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Cascade of HistoryEp. 136: Historically Strange Winter Weather; Honor Walk for Chief Leschi; Pasco Aviation Museum; and Nisqually Quake Audio from KUOWFeliks Banel's guests on this LIVE BROADCAST of CASCADE OF HISTORY include meteorologist Scott Sistek of the Emerald City Weather Blog on the historically strange weather this winter; Walter Neary of The Cascadian on last week's Honor Walk for Chief Leschi by the Nisqually Tribe; Malin Bergstrom, board president of the Pasco Aviation Museum on the upcoming Air Mail Centennial Celebration which kicks off on April 6, 2026; and vintage audio from KUOW 94.9 FM from the February 28, 2001 Nisqually Earthquake - featuring Steve Scher, Carl Elliott, Ross Reynolds, Ken Vincent and Patricia Murphy.
Scott Sistek's Emerald City Weather Blog:
https://emeraldcityweather.com/
Walter...
2026-02-231h 00Cascade of HistoryEp. 134: Gas Works Park Update; Save Annie Russell House; '76 Seahawks Audio; Idaho Fire LookoutsFeliks Banel's guests on this LIVE BROADCAST of CASCADE OF HISTORY include Barbara Swift, landscape architect and advocate for Seattle’s Gas Works Park on recent developments with the City of Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board and the City of Seattle Department of Parks & Recreation; Matt Smith of the grassroots group Save the Dr. Annie Russell House and Eugenia Woo of Historic Seattle on an imminent threat facing the historic Dr. Annie Russell House in Seattle and how you can voice your opinion about it to the City of Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections; and Billy Cooter and Cat House of...
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Cascade of HistoryBONUS EPISODE: "Vinyl Café" Host Stuart McLean Interview from Seattle in December 2013On this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, we dig into the archives for an interview with the late Stuart McLean, host of “The Vinyl Café” for CBC Radio in Canada.
Feliks Banel interviewed Mr. McLean in the lobby of the Paramount Theatre in Seattle on the afternoon of December 11, 2013. That night, Mr. McLean would present a special holiday touring edition of his radio show to a sold-out theatre packed full of American "Vinyl Café" fans.
"The Vinyl Café" is a little hard to describe for those who have never heard it. As part of each broadcast, Stuart McLean would tell lo...
2025-12-1321 minCascade of HistoryBONUS HOLIDAY EPISODE: Archival Audio "Northpole PM News" LIVE Christmas Radio PlayOn this BONUS HOLIDAY EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel shares archival audio from his 25th annual holiday radio play.
"Northpole PM News" was conceived of, produced and directed by Feliks Banel in his role as founding director of Seattle Radio Theatre, a volunteer group he created in 2000 at the old Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI) in Seattle's Montlake neighborhood. The festive play is a parody of American drive-time radio news, and features several well-known and highly talented local radio voices. It was originally broadcast live - and commercial-free! - on a commercial station in Seattle on December 5, 2024.
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2025-12-051h 04Cascade of HistoryBONUS EPISODE: Lost & Found Sound of the "Magic Radio Santa" of Centralia, WashingtonOn this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel presents archival sound from two radio stories he produced in search of the "Magic Radio Santa" of Centralia, Washington. The Magic Radio Santa appeared for decades on radio station KELA in the southwest part of the Evergreen State from the late 1940s until the 1970s, reading Christmas letters and wish lists of presents from local children.
The first part of this episode is from December 2018, when Banel produced a story for a Seattle radio station about a piece of vintage sound from 1950 – a giant, 16-inch diameter recording of a broadcast by...
2025-11-2617 minCascade of HistoryBONUS EPISODE: Vintage Local History Podcast "Seattle Rewind" Downtown Seattle Holiday Traditions from 2010On this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel presents an archival episode from the local history podcast "Seattle Rewind" from the holiday season of 2010. "Seattle Rewind" was a series produced by Feliks Banel and Casey McNerthney for the old Seattle-PI news website.
This episode of "Seattle Rewind" was originally released at Thanksgiving 2010. It focuses on two downtown Seattle holiday traditions at local department stores that traditionally began each year in late November: elaborate displays in the windows of Frederick & Nelson, and the giant star on the Bon Marché.
CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8p...
2025-11-2608 minCascade of HistoryBONUS EPISODE: D.B. Cooper 50th Anniversary Radio Special "COOPER FIVE-OH" from November 2021On this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel presents his 2021 D.B. Cooper skyjacking 50th anniversary special "COOPER FIVE-OH."
"COOPER FIVE-OH" includes an all-star lineup of D.B. Cooper experts and witnesses. We interview the FBI’s Larry Carr, lead agent on the case when it was closed several years ago. We also talk with Cooper skyjacking passenger Larry Finegold, and Seattle Times photographers Greg Gilbert and Bruce McKim, who were both at SeaTac Airport that night as the skyjacking unfolded, and who both took iconic photographs. Also joining us is D.B. Cooper hunter and expert Eric Ul...
2025-11-2337 minCascade of HistoryBONUS EPISODE: Archival Interview with the late Gene Casey, Survivor of Nov. 17, 1955 DC-4 Crash in Burien, WAOn this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel presents an archival interview with the late Gene Casey from November 2015.
It was late on the snowy night of November 17, 1955 when an aging DC-4 full of soldiers on their way home from Korea took off from Boeing Field in Seattle. Within minutes, the plane crashed and burned in a residential neighborhood in the community of Burien, Washington. Twenty-eight of the 74 people on board died in the crash. Propeller maintenance errors were later blamed. In 2015, Feliks Banel spoke with one of the survivors – a man named Gene Casey, who in 1955 was a...
2025-11-1739 minCascade of HistoryBONUS EPISODE: Should We Celebrate Seattle Founders Day? LIVE from Alki on Nov. 13, 2024 with Chief Seattle Descendant Ken WorkmanOn this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, we present archival audio from a November 13, 2024 live remote radio broadcast from Alki on a dark and rainy morning in West Seattle. The broadcast marked the 173rd anniversary of the arrival of the Denny Party - the founders of the City of Seattle.
