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TehachaPod
The official award winning podcast for the City of Tehachapi, California. Our municipal government podcast covers the issues, topics, history, lifestyle and happenings in Tehachapi. This show features interviews and highlights of community events, meetings and other interactions that impact Tehachapi. TehachaPod has received several awards for Government Special Episode and Individual Episodes by a Government Agency.
Episodes
TehachaPodEarthquake Early Warning App My Shake
Cal OES (California Office of Emergency Services) Amanda Moyer joins TehachaPod to talk about the new "My Shake" app that will give you an early warning of an…
TehachaPodSmall Business Loyalty Program Set To Launch in Tehachapi
Corey Costelloe and Key Budge talk about several things that were approved at the recent February council meeting. The new Small Business Loyalty Program was…
TehachaPodTUSD Superintendent Updates on the School Year for Tehachapi
TUSD Superintendent Stacey Larson-Everson talks to TehachaPod about where we are with virtual learning and the ever changing rules to return students to…
TehachaPodNawalt almost a Wrap, Filming in Tehachapi
We got a chance to catch up with filmmaker Paul Winston who is producing and starring in Nawalt, an independent film project. Paul shares a little into what it…
TehachaPodTehachapi Vaccination Scheduling At Adventist Health
The Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley team assigned to contact the hundreds of people calling each day explain how the call back operation is working. Lexi…
TehachaPodLocal Comic Book Author And Skate Park Funds
TehachaPod talks to Saida Woolf and gets an update on her comic book Soulstream and how the release went. We share information regarding the Tehachapi Farmer's…
TehachaPodUltra Trail Race In Tehachapi The Calgonquin
Jason Swanson is the co-race director for the Calgonquin 50K and 25K Ultra Trail Race to be held in Tehachapi. The Ultra Trail Running event will be on…
TehachaPodHow Does Caltrans Share Information With The Public
Christine Knadler, Chief Public Information Officer for Caltrans District 9 joins TehachaPod to talk about how they get information out to the public and the…
TehachaPodTalking to the Public Utilizing Digital Communications
Joining TehachaPod today is Dana Berchman, Chief Digital Officer for Gilbert Arizona. Gilbert Arizona is nationally recognized as a leader in digital…
TehachaPodVaccinations in Kern County for COVID-19
Michelle Corson from Kern County Public Health Department joins the TehachaPod crew to talk about COVID-19 vaccinations in Kern County. We talk about the…
TehachaPodCOVID-19 Vaccinations in Tehachapi
Josh Pierce from Adventist Health Tehachapi valley joins Corey Costelloe & Key Budge on TehachaPod to talk about the COVID-19 Vaccination rollout at the…
TehachaPodKicking Off 2021 In Tehachapi
We get together for the first time in 2021 to do a quick review of 2020, talk about the newly seated Tehachapi City Council, economic growth in the region, and…
TehachaPodHoliday Time in Tehachapi
The TehachaPod crew gets together and has a discussion about some things going on in Tehachapi as we close out 2020. New covid-19 restrictions coming down from…
TehachaPodGiving Tuesday and Supporting Local Students
We got a chance to talk with a few former Cerro Coso students who have received help from the Cerro Coso Foundation and they share their experiences. Joining…
TehachaPodHelping Feed Hungry Seniors During the Holidays
Chris Naftel and Rhonda Brady from the Tehachapi Rotary Club join us to talk about their 12 Days of Christmas Project for Senior Citizens in Tehachapi. The…
TehachaPodTehachapi Teen Comic Book Author of Soul Stream
Saida Woolf joins Key Budge and Corey Costelloe on TehachaPod to talk about the creation of a new adventure based comic book series called SoulStream which is…
TehachaPodCelebration of our Veterans
We talk to several Tehachapi Veterans and ask them their thoughts about Veterans Day. U.S. Army Veteran and State Senator Shannon Grove join the crew and she…
TehachaPodNew Tehachapi Park Facility Proposed by TVRPD
Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Parks District Manager Corey Torres stopped by the TehachaPod studios to talk about the grant application they are working on…
TehachaPodTehachapi Mountain Trail Association & the Calgonquin Ultra Race
Brandon Griffiths from the TMTA and Jason Swanson from the Calgonquin Ultra join Corey Costelloe and Key Budge for a conversation about the event to be held in…
TehachaPodFall and the Tehachapi Library
With the Fall season upon us in Tehachapi, we talk to Veronica Wilson from the Tehachapi Branch Library about a Trick or Treat Alternative for parents of young…
