100% Humboldt
Humboldt County CA USA is the home of some of the most iconoclastic, genuine, and interesting folks in the world.
We are getting curious about the movers, shakers, and difference makers in Humboldt County CA-Home of the giant redwoods, 6 Rivers, and the vast Pacific Ocean.
We will discover what makes people live/evolve in the beautiful, diverse, isolated, and ever-changing Northcoast of California 100%!
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Episodes
117 episodes
#117. Claudia Lima on Timber, Art, and Making a Life in Humboldt
Claudia Lima talks with Scott Hammond about growing up in Julian, studying animal science at Cal Poly, working in wholesale lumber, and building a life in Humboldt County with her husband John and their family. She reflects on the timber indust...
#116. Deanna Dick on Midwifery, Home Birth, and Humboldt's Changing Birth Landscape
Deanna Dick talks with Scott Hammond about growing up in Tahoe, coming to Humboldt State, studying Spanish and psychology, and following mission work and midwifery training from Canada and Southeast Asia to Australia and Nigeria. She shares how...
#115. Carol Ryder on Humboldt Light Opera Company, Voice Teaching, and Finding Her Path in Music
Carol Ryder talks with Scott Hammond about growing up in Fortuna, studying first in nursing and political science, then finding her way into voice, opera, and teaching. She describes how a performance at Humboldt State changed her course, what ...
#114. Bill Chino: Service, Community, and the Arcata Restaurant Years
Bill Chino sits down with Scott Hammond to talk through a long Arcata run in restaurants, bars, and old-town buildings, from The Far Side Cafe and Abruzzi to the newly reopened Plaza Grill. Along the way he tells the story of coming west from L...
#113. Two Degrees in Humboldt: Toby Tullis on Radio, Recovery, and Belonging
Toby Tullis talks through the winding path that brought him to Humboldt, from Bay Area roots and restaurant work to radio, digital marketing, and a life built around community. He gets into sobriety, parenting, spirituality, and the way this pl...
#112. Solomon Everta on Eureka Books, Omnibus, and the Stories That Build Community
Scott Hammond sits down with Solomon Everta for a conversation rooted in Old Town Eureka, local business, mutual aid, and the kind of community life that only makes sense when you’ve actually lived here awhile. Solomon talks about coming to Hum...
#111. Peggy Murphy: How Humboldt County Grows Business Without Selling Out
Humboldt needs good jobs, a stronger tax base, and a plan that doesn’t depend on the next boom saving us. I sit down with Peggy Murphy, the County of Humboldt’s Economic Development Director, to get specific about what economic development real...
#110. Jennifer Budwig: From Ferndale Roots to Leading a Community Bank in Humboldt County
Humboldt County has a way of making every big question feel personal. When an industry rises, families build their lives around it. When it falls, the whole community feels the aftershock in jobs, housing, nonprofits, and the stories we tell ou...
#109. Miles Slattery: Humboldt’s Crossroads: Growth, Grit, And Going Big
Tired of boom-bust promises that never land? We sit down with Eureka City Manager Miles Slattery for a frank, fast-moving look at what actually gets built, what stalls out, and how we change the rules so progress sticks. From a scrappy surf-kid...
#108. Leslie Castellano--Art, Transit, And A Kinder Eureka
What if the way we move our bodies could change how we move a city forward? We sit down with artist-organizer and Eureka Councilmember Leslie Castellano to explore how dance, art, housing, and transit can pull a fractured community back into rh...
#107. Jan Friedrichsen: Veteran Rescuer Explains How Search Dogs Track, Find, And Bring People Home
A missing hiker. A cold night. A single clue: the faint scent left on a car’s gas cap. That’s enough for Jan Friedrichsen and her K9 partners to turn uncertainty into a plan—and a plan into a save. We sit down with Jan, commander of Humboldt Co...
#106. Jamaica Bartz-Quiet Courage: Detox, Healing, And Hope
What if the bravest moment isn’t the day you celebrate sobriety, but the day you walk through the door to detox? We sit with Jamaica Bartz, executive director of Waterfront Recovery Services in Eureka, to unpack what medical detox looks like, w...
