Our first grade friends are back! In this episode, Minden Elementary students in Stacia Almeida and Jenny Hemsath’s class share with us what they are thankful for. This episode is a must listen and will warm your heart! ❤️ We hope you all have a restful Thanksgiving break and thanks for listening.

This week we are highlighting Lyndsey’s recent journey of running a 100 mile ultramarathon. We talk about everything from training, fueling for 22 hours, hallucinations, and why anyone would ever choose to run this far! Whether you’re a seasoned runner or just here for the story, this episode will leave you in awe of what’s possible when humans test their limits and do epic things. 🏃🏽‍♀️‍➡️

In this episode, we sit down with the owners of DST Coffee, Jake and Amanda, who share their journey from growing up in Douglas County to their success as small business owners. We chat about their favorite drinks, their inspiration for opening up their shop, and how their school experiences helped shaped them. Go grab a a hot drink from DST and enjoy this episode!

We are live from The Carson Valley Swim Center! In this episode we talk with Shannon Harris, Director of the Carson Valley Swim Center and learn about all the epic things at the swim center. The swim center has an incredible partnership with our school district and so many other businesses in the Carson Valley. Learn about all the upcoming events and projects along with a little history of how the swim center came to be! Happy listening and go check out the swim center if you’ve never been. 🏊‍♀️🌊

Our first kid episode of season 3! In this episode, we talk with Alicia Hill’s 5th grade students at CCMES about their egg drop science project. They share how they worked together, had to understand velocity and gravity, and the outcome of dropping their egg drop different heights. Happy listening!

Great news- all your burning questions about the MOU and contingency days are answered! In this episode, we talk with Superintendent Frankie Alvarado and DCPEA President Karen Lamb about the Flexible Work Days Memorandum of Understanding. We highly recommend giving this one a listen!

We had to pause our regularly scheduled programming to bring you an episode dedicated to Taylor Swift’s new album, The Life of a Showgirl! As you know, we are Swifties and we couldn’t possibly talk all things T.S. without the biggest Swiftie in Douglas County, Emma Archbold (kindergarten teacher at PHES). We discuss the movie premier, song titles, and what’s next for Taylor! ✨💃🏼

Hailey Sebahar is back! In this episode, we catch up with Hailey on all things family and parent engagement in our district such as ParentSquare and upcoming DPAC meetings. We also chat with her about Foothill Market, a new market that her and husband, Casey, opened in Genoa. Make sure check it out- it’s so cute!