I'm Into This Place
I'm Into This Place is Clark County and Vancouver, Washington's arts, culture, and heritage podcast. We take you behind the scenes with the artists, makers, and community leaders shaping our local culture - from art and music to food, history, and heritage. Listen in as we bring you interviews, event previews, and tips on where to explore. Let’s get into the stories, sounds, and spirit of Vancouver, Camas, Ridgefield, and beyond!
Episodes
59 episodes
12,000 Years of Local History - 📍 Chinook Nation, WA
Sam Robinson, Vice Chair of the Chinook Nation, shares about the 12,000 years of Chinook history in SW Washington and NW Oregon. His stories take us to the Cathlapotle Plankhouse in Ridgefield, up the coast on a canoe journey, and through mille...
Arts & Culture Events for May! -📍 Vancouver & Clark County, WA
Here's what not to miss in arts & culture in May, 2026!🗺️ Find the events we talked about here:Celebration of Sculpture
A Tiny Creative Revolution on Main Street | Couve Zine Swap -📍 Vancouver, WA
Do you like making zines? Do you even know what zines are? Couve Zine Swap is on a mission to build a thriving zine community in Clark County, fostering connection, creativity, and gentle analogue resistance to an overly digital world. Whether ...
Poetry as Radical Resistance | Ghost Town Poetry -📍 Vancouver, WA
For over 20 years, Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic has offered a platform for poets and poetry lovers to explore and navigate the world together. Listen in as cohosts and poets Christopher Luna and Morgan Paige talk about how leaving our houses and ...
Arts & Culture Events for April! -📍 Vancouver & Clark County, WA
April is National Poetry Month! Check out some of the literary and literary-adjacent events coming up this month. And have you heard of the micro bookstore someone opened on their front porch? We let you in on that little secret, too!👀 F...
100-Year-Old Sculptor Looks Back | James Lee Hansen - 📍 Battle Ground, WA
James Lee Hansen, a 100-year-old artist from Battle Ground, is considered one of the most innovative and important sculptors in the Pacific Northwest. Making over 700 pieces during his lifetime, his work has been seen all over the country from ...
State of the City 2026: Arts & Culture 📍 Vancouver, WA
The State of the City address for 2026, given by Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle, was held at the Arts Hub and was focused around Vancouver's commitment to arts, culture & heritage. Today's episode, part of our Advocacy and Action series...
3-Min Action Alert (week of 3.2.26)
Action Alert for week of March 2, 2026> Click here to email your reps about Capital requests.>
The Stories Beneath Our Streets | Two Rivers Heritage Museum - 📍 Washougal, WA
The Two Rivers Heritage Museum is a space lovingly crafted to protect local history. Exhibits like hand tools, textiles, baskets, and other artifacts tell the thousands-of-years’ story of the Camas-Washougal region. Julianne Lawrance, our tour ...
3-Min Action Alert (week of 2.23.26)
Action Alert for week of Feb. 25, 2026Funding arts and reading programs. For quick and easy action you can take, visit inspirationleague.org/advocate.
Richland Hub Coffee Makes a Global Impact -📍 Vancouver, WA
Did you know that some of the most delicious coffee you can find locally is funding the building of a medical center in rural Africa? RichlandHub Coffee Roasters works directly with cooperatives and small-scale coffee farmers in Africa, ensurin...
Making the City a Gallery | Ana the Artist -📍Vancouver, WA
Muralist Ana Gabriela (Ana the Artist) shares her journey from photography and portrait work to creating large-scale public art and murals across Southwest Washington. In this episode, she talks about what it takes to paint at such a large scal...
When Art Sparks Action | Meaningful Movies -📍 Ridgefield, WA
Meaningful Movies inspires audiences to take civic action towards justice and peace. Through open discussion, the organization’s branches across the nation are changing the world for the better. The Ridgefield branch brings this connection to i...
When We Get Loud, It Works | Arts, Heritage & Science Week -📍 Olympia, WA
Are you ready to get loud? Arts, Heritage, and Science Week happens every February, and you’re invited. Inspire WA hosts constituents from every district in the state to go to Olympia to advocate for arts, heritage, and science. Adriana’s headi...
Why They Keep Coming Back | Magenta Theater - 📍 Vancouver, WA
What keeps people coming back to a local theater year after year? Adriana sits down backstage at Magenta Theater in downtown Vancouver with Managing Artistic Director Caleb Bourgeois to talk about community, creativity, and the quiet magic of l...
Stranger Than Fiction | Documentary Filmmaker Beth Harrington - 📍 Vancouver, WA
Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker Beth Harrington has spent decades telling true stories. But why does she choose the subjects she does? What does it mean to live with a story for over 10 years, wondering if it'll ever be seen by the light of ...
What Comes After the Dream Changes | Sharon Svec - 📍 Vancouver, WA
Sharon Svec was a dancer who was told she couldn't dance any more. Instead of letting that shut down her artistic life, she discovered a way to make 2-D visual art that could move like a dancer did. And her world cracked wide open. She became a...
The Celebratory Sounds of Ne Plus Ultra Jass Orchestra - 📍 Vancouver, WA [Resharing]
Happy new year! And may 2026 bring more arts and culture to your life throughout the seasons.We're launching Season 2 next week, so please enjoy this rebroadcast of one of our first episodes! This episode is a celebration worthy of a new...
The Story of Us: Clark County Then & Now | CC Historical Museum -📍 Vancouver, WA [Resharing]
In an iconic red brick building on Main Street, the Clark County Historical Museum is breathing new life into the past and shining a light on our present. But “our” museum doesn’t stop at its four walls - it spills out into the streets through ...
Plas Newyyd Arts Initative: Where Land Becomes Canvas -📍 Ridgefield, WA [Resharing]
This Christmas week, we revisit one of our favorite places: Plas Newydd Farm Arts Initiative, the organization transforming a historic 1,600-acre property in Ridgefield, WA into a sanctuary where conservation meets creativity. This unique progr...
Behind the Mic: Building I'm Into This Place -📍Clark County, WA
In this season finale, Adriana Baer steps into the guest seat for a candid conversation with Jessica Geffen of The Sound Stage. Adriana shares the creative journey that led her from a career in theater directing to building I’m Into This Pl...
Columbia Dance’s Nutcracker is Made for Vancouver -📍Vancouver, WA
Columbia Dance’s annual Nutcracker isn’t the typical holiday fare. This uniquely Vancouver production reimagines Tchaikovsky’s classic through the lens of local history, from Fort Vancouver’s fur traders to the Chinook “moon woman” Ilc...
Temple Lentz Preserves History and Writes the Future -📍 Vancouver, WA
Temple Lentz doesn’t believe in silos. As President and CEO of The Historic Trust, Vancouver Port Commissioner, and a published novelist, she connects history, leadership, and creativity to help shape Clark County’s cultural and civic future. T...
[Update!] The Arts Hub: Has Our Arts Scene Finally Found a Home? -📍 Vancouver, WA
We've got an update! Adriana sits down with Christine Richardson to hear all about what's happening at the end of 2025 and what we can look forward to in 2026.The first half of this episode is a rebroadcast of our interview from May, 202...
Composer Kevin Hanlon’s Extraordinary Eclecticism - 📍Vancouver, WA
Kevin Hanlon's musical journey defies categorization. The composer, performer, and scholar has created work spanning classical orchestral pieces, rock anthems, jazz compositions, and civil rights tributes. Following his interests beat by beat, ...