TehachaPodExperience Tehachapi Magazine The Land of Four Seasons
We get a chance to talk to the publisher and the editor of the annual Experience Tehachapi Magazine. Claudia White and Julianna Crisalli from Hilltop…
TehachaPodEdwards Air Force Base Air Show With Tehachapi Flyover
We talk to Major Thomas "Jifko" Stuart who is the Air Show Director and to Helida Vanhoy who is the S.T.E.M. Coordinator for the Aerospace Valley Hybrid Air…
TehachaPodCerro Coso Foundation Helping Tehachapi Students
We talk to Lauren Falk Program Manager for the Cerro Coso Foundation, Derrick Hu the Foundation President and Tehachapi's Lydia Chaney who is on the Board of…
TehachaPodInternational Podcast Day Originates From Tehachapi
Steve Lee and Dave Lee join the TehachaPod crew to talk about how International Podcast Day started. We cover the 30 hour livestream journey coming from all…
TehachaPodKiwanis International in Tehachapi
Kiwanis Tehachapi President Tina Cunningham joined TehachaPod to talk about the numerous programs they work throughout the year that help children around the…
TehachaPodTehachapi author G.E. Perlin talks about his new release "The Dark of the Grey"
TehachaPod is Tehachapi's podcast and we are talking to members of our community who are doing interesting things. Corey Costelloe talks to local author G.E…
TehachaPodMiss California United States Tiffany Rea Discusses Human Trafficking
We get a chance to talk to the newly crowned Miss California United States Tiffany Rea. Tiffany talks about her experience and the nonprofit group she will be…
TehachaPodTehachapi Schools Are Virtual To Begin The Fall Quarter
Tehachapi Unified School District Superintendent Stacey Larson-Everson talks to the TehachaPod crew about the new school year and virtual learning. Some great…
TehachaPodTehachapi Cancer Foundation and other Non Profits Impacted by Corona Virus
We have a conversation with the founder of the Tehachapi Cancer Foundation Jim Wallace. Jim shares how hard it has been on his non-profit and other…
TehachaPodFilming in Tehachapi and the making of Nawalt
We talked with filmmaker Paul Winston from Unbounded Ambition Films regarding a recent Sci-Fi project he filmed in Tehachapi titled Nawalt. Paul explained how…
TehachaPodFree Small Business Programs for Tehachapi
The Director of the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Kelly Bearden from CSUB joins TehachaPod to talk about opportunities for the small business owners…
TehachaPodOutdoor Dining in Tehachapi
Corey Costelloe and Key Budge talk about the outside dining areas in Tehachapi. How you can support local eateries and enjoy the beautiful Tehachapi weather…
TehachaPodRegional Transportation Projects for Tehachapi
Kern Council of Governments Executive Director Ahron Hakimi joined the conversation today with the TehachaPod crew to talk about regional transportation…
TehachaPodSalute to Freedom Conversation with USAF Gen Matthew Higer
(This episode received an Award of Distinction for Special Episode from the AIVA) A special 4th of July celebration of freedom and appreciation to our active…
TehachaPodRecreation in the Tehachapi area at TVRPD
Corey Torres the General Manager from the Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Parks District (TVRPD) joins TehachaPod to talk about what recreation areas they are…
TehachaPodEmergency Preparedness & C.E.R.T. in Tehachapi
David Shaw from the Tehachapi Valley C.E.R.T. (Community Emergency Response Team) talks to the TehachaPod team about how to get your family ready for possible…
TehachaPodSCE talks PSPS in Tehachapi for Wildfire Season this Summer
Southern California Edison joins the TehachaPod crew to talk about Public Safety Power Shutoffs in the Tehachapi region. Cal Rossi from SCE provides an update…
TehachaPodCerro Coso College in Tehachapi - Higher Education For All
The TehachaPod crew (Key Budge & Corey Costelloe) are joined in studio by Cerro Coso Colleges Lisa Stephens and Kristen Hanley who share what our college has…
TehachaPodDonating Blood During the COVID 19 Crisis in Tehachapi
Houchin Community Blood Bank's Yessica Diaz-Conti (HCBB.com) joined the TehachaPod crew to talk about the importance of donating blood during the COVID-19…
TehachaPodTehachapi small businesses move a little closer to opening
Tehachapi businesswoman Barb Villasenor joins the TehachaPod crew for a discussion about what the COVID-19 shutdown has meant to her an independent contractor…
TehachaPodRe-opening Kern County Businesses during the COVID-19 crisis
TehachaPod (Greg Garrett, Corey Costelloe & Key Budge) talk to Kern County Supervisor Zack Scrivner about the re-opening process for our local businesses…
TehachaPodIs the "New Normal" acceptable for our society?
