climate-change https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/blogs/comments/chloe_the_sea_otter_demonstrates_otter_pockets https://www.seattleaquarium.org/blog/how-low-can-you-go-puget-sound-edition https://usa.fishermap.org/depth-map/puget-sound-wa/ https://www.nps.gov/olym/planyourvisit/wilderness-coast.htm https://www.nwnewsnetwork.org/environment-and-planning/2021-01-06/sea-otter-reintroduction-to-more-of-the-pacific-coast-gets-a-nudge-from-congress https://www.ktoo.org/2018/12/24/alaska-made-sea-otter-pelts-are-highly-prized-tightly-regulated/ http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=wildlifenews.view_article&articles_id=637 Presented by Town Hall Seattle. Beasts of Seattle is part of Town Hall's Artist-in-Residence program.

Only the occasional sea otter swims in Puget Sound, yet the adorable marine mammal is a local mascot. Cuddly cartoon otters appear on posters lining our waterfront and appear on their fair share of “Greetings from Seattle” postcards. Meanwhile, on Washington's outer coast, a recently reintroduced population of sea otters is on the rise. As part of the Beasts of Seattle podcast series, Town Hall's Podcast Artist-in-Residence Samantha Allen interviews Return of the Sea Otter author Todd McLeish, Dr. Shawn Larson of the Seattle Aquarium, and other experts about what the sea otter means to Seattle. Credits: The music for this podcast was written and performed by John Gould. You can find more of John's music at johngould.bandcamp.com. The art for this podcast was made by Sadie Collins.  Return of the Sea Otter is available from Penguin Random House. Sources: https://wdfw.wa.gov/publications/00314 https://www.seattleaquarium.org/ https://products.kitsapsun.com/archive/2001/06-07/0013_sea_otter_found_way_off_track.html https://www.vox.com/2014/4/24/5640890/otters-rape-baby-seals-monsters-bad https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210914-how-sea-otters-help-fight-climate-change https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/blogs/comments/chloe_the_sea_otter_demonstrates_otter_pockets https://www.seattleaquarium.org/blog/how-low-can-you-go-puget-sound-edition https://usa.fishermap.org/depth-map/puget-sound-wa/ https://www.nps.gov/olym/planyourvisit/wilderness-coast.htm https://www.nwnewsnetwork.org/environment-and-planning/2021-01-06/sea-otter-reintroduction-to-more-of-the-pacific-coast-gets-a-nudge-from-congress https://www.ktoo.org/2018/12/24/alaska-made-sea-otter-pelts-are-highly-prized-tightly-regulated/ http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=wildlifenews.view_article&articles_id=637 Presented by Town Hall Seattle. Beasts of Seattle is part of Town Hall's Artist-in-Residence program.

Plastic pollution in the environment breaks down into smaller and smaller pieces, called microplastics, which are now pervasive in water systems all over the world. Dr. Lyda Harris is a marine biologist and microplastics researcher based in Seattle, and is a postdoctoral microplastic fellow at the Seattle Aquarium. She recently gave a talk on the growing field of marine microplastic pollution and her work.

Joining me this week is Tim Kuniholm Director of Public Affairs at the Seattle Aquarium. Tim covers not only the hours and the COVID information. He talks about special exhibits and favorite PNW fish. He also talks about diving in the aquarium tank to feed some rowdy salmon and diving off pier 59. The Seattle Aquarium isn't just entertainment, but education, science, recovery and even a nursery for some choral. https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/onlinelearningcenter/species/pacific_spiny_lumpsucker https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/onlinelearningcenter/species/grunt_sculpin https://www.seattleaquarium.org/

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What's the state of downtown Seattle? How are businesses and other sectors navigating the ongoing impact of the pandemic, recent protests, lack of affordable housing, and other social and economic factors? Hear perspectives from leaders including Bob Donegan, President of Ivar's, and Brian Surratt, Vice President of Real Estate Development and Community Relations for Alexandria Real Estate and former director of the City of Seattle's Office of Economic Development, on the history of the Emerald City and their vision to ensure downtown shifts from surviving to thriving. Bob Donegan is the President at Ivar's, Seattle's Original Seafood Restaurants. He joined the company in 1997 as the Chief Financial Officer and became President on 9/11 when one of his partners died. In addition to Ivar's, Donegan volunteers at the Seattle Aquarium, Seattle Chamber of Commerce, the Seattle Historic Waterfront Association, the Chief Seattle Council of the Boy Scouts, the Seattle Sports Commission, UW's Foster School Center from Strategic Leadership, and the Seattle branch of the San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank. Brian Surratt is Vice President at Alexandria Real Estate Equities, one of the largest developers of life science and technology campuses. Previously, he was the Director of the City of Seattle's Office of Economic Development. Surratt has been recognized by the German Marshall Memorial and the White House Fellowship programs, as well as Seattle Met Magazine and Puget Sound Business Journal.  Surratt is currently a board member of FareStart, the William D. Ruckelshaus Center, the Seattle Center Foundation, Downtown Emergency Services Center, Seattle 2030 District, and Downtown Seattle Association. Presented by Town Hall Seattle and Seattle City Club.

