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Check It Out! — 63 episodes
Episode 63: Podcast creator Jason Becker will change your mind about umpires
Episode 62: Professor's academic research on racial strife leads to his first novel
Episode 61: Peek inside the childlike mind of Chris Ballew and meet Caspar Babypants
Episode 60: Thanks to the internet and copious amounts of data, the future is now
Episode 59: If coronavirus has you worried, this good doctor reminds you you're not alone
Episode 58: Claudia Samano-Losada loves libraries as much as she loves her communities
Episode 57: For food critic Nancy Leson, deadlines got in the way of a good time
Episode 56: A Rich Frishman picture isn't just a thousand words. It's a story unto itself.
Episode 55: Sometimes, a guest's gift can be hard for hosts to swallow
Episode 54: From "J.P. Patches" to elusive gorillas, this Edmonds pair has seen plenty
Episode 53: Scouting clean tech with Tom Ranken
Episode 52: Discovering seasonal secrets and looking ahead
Episode 51: The music of community service with Dave Earling
Episode 50: How to become robot-proof with Amit Singh
Episode 49: Building the people's palace with Eric Klinenberg
Episode 48: Keeping government open and transparent with Toby Nixon
Episode 47: From the Bookmobile to regency romance, discovering the library
Episode 46: Books and book'n'em with Alan Hardwick
Episode 45: Serving community with Nate Nehring and Sue Norman
Episode 44: Engineering a writing career with Bernadette Pajer
Episode 43: Newspapers and journalism with The Herald's Phillip O'Connor
Episode 42: Library card is the ultimate back-to-school supply
Episode 41: Around the world with Mill Creek librarian Darlene Weber
Episode 40: On the path to higher education with Paul Pitre
Episode 39: The art of writing in the rain with Garth Stein
Episode 38: The world's top librarian at the greatest library
Episode 37: How to collect a collection with Jessica Russell
Episode 36: Happy podcast anniversary!
Episode 35: Singing the praises of opera and libraries with Lorraine Burdick
Episode 34: Following passions for news and education with Lynne Varner
Episode 33: Oso to opioids with Shari Ireton and the Sheriff's Office
Episode 32: Summer fun and Sno-Isle Libraries Foundation
Episode 31: Behind the business and communications of Sno-Isle Libraries
Episode 30: Third-graders Part 2, a community hero and book notes
Episode 29: Actually live with Bill Stainton of 'Almost Live!'
Episode 28: Short stories on bestsellers, book notes and third-graders
Episode 27: What's new at the libraries, reading with children, summer events and Kurt Batdorf
Episode 26: How poetry chose an immigrant, Claudia Castro Luna
Episode 25: Youth serving their future and ours
Episode 24: Spotlight on Brian Rush and facilities stewardship
Episode 23: Business and education align to build communities
Episode 22: Stevens makes the Wheels go 'round
Episode 21: 'Albatross' carries Chris Jordan to Whidbey lectures
Episode 20: Strings, Selma and seeing the future
Episode 19: Uniting the way with Allison Warren-Barbour
Episode 18: Comics and audits and books, oh my!
Episode 17: The 'community' in Community Transit with Emmett Heath
Episode 16: Snow to strategic relations with Susan Hempstead
Episode 15: 'Finding Fixes' comes to Sno-Isle Libraries
Episode 14: Finding boundaries, balance with Sarri Gilman
Episode 13: How to talk about depression with Bill Bernat
Episode 12: The art of breaking glass with Jack Archibald
Episode 11: Awakening the strength of community with Kathy Coffey
Episode 10: Jonalyn Woolf-Ivory and 33 years of Sno-Isle Libraries
Episode 9: Kenn Dickinson and teaching the transition game to executives
Episode 8: Evolving through adversity with Seconde Nimenya
Episode 7: How strong roots grow into local leaders
Episode 6: Finding fulfillment (and coffee) through social enterprise
Episode 5: From roots to rockets with Rob Branigin
Episode 4: Strategically planning the library district
Episode 3: Achieving breakthrough growth with Andrew Ballard
Episode 2: Can Amazon really replace public libraries?
Episode 1: Welcome to Check It Out!