Viva Downtown's Downtown Discussion

About Viva Downtown's Downtown Discussion

A podcast where we interview the people who enhance Downtown Redding, California through Social, Cultural and Economic Development. Viva Downtown Redding is a volunteer non-profit 501(c)3 accredited National Main Street America Organization and a California Main Street member. Viva Downtown encourages citizens, businesses and interested groups to enhance the vitality of Downtown Redding using the Main Street America Approach for community transformation.

Publisher

Viva Downtown

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

30 Apr 2021

Latest episode

7 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 55 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   7 Jul 2026

   Shop Around The Corner Books - Amber Treat

   Shop Around The Corner Books - Owner, Amber Treat joins the Downtown Discussion Podcast. In this episode, listen along to learn about the new location of Shop Around The Corner Books, 1244 California Street. Shop Around the Corner Books is located in the heart of downtown Redding, CA. They offer new books of all genres…new releases, fiction, non-fiction, and children’s books. Email the shop with your book requests and they’ll get you the book you want. They also carry ...

2. 

   2 Jun 2026

   Redding Public Market - Erin Ross

   Redding's Public Market - Market Manager, Erin Ross, joins the the Downtown Discussion Podcast. In this episode, we discuss the accomplishments, innovations, and learning lessons of the first six months of the Redding Public Market being open. The Redding Public Market was a massive project to transform the first floor store front space in 1551 Market Center a mixed use housing revitilization project in Downtown Redding.

3. 

   28 Jan 2026

   Schulyer Lane - Bonus Round Redding - Arcade Bar

   On this episode of Downtown Discussion, we sit down with Schulyer Lane, owner of SKL Arcades, to talk about Bonus Round Redding, a new arcade bar that he opened in Downtown Redding at 1665 Pine Street. Bonus Round is a vintage and retro arcade space with games from the 1980s and 1990s, and every machine in the building has been restored by Schulyer himself. If you’ve played an arcade game anywhere around Redding, there’s a good chance he’s worked on it. We talk about how his passion for fixin...

Inside a recent episode

Tyler Faires, Tyler Lochamy, Tom Green: ACID Canal, Sundial Film Festival & Downtown Film Coalition

Published 29 Aug 2024 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So not only the writer, the director, the producer, the actor, film, those scenes, I can't wait to talk a little bit more about that. Tom, how'd you get into it? I was that classic kid with, you know, I don't know if you guys remember the giant VHS tape recorders running around with camera and my buddy and I were like, we did that for years, but then, you know, I kind of grew up and I had to get a real job, air quotes. So, you know, I worked in sales and stuff for a while, but also I was always writing on the side. I went to a writing workshop wanting to take some poetry sessions, ran into an acquaintance who's an actor. […]

Who has been a guest on Viva Downtown's Downtown Discussion

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

• Emma Richardson
• Gabe Newman
• Jacob Akana
• Danny Orloff
• Karlo Henry

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

22,611

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 55 / 100

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

Quality

55

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

60

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