Snohomish County Placemakers

About Snohomish County Placemakers

Join us in an exploration of everything that makes our PNW region a special place to live and visit. Sit in on conversations with Snohomish County thought leaders as we talk about culture, livability, and the ideas that are shaping our community. Check us out on social @seattlenorthcountry or hop on www.seattlenorthcountry.com

Publisher

Richard Porter and Nick Shekeryk

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

22 Feb 2024

Latest episode

10 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

52 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   10 Jun 2026

   Paying Artists, Making Culture

   Ari Glass and Leah Everett are two working artists with a passion for public art. They worked on the latest project from the Snohomish County Arts Commission: five giant painted buoys created as part of a countywide scavenger hunt. Today we talk to them about the importance of public art, paying artists a fair wage, and how public infrastructure can be both functional and aesthetic! (You don’t have to choose one or the other!) Tourism trip inspiration: @discoversnoco Follow the Arts Commission: @snocoartsandculture

2. 

   13 May 2026

   Bonus: The Everett Fan Zone! ⚽️

   The Everett Fan Zone is about to pop off. 💥🎉 What can you expect when you attend the biggest multi-day waterfront party of summer? Boxcar Park has everything you need to celebrate global soccer festivities and, of course, watch the big games on an even bigger screen. We chat with Tammy Dunn (Snohomish County Sports Commission), Julio Cortes (City of Everett), and Cat Soper (Port of Everett) about all things Fan Zone. Gooooooalll! Follow us on social media @discoversnoco this summer for all the Beautiful Games festivities! Also, we're taking a break from the podcast. We'll catch you all next fall — stay tuned.

3. 

   1 Apr 2026

   Rick Steves!

   You know him. You love him. His soothing, NPR-friendly tenor voice puts into a trance and you wake up at a sidewalk café outside the Sorbonne eating a croissant… Rick Steves! Our favorite world-travelling Edmonds resident graciously joins us today to celebrate our 50th (!!!) episode of the Placemakers podcast. This is a super special episode for us, and we hope that you enjoy it, too. Discover Snohomish County where you’ll feel (as Rick puts it) within the “embrace of God.”

Who has been a guest on Snohomish County Placemakers

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Nigel Lindsey
• Kurt Hellman
• Rachel Gardner

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 25 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

37

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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Books guests

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