Voice Of Vashon

In this episode, we meet Gib Dammann of Zero Waste Vashon! Gib is a professional architect with a passion for reducing waste on Vashon. Gib is a co-founder and current president of Zero Waste Vashon, a group working to make the island a model green community. Gib shares stories from his childhood growing up behind […]

In this episode, we get to know Robin Pollard! Robin is the woman behind Vashon’s newest cafè, Pollard Coffee. Robin spent many years promoting Washington’s tourism and wine industries, serving as the state’s tourism director and then executive director of the Washington State Wine Commission. But having grown up on a farm in Iowa, Robin […]

In this episode, we get to know Jeff Hoyt! KVSH listeners know Jeff as co-host of  Thursday Morning Scramble and from the popular Hoytus Interruptus. But what you might not know is that Jeff is a top-tier voice actor, heard by people around the world in radio and television ads, web videos, films, online learning courses, […]

In this episode, we meet Vashon’s resident philosopher and mythologist Michael Meade! Michael is a renowned storyteller and author, tapping into ancient myths and ancestral sources of wisdom to help us see the world today. He is the founder of Mosaic Voices, a nonprofit that is dedicated to community healing by supporting and educating at-risk youth, […]

In this episode, we meet Stacey Hinden! As director of the Vashon Wilderness Program, Stacey is passionate about connecting people to the natural world and to themselves. A native New Yorker, Stacey describes what it was like to move from the Big Apple to Vashon Island. When she arrived here, Stacey was inspired by a […]

In this week’s episode, we get to know Chris Ballew! You may remember Chris as lead singer and songwriter of the popular band Presidents of the United States of America, whose hits “Lump,” “Peaches,” and “Kitty” climbed to the top of national music charts. But these days, Chris is making and performing music for kids […]

In this episode, we meet yoga teacher Emily Herrick! Living a busy life in New York, Emily felt she was too often living on automatic pilot. Around her fortieth birthday, Emily discovered the power of yoga and meditation and began a major life transition. These days, Emily teaches private and small-group yoga sessions and officiates […]

In this episode, we meet Chef Lia Lira of Bramble House! Lia spent much of her childhood on Vashon Island, before launching an impressive culinary career that has taken her around the world. Join us to hear how Chef Lia advanced quickly in the New York City culinary scene, what she thought about being a […]

  In this episode, we meet Matt Lawrence of Camp Colvos Brewing! After years of experimenting brewing beer at home, Matt recently opened Camp Colvos with the help of some talented friends. While Matt already had a day job, his love for beer gave him the drive to pursue this all-consuming passion project. And since […]

Tina is passionate about celebrating and connecting women and girls here on Vashon Island and beyond. Her new venture, Women Hold the Key, provides a way for women to recognize other women in their local and global community. Join host Grace McRae to hear how motherhood inspired Tina to redirect her career path, learn all the […]