Kim is back to traveling and this week she fills us in on her recent Seattle staycation and her mother-daughters trip to Vail, Colorado. About Our Sponsor - Atlas Ocean Voyages Today's podcast is brought to you by Atlas Ocean Voyages.  If you have ever dreamed of cruising to Greece or Egypt, now is the time to book! Atlas Ocean Voyages just introduced its expedition ship World Navigator. This small ship, luxury vessel is built for adventure in a sustainable, energy-efficient manner.  Perfect for adventurous families or multi-generational groups, its compact size and small guest count of fewer than 200 passengers, means a higher space to guest ratio and more intimacy and personalized service. From August through September 2021, World Navigator will sail 7 separate 12 night itineraries to Greece and Egypt. And its small size and agility means she can dock in smaller ports, avoiding large crowds and getting a more authentic experience. And this summer, arrivals in Greece do not coincide with any other cruise ships in port! Bookings are all inclusive, including both airfare and excursions. The ship's facilities and protocols reflect state of the art public health guidance. With stringent public health protocols followed by staff and crew with pre-boarding and pre-embarkation PCR testing provided for all passengers. Social distancing will be maintained with small group shore excursions. Atlas welcomes travelers to ‘come back to something brand new'      To learn more, please visit www.AtlasOceanVoyages.com and we thank them for their support. Seattle Staycation There are two many tourist districts in Seattle, one is downtown not far from Pike Place Market, the Seattle Aquarium, and the waterfront, and the other is at Seattle Center, where the Space Needle, MoPop, the Science Center, and the Chihuly Garden and Glass is located. You can use the monorail to get between these two main areas. Kim and her girls stayed at the newly remodeled Fairmont Olympic Hotel downtown. You can have afternoon tea in the newly redecorated lobby and lobby bar -- and they are very good about food allergies. A great way to explore the city is with CityPASS. For the Seattle CityPASS you can go to three of the following five attractions: Space Needle, Seattle Aquarium, Argosy Harbor Cruise, MoPop, and Woodland Park Zoo. The Pacific Science Center is usually included as an option but it is currently closed and scheduled to reopen in late 2021. Many attractions currently require reservations but the CityPASS system makes this easy to do online -- although it pays to do it a week or more in advance. If you can, try to plan your days to visit the Aquarium and Pike Place on the same day (and do a harbor cruise if that is your choice). Then visit the Space Needle, Chihuly, and MoPop on the same day since they are all very close to each other. You can then visit the zoo on the third day of your trip. However, you should consider the weather forecast and try to pick a clear day to visit the Space Needle. Right now MoPop has a special Disney Villians and Heroes Exhibit (not included in the CityPASS) Pike Place Chowder in the waterfront area is a great place for lunch. Woodland Park Zoo currently has a very cute baby gorilla. Summer Trip to Vail Note: Kim and her family were hosted by Vail Resorts. All opinions are her own. If you fly into Denver, you can take the Epic Mountain Express shuttle to Vail, which is about a 2.5 hour trip depending on traffic (Denver is known for bad traffic) Kim stayed in the Manor Vail condos, about a 10 minute walk from Vail Village (there are also shuttles). Manor Vail is next to the Betty Ford Alpine Gardens In Vail Village there are many restaurants and shops, an indoor bowling alley, and outdoor cornhole, which is a lot of fun Give yourself time to adjust to altitude but rest, drinking a lot of water, and an oxygen shot can help. You can go horseback riding in Vail with a two hour trail ride through a magical forest. Alpen Rose is a great spot in town for dinner. From Lion's Head you can take the Eagle Bahn Gondola At the top of the mountain there is an Epic Discovery park with ziplines, a mountain coaster, trampolines, a rock wall, and a lawn slide. Eating at the top of the mountain is expensive so be prepared or eat before you go. The ziplines and ropes course is currently closed for the summer. Picnic Vail will arrange a picnic for you at the Betty Ford Alpine Gardens, including set up and clean up, complete with food and interactive games to play together. If you can visit during the week it will be less crowded in Vail Village and at the activities If you decide to rent a car, rent in advance and be prepared for long lines and high rates this summer. There are also more flight cancellations this summer as travel gets back into gear and airlines struggle to bring employees back on board. Full Episode Transcript [00:00:00.060] - Kim Tate Staycation and vacations. Find out what Kim's been up to this summer.   [00:00:16.530] - Announcer Welcome to Vacation Mavens, a family travel podcast with ideas for your next vacation and tips to get you out the door. Here are your hosts, Kim from Stuffed Suitcase and Tamara from We3Travel.   [00:00:31.620] - Tamara Gruber Today's podcast is brought to you by Atlas Ocean Voyages. If you've ever dreamed of cruising to Greece or Egypt, now is the time to book Atlas. Ocean Voyages just introduced its new expedition ship, The World Navigator. This small ship luxury vessel is built for adventure in a sustainable but energy efficient manner. It's perfect for adventurous families or multigenerational groups. It's compact size and small guest count of fewer than 200 passengers means a higher space to guest ratio and more intimacy and personalized service.   [00:01:01.500] - Tamara Gruber From August through September 2021, World Navigator will sail seven separate 12 night itineraries to Greece and Egypt, and its small size and agility means she can dock in smaller ports, avoiding large crowds and getting a more authentic experience. And this summer, arrivals in Greece do not coincide with any other cruise ships in port bookings are all inclusive, including both airfare and excursions. The ship's facilities and protocols reflect state of the art public health guidance, with stringent public health protocols followed by staff and crew.   [00:01:30.390] - Tamara Gruber With preboarding and pre embarkation PCR testing provided for all passengers, social distancing will be maintained with small groups shore excursions. Atlas welcomes travelers to come back to something brand new. To learn more, please visit www.AtlasOcean Voyages.com, and we thank them for their support. So Kim, I'm sure you're like melting over there in Seattle in this heat wave. Are you ready to hop on a cruise ship to Greece?   [00:01:56.760] - Kim Tate Yes. That sounded pleasant when you were saying it. I was thinking it'd be so nice to stand out on a cruise deck with the ocean. And, you know, that cool ocean breeze sounds so amazing right now.   [00:02:08.310] - Tamara Gruber Yeah. And, you know, I love the small ship concept. Sounds like really good to me. And the fact that it can go into the smaller ports and the more authentic kind of places and not have any other cruise ships and ports. You're not fighting with all those other gazillion passengers.   [00:02:22.710] - Kim Tate You know, that's huge, I think, because we all I mean, those of us who have cruised on mega ships, which is everything I've done, you definitely get that sense of kind of being the herd at the end of the dock as you all come off and everybody's trying to sell you stuff and it's just chaos.   [00:02:40.800] - Kim Tate So I like the idea that it's just a small ship and kind of sounds like it's more of an intimate feel and you probably get more, you know, like you think when you step off and there's not a bunch of people you can kind of enjoy taking in the scenery a little more. You're not worried about all the hustle and bustle and hurrying somewhere, right?   [00:02:57.630] - Tamara Gruber Exactly. Yeah. Well, I'm by the time this comes out, I'm actually going to be back from my trip from Greece, assuming all goes well. But you've had a few little trips of your own recently and I would love to hear more about them. So do you want to tell us a little bit about your staycation first?   [00:03:15.690] - Kim Tate Of course, yeah. I'm so excited to get a chat a little because you've been so busy traveling. So finally, I got to dip my toes back in the summer travels and our first trip was more of just a staycation and it was with Seattle. And what happened is basically it was that CityPASS had reached out and said, hey, are you still in Seattle? Do you want to, you know, use some CityPASSes and enjoy some of the sights now that they're opening back up?   [00:03:39.060] - Kim Tate And I said, absolutely, let's do it. And so I actually arranged with the Fairmont in Seattle, the Fairmont Olympic Hotel, which I've never stayed at before. And it's kind of considered one of those classic original hotels in Seattle that people will actually come in to kind of tour and get a look around. And they have a brand new lobby design and a brand new lobby bar that they just opened. So I reached out to them and they hosted us for two nights.   [00:04:07.260] - Kim Tate And one thing I'll say is for people who are planning a trip to Seattle, I don't know much about Seattle. I consider, of course, Seattle's spread out and has tons of neighborhoods and each neighborhood has some benefits and nice parts to it. But if you're going to do like the traditional touristy things, there's kind of a downtown district that's more of the business district and it's just up from kind of Pike Place Market and the wharf and the aquarium and all the all the cruise sports kind of are nearby there. And then a little further up is Seattle Center. And that's where I mean, I know, you know this that's where they have MoPop and the Space Needle and Chiluly is there as well as the science center. So there's two main kind of tourist sectors. And I personally love staying in the more the downtown corridor that's near Pike Place, that's just I like that area better.   [00:05:01.530] - Kim Tate It just has kind of a vibe that I like. So that's where Fairmont is. It's kind of in that area. And we really liked our stay there. I stayed in a King executive suite and then they gave us a connecting room for the girls, which was a double and. Again, it's just so nice I mean, the rooms are nice, very clean, you know, fresh linens and all of that, the lobby is just amazing there.   [00:05:25.170] - Kim Tate And we actually had afternoon tea at the Fairmont, which is something they're well known for. All Fairmont's are known for.   [00:05:30.990] - Tamara Gruber I was going to say, yes, I always think I mean, I love Fairmont Hotels. They're just wonderful. I've stayed in that area a couple of times, but it's always been the Westin. But the Fairmont's definitely are known for the tea, so you got to do that.   [00:05:44.370] - Kim Tate So we did do that one day and it was so nice. The girls and I both liked it and I thought, they were so helpful with Mia's allergies. So we had said, you know, nuts and eggs are an issue. And they actually brought her out her own little tray of food and then and our own tray that Lizzy and I could eat off of. And so it's just things like, you know, we had chicken salad.   [00:06:08.220] - Kim Tate Some of our sandwiches were like chicken salad on little piece of lettuce, whereas they just gave her little bits of chicken without the mayo for the salad part. And then the all the sweet treats they provided were vegan. So no eggs and then didn't have nuts. So she was very happy. And it was nice that they recognize that. And then, of course, the tea aspect, it's so fun for them. They really enjoy that because we each you know, each of us got to choose our own type of tea.   [00:06:34.950] - Kim Tate And then they bring the pot and you have your glass and your little strainer and you can pour it. And they just it was just nice. And the other thing is the seating areas they have they're in the lobby for it are all cozy seating, you know, which has become so popular, I think, with hotels now. But, you know, we had like a couch and two armchairs and that was to kind of whatever you call poufs, which, of course, we didn't use because there was just three of us.   [00:06:59.760] - Kim Tate But it's just a really it's kind of a fun seating area where you can relax a little bit. And so we talked and we spent, I would say, about an hour and 15 minutes just kind of enjoying our experience there. So that was a lot of fun. And I was glad that we got to experience one of the Fairmont Classic things to do.   [00:07:16.410] - Tamara Gruber Did you guys get dressed up for it too?   [00:07:18.510] - Kim Tate We did. Yeah, we did. I had each of the girls and I was kind of nice. So then we went back up to our room, changed into more, you know, normal everyday clothes. And we we used, which is something I did with you. We use the monorail a lot and it is under construction. Now, the Westlake Center is under construction right now, but they're still operating the monorail, which is such a convenient way, like I said, to get between those two areas.   [00:07:44.070] - Kim Tate And that was the funny thing about the monorail is built with the 62 World's Fair when the Space Needle was built. And so it's got this futuristic feel, but it is just like a monorail, kind of like it Disney or, you know, anything like that. The thing that throws most people off, because I heard tourists on the train, they didn't get that. There's literally one stop. It's just a back and forth shuttle of sorts. So that's one thing to keep in mind.   [00:08:08.310] - Kim Tate It's not like this really long. You're not going throughout the city in it.   [00:08:12.270] - Kim Tate Yeah. You're not getting a tour. Exactly. Yeah, that's a great way of saying it. So but we use that a lot just to get up there, because like I said, with the CityPASS, which is one of the reasons we're there, your admission if you buy a CityPASS ticket, you automatically get admission to the Space Needle and the aquarium, which, like I said, are in the two different sectors. And then you also get to choose three attractions from a list of five.   [00:08:35.850] - Kim Tate So it's you can either take a little harbor tour with Argosy Cruises. You can go to the Museum of Pop Culture, also known as Mo Pop, used to be called Experience Music Project. And then you can go to the Woodland Park Zoo, you can go to Chihuly garden of glass or you can go to the Pacific Science Center. The Pacific Science Center is still closed right now and isn't set to reopen until the end of this year. Late this year or so, that one wasn't an issue for us.   [00:09:02.310] - Kim Tate So we chose to do the Space Needle. The aquarium, MoPop, the zoo, and Chilhuly. And the thing to think, the thing that we did on that, that is something you have to keep in mind right now. A CityPASS is the fact that you have to make reservations in advance for a lot of these places because they're still just doing limited capacity. And so I was a little worried about how that would work. However, the CityPASS system is really just works great.   [00:09:28.140] - Kim Tate They have everything streamlined and it's all done electronically. You know, through a website, you just click on, say, make a reservation. The hardest reservation to make was the aquarium. They had the most limitations. And like I said, because of the location of things, I tried to pair the aquarium up on a different day, whereas I compared, like the Space Needle and Chihuly and MoPop, I wanted to pair them together since they're all in one area and then the zoo is a little further north.   [00:09:55.470] - Kim Tate So when we checked out of the hotel, we just drove up to the zoo and did that before we drove home. So, yeah, it was a fun day. You know, they're just such classic things to do in Seattle, the Space Needle, it was a beautiful, clear day. It was very busy. So we once we turned it, you know, scanned our tickets for entrance. It was probably about a half an hour. Till we got to the elevator, so they have kind of a queue line that wraps around the gift shop of all places, but you stand in that line and then you you don't actually get to shop.   [00:10:27.370] - Kim Tate It's kind of an overlook over the gift shop. But you then get to the elevators and they have a couple of different elevators that they start taking people up. There's actually four elevators on different sides. And I didn't even realize that. It's so funny. I've been up the Space Needle a few times and I've never really considered that it does make a difference which elevator you get your view. I mean, obviously. So the four elevators that face different directions give you a very different view.   [00:10:53.020] - Kim Tate So we are lucky enough to get the which I consider one of the best elevators, which is more of the south facing elevator. So you can see Rainier as you're going up and you also see the Puget Sound a bit. And whereas if you're on the north side, you see like the Lake Union, Lake Washington, University of Washington, kind of that angle. So it's an interesting thing to keep in mind is just that depending on what elevator you get, your view up is a little different.   [00:11:16.900] - Kim Tate But once you get in, you know, I walk around when you're like, yes, yes, that's I was going to say, of course, once I get to top, it doesn't matter what the view is, it's strictly just when you're in the elevator, they have to it's got kind of the window view. But, yeah, once you're at the top, they've got the interesting thing is they've got it open. However, they've started doing something.   [00:11:35.410] - Kim Tate I think this might have just been I'm curious if this will stick around. I saw that they did close it for the summer. And so I'm wondering if this is going to be an off season thing or how this works. But they did close sections of the viewpoints and they had put private tables there and they sold packages to people where you could go do like wine tasting and appetizers up on the needle. And it was a table for two. And I think they had maybe some for four as well.   [00:12:02.270] - Kim Tate So if you did it with another couple, but it is something to keep in mind so you don't get quite the wide open look as you used to. However, when I was doing the research, I noticed they closed. There was no more tickets for that. So I'm wondering if during peak summer they're getting rid of that. And that's more of an off season thing to help fill dollar bills that say, you know what, I'm trying to.   [00:12:23.890] - Tamara Gruber So, I mean, the Space Needle, they just redid that, like not that many years ago. So I remember when you and I met up there. Yes. It after we did the cruise. Right like that. It was recently done and it looked, you know, looked things looked really nice. Yeah, it is really nice. They have a few they have kind of that the you know, they've got the glass walls now and then they have these glass benches or maybe it's not glass, plastic or whatever it is, but basically it's clear.   [00:12:51.130] - Kim Tate So you can get the sensation, like you can sit on the bench and lean back, you know, so slightly angled out on the glass if you feel brave enough. And so there's a couple of things where they try make it interactive like that and then you can go down. So that's the upper level. And then you go down one level and that's where they have the rotating floor. That's the glass. And so you can stand on the floor and kind of see yourself rotate over the Seattle center area.   [00:13:15.370] - Kim Tate And then, of course, you still have the windows to look out, but it's not the open air like on the upper level. And so there are two levels that you can explore. And then they have a little, you know, bar up there. So some people choose to you know, I don't know how the reservations work for that. But, you know, it's just something to keep in mind. But they are it's a fun thing to do, especially if it's a clear day, which since you have to make reservations, it's a little more, you know, to make sure you time that right.   [00:13:42.850] - Kim Tate So I did definitely look on for a weekend. I looked on the weather forecast and I chose the day there was seemed, you know, it was like partly cloudy and sort of cloudy. We had a beautiful, beautiful view of Mt. Rainier in the city skyline. So it was gorgeous.   [00:14:00.790] - Tamara Gruber And so it's nice and it works out, especially with your Seattle weather, right?   [00:14:04.840] - Kim Tate Yeah, exactly. Our Seattle weather man, it's like you already said, we're dying now. So it's crazy, our weather. So that's the one thing we did. And then we actually had worked it. We actually did that on the first day. And like I said, how I tried to pair everything up. But the aquarium we did that evening. So we finished up the needle, went and got lunch and then came back and then walked down and did the aquarium, which is, you know, it's it's renowned and people love it.   [00:14:32.530] - Kim Tate It's my girls really wanted to go there. That was the number one thing they wanted to do. I think it's a fine aquarium. It's not like Monterey Bay Aquarium or it's not, you know, like some of these massive aquariums that you hear about the Seattle aquariums. Not like that. The cool thing about the Seattle Aquarium is that it's really focused around, like the fact that it sits over Puget Sound and they actually funnel water from the sound through some of their exhibits.   [00:14:55.660] - Kim Tate You get a real sense that these are the animals, this is the climate, this is the habitat that you're looking at right out here. And I think that's the neat the neat part of it is that it is so tangibly linked to the Puget Sound. So that's one cool thing. They they're little. They my girls love their little otters and they were not out and visible. So we were kind of bummed on that. But it's neat to be down there.   [00:15:20.860] - Kim Tate And like I said, it's on the waterfront, which is always a fun, fun place to walk around and see.   [00:15:28.000] - Tamara Gruber Yeah, I remember when I was there just to hanging out at the otters for quite a while because they are so cute is a bummer that they're not that they weren't swimming. They are there are a lot of fun to watch. And I do have to say something really quickly about if you're the type that likes to buy souvenirs, all these Seattle attractions do an amazing job with their gift shops. I don't know who curates them or whatever, but we end up always browsing and walking through the gift shops and they they just somehow find the cutest little things that they procure. And so allow time for that and money for that.   [00:16:03.340] - Kim Tate If you like buying souvenirs, because the gift shops at the Space Needle, especially, we bought actually a puzzle for my mom. That was from the sixty two World's Fair. That was really cool. And the girls got Lizzy got two sweatshirts. But anyways, the Seattle Aquarium was great. We went back then we went we went and got dinner and then kind of called it a night. And then the next day we did Chihuly and Mo Pop.   [00:16:30.370] - Kim Tate I'm sure a lot of people have heard of Dave Chihuly. He's a major glass artist that he actually studied in the Seattle area for a while. And that's why there's such a tie to him there. I can't remember where he's originally from. I'm blanking right now. But he helped found some of the glass school stuff in Seattle. So he's a big name for the Seattle Glass art community. But that usually garden and glass exhibit is just beautiful. It's not if you've been there once, it doesn't really change.   [00:16:57.700] - Kim Tate It's but it's got the most amazing artistry when you can really look at the artistry of the pieces instead of just like, oh, cool. It's a big piece of art sculpture that's cool. And you kind of get past it. But then when you actually start diving in and looking at the unique striations or little bumps here and you think of how that was done with hot molten glass, it really is quite, quite amazing artistry.   [00:17:23.080] - Tamara Gruber Yeah, his work is is amazing. I've I mean, I think everyone's seen it even if they don't know that they've seen it. You know, there's so many pieces and so many places from like know casinos to airports and all that, that that museum is really spectacular.   [00:17:37.780] - Kim Tate Yeah, it's quite beautiful. And they have a nice little, you know, cafe near there that we actually ate at on this trip. And I love that cafe because it's kind of fun. They have these it's a really eclectic it's like collectors. They have they have like a whole bunch of old accordions hanging from the ceiling. And then they have these old radios on the wall. And I don't know, it's kind of fun on our our table.   [00:18:01.570] - Kim Tate There was a hollowed out section. So under the glass top table, there were, I think, old radios. It's just cute.   [00:18:08.140] - Tamara Gruber Yeah, I remember the food is good. It wasn't just like, you know, some places would have a like a restaurant cafe and it would be like, you know, burgers and fries and stuff like.   [00:18:17.210] - Kim Tate Yes, this one. Nice. Yeah, this was flatbread. Pizzas is what they had going on right now and definitely pricey. But the the pizzas were delicious. We each got one and yeah, it was well done. And you can see them cook in the pizzas, you know, nearby. So it was great. So that was a nice little stop. And again, it's right next to the Space Needle, but we had done that the previous day and then we went over to Mo Pop, which I actually upgraded from our CityPASS.   [00:18:44.500] - Kim Tate Right now they have a Disney Heroes and Villains costume exhibit, which was six dollars more per person. So I actually paid that and upgraded our CityPASS. The CityPASS covers the the museum itself and then the extra exhibit cost more. But we've been. To MoPop before, and it's it's just kind of a fun, fun thing. It was funny because I was just there in March with Mia when it was still kind of, you know, things were still kind of locked down and they had just recently reopened and there was nobody in there.   [00:19:13.870] - Kim Tate And they had a Minecraft exhibit that she was really wanting to go see. And so we had gone and done that and there was nobody in there. And, you know, you get there and they gave us these little styluses to use. And now when we when we went there and it was, you know, June, everything's open again. And they still have the timed entry. But there was so many people. And, you know, Lizzy was kind of sad because she didn't get to see the Minecraft exhibit because they got rid of that, of course, to bring in the Disney exhibit.   [00:19:40.030] - Kim Tate And there was just it was there was a lot of people visiting. And so tourism is definitely back in Seattle. We had one of our favorite places that Mia loves is called Pike Place Chowder, and they are down this kind of back alley is what it's called near Pike Place Market. And we thought, oh, yeah, we'll just hop over there and get you some food. And that was our first experience, like our first day down there.   [00:20:02.860] - Kim Tate We went down there to go get lunch there. And I was like, wow, OK, tourism's definitely back because the line was all the way to the street. And, you know, it's just it was just kind of funny. It was it was great. It's great to see that people are back and visiting the city and spending money. And so we were you're like, oh, I have to wait in line.   [00:20:20.690] - Kim Tate Exactly. Especially when it's a staycation. Right? You're like, oh, this this is my town. I want to just be able to do whatever I want. And why didn't I take advantage of this before everyone came back? So, yeah, it's but it was good. So we didn't get the chowder there. But I don't remember where I was going with this when I went off on that.   [00:20:41.950] - Tamara Gruber I've been to MoPop twice and I do love that they always change those exhibits because, you know, it makes it very fresh. But I do I think the first time I visited, I didn't realize that I was in a temporary exhibit. So I came back and I told Glenn all about this whole Star Trek exhibit. So when we were there for the cruise, we're like, we got to go, we got to go.   [00:20:57.610] - Tamara Gruber And we went there and he's like, there's no Star Trek exhibit. But then I think it was like Marvel, which, you know, he loved, you know, having that thing, all the Marvel costumes. Right.   [00:21:06.380] - Kim Tate But yeah, that was good. That's always that up upper level is the one that they use. And they do I think I think sometimes the visiting exhibits are just amazing. We there's another one that we always like. That's the fairy tale which is down. There's the floor of horrors, which is kind of freaky. And then there's the, you know, fairy tale exhibit, which is kind of fun. But we it's funny because things must be getting busy again, like I said, because there is a few things when me and I were there in March that she wanted to show Lizzy, like one of it was I'm trying to think is a crown from some I can't think of which show now.   [00:21:44.530] - Kim Tate And it was on loan somewhere. And then another piece that was in the Harry Potter memorabilia was on loan and they had put something else instead. And we're like, oh, man. You know, I was just kind of funny how sometimes the rotate to you, so but they have a few like inset places and of course, Nirvanas huge there. And that's a big part that people a lot of people do pilgrimages to Seattle to do the whole nirvana and grunge movement thing.   [00:22:13.690] - Kim Tate So that's a big part of it there. Sound lab, which they normally have, which our kids love, and it's very hands on thing that is still closed. So they don't have the sound lab open. But the Heroes and Villains exhibit with Disney was amazing. It was so neat, especially because I like Disney and just the costuming. It makes you realize how much costumes make characters really stand out. And I think it's just it's really cool to see that.   [00:22:42.260] - Tamara Gruber Yeah, those are really neat, especially for like fantasy kind of shows like that, like where you said it's it is so much about the costume. Like I'm thinking of you and I were in Belfast and we went to the Game of Thrones exhibit all the you know, the different costumes for them.   [00:22:58.000] - Kim Tate Yeah, exactly. Yeah. And the Belfast one was cute or cool with the Game of Thrones because they had a lot of the accessories and props as well. This one didn't have as much like the props. It was definitely the costumes. So but anyway, so that was kind of cool. And then, like I said, our last day we went to Woodland Park Zoo, which is kind of just normal zoo. They do have a baby gorilla, which was born in January and it still looks so small.   [00:23:25.540] - Kim Tate And we were seen and the mom was just holding it. And it was funny just the way seeing her hold it and just the way she would like pat his head, like just, you know, and this kind of maternal way. It was so sweet. And yeah.   [00:23:39.670] - Tamara Gruber So I remember seeing your story about that and just how cute and sweet it is.   [00:23:43.990] - Kim Tate It's so adorable. Yeah. Yeah. So that was kind of our little Seattle staycation. It was great. There was just you know, it was I really do think that when you're going to do the traditional tourist things and even being locals, we still like to do some of these tourist things. The CityPASS really is a great way to do it, and especially if I think I did the math and basically you have to do three things.   [00:24:07.350] - Kim Tate You can do four and already save money. And then, of course, you get an extra bonus item as well. So if you're if you're planning to visit for it depends on how the math works. But most of it is if you're planning to do four of the things, then yes, makes a lot of sense.   [00:24:22.020] - Tamara Gruber And I like the way, you know, in Seattle, they're so clustered able to do like if you could get the timed entry tickets. And, you know, when this science center opens, like, you know, the way then the Space Needle and the Chihuly and the Science Center, it's like you can just so easily walk to all the three.   [00:24:38.040] - Kim Tate All those. Yeah. Same at the Science Center. It's right there as well. So. Yeah. Yeah. And then the crew. Yeah, yeah. It's all together. And then the Argosy Cruises is down by the aquarium, so that's very easy to get in the right place anyway.   [00:24:50.790] - Tamara Gruber So it's exciting to be there. So it's like you can really fit it into a weekend or definitely a three day weekend, but even a two day weekend because sometimes you feel like I'm never going to be able to fit all this in if I'm just visiting for a weekend. But I think. Yeah, yeah, CityPASS is great. And like, not only I mean, it may not be the case now, but there are some times when you can skip the line to you.   [00:25:12.570] - Tamara Gruber And I did that in New York when I went to the Empire State Building. And that saves you I mean, I could save you a couple of hours sometimes.   [00:25:19.590] - Kim Tate I agree. Yeah. It can be really useful to be able to do that. I didn't have that at the Space Needle. They used to a long time ago. So I don't know if they'll ever bring that back. But it's not a not a thing they're right now. But yeah, when you can skip the line, they normally promote or publish that. And that's very helpful. Yeah. So, yeah, that's right. I agree. Yeah, it was good.   [00:25:40.590] - Kim Tate And I think a weekend, it works for a weekend. It depends how busy you want to be because if you want to it's definitely that. But we're going to be doing attractions all weekend long and not having a lot of downtime when you get you eat and just kind of wander between the two things. So we'll see how long the advance reservations last. And that just requires a little bit of advance planning. But like I said, we were able to get reservations.   [00:26:02.670] - Kim Tate No problem. I booked, I believe, the day before. So like I said, the aquarium was the hardest one. That one was one where it would have made more sense to book it a week out and book that one first. So just a heads up on that. But yeah.   [00:26:15.450] So from that, we just got home from Vail, which was very different. But I'm excited to share all about that trip. And we so from Seattle, we flew into Denver and then we took the epic Mountain Express shuttle from Denver to Vail.   [00:26:33.030] - Kim Tate And we've taken a shuttle system like that to Keystone as well before. And so all those from Denver to all of those kind of mountain resorts, it's about a two to two and a half hour trip. But traffic is definitely the the asterisk on that.   [00:26:50.340] - Tamara Gruber Yes.   [00:26:50.880] - Kim Tate Yeah, yeah. I mean, you've been in the area, too, but Denver traffic can really throw a kink into things. There's construction a lot of times, especially with the summer and then just a lot of people coming in and out of Denver in all directions to go to the suburbs. And so that's just something to keep in mind, is that traffic can be an issue. Hopefully it's not, especially in the summer. It's less of an issue in the winter.   [00:27:14.400] - Kim Tate Sometimes there's avalanches or, you know, roads are closed down for a few hours. And so that can be an issue. But it is standard. I've done like I said, we've done it twice and both times it's been about two to two and a half hours. And they do allow they have us a middle midway spot that they will actually say, does anybody need to use the restroom or get something to drink? And they have like it's kind of funny because it's a privately owned store and Starbucks that's actually owned by the by Epic Ski, you know, Vail Resorts that does the epic.   [00:27:46.800] - Kim Tate So it's kind of funny. So they they stop there and they have, you know, front curb parking for the shuttles and you can go in and go to the restroom. And then of course, seems like all all of us bought Starbucks as well. So it's a smart little a very contained system. You get all the.   [00:28:05.600] - Kim Tate Yeah, exactly. Yeah. Yeah, they've got it figured out. So anyways, that's but that's good. So we headed to Vail and we actually stayed at this condo resort type community called Manor Vail. And it is just I want to say east, but I don't know my map perfectly for Vail. So it could be us, but it's just about ten minutes walking distance like outside of Vail Village, but really connected availability, if that makes sense to you just kind of wandering in to get to the main center.   [00:28:34.620] - Kim Tate It might not even be ten minutes, but about ten minutes would be the safe thing to say. So we walked. So you have so many different accommodations, things. So, you know, always going to be like directly in the village.   [00:28:47.730] - Tamara Gruber But I mean, I remember when we a couple of summers ago stayed in Copper Mountain and we were right in the village. There's downsides to that, too, because like the music playing and stuff like that. So it's sometimes it's not too bad to have, like, a little bit of a walk.   [00:29:00.450] - Kim Tate Yeah, we actually really liked it and there is a free metro shuttle system and we chose to walk because it was not bad. We did get rained on once and we just dealt with it. The girls were give me a hard time. They're like, we're from Seattle, Mom, like, chill out, it's fine. And I was like, don't you want to take the bus? But yeah. So it was it was great.   [00:29:22.080] - Kim Tate And so they do have a bus that, you know, operates regularly, like every I think they say like five, eight minutes, you know, a bus is coming around and takes you and then so on. The other end is Lionhead, which is where another one of the big gondolas is and between where we stayed in Manor Vail and Lion's Head is about one mile, but it's about a 30 minute walk just because of curves and in and out of streets.   [00:29:42.750] - Kim Tate And we did that walk, we know one day and it is a little longer, but it's totally doable. And so I you know, we really liked it. We fell in love with Vale Village. It was it was so nice. And just what you expect of those kind of, you know, European folsky villages, it was just nice. And I think that's a hidden those are hidden destinations in the summer, although it's certainly definitely it certainly seemed busy.   [00:30:06.680] - Kim Tate I'll say that, you know, which is great to see.   [00:30:09.480] - Tamara Gruber Yeah. I mean, I've only experienced it a little bit, but I really love mountain resorts in the summer and I have not been Vail. But when I whenever I see anyone's pictures, it just looks like a little Swiss town. And I'm like, oh yeah. It just it looks so cute. And I just I would love to do this today. It's just so it's just nice to be, you know, in the mountains because they have so many activities like those those resorts are so good about, you know, like you don't have to leave that resort.   [00:30:35.040] - Tamara Gruber There's so much to do. Right.   [00:30:36.840] - Kim Tate Right. Well, it's so nice to be able I mean, there's so much to eat. I just there's so much. And so we're we're out Manor Vail. It's actually right next to this Betty Ford Alpine Gardens area and park. And so we had this beautiful view of the water and people were, you know, go over there and they sometimes have little festivals and there's an amphitheater over there. And it's just really neat. And like you said, there's just there's stuff to do.   [00:31:00.930] - Kim Tate And even if, you know, like in the center of town, there's this big Solaris, which is a kind of luxury condo, I think, resort. And they have a big space. They have like the lower level are all restaurants and shops. And then upper levels are the rooms. And on the lower level, they have this place called Bowl, which is an indoor bowling alley. And then outside they have cornhole in kind of an open green space that kids were playing soccer while we were playing cornhole.   [00:31:26.580] - Kim Tate And there's just they can sell you drinks and there is seating and you can just hang out and chat. And so it's a really it's kind of one of those villages where you could easily just go find a place to people watch and sit and drink and eat and chat. And so I think it's a really good social town, if that makes sense, like it's a good place to go, be social as a family or with friends for sure. Yeah.   [00:31:48.840] - Kim Tate So yeah, our first so we flew in and the first day we arrived we just took it easy and we had dinner at our, you know, after a long travel day, we just had dinner at our hotel which they have like a little restaurant there. And then the next day we got up to go horseback riding. And one thing is, Lizzy, she got up and she was going to go. She was like, oh, I'm not feeling good.   [00:32:08.910] - Kim Tate And it took her a while to get out of the room. We were a little late because we were just buying her. We bought her some oxygen shot and she got there and there was a booking issue. They only had two of us and they were going to add a third. But she's like, you know, honestly, I don't feel good anyways. And we didn't want her to, like, pass out on top of her horse or be uncomfortable.   [00:32:27.810] - Kim Tate Yeah. So the we had gotten, you know, driven there by the hotel. And so they we called and they were going to come back and get her and take her back to the room. And we told her just to drink lots of water, eat food, rest, take some of the more of the oxygen shot. And then so me and I went on the horseback ride and I was we made the right choice because we actually went up quite a bit like took a bit of an elevation because we wanted to out to our to her, to our to her anyways, changing ours there, but headed up the mountain.   [00:32:56.790] - Kim Tate And it was just beautiful. It's nice to go horseback riding. We did it through Vail Stables, which was right across from where we were staying at at Manor Vail. So it was an easy, really easy get to thankfully they drove us. It's oh, it's across the main interstate. So you can't, like, walk there and it's quite up the hill a little. So but it was it was fun. We had our little horseback ride and it was the nice thing.   [00:33:20.550] - Kim Tate Like one of the one of the parts was they called it magical forest and it was where it was a really narrow path. And of course, it was a trail ride. So single single-file line, but it was just through these aspen trees and just the green and the white bark of the aspen trees and just like little birds chirping. And we actually heard they were like, that's a moment that was talking, you know, like to make these funny noises.   [00:33:44.280] - Kim Tate And so it was just it was really nice. It's a great way to kind of get that mountain, you know, Aspen feel. And then, of course, we got on a couple little meadow outlooks where you could look down and see Vail Village in the distance. So that was pretty cool. But yeah. So we did that. Yeah, and then once we came back and got to the room, Lizzy was feeling much better and was ready to go out to lunch.   [00:34:05.810] - Kim Tate And so thankfully, she had adjusted with the rest and water and oxygen. We had gone into the village and did a little bit of shopping, like souvenir shopping for some sweatshirts and just getting a feel for the village a little. And then we went back to our room and we were thinking about going swimming, but it looked like there was rain moving in. So we decided to just that we wouldn't do that. And then we ended up going to dinner that night at a really famous place in the village called Alpen Rose, which when you're talking about like Suess, this is total Bavarian, I think, a little restaurant in the heart of the village.   [00:34:42.410] - Kim Tate And it was so perfect. It's kind of one of those things where, you know, we had a busy day and then there was some rain and we just were looking for a good evening meal. And this place was just amazing. It's a very it's I wouldn't call it very limited menu, but it's a small menu because what they do, they do really well. If that makes sense and they put us in this front little it's kind of a house is what it feels like, maybe like a chalet, because it's kind of open, like not tons of little rooms, but the lower floor definitely felt kind of like a house.   [00:35:15.020] - Kim Tate And they put us at the front, a front window bench seating table, which was just so cute. And you could totally they have an outdoor patio as well. And it was just amazing. We loved it. And it was kind of one of those things we had. We all three of us got hot chocolates which were served in these kind of enamel mugs that just looked really cute with the whipped cream. It was just it felt like we were like you said, it felt like we were at a European ski village and just enjoying some great pasta, Mia got salmon, and it was it was awesome.   [00:35:49.670] - Tamara Gruber Yeah. I was going to ask if you had, like, schnitzel or something like that because it seemed like it would the kind of place.   [00:35:54.390] - Kim Tate That's exactly. They had it on the menu. There is schnitzel on the menu. But yeah, we were we realized we got a few because there was a big pretzel. I don't know if you saw the picture that, you know, they had a massive pretzel. And then we also got this. I can't even think of the name of it, but there is kind of like fried potato bites of sorts. And we got so full we realized that Lizzy and I should have just shared because we both ordered the pasta carbonara, which featured grandma's pasta, which was like fresh made pasta.   [00:36:23.930] - Kim Tate And we realized we should just shared it because after the appetizers and, you know, the hot chocolate and everything, we we both didn't finish our our plates of pasta.   [00:36:32.240] - Tamara Gruber I feel like there's always so many times when Hannah and I are traveling and we're like, when are we going to learn that we need to just share?   [00:36:37.730] - Kim Tate Yeah, I think you should we should know that, like when you order appetizers, but you order the appetizer and then you're like, OK, well, what are you going to order for your main dish? Then you just kind of forget that there's going to be this other food that's about ready to arrive, right?   [00:36:49.160] - Tamara Gruber Yeah. And, you know, sometimes menus are exciting and you're like, well, that sounds good. And that sounds good.   [00:36:54.920] - Kim Tate Yeah, exactly. So, yeah, we that was our we ended our day on that one and the next day we like I said, we walked over to Lion's Head, which is such a fun walk. I mean it really is like I said, and I don't know how to say this enough, but part of the appeal was just wandering and kind of going into shops. And there's so many little patio seating areas where you could just go, OK, let's go get a drink here.   [00:37:17.060] - Kim Tate We'll have an appetizer here. I think it would be really fun to do that is where you just kind of visit one place and get something here and then go to another place, get another drink and eat something there and just kind of wander around, I think would be a real fun way to enjoy that village. So we wandered and walked over to Lion's Head and we ended up going up the Eagle Bahn Gondola because we were headed up to the top of the mountain to be able to go on there.   [00:37:41.840] - Kim Tate They have it's called Epic Discovery, and it's basically kind of like an adventure park at the top, OK? And they've got, you know, zip lines and ropes courses and a big giant lawn slide. And they've got this little roller coaster, mountain coaster thing. And then they also had little kids. They've got like kids bouncy like trampolines, and they got a kid zip line. And then they have like a rock climbing wall and a kid's lawn slide as well.   [00:38:06.170] - Kim Tate So it works well, like there's some little kid things as well. And we were there and then lightning moved in in the area. And so they had to shut everything down. So they shut the gondola down. So we did a couple of passes on the slide. And then unfortunately, we weren't able to do any more of the activities. And we actually kind of just waited up there. They had a food place, so we grabbed some food.   [00:38:26.090] - Kim Tate I'll be honest that the food was extremely pricey at the top of the mountain. So once they it's kind of like once they have you there, they know you don't have an option.   [00:38:36.800] - Kim Tate So we did get some we got some fries and some drinks because we weren't sure how long we'd be waiting. And then we they opened back the gondola and we thought, well, instead of waiting on the line, we'll go wait and hope that they open the coaster back. They opened both gondolas, but they didn't open the epic discovery things and the zip lines and the ropes courses were both already closed for the summer, I don't know if they're going to do a renovation, but to me it looked like it was probably just staffing because those things, I think, require a lot of staff for getting in and out at a higher level of training, probably also just for insurance and security. So those were not open. And so we went back down the gondola and just kind of again explored the village a little bit and hung out. We got lunch and then we headed back to our room to get ready because we were doing something really cool, which was called Picnic Vail, which like I said, remember how I said Manor Vail is right next to the Betty Ford Gardens.   [00:39:36.060] - Kim Tate Actually it's this company. I think it's a lady like she started up this business called Picnic Vail. And she basically comes and sets up a little one of those outdoor picnic, the charming outdoor picnics for you outdoors. And she found for us because she was like, well, we don't know if it's going to sprinkle again because it had rain. Like we said, that we got stranded up on the mountain because rain and we got back down.   [00:39:58.020] - Kim Tate It wasn't raining anymore. So we went over to the gardens and it was sunny and gorgeous. And she had set us up in this little picnic underneath the bow of an evergreen tree, like it was kind of open and it was so cute. She had a table set up and it was just like this gorgeous charcuterie board. And then we had water. And then she also had a table of games, which was really fun.   [00:40:19.530] - Kim Tate I didn't realize that would be part of it. So when we were thinking, I was like, oh, it's probably going to be about an hour, you know, just eat and chat and then we'll go. But we got there and she had, like, ladder ball set up, you know, the little ladder ball we have. Those are fun. Yeah. And so we had ladder ball and then there was also like this conversation starters.   [00:40:37.590] - Kim Tate It's the, you know, that Scandinavian word for like cozy home. h y y g y e.   [00:40:46.990] - Tamara Gruber Yeah.   [00:40:47.460] - Kim Tate Anyways that was like a conversation starter game and we had a lot of fun doing that. We kept just passing around the cards and we draw and ask questions for the other people and it was just fun. It was a great conversation thing and and then yeah. Ladder ball and there was something else. I'm blanking out what it was, but we had just a great time. We really enjoyed it. So and again, she was able to make sure that there was no nuts or eggs on the board.   [00:41:11.490] - Kim Tate So that worked out well as well and really good with that.   [00:41:15.810] - Tamara Gruber So that was a nice change from being just always restaurants to have something like that. And when I saw pictures of you doing like a lot of guys assume that that was like where the cornhole was and like other games, like in the village.   [00:41:27.840] - Kim Tate So that's, you know, yeah, it was our own private little experience, you know. So it was great. It was I mean, it was fun. The funny thing was they were also doing a festival of sorts.   [00:41:39.900] - Kim Tate It looked really small. It wasn't massive, but they had live music. So we had heard the live music the night before. And then when that happened on that was Friday night, they had live music again. So she was like, I didn't realize you'd get live music with your, you know, with your picnic. So we sat there. Is this kind of funny because the festival is like right there and we get to hear the live music while we enjoy things.   [00:42:00.870] - Kim Tate So it was great. It was a fun little experience. And and the nice thing is she you know, she leaves like her name and her phone number. So you get two hours and then she's like, if you want to leave early or just give her, you know, 20 to 30 minute heads up because she cleans everything up for you. And the food, of course, since it's in a park, she doesn't want there to be attract animals.   [00:42:20.850] - Tamara Gruber So, yeah, that's really neat, because when I saw it again, I just assumed that, like, you picked up a picnic from a place that does picnics, but you picked up a picnic and there they are and they included games. But I didn't realize, like, they set it up for you. They set it up for you. Is you like. That's exactly it was it was a nice service. Yeah.   [00:42:37.590] - Kim Tate Yeah, it was great. Yeah. You do nothing. So and there was even take home containers. She's like, oh there's containers if you want to take home any leftovers. And we're like, well we've been eating well and we leave tomorrow so there's no time for us to eat it. So thank you though. But yeah, you, you don't have to do any of the cleanup. She acts like there's a bag there for garbage if you do open stuff, wrap garbage and things.   [00:42:57.210] - Kim Tate But yeah, it's all done for you. And that was what was so nice. And I think for families it's it would be so nice for moms. I mean, it was so nice for me to just show up and the kids fix their own food and all of that. And then we had games that they played and we're having fun with. And then I just called her and I'm like, OK, we're ready to wrap up. And then she showed back up and it was I mean, and you don't have to do that.   [00:43:19.200] - Kim Tate If you go the two hours, which we could have, it was just the girls were getting a little tired. So I was like, go ahead. You know, we just did fifteen minutes earlier. So we said, you know, meet us at some fifteen and yeah, it was just awesome. So I think it was it was cool. Like I tried to start folding the blanket because we as she left to really cozy blankets as well in case it got chilly and I had pulled one out and she's like, don't, don't do that.   [00:43:41.340] - Kim Tate Stop being a mom. I get it. I clean up everything.   [00:43:43.800] - Kim Tate You know, it was awesome. So I think for for being on vacation, it was a really fun way to, you know, just relax. And it was unique for the girls as well. So they were engaged more on playing and, you know, just kind of the game, you know, varied the games. She had like four different games. There, so you definitely have enough where kids get bored with one thing, you can move to something else.   [00:44:04.780] - Kim Tate So it was great.   [00:44:05.550] - Tamara Gruber Yeah, and you're not like waiting for the server to come over to order and then waiting for your food. And then we had another check and all that kind of stuff. So.   [00:44:13.650] - Kim Tate Yeah, exactly.   [00:44:14.760] - Tamara Gruber Yes. Sounds like a great getaway. Now I'm like, OK, Colorado next year.   [00:44:19.500] - Kim Tate Yes, I loved it. I you know, the girls were saying, like, because I asked them, I say, what is this some place you would want to come back to? You know, what did you think? And they were like, yes, they absolutely loved it. And like I said, the Vail Village was really cool. I definitely I would give I mean, I think it depends on what you're looking for. But I did notice, you know, we arrived Wednesday and even like coming in and seeing what we saw Wednesday and then Thursday, the difference between Friday and then when we left on Saturday is quite remarkable.   [00:44:47.880] - Kim Tate So it definitely, I think, attracts weekend visitors. And so if you can visit during the weekday, you might have more of a a little more laid back. But then again, if you're looking for like the live music and a lot of the if you like that vibe of the socialization and stuff, the weekends are great for that. So that's just something to keep in mind.   [00:45:08.610] - Tamara Gruber Yeah, no surprise, I guess. But I think the other thing is, like you mentioned, just kind of planning for that traffic and stuff, right?   [00:45:16.740] - Kim Tate Yeah. Yeah, that's true. And I asked them, I said, is it tied to like rush hour, like you should get into the airport during a certain time and not during, you know? And they said, well, that's some of it. But a lot of it, they said, is just the construction. You can't always be sure. But like our return trip, he said, like, he brought us some wide way instead of going, like closer to the city.   [00:45:38.130] - Kim Tate He took a different route because he said, you know, he was looking at traffic and he's like, oh, you know, 70s really bad. So we're going to do 70. What? I don't remember it. It was so just something to keep in mind that you can probably ask if you are getting a shuttle. And they do know kind of the if you're not renting a car, the shuttle people kind of know the tricks to try and avoid some of it.   [00:45:59.310] - Kim Tate So but definitely I would think you just try and avoid that standard rush hour ideas of, you know, into the city and out of the city, I'm guessing.   [00:46:07.200] - Tamara Gruber And was your shuttle like one of the big charter busses or more of like a sprinter and yet more sprinter than the first one? When we arrived, we were the only ones. So I don't know how this. Yeah. So I don't know how they time the I don't know how they manage the pickups. Like, I don't know if we just got lucky randomly. I don't think they booked it as a private, you know, private experience. So but on the way home there were two other, we were the third and we're the last pick up.   [00:46:36.690] - Kim Tate And but thankfully there was a nice couple on because Mia and I both have motion sickness issues and they were sitting in the front and I was like, oh, I didn't even realize because we were the only ones on the way there. I hadn't realized it wasn't going to be a private thing. And so I asked the driver and he's like, well, you should have made a request for, you know, that you needed to sit in the front.   [00:46:53.970] - Kim Tate And he's like, we have this one front seat. And the next would be right next to the two people for two hour trip because it was like a three seat, like the front seat, three seats. Does that make sense? And so I just spoke up and asked the couple. I was like, you know, do you guys need to sit in the front by any chance? I was like, my daughter has bad motions. And they were like, oh, no problem.   [00:47:12.840] - Kim Tate And they move back one. So thank goodness it wasn't an issue.   [00:47:15.870] - Tamara Gruber That's good, because the one time that I took one of those shuttles, I thought we were all set because they picked us up and like the village where where we were and we were like the first ones on. So we sat right in the front. And then it's like and now we're going over here where you're getting on like the real shuttle, you know? And so they brought us to another meeting place and then we were the last ones. And so we were literally like against the back wall.   [00:47:40.140] - Tamara Gruber And and we were jammed in, like the whole thing was full. And we're Hannah and I were just we felt terrible the whole time.   [00:47:46.170] - Kim Tate Yeah. I have a feeling that it you know, you could get the bad luck of the draw and be could get sixteen passengers, I'm thinking. But we didn't have that experience. So that wasn't one of the big, big ones. It definitely was a sprinter van, but still it's for sprinter. So you know, and didn't think about the option of is always renting a car but yeah. You don't really need it when you're there say probably especially these days when you're paying so much for cars.   [00:48:13.230] - Kim Tate And can I just mention, like, the whole car rental thing, because I know we've talked about it off and on like one hand and I just flew to California, we waited in line to pick up our rental car because there was remember how we've talked about how, like, you know, if you're Emerald Club or whatever, like you, you don't have to you can, like, bypass the line. There was no there was no bypass.   [00:48:31.290] - Tamara Gruber It was like the desks were closed and it was like go to the garage. And then there's just like one line in front of, like a little not even a kiosk, but like a podium in the garage. And there was shows they were so short staffed. So it's again, it's another thing we're like a lot of people got laid off and it's taken a while to like hire people back and train them up and everything. And so we waited in that line for definitely over an hour.   [00:48:53.850] - Tamara Gruber And I talked to a friend of mine that rented a car in Savannah. She flew down, I think it was either Savannah or Charleston. And she waited in line for over two hours. Oh, my goodness, to pick up the car.   [00:49:05.160] - Kim Tate That's horrible. Yeah, that's what I'm hearing. So just something to build in your stomach. Exactly. Yeah. Is be prepared for that.   [00:49:13.170] - Tamara Gruber Yeah, I, I'm really glad I decided to drive from like San Francisco to L.A., L.A. to California to Arizona, renting a car each time.   [00:49:22.140] - Tamara Gruber Yeah. Originally I was thinking, oh I'll just fly, fly. But I'm like, oh it's going to be such a pain. And what if they don't have car, you know, like just I want to deal with all the hassles. And then I was so relieved.   [00:49:31.320] - Kim Tate Yeah, that's good. Yeah, that sounds dreadful. I'm you know, I'm wondering what we'll have because that was one of the reasons I was looking forward to our our rental was oh it's you know, I don't know if we're alema inside or whichever one it is. And you can get the skip the line if you do the advance check. And so be interesting to see at LAX if they have it staffed that way better, I don't know.   [00:49:53.860] - Tamara Gruber Yeah, yeah. I mean it's hopefully better, but everything you know kind of has this.   [00:49:59.520] - Kim Tate Yeah. Well we've seen what's happening also with flights and everything. I know one of our mutual friends, Leslie, she's stuck in Connecticut for an extra two days because Southwest just canceled a bunch of flights, including the one they were supposed to be on south of the flight on me like I was before the flight. And I spent my entire tour of University of Arizona walking around in like 110 degree heat, trying to figure out how I was going to get from Arizona to Houston in that afternoon.   [00:50:27.750] - Kim Tate So, yeah, super stressful, like it's in Southwest has been doing this a lot.   [00:50:32.580] - Kim Tate I think this is definitely a summer where everyone the demand is just higher than what the capacity the work capacity is right now. So if you do not already have vacation plans, I would definitely recommend a road trip, you know, near you in your own car.   [00:50:49.860] - Tamara Gruber Well, it's funny. I read an article recently that American was having people volunteer to work in the in the airport. And I'm like, oh, my gosh, who wants to do that? You know, like to be the one that's maybe like getting yelled at or something. But I think they're more like directing people to different places. But yeah, they're like asking office workers to come volunteer to work for jobs and like, that's that's a that's a huge ask.   [00:51:16.140] - Tamara Gruber Like, why are you not paying that? They're not. I don't know. I understand. Like, I know. And they got bailed out. So it's like they don't have the funds. Yeah. And then I've also seen and hear I've heard a lot of people complaining about cleanliness in hotel rooms. I don't know what your experience has been, but they're saying that, you know, everyone's saying they're up to the standar

