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 organizations 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
Susan Dingle, the Clark County Poet Laureate, is a firecracker of a personality. In this conversation, we cover everything from the first poem she ever wrote as a child to her gauntlet to all of us to pick up a pen and paper and write the poem we have inside of us.
👀 For more info about Susan, visit the episode page.
🎉 This episode also celebrates Fourth Plain Forward, Friends of the Carpenter, and Poetry Street PNW.
“Inspire Vancouver” is about to grant more than $6 million to arts, culture, heritage, and science programming and education. Where did this money come from, how are they distributing it, and how is this going to change the landscape for our community? Let's get into it.
🎉 For more info and links to the Inspire Vancouver program, visit the episode page.
🎧 Other episodes you might like:
- State of the City 2026
- V...
Tucked away in an industrial corner of Washougal that's bordered by a wildlife refuge, Recluse Brew Works has quietly become a cornerstone of Clark County's thriving craft beer scene. Founded by brewer Gus Everson and managed by Richard La Rue, Recluse embodies the collaborative and community-centered spirit that makes the Pacific Northwest's beer culture so distinctive.
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We’ve got a guest host on this week! Marianna Cruz takes the mic to tell us all about what she’s most excited about around Clark County this July & August.
🎉 Here are some of the festivals and events we’re most excited about this summer!
- Saturday Pride in the Park July 11
- Scooped Ice Cream Festival July 18 & 19
- Washougal Art & Music Festival Aug. 1
- Vancouver Arts and Musi...
Here's another local podcast I think you'll love! Northwest Book Talk, hosted by Patty Grasher, introduces us to local authors, illustrators, poets, and book experts from all over the Pacific Northwest. Enjoy this episode with poet and professor Jesse Morse.
📚 Learn more about Northwest Book Talk and Poet Jesse Morse.
📚 Don't miss the Northwest Book Fair & Media Fest: June 27, 10am-3pm, Clark College.
Local, independent journalism is struggling. (And that’s not news at all…) But here in SW Washington, the history of our community can't be separated from the history of our local newspaper. Owned and operated by people who actually live here. We're deep-diving into the history of how the newspaper came to be, how the Campbell family became its stewards in 1921, and how generation after generation of brothers keep figu...
Alert! One of the best restaurants in Vancouver is currently hiding behind a mound of construction and we need to make sure it survives. Elements Restaurant is a local treasure, and its chef, Miguel Sosa is working his butt off to make sure we all have approachable world-class food and service right on Main Street.
At Elements, Chef Miguel celebrates immigrant heritage, supports local farmers and artists, and proves that beautiful, ...
On a corner of Main Street Ridgefield, something remarkable is happening. A professional art gallery, exhibiting a new show every single month, has opened up in the old hardware store. It’s bringing life and beauty to a relatively sleepy downtown, and it’s changing Ridgefield’s whole vibe.
👀 For pictures, video, and more, visit the episode page.
🗺️ Visit them at:
- Ridgefield Art Gallery
- Ridgefield Art Ass...
We’re celebrating our one year anniversary! Adriana shares the craziest question someone recently asked her about arts & culture in Clark County, and spills the beans with an exciting announcement. And you’ll get your monthly list of some of our top event picks for the month of June! This quick episode is full of the good stuff.
👀 For links to everything we talked about, visit the episode page.
We've got something a little different: another podcast about arts and culture! We’re introducing you to Board of Directors, where host Adam Marple sits down with theater directors from all over the world and talks to them about their craft, what got them to where they are today, and the projects they're developing for the future.
Our host Adriana Baer is behind the mic spilling the beans on a whole bunch of stuff she never ta...
You called in with YOUR favorite places & people and things to do, see & eat. This special episode shouts out some of the best of Clark County.
🎉 Want a list of everywhere that's mentioned on this episode? 👉 Click here.
⭐️ Thank you to our sponsor, Johnson Bixby.
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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 millennia of visual art that's deeply connected to the land and this place we call home. Listen in to learn about the Chinook’s past, present, and their 175-year fight for federal recognitio...
Here's what not to miss in arts & culture in May, 2026!
🗺️ Find the events we talked about here:
- Celebration of Sculpture
- Washougal Studio Artist Tour
- The Columbia Writers Series
- Documentary filmmaker Beth Harrington shows Our Mr. Matsura at History on Tap
- Pomeroy Living History Farm’s Summer Gardening Workshop For Beginners
- Vancouver Symphony’s Season Finale Concert
👀 For more, visit the episode pa...
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 you love to draw, write, or collage, Couve Zine Swap is on a mission to bring your zine to life.
🗺️ Visit them at couvezineswap.com or contact them at couvezineswap@gmail.com.
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 hearing words out loud can connect and inspire us all. This episode is part of our celebration of National Poetry Month!
🗺️ Visit them:
- In person every second Thursday!
- printedmattervancouv...
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!
👀 For more, visit the episode page.
- Intro to Zine Making Workshop with Couve Zine Swap. Washougal, April 4, 2 - 3:30pm
- Pour Choices Pub’s Writer’s Group. Vancouver, every Sunday, 2...
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 Portland to Washington, DC. What an honor to talk to someone who’s seen a century of artmaking.
🗺️ Visit him at jamesleehansen.com.
👀 For pictures, video, and more, visit the epis...
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, shares some key takeaways of the event. Check it out!
Action Alert for week of March 2, 2026
> Click here to email your reps about Capital requests.
> Click here to email your reps about Operating Budget requests.
Operating Request Overview:
- a $300,000 reduction in ArtsWA's general grants
- fund an employee for the WA State Arts Commission (ArtsWA) to manage data effectively
- fund Humanities Washington’s Prime Time Family Reading program
Capital Budget Request O...
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 guide, is the first Executive Director of the museum and is a passionate historian. Along with a large group of volunteers and dedicated board, Lawrence strives to keep the museum growi...
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