Feliks Banel's guest is Ken Workman, whose great-great-great-great grandfather is Chief Seattle of the Duwamish and Suquamish.
FELIKS BANEL: “What does Seattle Founders’ Day mean to you, and is it right to observe or commemorate this day?”
KEN WORKMAN: “It’s sort of a sorrowful day, in that our world has...
2025-11-1310 minCascade of HistoryCLAMMY & FISHY BONUS EPISODE: Paul Dorpat Doubles Down on Ivar's "Underwatergate" Billboard HoaxOn this CLAMMY and FISHY BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel (clam)digs into the audio archives to tell the twisted tale of the Ivar’s Billboard Hoax, aka "Underwatergate." Though, once you've listened, it may have you wondering if there was ever hoax at all, or if it was actually some kind of elaborate coverup.
In 2009, Seattle-based Ivar’s seafood restaurants released a series of videos documenting the search for and discovery of UNDERWATER BILLBOARDS in Puget Sound. As the story goes, they were placed in the 1950s by restaurateur and showman Ivar Haglund to reach burgeoning subm...
2025-11-0325 minCascade of HistoryBONUS EPISODE: Apply Now for FREE Speaker Programs for Communities around the Evergreen StateOn this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel speaks with Mariana Imaz, program manager of the Speakers Bureau for Humanities Washington. The Speakers Bureau provides a range of topics and speakers covering arts, culture, history - and so much more - and non-profit groups and public agencies around the Evergreen State can submit applications to request speakers to appear in their communities.
Humanities Washington just released the list of speakers and topics available for 2026-2027. Deadline for applications to request a speaker for First Quarter 2026 is November 15, 2025.
Humanities Washington website for more information for groups requesting speakers:
https...
2025-09-2617 minCascade of HistoryBONUS EPISODE: Hall of Fame Drummer Jerry Allison on Buddy Holly & The Crickets' 1957 Seattle VisitOn this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel digs into the "field tape archives" for his 2017 conversation with the late Jerry Allison, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame drummer for Buddy Holly and The Crickets, about the band's only visit to Seattle in October 1957. Mr. Allison passed away in 2022 at age 82.
As Feliks says in the intro, "I confess, this is a bit of fan-boy interview, and the sound is on the somewhat sketchy side. The main goal was to gather Mr. Allison’s recollections of the Crickets’ one and only visit to Seattle in October 1957, but we also...
2025-08-2431 minCascade of HistoryBONUS EPISODE: Lewis County Commissioner Pollock agrees Claquato Church auction process not fairIt's time for one more BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY devoted to the Claquato Church in Lewis County, Washington.
On this episode, Feliks Banel speaks once again with Lewis County Commissioner Lindsey Pollock about the process to find a buyer, via sealed bid auction, for Claquato Church - a process which Lewis County now all but admits is tilted toward the private, non-profit Claquato Cemetery. The cemetery has had months (or perhaps even years) to ready a proposal, while other potential buyers only learned of the opportunity on Tuesday, July 15, 2025 and have until July 31, 2025 to prepare and submit something.
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2025-07-1818 minCascade of HistoryBONUS EPISODE: Wrecked Plane's Journey from the Bottom of Lake Washington to the Skies of ColoradoOn this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel presents two interviews with Matt McCauley, a local explorer and diver who will this weekend see a plane he pulled from the bottom of Lake Washington 41 years ago take to the skies of Colorado.
In the first conversation from April 2024, co-host Lee Corbin and Feliks Banel speak with Matt McCauley about his adventures retrieving sunken aircraft from Lake Washington. This was originally broadcast live as part of the world flight centennial festivities at Magnuson Park.
On July 19, 2025, an old Navy plane McCauley and Jeff Hummel pulled from the lake 41 years...
2025-07-1448 minCascade of HistoryBONUS EPISODE: King County Real Property Record Cards and a Surprise Collection of ImagesFeliks Banel’s guest on this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY is Emily Venomen, research archivist at the Puget Sound Regional Branch of the Washington State Archives.
We cover the basics of "Real Property Record Cards" - those tax assessor photos and other information that dates from the late 1930s to the early 1970s, and how historians and others may access collections of these documents from various counties around the Evergreen State. We also learn about a very special collection of very special images, which are now displayed at the Cascade of History Facebook page.
For more information about th...
2025-06-1213 minCascade of HistoryBONUS EPISODE: Seattle History Pageant "The Dream and The Deed" LIVE BROADCAST from 2002On this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, we present complete audio from a revival of the Seattle centennial history pageant “The Dream and The Deed.” It was originally written and produced in 1951 and 1952 by University of Washington drama professor Glenn Hughes.
For the 50th anniversary of the pageant – which happened to also be the 50th anniversary of the old Museum of History & Industry in Montlake and the 150th anniversary of downtown Seattle – Feliks Banel, then MOHAI deputy director, produced a revival of the show. It was held in the old McEachern Auditorium, and was broadcast live on KBCS Radio on Febru...
2025-06-101h 02Cascade of HistoryEp. 110: ENCORE EDITION - FOX Weather's Scott Sistek on the 2021 Pacific NW HeatdomeFeliks Banel's guests on this BONUS ENCORE EDITION of CASCADE OF HISTORY are FOX Weather meteorologist Scott Sistek, in a conversation recorded just after the 2021 Pacific Northwest "heatdome"; and longtime Seattle journalist Essex Porter reflecting on his career after his then-recent retirement from KIRO 7 News. Both interviews are from the archives of COLUMBIA CONVERSATIONS, for which Feliks was the founding producer and host.
This episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally broadcast at 8pm Pacific Time on Sunday, August 13, 2023 via SPACE 101.1 FM and gallantly streaming live via space101fm.org from studios at historic Magnuson Park – formerly Sand Point Naval Ai...