This week I had an amazing chat with Samantha-Lynn Martinez, a high school student, about getting experience before college in the field! Samantha is so involved in marine science and gives amazing advice to younger students! Follow Samantha on Instagram here! And her art and photography account here! Follow Puget Sound Love on Instagram here and explore their website for information on issues in the Salish Sea and information on awesome events! And stay up to date with the Seattle Aquarium and their events here!

Watch this episode if you want to know why we empathize with some animals more than others. Jim Wharton is the Director of Conservation Engagement & Learning at the Seattle Aquarium. In this episode, he explains how zoos and aquariums have evolved into spaces that cultivate empathy. He also describes how his aquarium collaborated on a children's book called Catastrophe by the Sea - a story of redemption through empathy and compassion found in the most surprising places. CONNECT WITH JIM: ✩Website - https://www.seattleaquarium.org/fostering-empathy-wildlife CONNECT WITH ANITA ✩ Email purposefulempathy@gmail.com ✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com/ ✩ LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/anita-nowak-phd-9770253a ✩ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/anitanowak21/ ✩ Twitter https://twitter.com/anitanowak21 ✩ Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/PurposefulEmpathy ✩ Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/1617454411751130 ✩ Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/1kUXlB4PsfzHaNj00GSMzG?si=rxmYHlXMR-GYr7eWlhazfQ This episode was brought to you by Grand Heron International REACH THEM AT ✩ Website www.grandheroninternational.ca; www.coachingonsite.ca; www.ghi.coach ✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/grand-heron-international/ ✩ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/grandheroninternational/ ✩ Instagram @Grand_Heron_International ✩ Twitter @GrandHeronIntl; https://twitter.com/GrandHeronIntl Video Edited by David Tsvariani

