Former mayor and local business owner Doug Olerud has launched a new podcast called “Doug Has Questions.” The first episode came out Nov. 30, 2025, and he has released a dozen more audio and video interviews since, primarily of Chilkat Valley locals. Olerud sat down with the Chilkat Valley News’ Rashah McChesney to talk about what he hopes people take away from his new show. 

This conversation has been edited for clarity and brevity. 

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Rashah McChesney is a multimedia journalist and editor who has reported and edited newsrooms from the Deep South to the Midwest to Alaska. For the past decade, she has worked in collaborative news as the...