MK125 - Must-Visit Spots in Split, Croatia | Top Things to See in Dalmatia

A travel guide on transportation, lodging, and food in Split, Croatia. Split is the second-largest city in Croatia and lies on the eastern shore of the Adriatic Sea. The city's founding is estimated to have been in 3rd century BC, and was home to Roman Emperor, Diocletian - where there are portions of the palace he constructed still visible today.

Previous episodes -

MK124 - Cinque Terre, Italy - https://youtu.be/L_y1Znpx-UI

MK123 - Finale Ligure, Italy - https://youtu.be/W_vvRjbbNyk

MK122 - Monaco - https://youtu.be/JxhjHNlfnZ4

MK121 - Nice, France - https://youtu.be/bVTU_XMjZ-g

MK120 - How to backpack Europe - https://youtu.be/pFtwBOMdczY

MK86 - Venice - https://youtu.be/sPGUJ7VHMCE

MK85 - Vienna - https://youtu.be/DK6G7RB9g_k

MK84 - Dubrovnik - https://youtu.be/FD_xIqmV4w4

MK45 - Dublin - https://youtu.be/DYDSk7pBbNU

MK44 - Marseille - https://youtu.be/TQrESbBJ7QY

MK43 - Palma de Mallorca - https://youtu.be/YtOHgY67XoI

MK42 - Amsterdam - https://youtu.be/CJxlYIoon00

Opening song “Doin Time" written by Ira Gershwin, Dorothy Heyward, Bradley Nowell, and Maggie Plum; performed by Sublime.

MK124 - Discover Cinque Terre, Italy: Best Sights & Hidden Gems in Liguria

A travel guide on transportation, lodging, and food in Cinque Terre, Italy - Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Manarola, Corniglia, & Riomaggiore. Cinque Terre is a coastal community made up of five villages, and offers some of the most beautiful, nostalgic, picturesque scenes in the world.

Previous episodes -

MK123 - Finale Ligure, Italy - https://youtu.be/W_vvRjbbNyk

MK122 - Monaco - https://youtu.be/JxhjHNlfnZ4

MK121 - Nice, France - https://youtu.be/bVTU_XMjZ-g

MK120 - How to backpack Europe - https://youtu.be/pFtwBOMdczY

MK86 - Venice - https://youtu.be/sPGUJ7VHMCE

MK85 - Vienna - https://youtu.be/DK6G7RB9g_k

MK84 - Dubrovnik - https://youtu.be/FD_xIqmV4w4

MK45 - Dublin - https://youtu.be/DYDSk7pBbNU

MK44 - Marseille - https://youtu.be/TQrESbBJ7QY

MK43 - Palma de Mallorca - https://youtu.be/YtOHgY67XoI

MK42 - Amsterdam - https://youtu.be/CJxlYIoon00

Opening song “Don’t Leave Me (Ne Me Quitte Pas)" written and performed by Regina Spektor.

MK123 - Top Attractions in Finale Ligure, Italy | Best Sights on the Italian Riviera

A travel guide on transportation, lodging, and food in Finale Ligure - Finalmarina, Finalpia, and Finalborgo. Finale Ligure is a coastal community made up of three communes, and offers a more relaxing approach to the Italian Riviera.

Previous episodes -

MK122 - Monaco - https://youtu.be/JxhjHNlfnZ4

MK121 - Nice, France - https://youtu.be/bVTU_XMjZ-g

MK120 - How to backpack Europe - https://youtu.be/pFtwBOMdczY

MK86 - Venice - https://youtu.be/sPGUJ7VHMCE

MK85 - Vienna - https://youtu.be/DK6G7RB9g_k

MK84 - Dubrovnik - https://youtu.be/FD_xIqmV4w4

MK45 - Dublin - https://youtu.be/DYDSk7pBbNU

MK44 - Marseille - https://youtu.be/TQrESbBJ7QY

MK43 - Palma de Mallorca - https://youtu.be/YtOHgY67XoI

MK42 - Amsterdam - https://youtu.be/CJxlYIoon00

Opening song “Silver Lining" written by Jenny Lewis and performed by Rilo Kiley.

