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Talkin Story

Talkin Story

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The Talkin Story podcast is a project of Well Organized. It features local people of the global majority (PGM) who are quietly acting as flashpoints for social and cultural transformation within Port Townsend/East Jefferson county. These are the people who have been steadily working almost under the radar to craft a world in which they exist with sovereignty and creativity. They may or may not be in designated leadership roles, but their very existence is a source of inspiration and a touchstone within the PGM community primarily and the broader community as well.

The first season of this intergenerational podcast is co-hosted by Oceana Sawyer, Ezra Kikue Cook, and Lorenzo McCleese.

The second season is co-hosted by Oceana Sawyer and Cameron Jones.

Oceana (she/we/they) is an eldering person of African descent who has been working to weave PGM community via food sovereignty and land stewardship in space beyond capture and towards liberation. They are a poet and a writer with a vision of community of local PGM that has the capacity to navigate the reality of liquid modernity.

Cameron (he/him) is a mixed Black, White, and Indigenous community organizer, policy advocate, and land steward in Port Townsend, Washington. Through Well Organized Jefferson County, he integrates Afro-Indigenous stewardship, housing equity, and food sovereignty into local policy while advancing participatory governance models. Trained in Permaculture and yoga, Cameron pairs land-based knowledge with sharp structural critique to mobilize grassroots coalitions for systemic transformation. He identifies as a liberatory eco-socialist with anarchist tendencies, committed to liberation for all people and achieving human–nature symbiosis from within, while willing to dismantle failing systems to build just, regenerative alternatives from without.

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Ezra is an ever changing force for change. As much as they talk, you'll never really understand them. His look is always changing and his list of passions is always expanding. Professionally he is known for working at Centrum for the last three years as both a grip and a videographer/broadcast technician. Ezra has years of experience in theater tech, acting, and media production. They are a writer and director with dreams of putting out original films on the big screen. They believe in the importance of advocacy and integrity- the fight for what is right at the small level. They are particularly involved in activism for Queer and Transgender support systems at the local level.

Lorenzo being born & raised in Port Townsend, Lorenzo is eager to move out to Seattle and study Environmental Science at the University of Washington. He hopes to continue engaging with his passion for equity and diversity in Seattle. Lorenzo is a member of the 7th cohort of UW’s Brotherhood Initiative; a program that provides opportunities for academic growth and leadership for underrepresented men of color.

Music in season one is provided with permission by Ben Wilson and Camelia Jade. Logo design by Jade Evans of Indigo Sky Productions.

The theme music for season two:

Song title: "Aguas de Cordillera"

Artist Name: Paramúcura & Chirigüe

Talkin Story season one enjoyed the support of the Port Townsend Arts Commission, Jefferson Community Foundation, Finnriver Farm & Cidery, Addieun Foundation, the Community Equity Initiative, and private in-kind and monetary donations.

Season two was sponsored by the Jefferson Community Foundation via a Donor Advised Fund.

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  • Creating Community in Place, with guest Cendre Hunt

    Creating Community in Place, with guest Cendre Hunt
    Oct 31 2025

    Cameron and Oceana are joined by their colleague, Cendre Hunt, to riff on the experience of organizing and creating solid PGM community in this place settlers call Jefferson County.

    It's also worth noting that last December, the board of Black Lives Matter of Jefferson County-Well Organized voted to change the name of the organization to Well Organized of Jefferson County.

    Learn more about Well Organized & Nourishing Beloved Community:

    well-organized.org

    nourishingbelovedcommunity.com

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    Music Credits, Episode 7:

    Another Holiday, Justnormal

    The White Birch, Moorland Songs

    Soft Pine, Jobii

    Dreamers Of The Shore, Volcan Peaks

    Stereo Sunrise, Rebecca Mardel, james.lfo

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    Talkin Story is a project of Well Organized: Collaborative Community Driven Organizing, in Port Townsend, WA.

    https://well-organized.org/

    Season Two is sponsored by the Jefferson Community Foundation via a Donor Advised Fund.

    If you'd like to support us, please go to well-organized.org to make a donation to the Talkin' Story podcast.

    Music is provided with permission by Paramúcura y Chirigüe and selected artists from Epidemic Sound.
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    57 Min.
  • Community Thru the Arts (replay of Season One episode), with guest Camelia Jade

    Community Thru the Arts (replay of Season One episode), with guest Camelia Jade
    Oct 24 2025

    October, 2025:

    While we finalize the final episode of Season 2, we want to offer a replay of the conversation we had two years ago with Camelia Jade in Season 1 about making music and community.

    Not only is it a good segue into the next and final episode, "Creating Community in Place," it's also an opportunity to highlight the artist of the theme song for Season Two.

    Enjoy!

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    In this episode we spend a bit of time with local musician and audio engineer, Camelia Jade, on a journey of the senses as we wind our way through culture and the arts on our way to community.

    Since 2006, Camelia Jade has worked in audio production for music, live sound, radio, podcasts, analog and digital preservation, independent film, on-location recordings as well as youth audio workshops, gallery installations and more.

    As a musician composing on guitar, charango, rhythm and voice, Camelia weaves tradition and innovation into songs that are lush and percussive, joyous or bittersweet. Camelia (pronounced kah-MEL-ee-ah) creates instrumental explorations that become a living soundtrack and sings with a voice that is both soothing and strong.

    • https://cameliajade.com/

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    Talkin Story is a project of Well Organized: Collaborative Community Driven Organizing, in Port Townsend, WA.

    https://well-organized.org/

    Season Two is sponsored by the Jefferson Community Foundation via a Donor Advised Fund.

    If you'd like to support us, please go to well-organized.org to make a donation to the Talkin' Story podcast.

    Music is provided with permission by Paramúcura y Chirigüe and selected artists from Epidemic Sound.
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    44 Min.
  • Making Home in Place, with guest Eileen Kindling Spirit

    Making Home in Place, with guest Eileen Kindling Spirit
    Oct 17 2025

    In this episode, Cameron and Oceana sit down with Eileen Kindling Spirit to discuss her experience farming livestock in Jefferson county.

    Woodbridge Farm is a beautiful, 20+ acre property in Chimacum that she has poured a lot of blood, sweat, and tears into, and is proud to call her home.

    Eileen Kindling Spirit is originally from Philadelphia and has lived in Jefferson since the 1980’s. She and her son Peter are one of the few Black land-owning farmers in Jefferson County. Eileen has a life-long passion for animals and people in need.

    Note: When this episode was recorded last year, we made an erroneous claim that Woodbridge was the only Black-owned farm in Jefferson, and even Clallam County. We have since learned that is not the case.

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    Music Credits, Episode 5:

    Stereo Sunrise, Rebecca Mardel, james.lfo

    It's All For You, Volcan Peaks

    Post Traumatic Love Disorder, Rain Jewels

    Another Holiday, Justnormal

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    Talkin Story is a project of Well Organized: Collaborative Community Driven Organizing, in Port Townsend, WA.

    https://well-organized.org/

    Season Two is sponsored by the Jefferson Community Foundation via a Donor Advised Fund.

    If you'd like to support us, please go to well-organized.org to make a donation to the Talkin' Story podcast.

    Music is provided with permission by Paramúcura y Chirigüe and selected artists from Epidemic Sound.
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    24 Min.
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