Podcast
O.K. Clinton
Hosted by Kate + Olivia · EN
In quarantine, Olivia and Kate discovered that as Clinton natives, they really didn’t know a lot about their own hometown. Bewildered by the fact that they didn’t know a lot about their town, Olivia and Kate began to formulate questions to learn more about what makes Clinton, Clinton. To answer their questions, Olivia and Kate search out the answers by finding some of the most knowledgeable people in Clinton to do just that. Olivia and Kate (O.K) take on answering their Clinton curiosities in podcast form to share with their listeners.
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The Conclusion
Aug 7, 202000:00:50Tap to summarize☆THE CONCLUSION☆ How has the summer already come to an end?! It’s crazy to think that this podcast started from such a simple idea and has grown into a ten-episode series! Thank you for all of your support and please keep interacting with this page since we do plan on keeping it up to date! Who knows, maybe we’ll do a holiday special once we come back from school?! Again, thank you for all of the support! *The audio in this episode was originally posted on our Facebook Page along with a video showing Olivia and Kate talking* ***This podcast is not affiliated with any companies, businesses, or other entities, including Clinton County itself; this podcast is purely aimed to start positive and engaging conversations about our community, with our community. This podcast recording was created virtually and met all COVID-19 regulations per Iowa guidelines. As this podcast was filmed virtually, there is some feedback in the recording, BUT the information presented is still important and valid! Thanks for your understanding as we continue to learn and grow!***
Transcribe →The Senator
Aug 5, 202000:31:07Tap to summarizeIn continuing our State Officials week, we talk with Iowa State Senator Chris Cournoyer. She has a long career of being active in her community and she has been able to transfer those passions and skills to the State Government level! We are so excited for you to hear more about our Iowa Government! ***This podcast is not affiliated with any companies, businesses, or other entities, including Clinton County itself; this podcast is purely aimed to start positive and engaging conversations about our community, with our community. This podcast recording was created virtually and met all COVID-19 regulations per Iowa guidelines. As this podcast was filmed virtually, there is some feedback in the recording, BUT the information presented is still important and valid! Thanks for your understanding as we continue to learn and grow!***
Transcribe →The Representative
Aug 3, 202000:25:17Tap to summarizeTo kick off our State Officials Week, we talk with Representative of Iowa House District 98, Mary Wolfe! Since the House session recently ended, we were able to get the latest information on our state government and how it will impact Clinton! We hope you enjoy this episode and learn more about our state politics! ***This podcast is not affiliated with any companies, businesses, or other entities, including Clinton County itself; this podcast is purely aimed to start positive and engaging conversations about our community, with our community. This podcast recording was created virtually and met all COVID-19 regulations per Iowa guidelines. As this podcast was filmed virtually, there is some feedback in the recording, BUT the information presented is still important and valid! Thanks for your understanding as we continue to learn and grow!***
Transcribe →The Factories
Jul 29, 202000:38:10Tap to summarize☆THE FACTORIES☆ From pet food to plastic, we cover it all in today’s episode! To learn more about the manufacturing sector in Clinton, we talk to Joan Current from Clysar and Erin Clark from Nestle Purina. ***This podcast is not affiliated with any companies, businesses, or other entities, including Clinton County itself; this podcast is purely aimed to start positive and engaging conversations about our community, with our community. This podcast recording was created virtually and met all COVID-19 regulations per Iowa guidelines. As this podcast was filmed virtually, there is some feedback in the recording, BUT the information presented is still important and valid! Thanks for your understanding as we continue to learn and grow!***
Transcribe →The History
Jul 27, 202000:42:01Tap to summarize☆FIRESIDE CHAT☆ Do you know who comprised the past famous families of Clinton? How about where the Cherry Blossoms in Washington DC came from? Well, if you didn’t know, don’t feel bad, because we didn’t know either; that is, until we talked with local historian Mike Kearney! ***This podcast is not affiliated with any companies, businesses, or other entities, including Clinton County itself; this podcast is purely aimed to start positive and engaging conversations about our community, with our community. This podcast recording was created virtually and met all COVID-19 regulations per Iowa guidelines. As this podcast was filmed virtually, there is some feedback in the recording, BUT the information presented is still important and valid! Thanks for your understanding as we continue to learn and grow!***
