The Sonoma Spiel

You can reuse this podcast: Jana Wang from Refill Madness declares war on single-use plastic

Jana Wang wants you to put that plastic bottle down. And reconsider your approach to consumer packaged goods by just refilling that perfectly good, reusable bottle for your soap, shampoo and detergents.
Inspired by a friend's shop in Sacramento, Wang decided to open "Refill Madness" in the city of Sonoma to show that you don't need to embrace  a throwaway mentality when you want to be clean. A Sonoma native, Wang traveled extensively in Asia during a stint teaching English in Taiwan. During our weekly feature, "We Get Questions," Wang helps travelers from Indiana find a place to taste wine where they can see vineyards (a lot of places,) figures out how to find a meal at a winery, and reveals the best way to make a bug-repellant using more natural ingredients like lavender, citronella and eucalyptus. And because we are on vacation, we will of course detail where to find ice cream. As you do. 
It's all this and more and it's all on the Sonoma Spiel - listen, comment, subscribe, rate it, tell your friends!Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sonoma-spiel/id1634467429Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4UuskGhmJ3EkWQk8DObR9bYoutube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiSa7rAVobsI8O_3xp7hIDPKRO9nBuvNF

Father & son battle it out: Filmmaker George Dondero talks Sonoma movie ”War of the Wills”

Film maker George Dondero had the audacity to not only shoot an independent film in Sonoma, but he dared question the orthodoxy that it's "always a lovely day in Sonoma." His new movie, "War of the Wills" was filmed in Sonoma, Petaluma and Windsor and centers on the struggle between a father and a son battling over an inheritance of money and house. The catch? They have to live in the same house for a month and not leave. And they have strong feelings of dislike towards each other.Sonoma County actors take a star turn in this dark comedy that examines generational cycles and patterns and if it's possible to break these cycles.George then details that my large, clumsy, dwarf-like hands weren't pretty enough to be featured in a commercial about how to save water. And then admits that his partner, Bethany Browning, is a really good writer with a really twisted mind, as evidenced by her latest book Sasquatch, Baby! As always he also helps answer YOUR Sonoma Valley questions during "We Get Questions."  This week: a couple from Sweden wants to know where you can get grape juice - not wine - at a Sonoma Valley winery in June (grapes don't mature on the vines until September usually,) if Sonoma Valley is a good place to shoot movies and are we more known for our red wines or our white wines?It's all this on the Sonoma Spiel, the most interesting podcast in Sonoma Valley.Listen! Comment! Rate it! Subscribe!Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sonoma-spiel/id1634467429|Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4UuskGhmJ3EkWQk8DObR9bYoutube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiSa7rAVobsI8O_3xp7hIDPKRO9nBuvNFOr where ever fine podcasts are found!

An RV of Thespians in Baja Goes the Full Monty: Amy Miller talks Broadway Under the Stars

Amy Miller started doing theater in Cincinnati, Ohio and found her way to Sonoma Valley via New York, New York then Naples, Florida dinner theater and with an interesting trip to Mexico with two recreational vehicles full of Broadway performers. 
We hear about their upcoming summer season of "Broadway Under the Stars" that features a music revue of the best of the 60s to the 80s, plus a full presentation of The Full Monty. And it's not just a performance - it's a full evening of food, wine and entertainment in the ruins of a winery as the moon rises above the vineyards at Jack London State Park in Glen Ellen.Then she helps us answer YOUR questions during "We Get Questions" including helping some Brazilians figure out how to get a tattoo. Or where to get it. Not on their bodies, but an actual shop.It's all this on the Sonoma Spiel, the most interesting podcast in Sonoma Valley.Listen! Comment! Rate it! Subscribe!Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sonoma-spiel/id1634467429|Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4UuskGhmJ3EkWQk8DObR9bYoutube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiSa7rAVobsI8O_3xp7hIDPKRO9nBuvNFOr where ever fine podcasts are found!Deals, special offers and events for Sonoma Valley found at www.sonomavalley.com