According to their press release, a new report published in recent weeks by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) calls for a broader, more integrated approach to the conservation of small cetaceans, particularly dolphins and porpoises.  Many species and populations that are only found close to human activities are quickly declining due to known but unsolved problems – primarily accidental drowning in fishing gillnets. The report recommends urgent actions for several species and subspecies at risk of extinction, including Atlantic humpback dolphins, Yangtze finless porpoises, Franciscana dolphins, and Indus and Ganges river dolphins, and development of integrated conservation plans with explicit consideration of all measures and strategies that might be needed to save these and other threatened dolphin and porpoise species. Director of Life Sciences for the Seattle Aquarium, Grant Abel, returns to describe a "seminal" 2018 workshop in Nuremberg, Germany prompted by the realization that more tools were needed to prevent further extinctions of dolphins and porpoises following the recent extinction of the Yangtze River dolphin in China and the catastrophic decline of the vaquita porpoise in Mexico. A plan had been developed to save the Yangtze river dolphin by temporarily moving animals into protected areas until the threats to their survival had been addressed. Similar actions to conserve the critically endangered vaquita were attempted. In both cases, these efforts to protect the species came too late to succeed, as there were too few animals left. At this workshop, a scientific working group made up of conservation biologists, veterinarians, and marine mammal population experts discussed novel approaches to dolphin and porpoise conservation that are routinely used for terrestrial species. The working group consisted of experts from 14 countries. The resulting workshop report recommends that marine mammal conservationists around the world work together and act with urgency to consider critically needed conservation measures both in wild environments within the species’ geographic range (in situ) and in protected or modified environments within or outside that range (ex situ). This holistic framework for species conservation planning is known as the One Plan approach. People frequently associate the term “ex situ conservation” with captive breeding of individuals in zoos and aquariums. In reality, ex situ approaches comprise a variety of actions including safeguarding animals in protected environments such as semi-natural reserves to prevent species extinction; initiating research programs to fill gaps in our understanding of a species’ biology and threats to its survival; rescue and release of stranded or otherwise incapacitated individuals; and public engagement programs to promote understanding and support of species conservation. The One Plan approach, developed by the IUCN Species Survival Commission’s Conservation Planning Specialist Group, features direct involvement of many stakeholders – conservation scientists, NGO representatives, government wildlife managers, local community leaders and industry representatives – combined with science-based decision making to improve species conservation planning. That Sounds Wild: Siamang.  Wildlife World Zoo Aquarium & Safari Park Animal Care Software Zoo Logic IUCN Report  

