Dave and Molly April 17 Kate Hudson

We now return to the Dave and Molly show.

Happy Friday, everyone. Look who's here. It's our favorite Friday person.

Kate Hudson. Hi. Nice to see you. Nice to see you too. It's Friday. We made it.

We did make it. Yeah, there was it was touching go there for a while.

I don't think they're going to make it, but we did. We almost lost it a couple of times and then

we definitely almost lost me a couple of times, but we're here now and journey took it out of you.

Well, it's been a bit of a week, but you know, no regrets.

Nobody good. No, yeah. So was that your first time seeing journey live?

No, no. Okay. I think I think it's probably the seventh.

Oh my goodness. Yeah, it was a lot of and I was trying to, I mean, all goes all the way back

to my very first time that I got radio station tickets. I had just started and it was one of those

deals where they obviously I was so far low on the totem pole where it's like, okay, well,

somebody just give it to that guy. And I went down there with it was down in Pullman and it was

journey in Brian Adams. Oh, this is like 82. Maybe the yeah, I had just been hired. Yeah. Oh,

it was good, but the seats were behind the stage and, you know, and they were both have been

Brian Adams was just here too. Yeah. Or is he coming? Or is he just I think he's been here.

He was at the pavilion, right? Or something? Oh, that's been two years ago now. Yeah.

I didn't think that they're still, that's what I was thinking the 50 years ago. I mean,

I remember roller skating. I was 12 and it was the new hit from journey. You've seen journey,

right? You've seen them live? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. They were great. But you just didn't,

you were didn't want to go this time. I went to a thing, well, we've got

ballet and karate on Tuesdays. And then last night I got to go to its sneak peak of the new

airport concourse that they've been working on. Where? It's a second phase of the big renovation

that they're doing out of it. Oh, my god. So, you know, you've got to do Alaska Airlines. Right?

Yeah. And this is the section that connects to the Alaska Airlines. To the west of it?

To the east of it. To the, yeah, the east. Yeah. So you've got Alaska Airlines on our west end. Yeah.

And then there's a middle section in there before you get to, it's where the original

sea gates were for Alaska Airlines. Yeah. Yeah. So that's, it's that section.

Oh, okay. And it's beautiful. And now, because I'm going to be at the airport later today,

is that I, so I can't see any of what you saw. Okay. Because you're special. Yeah. Yeah.

You're special. We work with the airport a lot. Yeah. And we were talking yesterday,

or was yesterday the day before that's one of the great things of the Spokane. I like, I like

our arena. Yep. I think it's perfect for our size of town. And then our airport, I put our

airport against anyone. They, they actually study our airport. Other, other cities, look at our

airport because it's that successful and that good. I know Palm Springs. They look to the Spokane

Airport for inspiration for there. They need to, I did notice, though, when I was there last time

because the time before there was no, you couldn't get anything to eat. I noticed there's a bunch

new restaurants now. There were lots of places to get food, which was different. And I mean,

it's open air. It's so beautiful. But they have the same problem we do. You have a ton of people

coming to a relatively small city. And yeah. Yeah. So it looks great. Yeah. Awesome. And then

they'll start the next phase. So American Airlines is going to move into this new

part that's opening. They're going to have their own thing. Oh, that's pretty good for them.

And then eventually, I think the plan is to have one central entry. And then one big security

area that anyone on any of the airlines goes through. And then you're in the airport.

They'll have access to. Yeah. I think that's good. When we were, we flew into Burbank. And when

we flew out, it was kind of like Spokane. My friend was on one airline, on the other. So once we

went through security, we couldn't hang out. That's how it is. That's one thing about Spokane.

If you are Alaska, you know, you're in separate terminals. Yeah. So they're all going to be

connected. And you'll be able to. And then I love what they're doing with all the local restaurants

that they're putting in. Yeah. So Chad White's, Chad White did a little workhorse meal last night.

We sat in the new terminal. Oh, my God. I'm so jealous. Wow. And we got a tour of everything

they're doing. And it's really cool. How many people got to go on that? Uh, I think they were

probably. Were there reporters there? Did they have anybody from the media? It was just

dispersed, but they are planning. They did mention in there their talks that they're

do you think they need a podcaster? Don't you think they need a podcaster? I think they do.

You should put it out there that we're all media now. It's not. Yeah. Multimedia. Yeah. Look at the

camera. I would come take video with the MTV. I really want to go there. And then not to get too far

into this, but, uh, is that federal money? Or sit? Where is this money coming from? This is where I'm

it kind of gray in the areas. Um, I think that, um, yes, I think they got some federal grant.

Okay. Money, maybe I should not talk about this. I don't know. Yeah. But I do know that they are

head of schedule on this new section and that they have not gone into debt doing any. Oh, it's great.

Very good expansion so far. So look at us. Yeah. They've got there. They were in a tight ship out there.