2025-05-3059 minCascade of HistoryEp. 109: Mount St. Helens and the Golden Age of KIRO Newsradio, Ryan House and VE Day AnniversaryFeliks Banel's guests on this live broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY include Bill Yeend and Andy Ludlum, who were both working for KIRO Newsradio in May 1980 when Mount St. Helens erupted; Bill was host of the morning news and Andy was managing editor, and they share their memories and recollections in this live conversation marking the 45th anniversary of the May 18, 1980 eruption. Then, Nick Biermann checks in with an update on the Ryan House in Sumner, and we hear audio from Feliks' visit to Westminster Abbey in London for the 80th anniversary of VE Day and his chat with 99-year-old...
2025-05-191h 00Cascade of HistoryBONUS EPISODE: Remembering Chris Wedes - KIRO TV's J.P. Patches - on His BirthdayOn this bonus episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel pays tribute to the late Chris Wedes, who played J.P. Patches on KIRO TV in Seattle from 1958 to 1981, and who remains one of the most beloved performers in the history of the Pacific Northwest. In this interview from 2010, Wedes looks back on what it meant to play J.P. for all those years, and how he continued to connect with Patches Pals even after his show left the air.
This audio was originally produced by Feliks Banel and Casey McNerthney for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer's local history podcast "Seattle Rewind"...
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Cascade of HistoryBONUS EPISODE: Oral History of Deadly Vancouver, WA Tornado of April 1972On this bonus episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY - on a day when rare and extreme weather is forecast for parts of Western Washington - Feliks Banel digs into the archives for this oral history montage about the deadly Vancouver, WA tornado of April 5, 1972. This montage was originally produced by Feliks for a Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau presentation.
CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via SPACE 101.1 FM in Seattle and gallantly streaming everywhere via space101fm.org. The radio station is located at historic Magnuson Park - formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station...
2025-03-2606 minCascade of HistoryEp. 99: ENCORE Manis Mastodon and Hiking Fire LookoutsFeliks Banel's guests on this "LOOKING FORWARD TO SUMMERTIME" encore episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY are Clare Manis Hatler, whose late husband Manny discovered the remains of an ancient mastodon on the couple's property near Sequim, Washington in the late 1970s; and Amber Casali, who in 2019 wrote “Hiking Washington’s Fire Lookouts,” a guide and how-to about visiting and camping at old fire lookout towers around the Evergreen State. Both interviews are from the archives of COLUMBIA CONVERSATIONS, for which Feliks was the founding producer and host.
This encore episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally broadcast at 8pm Pacific Time o...
2025-03-0857 min
Cascade of HistoryEp. 79: LIVE from the Centennial Celebration of the Around the World FlightOn this special LIVE REMOTE BROADCAST of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel is joined by co-host Lee Corbin to mark the centennial of the around-the-world flight which concluded at what's now Sand Point/Magnuson Park in Seattle, just a short distance from the SPACE 101.1 FM studios.
Corbin and Banel interview historians and aviation experts - including Knute Berger, historian Mike Lombardi of Boeing, Ted Huetter of the Museum of Flight and US Air Force Brigadier General Frank Goodell - and provide live coverage and color commentary on the centennial festivities organized by the Friends of Magnuson Park. Thank you to...
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Cascade of HistoryEp. 48: Bryan Johnson of KOMO Radio on breaking the news of JFK assassinationOn this special bonus podcast episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel's interview from the archives with Bryan Johnson, longtime KOMO Radio and TV journalist in Seattle, recalling his early career at KOMO Radio, and the day he was on the job and had to break the news that President Kennedy had been assassinated. Portions of this interview were used in a KUOW piece in 2013, and on KIRO Newsradio in 2023.
CASCADE OF HISTORY is presented each week at 8pm Pacific Time on Sundays via SPACE 101.1 FM and streaming live via space101fm.org from studios at historic Magnuson Park – formerly Sa...
2023-11-2236 minCascade of HistoryEp. 47: 'D.B. Cooper 101' with Eric Ulis and Searching for 'Seattle Founders Day'Feliks Banel's guests on this episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY are Eric Ulis, D.B. Cooper expert, searcher and researcher with a lesson in 'D.B. Cooper 101' in advance of next week's CooperCon at Seattle's Museum of Flight, and roving correspondent Ken Zick joins us live from the monument at rainy and windswept Alki Beach in West Seattle to mark the 172nd anniversary of the arrival of The Denny Party, considered the city's founders, on November 13, 1851. SPOILER ALERT: It was rainy and windswept back then, too.
This LIVE broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 8pm Pacific...
2023-11-1359 minCascade of HistoryEp. 46: Dr. Colleen Shogan, Archivist of the U.S. on the future of the National Archives in SeattleFeliks Banel's guests on this episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY are Mytyl Hernandez, museum director of Hibulb Cultural Center at the Tulalip Reservation on their new exhibit about Indigenous languages; roving correspondent Ken Zick on the closure of MacPherson’s Fruit & Produce on Seattle’s Beacon Hill; and excerpts from an exclusive interview with Archivist of the United States Dr. Colleen Shogan on the future of the National Archives in Seattle. Also, the fourth and final installment of the 1951 vintage Chief Sealth episode of the Seattle centennial educational radio program “Their Name Was Courage.”
This LIVE broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY...
2023-11-0659 minCascade of HistoryEp. 45: Halloween Special "Sports Talk Radio Panic" of 2013On this CASCADE OF HISTORY Halloween Special, Pat Cashman and John Maynard star in a tribute to the "War of the Worlds" panic broadcast of 1938. In "Sports Talk Radio Panic," Cashman plays Vince O'Neill, host of "Seattle Sports Sunday Night" on AM 1090 The Fan, and Maynard is anachronistic radio newsman Bryan Lewis.
Also starring Chris Cashman, Lee Callahan, Curtis Takahashi, Tracey Conway, Rob Jones and the late Chris Topping. Originally broadcast live on AM 1090 The Fan from Town Hall Seattle on October 27, 2013. Written, produced and directed by Feliks Banel.
This broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY will be presented at 8pm...