The TehachaPod crew (Greg Garrett, Corey Costelloe & Key Budge) discuss the "new normal" or should we be getting back to normal in our society during this…
TehachaPodOpening the Tehachapi Farmer's Market
We went out onto the streets of Tehachapi to talk to people who attended the first Farmer's Market since the coronavirus started. People were relieved to be…
TehachaPodOpening the Economy from COVID-19 Restrictions in Tehachapi
We talk about the how the City of Tehachapi is looking to open its economy and the request made by council to support local control of its economy. Key Budge…
TehachaPodTehachapi Construction Projects
We talk to Andrew Norton from the City of Tehachapi's Engineering Department about new and ongoing construction projects. We cover new cycling improvements…
TehachaPodTehachaPod Education during the Coronavirus
TehachaPod hosts Corey Costelloe and Key Budge had a conversation with Tehachapi Unified School District Superintendent Stacey Larson-Everson about education…
TehachaPodTehachaPod talks COVID-19 with Senator Shannon Grove
California State Senator Shannon Grove talked to Key Budge and Corey Costelloe about the coronavirus impact in Kern County. Can California look at opening its…
TehachaPodTehachaPod Episode 10 Faith during the Coronavirus Crisis
We talk to two local faith leaders in Tehachapi about the coronavirus and how local churches are going to the virtual church. Christ Frost from Mountain Bible…
TehachaPodTehachaPod Episode 9 Tehachapi Library during the COVID-19 crisis
TehachaPod invites Veronica Wilson from the Kern County Public LIbrary - Tehachapi Branch to join us and talk about online and virtual activities for the…
TehachaPodTehachaPod Episode 8 Assemblyman Vince Fong talks Coronavirus
Assemblyman Vince Fong from California's 34th District representing Kern County discusses the COVID-19 crisis in California. Assemblyman Fong joins the…
TehachaPodTehachaPod Episode 7 Communication during Coronavirus Crisis
TehachaPod has three hosts (Key Budge, Corey Costelloe and Greg Garrett) who talk Tehachapi. On this podcast we talk about the massive amounts of information…
TehachaPodTehachaPod Episode 6 Coronavirus and the financial impact
We (Greg Garrett, Corey Costelloe and Key Budge) talk about things we as a community can do to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Matt Constantine the…
TehachaPodTehachaPod Episode 5 Tehachapi and the Coronavirus
TehachaPod 5 talks about the coronavirus and how it is impacting Tehachapi as a community. Key Budge, Greg Garrett and Corey Costelloe have their conversation…
TehachaPodTehachaPod Episode 4 How Tehachapi is dealing with COVID-19
COVID-19, is impacting us as a nation and on a global basis, closer to home in Tehachapi we are taking measures to try and provide a little financial relief…
TehachaPodTehachaPod Episode 3 Construction Projects & Love Tehachapi
Key Budge, Corey Costelloe and Greg Garrett talk to Andrew Norton from the city about current construction projects. Then have a conversation with Nichole…
TehachaPodTehachaPod Episode 2 Presidential Visit
Key Budge, Corey Costelloe & Greg Garrett get together and talk about the new council appointment and interview of Councilmember Scrivner, re-visit President…
TehachaPodTehachaPod Episode 1 Public Safety Power Shutoffs
The City of Tehachapi has added podcasting to our communication department. Our goal is to get information to you in a variety of ways. Join Key Budge, Corey…