But the funding I can't talk about because I don't know. I don't want to say the wrong thing.

You already did. We have a recorded. You heard it here. Yeah. Do you have to bring up two weeks

ago again? You know, we're, uh, we're off on Monday. We're going to run a best of show. And there

was discussion on which show to run and we protected you. Oh, yeah. We said we're not going to use

that one word. Just that people can still find it if they want. But for the, yeah.

We all did say, well, that was the best episode recently. And then we all said, no, we better not do

that. She doesn't need that. So what's happening in our fair city this weekend? It's going to be

beautiful. Yeah. It's going to be in the 70s on Sunday. Yeah. Okay. Which I am here for.

So that's always like the one day after it's been rainy and cold. Yeah. And then the trees

just go. Yeah. And everybody's grass is all greened up too. It's lovely. So I'm looking

forward to that. But we also have the West End Beer Festival happening this weekend. Tomorrow,

brick west right next door to K HQ. Okay. It's four breweries and they're all the West End

breweries. So iron goat, whistle punk, humble abode and brick west. Nice. Okay. Pay a flat fee. It's

21 and over. You don't want to bring your young children drinking. But you can try out all the

stuff that's, you know, been created at our fine establishments and have the patio open.

It's going to be beautiful this week. I love the brick west patio. Yeah. I'm going to be there

later today in fact for our, yeah, it's like a memorial thing. Oh, that's right. And then they

have a beer named after my friend who passed away. It's the house roll. And so the money goes to

his favorite charity. Very cool. Yeah. That's awesome. We also have Josh Ritter. He is a local guy

musician, grew up in Moscow, Idaho, born and raised. And he's playing the knitting factory

this weekend. But now he's kind of created a lovely career on the national level. And I've just

asked him for probably 15 years, 20 years. Yeah. He's great. Kind of a folk rock.

You know that name. Well, you know, that name because you used to be, you used to be one of her

many names because she's been married to many times. But one of them, but you can just take all

of the names really. I'm like, there's so many different. There's a Smith and Brown and Jones.

I call it.

Solution ski. Hello.

Anyway, sorry.

So anyway, Mr. Ritter will be playing. Yes, he'll be playing. Okay. We also have the Getlet festival

happening. Oh, yeah. Starts. I started yesterday and then runs through Sunday. This is Easter

in Washington University. It's big literary festival. So if you are a bookworm, this is your

moment to shine. It's more than book. It's like poetry too and stuff. It's like the whole thing.

Yeah. Anything to do with literature. So we've got poetry slams, poetry readings, book readings.

Jess Walter is one of the Feetbird authors at this year's festival, but they fly in

authors and poets from all over the country. So last year they had Maggie Smith, which I was

excited about. So yeah, look at the agenda. I think something out. I think Jess Walter is,

he is an eagle. He graduated from Eastern, yeah. He and his brother, yeah. Yeah. But he, boy,

he has really made a name for him. It's really, it's really exciting to watch when it's

a town. Yeah. Yeah. You just feel so proud. I always put him into the journalist, you know,

like, oh, by the way, and people will be like, oh, because journalists, you know, they like to,

yeah. And so they'll get excited. Beautiful ruins. So he was here. Yes. And he lives here.

That's it. So, and then, you know, like, there's a whole literary tourism part of Spokane as well.

Uh, have, uh,

Bachel Lindsey, who lived, he was the resident, what, at the historic Davenport hotel for many years,

for like five years, he lived in a room. Uh, and this was in the early 20th century. Uh, and was

writing poetry from there. Oh, so right from the Davenport. Yeah. Yeah. He was, uh, and apparently he had

like a weird clown doll that he sit at tables with. Oh boy. So something like that. But there's some

works here in Spokane. Um, and Sherman Alexi wrote some of his earliest works, uh, from an

apartment on the Lower South Hill. Um, so yeah, there's a, the whole thing. Well, we have Alan Stone

from here in the music world. We have Dan Cummins, who is a fantastic comedian. We've Kelsey Cook.

Yeah. We have a lot of people from here. Yeah. Or they brought her mom. Sydney Swini. Sydney

Swini. Yeah. Uh, did you see and Craig T Nelson? Yeah. Um, did you see they, Kelsey Cook,

last weekend when she was at the Spokane comedy club, they brought her mom. I saw the, she did a bit

with her mom at her, at her house that she grew up in. I remember seeing that, but I didn't see the

one where she was. So she, the mom came to her on the stage. That's, I saw on her, she had posted

on her Instagram. And so I think I got the impression on her for the show. Okay. Um, and

she has dementia. So she's not doing well. So that thought that was lovely. And it was Kelsey's

birthday last weekend. Oh, I thought that was really sweet. Mm-hmm. I enjoyed that.