2023-10-2800 minCascade of HistoryEp. 44: BONUS Fundraising and pledge deadline for "Save Parkland School"Feliks Banel’s guests on this special bonus podcast episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY are Wendy Freeman and Phil Edlund, part of the group working to “Save Parkland School” in Pierce County east of Tacoma. This all-volunteer community group is facing a fundraising deadline coming up on Friday, November 3, 2023, and they are working to spread the word about how people can support their important efforts to purchase historic Parkland School, in the heart of historical parkland, from Pacific Lutheran University.
For more information or to make a pledge or a tax-deductible contribution, please visit:
www.saveparklandschool.org
2023-10-2721 minCascade of HistoryEp. 43: New Olympic Peninsula history book and a bittersweet "Now & Then"Feliks Banel's guests on this episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY are Tim McNulty, author of a new book called "Salmon, Rock, Cedar & Rain: Washington's Olympic Peninsula" from the Braided River imprint of Mountaineers Books; Clay Eals, half of the team that produces the weekly "Now & Then" column for The Seattle Times, on the unexpected passing of the local woman featured in this week's edition; and Nick Negulescu, digital editor of the online history resource The Cascade District, on his work to make Northwest place-name data more widely available.
This LIVE broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 8pm...
2023-10-2359 minCascade of HistoryEp. 41: Endangered Ryan House in Sumner and Mysterious Wreck of Tug BAHADAFeliks Banel's guests on this episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY are Laurie Carter, who describes the efforts of a community group in the Pierce County community of Sumner, WA who are working to convince the city government to preserve rather than demolish the historic - and city-owned - "Ryan House" in downtown Sumner; and historian and researcher Shawn Murphy, talking about his study and investigation of the mysterious wreck of the tug "BAHADA" near Anacortes, WA in November 1926.
This LIVE broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 8pm Pacific Time on Sunday, October 15, 2023 via SPACE 101.1 FM and streaming...
2023-10-1600 minCascade of HistoryEp. 40: The "Anti-Nomination" Landmark Process in SeattleFeliks Banel's focus on this episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY is what's often called the "anti-nomination" process for potential landmarks reviewed by the City of Seattle Department of Neighborhoods' Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board - when a building's owner does NOT want the building designated as a city landmark, and consultants and attorneys join in a process that probably runs counter to how many people believe historic preservation programs should operate in the United States.
This past Wednesday, October 4, 2023 the Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board voted to designate only the 1951 memorial wall at Memorial Stadium as a city landmark, and to not...
2023-10-0959 minCascade of HistoryCascade of History - Ep. 38: Frank Abe and the John Okada CentennialFeliks Banel's guest on this episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY is author, historian and playwright Frank Abe, who’s devoted much of the past four decades to studying, writing about, and creating public programs about the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II - and who is hosting a series of programs this autumn at the Seattle Public Library marking the centennial of the birth of author John Okada. Also, we hear installment two from the 1951 vintage Chief Sealth episode of the Seattle centennial educational radio program “Their Name Was Courage”; and, a recap of the Pacific Northwest Historians Guild...
2023-09-2559 minCascade of HistoryCascade of History - Ep. 37: Elvis in Seattle, Chinese Exclusion, History ConferenceFeliks Banel's guests on this episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY are Katherine White, who stalked Elvis Presley at the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair and ran Seattle's Elvis fan club; Markus Fahrner, exhibitions manager of Coquitlam Heritage on a new exhibit about Chinese exclusion in Canada from the 1920s to the 1940s; and Megan Churchwell of the Pacific Northwest Historians Guild previewing the conference coming up on Saturday, September 23 at Seattle Public Library.
This LIVE broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 8pm Pacific Time on Sunday, September 17, 2023 via SPACE 101.1 FM and streaming live via space101fm.org from st...
2023-09-1859 min
The Seattle Public Library - Author Readings and Library EventsNicholas Reynolds and Feliks Banel discuss Writer, Sailor, Soldier, SpyWhile he was the historian at the esteemed CIA Museum, Nicholas Reynolds, a longtime American intelligence officer, former U.S. Marine colonel, and Oxford-trained historian, began to uncover clues suggesting Nobel Prize-winning novelist Ernest Hemingway's involvement in mid-twentieth-century spycraft was far more complex, sustained, and fraught with risks than has been previously understood. Now Reynolds's deeply researched and captivating narrative, "Writer, Sailor, Soldier, Spy," reveals his discoveries for the first time, bringing to light the whole story of this hidden side of Hemingway's life: his troubling recruitment by Soviet spies to work with the NKVD, the forerunner to the KGB...
2023-09-1559 min
Cascade of HistoryCascade of History - Ep. 36: LIVE from Memorial Stadium for the Seattle Landmarks Preservation BoardIn advance of the Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board reviewing a landmark nomination for Seattle High School Memorial Stadium on Wednesday, August 16, 2023, a special episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY was broadcast live on SPACE 101.1 FM from the Memorial Wall at the stadium on the 78th anniversary of "VJ Day" - when WWII hostilities ceased on August 14, 1945.
This broadcast was made as a public service to the Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board, because the landmark nomination they will review on August 16 is sorely lacking in some of the most important history of Seattle High School Memorial Stadium.
The landmark nomination - which is...
2023-08-1559 minCascade of HistoryCascade of History – Ep. 35: 2021 Heatdome and Journalist Essex PorterFeliks Banel's guests on this SUMMERTIME EDITION of CASCADE OF HISTORY are meteorologist Scott Sistek, in a conversation recorded just after the 2021 Pacific Northwest "heatdome"; and longtime local journalist Essex Porter reflecting on his career after his recent retirement. Both interviews are from the archives of COLUMBIA CONVERSATIONS, for which Feliks was the founding producer and host.
This SUMMERTIME EDITION broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 8pm Pacific Time on Sunday, August 13, 2023 via SPACE 101.1 FM and streaming via www.space101fm.org from studios at historic Magnuson Park – formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the sh...
