01:35 – Justin shares why Brogan is not joining them this week, pics Brogan sent over of the van with the painting of a cityscape, and the fun things he has found around Port Townsend. He talks about the Steam Punk Festival in Port Townsend, they talk about their visit to Ocean Shores, and their plans for talking with the Streetbeefs Scrapyard manager next week. They talk about the fights they watched at the most recent Scrapyard event, recommends listeners to join the GCP Discord Channel, and their plans for listeners being able to join them live.

15:26 – Conversation goes to how they’re trying to keep the shows safe while Covid has been ramping up again, Justin shares the new Cider place in Puyallup, and plans for Rusty to do some work on his house to change the garage into a room. He talks about the types of cider available at the new Puyallup shop, his want to be able to safely drink with his friends, and Scott shares the impact drinking has on him as he gets older. Justin gives props to Jeff for the artwork he has been doing for GCP, Scott shares how listeners can get the new Halloween shirts, and Justin talks about his plans to work with Die Cut Stickers again.

30:04 – They talk about how important sharing groups like community gardens, food pantries, and Tool Library are, the importance of planning a garden during the winter, and the ideas Food Is Free gives supporters for growing gardens in the city. Justin shares Safe Street Campaigns upcoming plans, the disparity between the North End and East Side of Tacoma, and Scott talks about how he knows when Pierce County is on Cops. Justin shares his favorite pastime in Tacoma, Scott talks about the great Washington videos on the YouTube channel Real World Police, and Jeff discusses the popular Pasco family videos also on Real World Police.

52:27 – Jeff talks about party planning for his parents 50th anniversary, places he and his wife have been lately to eat, and Justin gives props to Meat Loaf Mondays at Loose Wheel. They talk on their love of breakfast at The Valley, other places around the PNW that are on the top of the list to go for breakfast, and Jeff wishes his son a Happy Birthday. He shares memories of driving when living in Florida, Justin shares what happened when ordering a quad shot there, and what he loved about the state.

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Links:

• Enjoy Port Townsend
• Brass Screw – A Steampunk Hootenanny
• Fierce County Cider — Visit our Tasting Room in Puyallup!
• Washington Homebrewers Association — This organization and site is devoted to promoting and coordinating the homebrewing movement in Washington. 
• Screaming8 on Instagram
• GCP - Food Is Free Tacoma Episode
• Harvest Pierce County — The 2020 Fruit Tree Education Series will now be online!
• Community Gardens - City of Tacoma
• Safe Streets Campaign on Facebook — During the past 30 years, Safe Streets Campaign has partnered with local organizations, community members and local government to put tools and relationships in the hands of community members to drive change.
• Pierce County Scanner App on Google — Scanner Live Stream
• Real World Police on YouTube
• BD Local on Facebook — Podcast Network Podcast Recording Marketing Studio Recording Live streaming
• The Peace Bus with Kwabi on Instagram — The Peace Bus with Kwabi

1:33 – Brogan kicks off the show greeting Steve with an impromptu jingle, the team shares how people can find them online, and converse about friends they know that still use AOL. Brogan talks about his upcoming trip to Reno, Steve mentions his travel musts being a fanny pack and a bran muffin, and the different types of pens he carries. The groups discusses their opinions on girls allowed in Boy Scouts and Steve talks about his Drunk History tours around Tacoma.

14:20 – Steve shares his recent bookings of talks at retirement homes around PNW, the legendary musicians that have come from Tacoma, and the reason behind why most songs are 3 – 4 minutes long. Steve shares when his next book will be released, gives a thumbnail sketch of the history behind McNeal Island, and what the state currently uses it for. Brogan preps steak tacos, Steve talks about spending the night in Charles Mansion’s old cell at McNeal Island during the time Steve did prison ministry, and they cover the recent 35th anniversary show of the band Girl Trouble.

38:34 – Steve talks about what’s been going on at the Knights of the Pythias, what they’re doing on St Patrick’s Day, and they talk about the Hunt A Killer Subscription box. Steve discusses Pythia’s social knights, Brogan describes the steak taco’s he’s cooking up, and Scott talks about Tacoma’s Manuscript Museum. Steve explains how historical documents are preserved, hidden gems in the area of that people may not now about, and chat’s about how Fort Nisqually was moved during the Great Depression from Du Point to Point Defiance.

58:40 – Steve tells the guys about his recent first time as a substitute teacher, how Tacoma is the city of destiny just as much as it’s the city of tragedy, and dives into the famous ranger shooting that happened September 23rd, 1989. They talk about ‘Safe Streets’ being formed right after that happened, housing disparity going on in Tacoma, and Scott mentions the web series show ‘Hot Ones’. The show ends with Steve sharing where people can find him online.

Thank you again Steve for joining the guys again and sharing, new, amazing history!

Special Guest: Steve Dunkelberger.

Sponsored By:

• The Union Club: The Union Club is a coworking space contributing to Tacoma's growing artistic and entrepreneurial communities. It combines a maker studio, event hall, and office coworking space, in a 15,000 square foot historic building in downtown Tacoma, Washington.

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• Karpeles Manuscript Library
• Steve Dunkelberger, Author at SouthSoundTalk
• Steve's Drunk History: the Candy Chronicles