MK122 - Explore Monaco: Best Sights & Attractions on the French Riviera

A travel guide on transportation, lodging, and food in Monaco, Monte Carlo, Fontvieille, Beausoleil, and the French Riviera. Monaco is known for it's tiny size, enormous wealth, luxury cars, and extravagance.

Previous episodes -

MK121 - Nice, France - https://youtu.be/bVTU_XMjZ-g

MK120 - How to backpack Europe - https://youtu.be/pFtwBOMdczY

MK86 - Venice - https://youtu.be/sPGUJ7VHMCE

MK85 - Vienna - https://youtu.be/DK6G7RB9g_k

MK84 - Dubrovnik - https://youtu.be/FD_xIqmV4w4

MK45 - Dublin - https://youtu.be/DYDSk7pBbNU

MK44 - Marseille - https://youtu.be/TQrESbBJ7QY

MK43 - Palma de Mallorca - https://youtu.be/YtOHgY67XoI

MK42 - Amsterdam - https://youtu.be/CJxlYIoon00

Opening song “Extraordinary Machine" written and performed by Fiona Apple.

MK121 - Unforgettable Things to See in Nice, France | Ultimate French Riviera Experience

A travel guide on transportation, lodging, and food in Nice, France and the French Riviera. Known in French as the Côte d'Azur, this beautiful region is warm, exciting, and full of history.

Previous episodes -

MK120 - How to backpack Europe - https://youtu.be/pFtwBOMdczY

MK86 - Venice - https://youtu.be/sPGUJ7VHMCE

MK85 - Vienna - https://youtu.be/DK6G7RB9g_k

MK84 - Dubrovnik - https://youtu.be/FD_xIqmV4w4

MK45 - Dublin - https://youtu.be/DYDSk7pBbNU

MK44 - Marseille - https://youtu.be/TQrESbBJ7QY

MK43 - Palma de Mallorca - https://youtu.be/YtOHgY67XoI

MK42 - Amsterdam - https://youtu.be/CJxlYIoon00

MK120 - Backpacking Europe on a Budget: How to Save Money in Nice, Monaco, Italy, Croatia, & Berlin

How to backpack European cities - Nice, France; Monte Carlo, Monaco; Finale Ligure, Italy; Cinque Terre, Italy; Split, Croatia; & Berlin, Germany.

This is a travel guide on how to find airfare through Google Flights, how to find transportation, and what items to bring on a European backpacking tour.

Previous episodes -

MK86 - Venice - https://youtu.be/sPGUJ7VHMCE

MK85 - Vienna - https://youtu.be/DK6G7RB9g_k

MK84 - Dubrovnik - https://youtu.be/FD_xIqmV4w4

MK45 - Dublin - https://youtu.be/DYDSk7pBbNU

MK44 - Marseille - https://youtu.be/TQrESbBJ7QY

MK43 - Palma de Mallorca - https://youtu.be/YtOHgY67XoI

MK42 - Amsterdam - https://youtu.be/CJxlYIoon00

MK119 - Alana Ogilvie - Is Sex Therapy Right for Your Relationship? | Key Signs You Might Need It

Alana Ogilvie is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in the States of Oregon and Washington and a Certified Sex Therapist (CST) through the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT). In her private practice, Portland Sex Therapy, Alana provides counseling to individuals and relationships; clinical supervision and professional consultation. Her specialties include desire differences in couples, and working with folks in the poly and kinky communities.

https://sextherapyportland.com/

https://www.instagram.com/pdxsextherapy/

MK118 - "The King of Carrot Flowers Pt. 1" - Neutral Milk Hotel - Why is this song so good?

This is a cover of “The King of Carrot Flowers Pt. 1”, which is a song from the Neutral Milk Hotel album, “In the Aeroplane Over the Sea”. Written and performed by Neutral Milk Hotel. Guitar parts and chords from the song are explained, as well as deep listening to the lyrics and air organ parts.

