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My guests today are featured actors from the cast of MPA’s production of “Footloose.” We have Ace Alexander, who plays Chuck Cranston,Ethan Dulay, who plays Willard Hewitt, Lucy Cantwell, who plays Rusty, and lead actors Aidan Hefely, who plays Ren McCormack, and Bella Bir, who plays Ariel Moore. For more information about the production, MPA, […]

The American Heart Association’s Vancouver Heart and Stroke Walk takes place May 16 My guests today are Matthew Kampfe and Linda Johnson. Mathew is both the Brain Rehab Network president and CEO, and the American Heart Association’s Oregon and SW Washington 2026 Heart and Stroke Walk Chairperson. Linda is a retired high school teacher and cardiac

Your guest host for this episode of The Common Good is Rebecca Hoffman and her guest today isDr. Kate Shaw,an ObGyn and Complex Family Planning physician specializing in outpatient gynecology, contraception, and abortion, known for her people-centered, equity-focused leadership. Prior to her current role,she spent 14 years at Stanford in senior clinical, education, and research

My guest today is Rukshana Triem, Founder of the African Fashion Show and the Firmina Foundation. Rukshana’s story of growing up in Africa would be fascinating on its own. But Rukshana has created an event, the African Fashion Show, that includes food, music, and dance that shines a spotlight on the expansive array of cultures

My guests today areAlexander Leas, the director, lead actor, and writer, and Joey Porter, associate producer and supporting actor, for a new movie project named “Open.” It’s another local talent making good story which we’re always fans of on The Common Good.

Our guest today is Sesany Fennie-Jones, Chief Executive Officer for Clark County’s Council for the Homeless. Sesany brings a tremendous amount of expertise to the role from her lived experience and her education and work history helping people overcome drug addiction and getting stable housing. For more information about Council for the Homeless, to donate,

On this weeks installment ofThe Common Good, host Joe Clemons interviews Erica Buckley -President and CEO of Buckley & Associates. Since 1983,Buckley & Associates has been serving the Vancouver and Greater Washington region by helping individuals who have been injured due to someone else’s negligence. Their mission is to protect the rights of accident victims

My guest today is Paul Fish, who has been setting up tours for and promoting the Banff Mountain Film Festival for the last 40 years. Paul has brought the films for showings at the Kiggins theater in downtown Vancouver. Paul has been involved with the Banff Mountain Film Festival for over 40 years, starting when

My guests today areElliot McClafferty and Kaden Waldbauer, two locally raised young men who met in high school and then sought to expand their creative horizons by funding and creating their own films. The culmination of their first major effort is their film “Of What Remains,” a film about an American bomber crew in WWII

On this episode Common Good, guest host Michael Sarno has a chance to catch up with Jill Walters.Jill is the Founder of Spark Six Collaborative, where she partners with communities and organizations to accelerate economic and workforce development across Southwest Washington and the Pacific Northwest. Among many things, we get a chance to learn about