The Seattle Aquarium is a microcosm of the battle we collectively face to protect the incredibly complex marine environments around us. Unlike many of the visionary stories we have talked about on this podcast that talk about new forms of technology, governance and society by 2030, the marine environment is rarely if even seen by each us unless you go to an Aquarium.

Marine Biologist and Researcher Dr. Shawn Larson from the Seattle Aquarium discusses sea otters up-close! Shawn explores sea otter diet, physiology, reproduction, and genetics - and how her research informs conservation.  Video of Shawn presenting her genetics research at the 2018 Oregon Sea Otter Status of Knowledge Symposium https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6vaSSrQNvU   photo courtesy Vancouver Aquarium 

As the rest of the country became aware of the virus spreading in hard hit Washington state, the Seattle Aquarium was one of the first zoological facilities in the U.S. to announce it was closing to the public. Fortunately for the aquarium, their new Director of Life Sciences, Grant Abel, is all too familiar with dealing with regional pandemics from his previous posts in Asia. Grant describes the difficult decision process, the evolving plans, and the fiscal and operational challenges to ensuring the aquarium's collection of fish, marine mammals, birds, and staff members are well cared for as the crisis unfolds and as the medical and public health community hope to "flatten the curve." It's a developing story that is being repeated at zoological facilities throughout the world. That Sounds Wild: Baby Prairie Dogs.  Frank Buck Zoo. Animal Care Software Peppermint Narwhal Seattle Aquarium  

On the 76th episode of the Seattle Foodie Podcast, we're recapping all three days of the Seattle Wine and Food Experience. From Thursday to Saturday of last week, we're breaking down each day and giving you the highlights from each event. On Thursday, we kicked it off with Comfort: Feel Good Food and Crafty Brews at SODO Park. Then, Friday was Pop! Bubbles and Seafood at the Great Hall in Union Station. Finally, Saturday reached crescendo with the Grand Tasting at Bell Harbor. Listen to all our drinks and bites! In addition, Monica and Nelson recap other events during the week including dinner at Lazy Susan, brunch at Jack's BBQ in South Lake Union, and Star Chefs Seattle Rising Stars Awards Ceremony and Tasting Gala. Finally, we tell you about several events this up coming week including 2 leap day events. Wake up early in the morning for Theo Chocolate Broken Bar Day and then head over in the afternoon to Lady Yum in Pioneer Square for An Extra Day to Be Extra Event. In the beginning of the week, make sure you check out Restaurant After Hours at the Seattle Aquarium as well. Thank you so much for listening and we hope you enjoy the latest episode of the Seattle Foodie Podcast! Happy eating, Seattle!

This flash briefing is all about West Seattle in Washington (WA) State. For more info, visit: http://www.Sea-Town.com/welcome-to-west-seattle To enable on your Amazon Echo device say "Alexa, enable West Seattle Daily" or click here - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B082NR5KM4, login to your Amazon account & click the "Enable" button. ---- Happy Friday everyone! Thanks for joining us for West Seattle Daily, Episode #027, brought to you by Sea-Town Real Estate, West Seattle's only Indie Community brokerage. I'm your host, Christian Harris. Let's go over some of the events happening around WS this weekend: Karaoke happens regularly around West Seattle every Friday and Saturday night, to include Yen Wor Village, Talaricos and the Admiral Pub Friday *Free First Time Acupuncture @ Community Acupuncture Project of West Seattle Feb 7 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm Join us for our Free First Visit Friday of 2020 on February 7 at Community Acupuncture Project of West Seattle. Appointments are required and can be made on our website. *Bingo at the Senior Center! Fridays from 11 am to 2:30 pm. Check-in at 10:45 am. (Come at 10:30 am if it’s your first time.) $6 buy-in. Break for lunch. Must be 18+ to play. *Adult Jump Rope Night @ West Seattle Health Club Feb 7 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm Adult Jump Rope Night Feb. 7, 2020 – Jump like never before! REGISTER for $35, get a free jump rope and have a great time!
https://tinyurl.com/tupeoxk Come support the West Seattle Ninja Jump Rope team by taking an Adult Jump Rope Class! All skill levels are welcome AND you’re supporting a local businesswoman who helps kids build confidence, strength, passion and commitment. West Seattle Tool Library @ Youngstown Cultural Arts Center is open mid-day on most Saturday and Sunday's, for all of your home & garden projects. Saturday *Cleanup with Delridge Grocery Coop @ Meet at Youngstown Coffee Co. Feb 8 @ 9:30 am – 12:00 pm We’ll be doing it again on Saturday, February 8, working to beautify Delridge Way SW from SW Juneau St to SW Alaska St. Trash bags, gloves, pickers, and other supplies will be provided. This is a great family activity (as well as a great way for middle and high schoolers to get some community service time), and you can participate for as little or as much time as you have to spare. Meet up at Youngstown Coffee Company starting at 9:30 am, and then cleanup will be between 10 am and noon. Let us know if you’ll be able to come by adding your name to this Signup Genius event. *Free Tax Help @ Southwest Library Feb 8 @ 10:00 am – 4:30 pm *Women’s Personal Safety Course @ Seattle Police Department’s Southwest Precinct--Community Meeting Room Feb 8 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm This class features facilitated discussions and lectures about crime and public safety. It is not a self-defense class. This class is open to women of all ages and is most appropriate for young women who are at least 14 years of age. *Paper Boat Booksellers Family Reading Time - Everyone’s welcome. Jan 11 @ 11:00 am *Seattle Chinese Garden Lantern Festival @ north end of South Seattle College campus - Please join us for this special celebration at the Seattle Chinese Garden! Activities will include:
• Traditional Chinese music
• Riddles
• Tai Chi demonstration
• Tongyuan (sweet dumpling) making demonstration
• Tea tasting 2–4 pm
• Kids activities (origami & lantern making) Feb 8 @ 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm *Crab Fest with West Seattle Lions Club @ Senior Center of West Seattle - All you can eat Crab Fest! Saturday, February 8, 2020. Located at the West Seattle Senior Center. Doors open at 5 pm, dinner served at 6:15 pm, followed by dancing to the Oldies. Raffle tickets and Silent Auction. *Evening low tide beach walk at Alki @ Constellation Park, Alki - Feb 8 @ 8:30 pm – 10:30 pm Explore Constellation Park/Richey Viewpoint beach in West Seattle during two winter nighttime low tides with Seattle Aquarium beach naturalists and discover what creatures we see at this time of year. This is a free, family-friendly, drop-in program—no registration necessary! Dress for the weather (bundle up!) and for tide pooling: boots, hats, gloves and a good flashlight are musts. *’90s Party at Admiral Pub - Feb 8 @ 9:00 pm – 10:00 pm ’90s Party at the Admiral Pub — 9 pm VJ Andy will be playing all your favorite ’90s music videos, so come dressed up for some ’90s fun. Sunday *West Seattle Farmers Market @ West Seattle Junction Jan 12 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm *West Seattle Farmers’ Market cooking demo Feb 9 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am More dates TBA! 2/9 Salty’s on Alki – Winter comfort food

From their work at the Seattle Aquarium to their B Corp certification, Novo Painting takes an inspirational approach to painting. Listen in as Cole Palea discusses how winning a TOP JOB motivates his team!