Neutral Milk Hotel

Jeff Mangum – guitar, voice, organ, floor tom, bowed fuzz bass, tapes, shortwave radio

Jeremy Barnes – drums, organ

Scott Spillane – trumpet, flugelhorn, trombone, euphonium

Julian Koster – Wandering Genie, the singing saw, bowed banjo, accordion, white noise

Additional musicians

Robert Schneider – home organ, air organ, fuzz bass, harmony vocal, one-note piano

Laura Carter – zanzithophone

Rick Benjamin – trombone

Marisa Bissinger – saxophone, flugelhorn

Michelle Anderson – uilleann pipes

Artwork

Chris Bilheimer – art direction

Jeff Mangum – art direction

Brian Dewan – "Flying Victrola" illustration

MK117 - Dr. Sean Hurst - Forensic Pathology: How It Solves Mysteries | Crime Scene Investigation

Sean Hurst is a forensic pathologist working in Oregon. He went to Seton Hall University for his undergraduate degree in biology, then went on to receive his MD qualifications at St. George’s University. He completed an anatomic and clinical pathology residency in NJ and was trained in forensic pathology in Miami, Floria. He moved to Oregon almost five years ago to become a Deputy State Medical Examiner and has been the Chief Medical Examiner for about 4 years. Dr. Hurst is an avid baker. He and his wife can usually be found fostering any number of dogs and kittens for a number of rescues in Portland.

MK116 - Scott Reames - Nike's History & Success: How the Swoosh Became a Global Icon

Scott Reames is a former Nike Historian who spent his career in public relations - at the Eugene Family YMCA; then moving to Fleishman-Hillard and working on the Valvoline account. In the early 1990's he began working at a number of Niketown locations, and eventually put together a proposal to create the Department of Nike Archives, or "DNA". In 2012, Phil Knight asked Scott for help gathering materials to help him write his memoir, "Shoe Dog". Scott continued his work with Nike at DNA until his retirement in 2021.

MK113 - Gary Rogowski - Mastering Woodworking: Essential Tips & Techniques for Crafting with Wood

Gary Rogowski is a furniture maker, author, teacher, and podcaster. He gained a degree in literature from Reed College and then took this training straight to the quiet of a craftsman’s bench. For 25 years, he designed and built furniture in Portland, Oregon for private clients, galleries, and public commissions. In 1991, he won the Oregon Arts Commission Fellowship in Crafts.

After years of teaching at various craft schools in the U.S. and Europe, in 1997 he founded The Northwest Woodworking Studio, a School for Woodworkers, where he is the Director. When Covid hit, he shut his Studio in Portland. Classes are now all online and can be found at https://northwestwoodworking.com.

Gary was a Contributing Editor for Fine Woodworking Magazine for fourteen years and the author of numerous articles, videos, and two books on woodworking. He is the author of Handmade: Creative Focus in the Age of Distraction (Linden Press, 2017). His essays and short stories have been published in Coldnoon Journal, Praxis Magazine, Umbrella Factory, and Craftsmanship.net. He is currently working on a podcast called Creativity: Hustlers, Fakers, and Thieves.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/northwest-woodworking-studio-podcast/id1435736860

tw: NW Woodworking@GaryRogowski

F: The Northwest Woodworking Studio@northwestwoodworking

Instagram: @northwestwoodworking

http://handmadecreativefocus.com/

MK111 - Mark Bitterman - The History of Salt Explained by a James Beard Award-Winning Author

Mark Bitterman is selmelier and owner of The Meadow, a specialty food business with locations in Portland, Oregon, and New York City. Mark's first book, Salted: A Manifesto on the World's Most Essential Mineral, with Recipes, won a James Beard Foundation Award.

No one knows salt like Bitterman. Mark has traveled the globe for 25 years seeking salts worthy of your food. Mark is a world-renowned speaker and James Beard Award winning author of Salted: A Manifesto on the World's Most Essential Mineral, and the world’s first selmelier. A selmelier is to salt what the sommelier is to wine, providing information and expertise that helps diners and chefs get the best possible results from their food. Mark has been recognized as a Local Food Hero by Cooking Light and a Tastemaker in Food & Wine. He has been featured in The New York Times, The Splendid Table, Bizarre Foods, ABC News, CNN, the History Channel, among others.

