Episode 55: Sometimes, a guest's gift can be hard for hosts to swallow
David George Gordon admits he was a bookworm as a child. Is that why the prolific author loves insects, and loves to eat them? Sno-Isle Libraries Check It Out! podcast hosts Ken Harvey, Jim Hills and ...
13 Apr 202049min
Episode 54: From "J.P. Patches" to elusive gorillas, this Edmonds pair has seen plenty
If you're old enough to remember when Seattle television was limited to a handful of broadcast channels and you remember J.P. Patches, you've seen the work of Sharon Howard and Mike Rosen. Howard got ...
6 Apr 202051min
Episode 53: Scouting clean tech with Tom Ranken
As the outgoing president and CEO of Washington CleanTech Alliance, Tom Ranken has been close to many of the biggest and some of the smallest businesses in the region. What they all have in common, Ra...
30 Mars 202056min
Episode 52: Discovering seasonal secrets and looking ahead
In this final episode of the second season of Check It Out!, hosts Ken Harvey, Jessica Russell, Paul Pitkin and Jim Hills relate their personal holiday dreams and nightmares and dive into library reso...
24 Dec 201937min
Episode 51: The music of community service with Dave Earling
Dave Earling has worn the mantles of many different roles. Student. Musician. Husband. Father. Grandfather. Teacher. Business owner. City council member. Volunteer. And perhaps most recently and visib...
20 Dec 20191h 5min
Episode 50: How to become robot-proof with Amit Singh
The key to long term success is becoming "robot-proof," says Amit Singh. Singh, the president at Edmond Community College, says students need two things to compete in today's economy and into the futu...
13 Dec 201956min
Episode 49: Building the people's palace with Eric Klinenberg
It may not come as a surprise that Eric Klinenberg gets a warm welcome when he speaks to librarians and supporters of public libraries. Klinenberg is the author of Palaces for the People: How Social I...
5 Dec 201946min
Episode 48: Keeping government open and transparent with Toby Nixon
Some children dream of being a firefighter or star athlete. After an early civics lesson in school, Toby Nixon knew he was interested in government. That early interest has turned into a life focused ...
22 Nov 20191h 9min
