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 day? And why is independent documentary filmmaking at such a difficult crossroads? Our conversation about artists who focus on the past uncovers what's going on in the present and what we can hope for in the future.

🗺️ Visit her at bethharrington.com | ourmrmatsura.com | Instagram | Facebook

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🎉 This episode also celebrates:

• Okanogan County Historical Society
• ArtsHub
• Husubis’ Poke Shop
• Brian Tashima
• Kiggins Theatre

You can see an exhibit of Frank Matsura’s work at the Japanese American Museum of Oregon through February 8, 2026.

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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 textile artist making enormous prints with solar dye, embraced her Roma background, and discovered a passion in curation where she turns "silos into a conversation and into a community."

🗺️ Visit her at smsvec.com | Instagram

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🎉 This episode also celebrates:

• Erin Dengerink
• Jason Litts
• Sarah Lynn Hunter
• Chas Martin
• Art at the Cave
• Aqua Gallery
• Corridor Gallery

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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 year.

What are the tunes that make you wanna get up and dance? Well for the last hundred years, American popular music has been getting people out of their seats and onto their feet with hot jazz and sweet dance music that’s impossible to ignore. And Clark County happens to be home to the guy that’s making sure this incredible music lasts for the next 100 years. Let's visit the Historic Music Preservation Project and Ne Plus Ultra Jass Orchestra.

🗺️ Visit them at historicmusic.org | Instagram | Facebook

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🎉 This episode also celebrates:

• The Historic Trust & Providence Academy Ballroom
• Vancouver Ballet Folklorico
• Christine Richardson, theARTScenterd & The Arts Hub
• Willful Wine
• Center Stage Clothier
• Vancouver Culture, Arts, and Heritage Commission

🎶 Music in this episode by the Ne Plus Ultra Jass Orchestra and Sammuel Hawkins.

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📍 I'm Into This Place is Clark County, 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. Find more at imintothisplace.com.