A leading expert on finishing salt, chocolate, and bitters, Mark has clientele from top chefs to food manufacturers to home cooks. Mark leads salt-inspired dinners at many celebrated restaurants and lectures at culinary schools such as the French Culinary Institute, the Institute of Culinary Education, and Le Cordon Bleu.

markbitterman.com

themeadow.com

bittermansalt.co

MK110 - Janna Piper - Understanding Modern Sex Trafficking: How It Operates Today

Janna Piper is a professional pet sitter & dog walker, personal trainer, boxing & self defense instructor, MMA fighter, poler, author, musician (classically trained pianist, singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist) composer, audio engineer (production, recording, mixing, mastering, live sound, audio editing, sound design, & post production) and a member of the Junior League of Portland's “Stop Human Trafficking Committee” for 9 years. 

https://instagram.com/jaqalred - personal

https://instagram.com/jaqalthehybrid - musician

https://instagram.com/phoenixpetcare - pet sitting & dog walking

https://instagram.com/sisuwarriorprincess - mma fighter & poler 

https://instagram.com/phoenixventurespv - parent co. 

https://instagram.com/phoenixfunctional - personal training

https://instagram.com/phoenixpolyphonix - music production

tiktok: https://tiktok.com/jaqalthehybrid 

youtube: https://youtube.com/@jaqalthehybrid 

Junior League of Portland

https://www.jlpdx.org/

Rose Haven

https://rosehaven.org/

Raphael House

https://raphaelhouse.com/

MK108 - Adam Lee - Life in the Studio: Recording Bands at Jackpot! Recording Studio

Adam has been making records in Portland for over 10 years. Some of the bands he has worked with include Portugal. The Man, Sleater-Kinney, Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, Black Thought, Dame D.O.L.L.A, Built to Spill, Quasi, The Decemberists, Red Fang, and Jerry Joseph. Adam moved from Phoenix to Portland in 2009 after studying audio at MCC, and landed at Jackpot! shortly after. Aside from engineering, he has also scored and mixed films, produced children’s audio books, and captured live performances all around the city.

MK106 - Scott Burns - Exploring the Missoula Floods: Insights into Geology and Environmental Impact

Scott is a Professor Emeritus of Geology and Past-Chair of the Dept. of Geology at Portland State University where he just finished his 33rd year of teaching.  He was also Associate Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at P.S.U. from 1997-1999.  He has been teaching for 53 years, with past positions in Switzerland, New Zealand, Washington, Colorado and Louisiana.  He is a 6th generation Oregonian who grew up in Beaverton and is very happy to be "home" after a 25 year hiatus!  Scott specializes in environmental and engineering geology, geomorphology, soils, and Quaternary geology. In Oregon, he has projects involving landslides and land use, environmental cleanup of service stations, slope stability, earthquake hazard mapping, Missoula Floods, paleosols, loess soil stratigraphy, radon generation from soils, the distribution of heavy metals and trace elements in Oregon soils, alpine soil development, and the terroir of wine.  He has been active in mapping landslides in the Pacific Northwest since his return to Portland.  Scott has won many awards for outstanding teaching with the most significant being the Faculty Senate Chair Award at Louisiana Tech University in 1987, the Distinguished Faculty Award from the Portland State Alumni Association in 2001, and the George Hoffmann Award from PSU in 2007.  He has authored over 100 publications and has had over 25 research grants.  His first book, Environmental, Groundwater and Engineering Geology: Applications from Oregon, came out January of 1998. His second book, Cataclysms on the Columbia, the Great Missoula Floods came out in October of 2009 and is co-authored by Marjorie Burns, a friend and professor at PSU.  Scott has been the president of the Faculty Senate at three different universities: Louisiana Tech University and the American College of Switzerland and Portland State University.  He actively helps local TV and radio stations and newspapers bring important geological news to the public. For the past 49 years he has been studying wine and terroir – the relationship between wine, soils, geology and climate.