Tom Nguyen, Information Technology Manager, Seattle Aquarium shares his experiences managing expansion, visitor experiences and how technology is integrated into conservation & education efforts now and into the future.

The Creative Brief is the blueprint of a marketing communications effort. It provides guidance and vision for all the disciplines required to construct a successful integrated campaign—Research, Strategy, Account Management, Creative, Media, Production, PR, Social, Search, and Experiential. Unfortunately, most briefs are poorly crafted, overly long and often ignored. An effective brief, by contrast, inspires collaborative excellence among all involved in the process. In an era when brands bring together multiple agencies to execute an integrated campaign, clear and effective Creative Briefs are more important than ever. ----more---- About Michael Lynch's guest: Jim Copacino is Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Copacino+Fujikado in Seattle He began his career in New York at DDB and Young & Rubicam, before moving west to Chiat/Day Seattle. He subsequently served as Creative Director at Cole & Weber and McCann-Erickson before co-founding Copacino+Fujikado in 1998. C+F has created high-impact campaigns for many regional and national brands including the Seattle Mariners, Holland America Line Cruises, Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, REI, Premera Blue Cross, Visit Seattle, and the Seattle Aquarium. In 2013, C+F was named an Advertising Age Agency of the Year for the Northwest region. Spanning nearly four decades, Jim’s work has been recognized in every major advertising creative competition, including the Cannes Advertising Festival, The One Show, The Clio Awards, Communication Arts, the New York Art Directors and The OBIE awards. Jim has also received lifetime achievement honors from three different organizations—the American Marketing Association, the American Advertising Federation and Marketing magazine. A graduate of Ohio University, he currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the Seattle Repertory Theatre and the advisory board of Seattle Children’s Research Institute.  __________________________________________ WVU Marketing Communications Today is hosted by Michael Lynch from West Virginia University which is a program on the Funnel Radio Channel.     

Kathayoon Khalil recorded this Aquacast at the Aquarium on August 8, 2019. Khalil is the principal evaluator for the Seattle Aquarium.

This week I discuss octopuses with Kathryn Kegel, Senior Aquarist at the Seattle Aquarium.

In the 24th Episode of the Seattle Foodie Podcast, we chat with the owner of Blazing Bagels, Dennis Ballen. Dennis discusses how Blazing Bagels originally started as a push cart going from office building to office building to now producing about 35,000 bagels per day! Make sure you visit one of the 3 Blazing Bagel locations to get @annie_eatsfood's BanhMiLicious Bagel Sandwich. This sandwich created by @annie_eatsfood is available NOW for a LIMITED TIME ONLY! In addition, Monica and Nelson recap an eventful week that included a Pike Place Food Crawl with famous Seattle Food Writer, Leslie Kelly (@ourgrandtour), the Seattle Wine and Food Experience Grand Tasting, one more Burger from Li'l Woody's Seattle Burger Month, a Takeover at Chop Suey, and an epic Brunch at Soi on Capitol Hill. We also tell you about a fun event at the Seattle Aquarium hosted by the Seattle Chamber of Commerce and a rescheduled Food Walk in the International District. Finally, we finish off with a little message to an awesome Seattle Foodie couple. Thank you for listening and we hope you enjoy our latest episode!

Throwback 2.0 This week is all about thrush, what would happen if Hannah met Lin-Manuel Miranda, why grammar can be tricky, the difficulty of social interactions, and spending too much money in shops. Did we screw something up? Need clarification on something we said? Email us at midnightnonsensepodcast@gmail.com

Planning a visit to the Emerald City? Local outdoor enthusiast and mom Kate Spiller from WildTalesOf.com shares her tips and ideas for visiting Seattle with kids. ON THE PODCAST 00:32 - Talking with Kim about Seattle 10:38 - Talking with Kate about Seattle 13:12 - How long to stay in Seattle 14:22 - Must dos for families 21:00 - Taking the monorail 21:43 - Outdoor activities 23:46 - Favorite hotels 25:45 - Parking tips 27:40 - Kate’s food recommendations 33:28 - Off-the-beaten path 36:30 - Tips for saving money 39:35 - Best place for a family photo 41:42 - Kate’s favorite travel gear 45:38 - Tip of the week ABOUT KATE SPILLER Kate is a former elementary school teacher, turned stay-at-home mom, writer and blogger living with her family in Seattle, Washington. Her blog, WildTalesof.com is all about outdoor adventure and travel with kids. Follow her on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest. TIPS FOR VISITING SEATTLE WITH KIDS Plan on visiting Seattle for at least a long weekend. If you are coming from a long distance, there are plenty of other attractions for you to pair with a visit to Seattle. Visiting the downtown area of Seattle, you will be able to explore the Seattle Aquarium, walk through Pike Place Market, and check out what there is to offer on the waterfront. If you would like to visit the Space Needle, you can go up to the observation deck for free if you eat lunch or dinner and their restaurant. If you are planning to also visit Vancouver Canada while you are in Washington, keep in mind that the border lines tend to be very long crossing into Vancouver. If you are into the outdoors there are some great parks to visit in the area, which are all free. Discovery Park has some great hiking and beautiful views of the Puget Sound. While the Washington Park Arboretum is a great place to explore and Seward Park has some hiking trails as well, is famous for old growth trees and has views of Mount Rainier. There are plenty more parks for you and your family to explore. Hotels in Seattle tend to be pretty pricey so look for last minute booking deals that may help you out with along with the options of renting or using site like Airbnb. Some places to visit off the beaten path would be to take a ferry to Bainbridge Island or you can visit Whidbey Island. There is also a beautiful waterfall called the Snoqualmie Falls that is about 40 minutes east of Seattle and is one of Seattle's famous waterfalls. BEST PLACE TO TAKE FAMILY PHOTO An iconic view to take a family photo would be in Kerry Park where you can see the Space Needle, Mount Rainier (if it’s out) and other building in Seattle. Another good spot for a family photo would be in front of the market sign. No matter what is going on around photos here always seem to turn out great. FAVORITE TRAVEL GEAR Kate loves to wear her Chaco sandals that are super comfortable for an active life. Kate has also started to wear a lot of Ibex wool clothing that is breathable and great for weather changes. TIP OF THE WEEK If you are NOT traveling to Seattle in late June to early September, it will not necessarily rain the whole time but it will be cloudy and overcast. So if you really want to a vacation will lots of sunshine make sure to travel in the summer months. MENTIONED ON THE PODCAST Pike Place Market Seattle Aquarium Olympic Sculpture Park Vacation Rental Tips Steelhead Dinner Serious Pie Skillet Chinook’s Tutta Bella Pizzeria Thriffty NW Mom Site FOLLOW US AND SPREAD THE WORD! If you liked this show, please be sure to subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Play and leave us a review! Have a question or comment? Send us an email or leave us a voicemail at +1.641.715.3900, ext. 926035#. You can also follow our travels on Stuffed Suitcase and We3Travel, or follow the Vacation Mavens on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter. Thanks for listening!

Valentine's day is here and to celebrate the season, Ocean Science Radio is teaming up with Strictlyfishwrap Science Radio Hour (strictlyfishwrap.com/) in a series of episodes on ocean reproduction titled "Ocean Lovin'." In this, the second episode of the series, we will be featuring: Mike Vecchione - Cephalopod expert at Smithsonian Natural History Museum and National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (http://invertebrates.si.edu/staff/vecchione.cfm) Bret Grasse - Aquarist at the Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole Mass and previously at the Monterey Bay Aquarium (https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animal-guide/octopuses-and-kin/flamboyant-cuttlefish) Tim Carpenter- Curator of Fish and Invertebrates at Seattle Aquarium (www.seattleaquarium.org) Many thanks to the Midnight Snackers (www.msnackers.com/)for letting us use their track for our intro music and Rod Schroufe for his Giant Pacific Octopus photo.

As a co-founder of Modern Dog Design Co, Robynne Raye has a lot of familiarity designing for big brands. Modern Dog is an internationally acclaimed design studio that creates imaginative, bold and playful design in interactive and print medias. Current and past clients include the Seattle Aquarium, Swatch, Coca-Cola, K2 Snowboards, HarperCollins, and Nordstrom. In this episode, we talk about: How Robynne got started in design (and starting her own company). How Robynne and her partner landed K2 as one of their first clients. Her career teaching design. You can follow them on Twitter here. Show notes are available at ObsessedShow.com.

1 - Texts on Marco. 2 - Grammys stuff; Seattle Aquarium cancels octopus sex act due to cannibalism concerns. 3 - The News with Marshall Phillips. 4 - Did a listener predict Scalia's demise?

8 AM - 1 - Texts on Marco. 2 - Grammys stuff; Seattle Aquarium cancels octopus sex act due to cannibalism concerns. 3 - The News with Marshall Phillips. 4 - Did a listener predict Scalia's demise?.

From their work at the Seattle Aquarium to their B Corp certification, Novo Painting takes an inspirational approach to painting. Listen in as Cole Palea discusses howwinning a TOP JOB motivates his team!