Philip Meech and Caffè Lusso take people on a coffee journey around the world. A coffee roaster and entrepreneur for over 25 years, he wants coffee drinkers to slow down, taste the roasted beans, and enjoy the rich variety.
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In this episode, Philip talks with Washington State Magazine editor Larry Clark about enjoying coffee, his lifelong love of coffee, the art and science of coffee roasting, and his journey from … » More …
Dawn Daniels was appointed as Washington State University’s police chief in August 2025. Daniels (’97 Soc. Stu.) shares her journey from WSU student to leading the university’s police department.
Over the years, she has served in various WSU roles including community policing officer, sergeant, and firearms instructor. With nearly three decades of service, she reflects on her career, her new role as police chief, the evolving role of campus policing, and her commitment to student success and community collaboration.
“I’ve always viewed policing as teaching—just in a different way,” Daniels says.
She talks with Washington State Magazine editor … » More …
For over 20 years, Dick Perez was the official artist of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, painting the game’s history and every Hall of Fame ballplayer—a project he continues into his 80s.
Marq Evans (Claydream, The Glamour & The Squalor) directed The Diamond King, a documentary that tells the fascinating story of Perez, the “Picasso of Baseball,” whose portraits transformed the commemoration of America’s most iconic pastime.
In this episode, Evans (’03 Busi.) talks with Washington … » More …
Marq Evans collected baseball cards as a kid. Ken Griffey Jr. and Bo Jackson, especially the painted portraits in the Donruss Perez-Steele Diamond Kings collection, were favorites.
“I loved those cards when I was 9, 10, 11, 12 years old,” says Evans (’03 Busi.), who rediscovered his old Diamond Kings in June 2022 when his son Jude, then 12, “started falling in love with baseball.”
Evans pulled his old collection out of the garage. “It was a portal back to my childhood,” he says. “I hadn’t thought about them in a long time. My first thought was: I wonder what the story of this artist is?”
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