Um, yeah. So we've got Get Lit going on. Um, we also have the Spokane bike swap and expo.

Oh, I've been seeing that all over the news. Yeah. That's a big time. This is a, a chance. This

is a tomorrow at the Spokane County Fair and Expo Center. So they've got new stuff, but then

they also have, it's a swap meet. So like, yeah, your kid has a grown their bike. And that's the

way to do it too. Yeah. I know. Because the bikes are expensive. Yeah, especially when they,

yeah, for the kid, when they're little, they go through two or three before they're going to have

one that is the set size. Where they settle in. Mm-hmm. Yeah. Um, the, speaking of the historic

down report, they're doing a masquerade. Well, um, tomorrow, it's called Postcards from the,

so pick it out. Is that a great fundraiser for, I think I know somebody who's going to that.

It might be. Um, when you, when somebody says, do you have a mask?

Why? Check my closet. Yeah. I think no, I don't think I do.

Some people are into that. Yeah. Uh, the zephyr or playing in the suite again. I'm sorry.

Oh, that's perfect, uh, perfect timing. The weather. It's going to be beautiful. And they're

playing on Sunday. I want it. It's going to be okay. That's right. Um, regaring up for the

summer of soccer, still waiting to hear, which, um, team is going to make Spokane its base camp.

Uh, this is very exciting for the FIFA world. Mm-hmm. Yeah. Um, it's going to be exciting.

So are we the only other, because I know Seattle, it's, it's in Seattle. But then they're,

are we the only ones that got a team or are there smaller cities in the state? Uh, I think,

think for Washington. Oh, oh, down to home turf. Yeah. Yeah. I think so. And we're also a fan zone,

official fan zone. This is a new thing FIFA's doing, uh, for the World Cup. It's making smaller cities

outside of the main, um, city kind of like getting the communities rallied excited about it. So

there's going to be, uh, official watch parties on June 19th and July 19th. Um, cool. There's

fun. We're to come on. It's quince birthday. Yeah. Oh, 16th. Hey, did you know that we're going to have

four official David Mollie days out of the Indian Space Ball? No. Yeah. Exciting. It is. Are there

going to be fireworks on one of them? One of them is a fire. Yes. This is always sell out. And

then we have a bark in the park. Yeah. Um, what was the other one? There's, there's four total. Yeah.

Yeah, we're going to be talking about that coming up. But then you'll be talking about, oh, this weekend,

there's the David Mollie Indians game. Yeah. Yeah. We're going to make you excited. It is. It's huge.

Very hot. If you could get one of the dollar hot dog man. Oh, that's the other one. The dollars

in your dog night. That's one of them. Yeah. We got all the good ones. Yeah. I love this year.

It's great. Oh, we're, yeah. We are very excited. Those are the games that sell out. Yes, they are.

Oh, yeah, not even we can mess those up. Yeah. I love it. Yeah. Um, yeah. So we've got that going on.

Walla Walla wine is coming up to Spokane. You might be interested in this. Yes, I am.

On Sunday at the convention center. Walla Walla wineries are taking a road trip up to Spokane

and their kind of events. Oh my gosh. Wow. Okay. Go check it out. Huh. Yeah. Very exciting.

We've been working with Visit Walla Walla quite a bit. So I'm excited to see my Walla Walla

piece. I love, I love that town. I love what they do. It's so fantastic and they do a great job.

And they're so close to Spokane. It's an easy drive. That is. I like going through,

is it Washtech now where the graffiti busses? It's where the influencers like to go take pictures.

Yes. Yeah. We, I think we had a bathroom break the last time we went through there. Yeah.

I need to go to the mercantile on my way home. The mercantile with all the Mexican. You've

been there, right? No. You've never been to the mercantile. I'm sorry.

Anytime you're going through, you've got to go there. Next time you've got to stop at the mercantile,

you just get big things of enchiladas and the best salsa ever. Okay. Oh, it's the best. Okay.

Yes. You have to extrude some vegetables. Protein vegetables. Oh, made things, spices.

That's really cool. Awesome. Yes. All right. Well, we have to, we have to go, we have to have a

break because we're going on SWX. I love this for you. There's a lot of structure now. You guys are

very grown up. And if you ever want to wait and be on our SWX part of it, we could do that.

And you could be on a eight o'clock one time if you want. Okay. Yeah. You think about it. You'd

be multimedia because you've already been on with K HQ this morning. And then you can YouTube and

that too. Look at this. Yeah. I've had a couple of people over the last week say,

and Molly on WX. So, look at you. It's very exciting. I'm excited for you. Yeah.

Dollar hot dog. Yeah. My work's part in the park. We got everything. It's happening. It's all

happening. It is. It's coming together. Our little plan. All right. Great to see you. Have a wonderful

weekend and we'll see you next week. Yeah. Yeah. Good.