2023-08-1459 minCascade of HistoryCascade of History – Ep. 34: Olympia Brewery history and BlackPast.org founder Dr. Quintard TaylorFeliks Banel's guests on this SUMMERTIME EDITION of CASCADE OF HISTORY are Olympia Beer historian Megan Ockerman; and historian, author and UW Professor Emeritus Quintard Taylor, founder of BlackPast.org. Both interviews are from the archives of COLUMBIA CONVERSATIONS, for which Feliks was the founding producer and host.
This SUMMERTIME EDITION broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 8pm Pacific Time on Sunday, August 6, 2023 via SPACE 101.1 FM and streaming via www.space101fm.org from studios at historic Magnuson Park – formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle.
2023-08-0700 minCascade of HistoryCascade of History – Ep. 32: Manis Mastodon and Historic Fire LookoutsFeliks Banel's guests on this SUMMERTIME EDITION of CASCADE OF HISTORY are Clare Manis Hatler, whose late husband Manny discovered the remains of an ancient mastodon on the couple's property near Sequim, Washington in the late 1970s; and Amber Casali, who in 2019 wrote “Hiking Washington’s Fire Lookouts,” a guide and how-to about visiting and camping at old fire lookout towers around the Evergreen State. Both interviews are from the archives of COLUMBIA CONVERSATIONS, for which Feliks was the founding producer and host.
This SUMMERTIME EDITION broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 8pm Pacific Time on Sunday, July 9...
2023-07-1057 minCascade of HistoryCascade of History – Ep. 31: Tacoma’s Holy Rosary Church and Black Radio Pioneer Gordon DeWittyFeliks Banel's guest on this episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY is Jon Carp with Save Tacoma’s Landmark Church, the group working to preserve Holy Rosary Church. Plus, vintage interviews with the late Gordon DeWitty, Seattle Black radio pioneer at KZAM (the Black music station in Seattle which existed BEFORE the better-known KYAC) in the early 1960s and one of the youngest radio DJs in American history.
This LIVE broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 8pm Pacific Time on Sunday, June 18, 2023 via SPACE 101.1 FM and streaming live via www.space101fm.org from studios at historic Magnuson Pa...
2023-06-191h 00Cascade of HistoryCascade of History – Ep. 30: Pocatello Neon, Puyallup Tribal Museum, Everyday Hero NominationsFeliks Banel's guests on this episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY are Randy Dixon of Relight The Night, a neon preservation group in Pocatello, ID; Brandon Reynon, Director of the Puyallup Tribe’s Historic Preservation Department and Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, on the Tribe’s new mini-museum in Fife, WA; and Anthony Long of the Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI) in Seattle on their call for nominations for MOHAI’s Everyday Hero Awards. Plus, Viewer Mail on Bartell Drugs, and vintage audio from the May 18, 1952 Paul Robeson concert at the Peace Arch in Blaine, WA.
This LIVE broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTOR...
2023-05-221h 00Cascade of HistoryCascade of History – Ep. 29: Civil War Seattle Tours, Archaeology Workshops, Hot Weather HistoryFeliks Banel's guests on this episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY are Richard Heisler of Civil War Seattle on his free upcoming Memorial Day Weekend tours at the GAR Cemetery in Seattle; Linda Van Nest of the Neely Mansion in Auburn on upcoming archaeology workshops offered jointly with 4Culture; meteorologist Ted Buehner on the history of extreme heat in the Pacific Northwest; and Huy Pham of the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation on their upcoming VintageWA event next weekend in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District.
This LIVE broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 8pm Pacific Time on Sunday, May 14, 2023 vi...
2023-05-151h 00Cascade of HistoryCascade of History - Ep. 28: Craters of the Moon, Seattle ‘Clock Swap’ and Whatcom County Poor FarmFeliks Banel's guests on this episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY are Sandra Gladish, Director of Interpretation and Education at Craters of the Moon National Monument near Arco, Idaho; Mike Lindblom, transportation reporter for The Seattle Times on downtown historic clock-swap bus tunnel follies; and architectural consultant Tom Heuser on the threatened Whatcom County Poor Farm near Bellingham, Washington.
This LIVE broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 8pm Pacific Time on Sunday, May 7, 2023 via SPACE 101.1 FM and streaming live via space101fm.org from studios at historic Magnuson Park – formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the sh...
2023-05-0859 minCascade of HistoryCascade of History - Episode 27: Henkle Butte, Spokane's Jim Kershner, "The Shining Mountains"Feliks Banel's guests on this episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY are Tony Lompa, former staffer at Henkle Butte Lookout near Sisters, OR; Jim Kershner, Spokane based historian and journalist; and Alix Christie, author of a new book about her great-great-great-uncle’s life and career with The Hudson’s Bay Company in 19th century Oregon Country called “The Shining Mountains.”
This LIVE broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 8pm Pacific Time on Sunday, April 30, 2023 via SPACE 101.1 FM and streaming live via space101fm.org from studios at historic Magnuson Park – formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores...
2023-05-0159 minCascade of HistoryCascade of History - Episode 26: John Day Fossil Beds, PNW Historians Guild and Sand Point HistoryFeliks Banel's guests on this episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY are Nicholas Famoso, Phd, paleontologist and museum curator at John Day Fossil Beds National Monument; Megan Churchwell, board member of the Pacific Northwest Historian’s Guild on the upcoming guild conference; and Lee Corbin, Cascade of History’s chief research officer, with the latest about his ongoing “forensic archaeology project” to understand the layout of hangars, piers and runways in the early days of military aviation activity at what became Sand Point Naval Air Station.
This LIVE broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 8pm Pacific Time on Sunday...
2023-04-2459 minCascade of HistoryCascade of History - Episode 25: Corner Store Project at Coquitlam Heritage and Save Parkland SchoolFeliks Banel's guests on this episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY are Markus Fahrner, exhibition manager at Coquitlam (British Columbia) Heritage on their Corner Store Project; Phil Edlund, project consultant for Save Parkland School for an update on this preservation project near Tacoma; and intrepid roving correspondent Ken Zick on his attempts to report live from Seattle bookstore Couth Buzzard.