#105. Becky Giacomini: Rodeos to Hospitals: How One Community Builder Powers the Eel River Valley
What makes a small town strong? For Becky Giacomini, it starts with ranch gates, school doors, and hospital halls—and a promise to show up. We dive into Becky’s journey from Southern California to the Eel River Valley, where she met her husband...
#104. Rosa Dixon: From Commune Roots to Community Builder to Gluten-Free Empire
A bottle pops, and so does a life story. Rosa Dixon joins us to share how a childhood on a Tennessee commune shaped her instinct to collaborate, how New York City sharpened her operator’s edge, and how a frightening misdiagnosis led her to buil...
#103. From Stunts to Studios: Christina Jeffers Shares How Public Access Empowers a County
Ever wonder who keeps local voices on the air when big media moves on and broadband eats cable? We sit down with Access Humboldt’s executive director, Christina Jeffers, to explore how a PEG station—public, education, and government—safeguards ...
#102. Colin Fiske --Rethinking Mobility: From Car Culture to Community Care
What if the safest street is also the one that moves the most people with the least stress? That’s the question we chase with CRTP’s executive director, Colin Fiske , as we unpack how Humboldt can move beyond car-only thinking and build streets...
#101. From Cabinet Maker to Bay Keeper: Leroy Zerlang on Saving the Madaket and Humboldt’s Maritime Soul
A 115-year-old ferry shouldn’t be the heartbeat of a modern waterfront—but the Madaket is exactly that. We sit down with fifth-generation Humboldter and tug captain Leroy Zerlang to chart how a tiny passenger boat outlived an entire ferry fleet...
#100. From Police Logs to Community Legacy with Editor Kevin Hoover
A statue that seemed to smile on its way home. A hidden cabin that vanished overnight. A police log so human it reads like a short story. Our 100th milestone conversation with editor Kevin Hoover is a tour through Arcata’s past, present, and ne...
#99. Ron Samuels: From Arcata to Concert Halls: Building World-Class Marimbas
What does it take to make wood sing? We sit down with Marimba One founder Ron Samuels to follow the arc from a Humboldt State spark to an Arcata workshop that supplies universities, symphonies, and soloists worldwide. Ron shares how an early en...
#98. Dr. Keith Flamer: College of the Redwoods President, a Community, and the Power Of Service
Roses blooming in February changed everything. That’s how Dr. Keith Flamer knew College of the Redwoods would be home—a place where Marine Corps grit and Jesuit heart could fuse into a people-first campus that serves Humboldt with purpose. In a...
#97. Nezzie Wade: Homes, Dignity, in Humboldt County CA
Some conversations change how you see your neighbors. This one does. We sit with longtime educator and advocate Nezzie Wade to explore why Humboldt County’s per-capita homelessness ranks among the highest in the country and what can actually mo...
#96. Michael Fields: A Life In Art, A Home In Blue Lake, And Why The Best Work Still Lies Ahead
A fight that ends in a handshake. A rural theater that sells out in Los Angeles. A historic bar that becomes a stage. Michael Fields joins us to trace a life built on place, grit, and the belief that the best stories come from the people right ...
#95. Jackie Dandeneau: How A Small Playhouse Became a Big Engine for Culture and Connection
A small stage can change a whole town. That’s the heartbeat of our conversation with Jackie Dandeneau , the executive artistic director behind Playhouse Arts, conductor of the Blue Lake Community Choir, and one of the community builders shaping...
#94. Listen First, Speak Second: David Frank's Mission to Heal Political Divides
Ever wonder how we might bridge the seemingly unbridgeable divides in our society? David Frank's journey from East Coast political science graduate to Humboldt County media advocate offers a roadmap worth exploring.Growing up in a house...
#93. The Outlaw Country of Humboldt: Brett McFarland's Journey
Step into the extraordinary life journey of Brett McFarland, a musician whose path from Midwest farming to Humboldt County outlaw country is nothing short of cinematic. This deeply moving conversation reveals how Brett's search for a fresh star...