GOATED: Spokane's Most Beloved Sculpture, the Garbage Goat

Liz tells Devon about Spokane's Garbage Goat, an interactive, trash-eating sculpture from Expo '74 that has transcended its original purpose to welcome folks to the fair and encourage people to pick up trash and become a beloved icon of the city.  The Garbage Goat--Billy--is a steel sculpture that was created by Sister Mary Turnbull, aka "the welding nun," for Expo '74. Thanks to an internal vacuum system, visitors to Riverfront Park can "feed" the goat trash, which gets sucked up into a giant waste container. While goat farmers originally protested the sculpture because it perpetuated a potentially harmful stereotype that goats can eat trash, it has since inspired generations of visitors to pick up litter, as well as a host of businesses and artists to uphold the goat as a positive symbol of Spokane.  Side quest topics include: ADA issues in Riverfront Park, a hot rat summer update, a wet rat winter news bulletin (a month late--sorry!), and psychic abilities. No major content warnings on this one: it's a fun, family-friendly listen (if you don't mind swear words).