Press
Amanda’s book The Washington Apple has taken on speaking engagements across Washington State, She has appeared in podcasts, radio programs, and national media. She is available for interviews and speaking engagements on the history of Washington apples, American agriculture, and food history more broadly.
Featured
Interview — Kyle Odegard, “Ag 250: How Washington apples became America’s top fruit,” Capital Press, July 13, 2026.
Interview — Elizabeth Weise, “Today’s Fresh Apples Could be a Year Old: Surprising Apple Facts,” USA Today, November 3, 2024.
Interviews & Articles
Interview — “The Illustrious Washington Apple,” Foodville, KXRW, April 16, 2026.
Article — Hong Ta, “Story Core,” Spark: The Magazine of Humanities Washington, January 3, 2025.
Article — “Humanities Washington Speaker Discusses History of Washington Apples,” Washington State University Libraries, February 8, 2025.
Podcasts
“The Washington Apple,” bonus episode, Cascade of History, January 30, 2026.
“When did Washington become the center of the apple world?” Inland Journal, Spokane Public Radio, hosted by Doug Nadvornick, March 15, 2025.
Episode 72, Writing Westward Podcast, hosted by Brendan Rensink, March 3, 2025.
Interview with Troy Hallsell, New Books Network, June 9, 2023.
Video
“Big Apples, Big Business: How Washington Became the Apple State,” Humanities Washington lecture, recorded by Spokane Public Library, April 25, 2024.