Beyond the Left Turn: Jill Gregory of Sonoma Raceway on NASCAR and More

Jill Gregory of Sonoma Raceway says the 12-turns of the famed Sonoma Valley road track make it a "high consequence race track," where you can "get into the wall pretty quickly."Jill sat down with us to talk Nascar, Ferrari Challenge, drag racing your Camry against a cop, electric car racing and even go-karts. Then she gives us the overview of the Toyota/Save Mart 350 and why "everyone circles this weekend on their race calendar." What makes it unique? Wine country, good food and amazing weather make us one of the elite races on the Nascar calendar.She also tells us about their great hospitality venue - Turn Eleven - which is perfect for groups and conferences to rent out for a meeting and then try their hand at some racing skills.Then gives up her spot in pole position and takes up a visitor center volunteer position, where she helps answer your queries about what to do in Sonoma Valley during "WE GET QUESTIONS."It's all this and it's all on the Sonoma Spiel, the top podcast in Sonoma Valley.Listen! Subscribe! Give it five stars and tell your friends!Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sonoma-spiel/id1634467429
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4UuskGhmJ3EkWQk8DObR9bYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI-_R1w9P90&list=PLiSa7rAVobsI8O_3xp7hIDPKRO9nBuvNFMore info on Sonoma Raceway: www.sonomaraceway.comAnd of course, more info on Sonoma Valley: www.SonomaValley.com
 

Joe D’Alessandro - The Return of San Francisco - Sonoma Spiel

Every ten to fifteen years or so, pundits and wags write the obituary for San Francisco. Ink gets spilled, think pieces get thunked and opinions opined about the "cool, gray city of love," but none of these ever encapsulate the reality that San Francisco, like the mythical phoenix that flies on the city flag, is a city constantly in the process of rebirth and ascension.
Joe D'Alessandro, President & CEO of SF Travel, talks about San Francisco, the City that Knows How, and what's happening in and around the Bay. And he breaks BIG NEWS - Super Bowl 60 is coming back to San Francisco, ten years after the wildly successful party and week-long celebration when SF hosted Super Bowl 50.

Elements of Sonoma Style: Jenne Wicht of JAK W design

Jenne Wicht was on track to go to law school but instead thought it would be better to start an interior design business in the middle of a major recession that greatly impacted the housing and office sectors. Her parents were so pleased.She now has an interior design business, a retail shop and small vacation rentals (the JAK W Casitas) that showcase smart, sustainable design.Jenne talks what makes for good design that lasts, what defines the "Sonoma look" versus other places, and then good places to eat in the Sonoma Springs.Then she answers your questions during "WE GET QUESTIONS" and helps visitors from Singapore find out how to take the train from Sonoma to San Francisco Airport (you might want to rethink that,) if there are good vegetarian options in Sonoma Valley and how to find good drivers for a group of eight women here for a 40th birthday.Listen up!Subscribe!Rate the show!Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sonoma-spiel/id1634467429Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4UuskGhmJ3EkWQk8DObR9bYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxeXsMz-wpg&list=PLiSa7rAVobsI8O_3xp7hIDPKRO9nBuvNF

World class concerts in Wine Country: Green Music Center with Jacob Yarrow and Andy Shepherd

Jacob Yarrow and Andy Shepherd of the Green Music Center at Sonoma State University tell us about the upcoming season of concerts at the world-class concert venue, describe the best strategies for enjoying a picnic out on the concert lawn as well as a program for families with their movies under the stars program. They then help us answer some important questions like, "Is Conan O'Brien in Sonoma today?" and "Can I buy a bottle of wine at a winery?"Concerts coming up include Nickel Creek, Los Huracanes del Norte, PianoSonoma, Pink Martini, Buddy Guy, Los Lonely Boys, Mountain Stage, Kool & The Gang and the two-day fest Global Roots Sonoma.
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Summer Preview! How to Win the Tuesday Night Farmers Market! - Michelle Lacy & Mark Bodenhamer

This week on the Sonoma Spiel we discuss competitive gardening, how to properly do the Sonoma Tuesday Night Party/Farmers Market (bring a blanket, a bottle opener and a bag for the food) and the odd affinity for corn dogs that somehow lives eternal among Sonomans at the market.Then Mark Bodenhamer of the Sonoma Valley Chamber advises not trying to horn in on the Friday bocce people, because they don't mess around, and Michelle Lacy tells us about her fave events for a Sonoma summer.Then we answer your requests for info because "We Get Questions" and we want you to know that we know what you want to know. (Question: can you just pop in to Muir Woods to see the redwoods on your way from Sonoma to San Francisco? Are there other ways to see the redwoods if you don't want to make a reservation?)Listen up! Subscribe! Tell your friends!