This LIVE broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 8pm Pacific Time on Sunday, April 16, 2023 via SPACE 101.1 FM and streaming live via space101fm.org from studios at historic Magnuson Park – formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on th...
2023-04-1700 minCascade of HistoryCascade of History - Episode 24: Living Memorials, Viewmasters and MushroomsFeliks Banel's guests on this episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY are Professor Andrew Shanken of UC Berkeley on “living memorials” and how Seattle High School Memorial Stadium is different from and similar to other memorials in other parts of the United States; and Katie Mayer, technical services librarian for the Oregon Historical Society, on an amazing Viewmaster artifact – and 3-D mushroom photos - recently rediscovered in the collection.
This LIVE broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 8pm Pacific Time on Sunday, April 9, 2023 via SPACE 101.1 FM and streaming live via space101fm.org from studios at historic Magnuson Park –...
2023-04-1058 minCascade of HistoryCascade of History - Episode 22: NW Music Historian Peter Blecha and Cherry Tree UpdateFeliks Banel's guests on this episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY are Peter Blecha, author of “Stomp and Shout: R&B and the Origins of Northwest Rock and Roll” from University of Washington Press; and tree expert Taha Ebrahimi with a sad update on the demise of the “Cherry Trees of Pike Street.”
This LIVE broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 8pm Pacific Time on Sunday, March 19, 2023 via SPACE 101.1 FM and streaming live via space101fm.org from studios at historic Magnuson Park – formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle.
2023-03-2000 minCascade of HistoryCascade of History - Episode 21: Pike Street Cherry Trees and Portland’s Yamaguchi HotelFeliks Banel's guests on this episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY are author Taha Ebrahimi (of the forthcoming "Street Trees of Seattle") on the true history behind the doomed cherry trees of Pike Street in downtown Seattle; and Chisao Hata, Creative Director of the Living Arts Program for the Japanese American Museum of Oregon (JAMO) on the effort to save the Yamaguchi Hotel in Portland.
This LIVE broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 8pm Pacific Daylight Time on Sunday, March 12, 2023 via SPACE 101.1 FM and streaming live via space101fm.org from studios at historic Magnuson Park – formerly Sand Po...
2023-03-1359 minCascade of HistoryCascade of History - Episode 20: Rob Ketcherside, OHS Digital Maps, Allen AME ChurchOn this week’s edition of CASCADE OF HISTORY – heard LIVE Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time – Feliks Banel is joined once again for live conversation with interesting people from around the region doing cool things with and for Pacific Northwest history. This week’s guests include Seattle geographic historian Rob Ketcherside; Laura Cray, Digital Services Librarian for the Oregon Historical Society; and Pastor Anthony Steele of Allen AME Church in Tacoma.
This LIVE broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 8pm Pacific Time on Sunday, March 5, 2023 via SPACE 101.1 FM and streaming live via http://www.space101fm.org from...
2023-03-0600 min
Cascade of HistoryCascade of History - Episode 18: Author Katie Yamasaki and Broadcaster Gregg HersholtFeliks Banel's guests on this episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY are Katie Yamasaki, granddaughter of architect Minoru Yamasaki, who designed the Pacific Science Center and the World Trade Center; and Gregg Hersholt, who just retired from decades of work as journalist and broadcaster in the Pacific Northwest.
This LIVE broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 8pm Pacific Time on Sunday, February 19, 2023 via SPACE 101.1 FM and streaming live via space101fm.org from studios at historic Magnuson Park – formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle.
2023-02-201h 00
Cascade of HistoryCascade of History - Episode 17: Author David B. Williams and Sultan Mayor Russell WiitaFeliks Banel's guests on this episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY are Seattle-based author, historian and tour guide David B. Williams on an upcoming deep dive into tunnels for his newsletter, and Mayor Russell Wiita of the Snohomish County/US Highway 2 community of Sultan, Washington on the recent damage suffered by an iconic roadside monument - as well as Sultan's history.
This LIVE broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 8pm Pacific Time on Sunday, January 8, 2023 via SPACE 101.1 FM and streaming live via space101fm.org from studios at historic Magnuson Park – formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on...
2023-01-0958 minCascade of HistoryCascade of History - Episode 16: Christmas Special with vintage audio from The Holiday ExpressFeliks Banel presents a special Christmas episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY, drawing on the archives of “The Holiday Express,” a live Christmas Eve show he produced and hosted on KBCS 91.3 from 1999 to 2004. Highlights include J.P. Patches reading “The Night Before Christmas,” and a 2002 recording of Seattle Mariners’ broadcasters Rick Rizzs and the late Dave Niehaus reading “Gift of the Magi” and splitting the duties as if it were an inning of baseball – plus plenty of vintage and local audio surprises!
This broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was pre-recorded to air at 8pm Pacific Time on Sunday, December 25, 2022 and Sunday, January 1, 2023...
2022-12-211h 00Cascade of HistoryCascade of History - Episode 15: Holiday Crooner, BC Heritage Week 2023, SeaTac Mall's "Santa Bill"Feliks Banel's guests on this episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY are Edmonds-Woodway music director (and holiday crooner) Jake Bergevin, live from Spokane where he just performed at the historic Fox Theatre; Nathalie Picard of Heritage BC on Heritage Week in British Columbia (coming up in February); and “Santa Bill,” a long-serving Seattle area jolly old elf and fixture at SeaTac Mall.
This LIVE broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 8pm Pacific Time on Sunday, December 18, 2022 via SPACE 101.1 FM and streaming live via space101fm.org from studios at historic Magnuson Park – formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on t...
2022-12-191h 00Cascade of HistoryCascade of History - Episode 14: Yard Birds, Historic Idaho, Burl Ives in AnacortesFeliks Banel's guests on this episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY are Jason Mattson, executive director of the Lewis County Historical Museum on their recent acquisition of the giant “Yard Bird” statue; Dan Everhart of the Idaho State Historical Society on a historic preservation photo database project; and Bret Lunsford, director of the Anacortes Museum on that city’s enduring connection to Burl Ives and Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer.
