Author: Myles Cochrane

Humboldt Last Week is Humboldt County’s weekly news podcast, available for free to subscribers via Apple, Spotify, this website, and wherever you get your podcasts.

Humboldt County’s weekly news podcast: Local export Kortney Olson appeared to nab a fruity world record, the zoo’s elevated walkway is open, anti-vax protestors cause a ruckus for U.S. Congressman Jared Huffman, officials take aim at illegal fireworks as a likely brutal fire season is upon us, Humboldt State alum Alex Cappa is practicing with Tom Brady again post-injury, marble hunting, another Emerald Triangle tie to Green Day, a stuffed bunny, and more.

In the latest podcast episode of Humboldt Last Week: Forbes promotes local cannabis tourism, a farm stand owner remains defiant, lots of Hep C, a Blue Lake festival renames itself Wiyot-style, props for a new ocean dive team, a proposed fish farm’s impacts will be examined more closely, no COVID-related hospital visits for the vaccinated, wealthy part-time-local Rob Arkley doesn’t like some proposed affordable housing projects in Eureka, Ferndale export Guy Fieri’s Food Network deal gets more attention, award-winning booze, harassment from anti-vaxxers, Green Day’s tie to Humboldt County, kinetic love, crime updates, and more.

A contest will fly 10 people out here in October to do all the fun weed and nature things. (Mentioned in the latest podcast episode of Humboldt Last Week)

(Humboldt Last Week) A high school brawl got really ugly, a deserted mill north of Manila is eyeballed as a mega-grow, a possible Victorian-esque treatment for Eureka, an alleged triple-murderer pleads not guilty, good times at the airport, notorious ex Trinidad resident Robert Durst starts his LA murder trial, live comedy, Guy Fieri goes metal, Sara Bareilles earns acting praise, the LA Times encourages Humboldt travel, an HSU alum’s animal-saving TV show, an upcoming UFC fight for Orion Cosce, local offshore wind energy gets a thumbs up from the governor, COVID updates, and more.

Chandelier Drive-Through Tree, Avenue of the Giants, Humboldt Redwoods, Glass Beach, Burney Falls, and Trees of Mystery made the cut.

A big-money proposal for HSU changes, delayed zoo fun, a big meth bust, a military history-maker, the long-awaited new juvie hall, an upcoming outdoor festival in SoHum, Ferndale-export Guy Fieri has some good advice, more big-time TikTok stars, honoring a SoHum legend, that COVID variant, an editorial related to a dog-related workplace eviction, cannabis updates, crime updates, and more.

One of Louie Lingard’s latest viral videos noted resale markups of Nike’s Go FlyEasy shoes are especially a bummer for those with disabilities. He has 840,000 followers on TikTok and one of his Spotify singles has brought in over 20,000 streams. (Humboldt Last Week)

A renowned psychologist discusses hazing after HSU women’s softball is temporarily suspended, a hit-and-run suspect was arrested, the zoo’s elevated redwoods walkway has an opening date, our expensive housing market, thank-yous, locally-related Apple TV and Hulu and AMC shows, COVID updates, a heartbreaking knifing involving children, palm readers, bean-bag shotguns, an NFL teams is encouraged to pay an HSU export well, local musicians the Bayside Music Collective, and more.