HIDDEN GEMS OF WHIDBEY ISLAND
THE SEA THAT BUILT WHIDBEY
Before there were highways connecting towns, the water was our highway. Steamships carried passengers, freight, livestock, and mail. Fishermen, loggers, farmers, shipbuilders, and merchants all depended on the surrounding waters. Nearly every chapter of Whidbey...
WHIDBEY SEAFOOD From Sea to Table with Andrew Hosmer
There's a particular rhythm to life on Whidbey that you can't find anywhere else—a tide-driven cadence that shapes everything from when we wake to what ends up on our plates. In the "Saltwater Lives" series, we're diving into the stories of those whose lives move with...
FLORIAN GRANER & THE STORIES HIDDEN UNDERWATER
Some people look at the ocean and see a frontier; others see a home. For Dr. Florian Graner, the waters around Whidbey Island are both a laboratory and a canvas. He is a scientist, a conservationist, and an award-winning filmmaker who has taken the hidden world...
T KIRA MADDEN INTERVIEW: THE STORY BEHIND THE NOVEL WHIDBEY
Author T Kira Madden joins the Local Whidbey Podcast to discuss her new novel Whidbey. In this conversation, she shares why Whidbey Island became the setting and how landscape, isolation, and memory shape the story. PODCAST INTERVIEW with AUTHOR T KIRA MADDEN Why...
WHERE STORIES GATHER: MEG OLSON and the SOUL OF COUPEVILLE
Meg Olson is one of those people who make a town feel like home. If you’ve ever walked into Kingfisher Bookstore and felt immediately welcomed, challenged, entertained, or gently told what you should be reading—there’s a good chance you’ve met Meg Olson. Meg is the...
WHAT THE BEES KNOW: MEAD, MEANING, and MAKING A LIFE ON WHIDBEY ISLAND
If you’ve ever thought mead was just a medieval novelty — or something overly sweet — today’s conversation might completely change your mind. On Whidbey Island, there’s a meadery that’s quietly redefining what mead can be by blending honey, botanicals, fermentation...
THE FARM-HER Of FOGGY HILL FARM
Growing Food, Flowers and Community Today on the Local Whidbey Podcast we are honored to have Alanah Lawrason, known in these parts as the “Farm-Her” of Foggy Hill Farm. Nestled on Whidbey Island, Foggy Hill is a two-acre vegetable and cut-flower farm that’s as much...
THE STORY BEHIND THE VOICE: FROM TECH TO COMMUNITY BUILDER
Today on Local Whidbey, we’re turning the microphone around — and in the best possible way. I’ve invited someone I admire, Tiffany Scribner, Program Manager for Leadership Whidbey, to step in as our guest host. She will be interviewing community builder, Magsy. If you...
CHOOSING TO STAY: STEWARDSHIP, YOUTH and THE FUTURE OF WHIDBEY ISLAND
There’s something I love about talking with people who’ve chosen Whidbey Island — people who didn’t just land here by accident but saw something in this place worth rooting into. My guest today, Hannah Andersen, is one of those people. She’s the Outreach and Education...
HOME COOKIN’ CHEF STYLE WITH TOMMY GRELLA
Today on Local Whidbey with Magsy, we’re turning up the heat — literally — with one of the most entertaining chefs to ever land in the Pacific Northwest kitchen scene. You might remember Tommy Grella from The Next Food Network Star back in the day, but these days...
With Magsy
Bringing people together in settings where you can get to know others in the community while enjoying a delightful supper club and a fab With Magsy experience.
On Whidbey With Magsy is part of With Magsy Media, home of the Local Whidbey Podcast and With Magsy Supper Club.