This LIVE broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 8pm Pacific Time on Sunday, December 11, 2022 via SPACE 101.1 FM and streaming live via space101fm.org from studios at historic Magnuson Park –...
2022-12-1259 minCascade of HistoryCascade of History - Episode 13: LIVE from Burgermaster at University Village in SeattleFeliks Banel's guests on this episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY – broadcast LIVE from the Burgermaster in University Village in Seattle - are Burgermaster CEO Alex Jensen; Candy Cane Lane resident Joseph Manalang; Evergreen State political scion Art Langlie; Seattle Civil War historian and tour guide Richard Heisler; and non-roving (for once!) correspondent Ken Zick.
This LIVE broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 8pm Pacific Time on Sunday, December 4, 2022 via SPACE 101.1 FM and streaming live via space101fm.org from studios at historic Magnuson Park on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle.
2022-12-051h 00Cascade of HistoryCascade of History - Episode 12: Bellingham High School, Expo ’74 and Candy Cane LaneFeliks Banel's guests on this episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY are retired former journalist and political veteran Ted Van Dyk on the sports hall of fame at his alma mater, Bellingham High School; David Ellis Evans, chief site designer for Expo '74, the Spokane World’s Fair; and roving correspondent Ken Zick, visiting one of the Seattle area’s iconic holiday displays - which wasn't quite ready yet.
This LIVE broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 8pm Pacific Time on Sunday, November 27, 2022 via SPACE 101.1 FM and streaming live via space101fm.org from studios at historic Magnuson Park...
2022-11-2858 minCascade of HistoryCascade of History - Episode 11: “Cold Case BC”; Eastern WA monuments; Fort SimcoeFeliks Banel's guests on this episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY are Eve Lazarus, Vancouver historian and author of "Cold Case Vancouver" and the forthcoming "Cold Case BC"; Eastern Washington historian and 'monument hunter' Jake Rehm; and Arlen Washines of the Yakama Nation on interpreting the history of the ‘residential school’ at what’s now Fort Simcoe State Park.
This LIVE broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 8pm Pacific Time on Sunday, November 20, 2022 via SPACE 101.1 FM and streaming live via space101fm.org from studios at historic Magnuson Park on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle.
2022-11-2159 minCascade of HistoryCascade of History - Episode 10: Sand Point Veteran, Memorial Stadium, WA Historic Pres OfficerFeliks Banel's guests on this episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY are Dan Wall, who served at Sand Point Naval Air Station (now home to SPACE studios) in the late 1960s. Other guests include Washington State Historic Preservation Officer Allyson Brooks, and roving correspondent Ken Zick, reporting live from a flag football game Seattle High School Memorial Stadium in advance of its 75th anniversary.
This LIVE broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 8pm Pacific Time on Sunday, November 13, 2022 via SPACE 101.1 FM and streaming live via space101fm.org from studios at historic Magnuson Park on the shores of...
2022-11-1458 minCascade of HistoryCascade of History - Episode 09: “Seattle From The Margins”; Pig War; radio legend John MaynardFeliks Banel's guests on this episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY are Megan Asaka, author of “Seattle from the Margins: Exclusion, Erasure, and the Making of a Pacific Coast City,” just published by University of Washington Press; Cyrus Forman, National Park Service Ranger at San Juan Island National Historical Park, on the anniversary of the end of the Pig War; and Northwest radio legend John Maynard.
This LIVE broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 8pm Pacific Time on Sunday, November 6, 2022 via SPACE 101.1 FM and streaming live via space101fm.org from studios at historic Magnuson Park on the shor...
2022-11-0758 minCascade of HistoryCascade of History - Episode 08: David Benko, founder of the National Neon Sign Museum in The DallesFeliks Banel's guest on this episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY is David Benko, longtime neon collector and expert, and founder of the National Neon Sign Museum in The Dalles, Oregon.
This LIVE broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 8pm Pacific Time on Sunday, October 30, 2022 via SPACE 101.1 FM and streaming live via space101fm.org from studios within the old Sand Point Naval Air Station at historic Magnuson Park on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle.
2022-10-3157 minCascade of HistoryCascade of History - Episode 07: World’s Fair, Spokane historian Larry Cebula, Idaho broadcastingFeliks Banel's guests on this episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY include 98-year-old Louis Larsen, only surviving member of the executive team of the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair, on the 60th anniversary of the fair’s October 21 final day; Eastern Washington University and Spokane area historian Larry Cebula on several of his projects; and Art Gregory, founder and president of the History of Idaho Broadcasting Foundation.
This LIVE broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 8pm Pacific Time on Sunday, October 23, 2022 via SPACE 101.1 FM and streaming live via space101fm.org from studios at historic Magnuson Park on the shor...
2022-10-2457 minCascade of HistoryCascade of History - Episode 06: Highland Ice Arena, Military and Aviation History, Pet CemeteryFeliks Banel's guests on this episode of "Cascade of History" include Ken Zick with a live report from the closed-permanently-as-of-October-15 Highland Ice Arena in Shoreline; military, maritime and aviation historians Lee Corbin and Shawn Murphy on their many research projects; and Sarah Steen, Landmarks Coordinator for the King County Historic Preservation Program on the recently landmarked Seattle-Tacoma Pet Cemetery.
This LIVE broadcast of "Cascade of History" was originally presented on at 8pm Pacific Time on Sunday, October 16, 2022 via SPACE 101.1 FM and streaming live via space101fm.org from studios at historic Magnuson Park on the shores of Lake Washington in...
2022-10-1758 min
Cascade of HistoryCascade of History - Episode 05: Doug Kenck-Crispin, Megan Lallier-Barron and Ken WorkmanFeliks Banel's guests on this episode of "Cascade of History" include Doug Kenck-Crispin, Portland historian, the man behind ORHISTORY.com and host of the “Kick Ass Oregon History” podcast; Megan Lallier-Barron, curator of exhibitions for the Oregon Historical Society (OHS), discussing preparations for an exhibit commemorating the OHS's 125th anniversary in 2023; and Ken Workman, Duwamish Tribal Councilmember and descendant of Chief Seattle, on the observance of Indigenous Peoples Day.
