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The Aud Pod
by Office of the Washington State Auditor
A podcast from the Office of the Washington State Auditor? Yes, your dream has come true. OK, maybe you think it will be about boring and complicated audit stuff but we plan to confound your expectations. Our goal with The Aud Pod is to give you some inside scoop on what we do, make our work easier to understand and also share how we help local and state governments along the way. Join us for some real #GoodGovernment talk. Email us any time at [email protected]. Thanks for listening!
Episodes
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Public Schools Audits: How SAO Provides Oversight of Funds Affecting More Than 1 Million Students
In this episode of The Aud Pod, the exclusive podcast fromthe Office of the Washington State Auditor, we explore an area that touches nearly every community in our state: our public schools. We talk with Sara Heath, SAO’s Program Manager for our School Programs and Assessments team—the group...
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Ten Questions With…Sonya Singh, SAO’s IT Systems Assistant Audit Manager
In this episode of the Aud Pod we like to call “Ten Questions With…” you’ll get to know Sonya Singh, SAO’s IT Systems Assistant Audit Manager, through her thoughtful responses to 10 questions. Sonya discusses her career journey, the challenges andrewards of working for the State Auditor’s Office,...
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The cornerstone of accountability: government annual filing
For more than 100 years local governments in our state have filed their annual financial reports with what is now the Office of the Washington State Auditor. It’s a process that takes place ‘behind the scenes’ to most Washingtonians, but one that has far-reaching effects for government…
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By The Numbers: SAO Facts and Figures for Fiscal Year 2025
The Office of the Washington State Auditor was really, really busy in fiscal year 2025 publishing 2,967 audits, fielding 692 submissions to its Citizen Hotline and much more. In this episode of the Aud Pod, the State Auditor’s exclusive podcast, Deputy State Auditor Kelly Collins goes into more...
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SAO Testimonial: Cyber Checkup Service
What do local governments think of the free, award-winning cyber checkup service from the Office of the Washington State Auditor? We asked City of Port Townsend's Network Administrator, David Olsen, that very same question! Hear what he had to say in this episode of the Aud Pod as he shares his...
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Fighting fraud in government: How SAO’s efforts help protect public resources
In Washington state, governments lose on average $52,000 per fraud incident. From 2021 through October 2025, the Office of the Washington State Auditor investigated and reported on more than $6 million in misappropriated funds, and reviewed cases totaling another $14 million in cyber-related...
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State Auditor Pat McCarthy radio interview highlights on KONA 610
In October 2025 State Auditor Pat McCarthy stopped by NewsRadio KONA 610 serving the mid-Columbia region of Washington state to appear with hosts Robb Francis and John McKay on their radio program, “The Bottom Line.” This special edition of The Aud Pod features highlights from their wide-ranging...
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Free cyber checkups: reducing risk for local governments
Local governments are increasingly becoming attractivetargets for cyber criminals because of the vast amounts of sensitive data they maintain about employees, infrastructure and their residents. That’s why SAO’s Center for Government Innovation offers a host of cybersecurity resources andservices...
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The 4-1-1 on police use of deadly force investigation audits
Did you know the Office of the Washington State Auditor systematically audits every local investigation into police use of deadly force? In fact, we were the first state auditor’s office in the country to do so, starting in the fall of 2022.Our work continues today, and two of our experts who...
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We help government (it's true!)
In addition to promoting fiscal responsibility in government through our audits of local and state governments, our Office also provides valuable help for governments. The Center for Government Innovation (a.k.a. the Center) is a special service of the Washington State Auditor’s Office that...
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Learn to be Lean
In this episode of The Aud Pod, SAO’s Joanna Bailey talks with an HR Director for a local government about their experience with our free Lean services workshop designed to help governments improve their work processes and run more efficiently. (Who doesn’t want that?) It’s chock full of great...
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Ep. 1 Performance Audits 101
Our office gets a lot of questions about Performance Audits – for example, how are they different than other audits, and how do we choose the topics? In this episode of The Aud Pod, you’ll hear from our Director of Performance Audit, Scott Frank. We’ll do our best to tell you everything you might...
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Introducing The Aud Pod!
Who best to introduce The Aud Pod than State Auditor Pat McCarthy! Find out why we created a podcast for the Office (hint: it was thought of long before COVID-19 hit Washington), some common misconceptions she often hears about the Office and what you can expect to hear on upcoming episodes.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A podcast from the Office of the Washington State Auditor? Yes, your dream has come true. OK, maybe you think it will be about boring and complicated audit stuff but we plan to confound your expectations. Our goal with The Aud Pod is to give you some inside scoop on what we do, make our work easier to understand and also share how we help local and state governments along the way. Join us for some real #GoodGovernment talk. Email us any time at [email protected]. Thanks for listening!
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A podcast from the Office of the Washington State Auditor? Yes, your dream has come true. OK, maybe you think it will be about boring and complicated audit stuff but we plan to confound your expectations. Our goal with The Aud Pod is to give you some inside scoop on what we do, make our work easier...
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