Transcribe →The Economy
Jul 20, 202000:22:30Tap to summarizeToday we are talking with Andy Sokolovich who is the Senior Vice President of the Clinton Regional Development Association to learn more about how Clinton runs at a corporate level! We had so much fun learning more about Clinton’s economy! ***This podcast is not affiliated with any companies, businesses, or other entities, including Clinton County itself; this podcast is purely aimed to start positive and engaging conversations about our community, with our community. This podcast recording was created virtually and met all COVID-19 regulations per Iowa guidelines. As this podcast was filmed virtually, there is some feedback in the recording, BUT the information presented is still important and valid! Thanks for your understanding as we continue to learn and grow!***
Transcribe →The Parks and Recreation
Jul 13, 202000:23:46Tap to summarizeWhat comes to mind when you think about Clinton? Is it the Dike, the Bandshell, or the Riverview Pool? Chances are your thought had something to do with an outdoor activity or space! Today we talk to the man in charge of some of our favorite places in Clinton, Director of Parks & Rec, Josh Eggers. Tune in to hear about some upcoming projects and how Josh manages to keep Clinton fun and exciting! ***This podcast is not affiliated with any companies, businesses, or other entities, including Clinton County itself; this podcast is purely aimed to start positive and engaging conversations about our community, with our community. This podcast recording was created virtually and met all COVID-19 regulations per Iowa guidelines. As this podcast was filmed virtually, there is some feedback in the recording, BUT the information presented is still important and valid! Thanks for your understanding as we continue to learn and grow!***
Transcribe →The Entrepreneurs
Jul 6, 202000:46:29Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Olivia and Kate talk with their good friends and Clinton natives, Rebecca Lyons and Ramya Kolusu about each of their own individual ice cream businesses. Listen to learn more about Ramya and Rebecca's story of entrepreneurship that led them to ice cream. Ramya's Sugar Fiend Sweets contact information: sugarfiendsweets@gmail.com Instagram: @sugarfiendsweets Rebecca's Bessie's Parlor contact information: bessiesparlor@gmail.com Bessie's Parlor on Facebook **For clarification, at 8:08 in the episode the speaker is saying "good-ole Clinton Iowa"** ***This podcast is not affiliated with any companies, businesses, or other entities, including Clinton County itself; this podcast is purely aimed to start positive and engaging conversations about our community, with our community. This podcast recording was created virtually and met all COVID-19 regulations per Iowa guidelines. As this podcast was filmed virtually, there is some feedback in the recording, BUT the information presented is still important and valid! Thanks for your understanding as we continue to learn and grow!***
Transcribe →The Superintendent
Jun 29, 202000:42:13Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Olivia and Kate talk with Clinton Community School District Superintendent Gary DeLacy. Olivia and Kate talk with Mr. DeLacy about future projects and goals that he has for Clinton schools. Take a listen to learn more about the future of Clinton Community School District. ***This podcast is not affiliated with any companies, businesses, or other entities, including Clinton County itself; this podcast is purely aimed to start positive and engaging conversations about our community, with our community. This podcast recording was created virtually and met all COVID-19 regulations per Iowa guidelines.***
Transcribe →The Mayor
Jun 22, 202000:35:42Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Olivia and Kate talk with Clinton Mayor Scott Maddasion. Olivia and Kate talk with Mayor Scott to learn more about what it's like to be the Mayor and how he plans on using his platform to benefit Clinton residents. ***This podcast is not affiliated with any companies, businesses, or other entities, including Clinton County itself; this podcast is purely aimed to start positive and engaging conversations about our community, with our community. This podcast recording was created virtually and met all COVID-19 regulations per Iowa guidelines.***
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