This LIVE broadcast of "Cascade of History" was originally presented on Sunday, October 9, 2022 via SPACE 101.1 FM and streaming live via space101fm.org from studios at historic Magnuson Park on the shor...
2022-10-1058 minCascade of HistoryCascade of History - Episode 04: Jean Sherrard & Clay Eals of "Now & Then"Feliks Banel's guests on this episode of "Cascade of History" include Jean Sherrard and Clay Eals of The Seattle Times' "Now & Then" feature; Loran Bures of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War and a new grave marker in Tacoma for a Black sailor in the Civil War who came to Washington Territory in 1888; and Ken Zick LIVE from Totem Bowl (aka Tech City Bowl) on the BREAKING HISTORY NEWS that the Kirkland bowling alley is NOT closing for good on October 2, 2022.
This LIVE broadcast of "Cascade of History" was originally presented on Sunday, October 2, 2022 via SPACE 101.1 FM...
2022-10-0358 minCascade of HistoryCascade of History - Episode 03: Knute Berger and John Mackie & John AtkinFeliks Banel's guests on this episode of "Cascade of History" include Knute Berger, KCTS 9's 'Mossback' and author of a recent Crosscut piece about Nazi spies in Seattle in the 1930s; and John Mackie of The Vancouver Sun and John Atkin, civic historian, on Vancouver, BC's long love-affair with neon signs.
This LIVE broadcast of "Cascade of History" was originally presented on Sunday, September 25, 2022 via SPACE 101.1 FM from studios at historic Magnuson Park in Seattle
2022-09-261h 00
Cascade of HistoryCascade of History - Episode 02: Gus Melonas and Stephanie Johnson-ToliverFeliks Banel's guests on this episode of "Cascade of History" include Gus Melonas, longtime Northwest railroad executive with a long family history in Northwest railroads; and Stephanie Johnson-Toliver, president of the Black Heritage Society of Washington.
This LIVE broadcast of "Cascade of History" was originally presented on Sunday, September 18, 2022 via SPACE 101.1 FM from studios at historic Magnuson Park in Seattle.
2022-09-1958 min
Cascade of HistoryEpisode 33: Author Mary Fleck of "Women of the Northwest and the 'Great Land Grab'"On this episode of "Columbia Conversations" - a podcast for the Washington State Historical Society which was a precursor to the independent radio program "Cascade of History" - Feliks Banel speaks with Mary Fleck, author of a piece called "Women of the Northwest and the ‘Great Land Grab’: Overcoming the sexism of the 1850 Donation Land Act.” Fleck's piece appears in the Spring 2022 edition of COLUMBIA Magazine.
Founding producer and host is Feliks Banel.
2022-04-2621 min
Cascade of HistoryEpisode 32: Musician and Musical Historian Bob AntoneOn this episode of "Columbia Conversations" - a podcast for the Washington State Historical Society which was a precursor to the independent radio program "Cascade of History" - Feliks Banel speaks with musician and musical historian Bob Antone. Antone and his band, Tinkham Road, are based in the Snoqualmie Valley, and are committed to preserving and performing local music going back centuries.
For more from Bob Antone and Tinkham Road:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIo-gIWEuF-o-i49_Wr2ddA/featured
Founding producer and host is Feliks Banel.
2022-03-2922 min
Cascade of HistoryEpisode 31: Essex Porter and his 40 years at KIRO TVOn this episode of "Columbia Conversations" - a podcast for the Washington State Historical Society which was a precursor to the independent radio program "Cascade of History" - Feliks Banel speaks with journalist Essex Porter, who recently retired after nearly 40 years at KIRO TV news in Seattle.
To follow Essex Porter on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/EssexKIRO7
To learn more about Northwest journalism history, plan a visit to the Washington State History Museum during Summer 2022 for “News of the Day,” an exhibit exploring how big events in Evergreen State history were covered by the media.
Founding producer and host is Feli...
2022-03-0131 min
Cascade of HistoryEpisode 30: Dr. Michael C. McKenzie of Keuka CollegeOn this episode of "Columbia Conversations" - a podcast for the Washington State Historical Society which was a precursor to the independent radio program "Cascade of History" - Feliks Banel speaks with Dr. Michael McKenzie, professor of philosophy and religion at Keuka College in Keuka Park, New York. He’s author of a piece in the Winter 2021-2022 edition of COLUMBIA magazine about the wintertime forced relocation of Northern Paiute people from Oregon to Washington Territory.
For more information about Dr. McKenzie's book, "A Country Strange and Far: The Methodist Church in the Pacific Northwest, 1834–1918":
www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/9781496218810/
Foun...
2022-01-2124 min
Cascade of HistoryEpisode 29: Historian Megan Ockerman of the Olympia Tumwater FoundationOn this episode of "Columbia Conversations" - a podcast for the Washington State Historical Society which was a precursor to the independent radio program "Cascade of History" -Feliks Banel speaks with Megan Ockerman, historian for the Olympia Tumwater Foundation, and author of a piece in the Winter 2021-2022 edition of COLUMBIA magazine about women and the Olympia Brewing Company.
For more information about the Olympia Tumwater Foundation:
https://olytumfoundation.org/
Founding producer and host is Feliks Banel.
2021-12-0721 min
Cascade of HistoryEpisode 28: Faith Brower of Tacoma Art Museum and "On Native Land"On this episode of "Columbia Conversations" - a podcast for the Washington State Historical Society which was a precursor to the independent radio program "Cascade of History" -Feliks Banel speaks with Faith Brower, curator at Tacoma Art Museum, about the exhibition "On Native Land: Landscapes from the Haub Family Collection." More than a dozen Western landscapes are featured which depict homelands of Indigenous peoples; specific groups are recognized in written land acknowledgments on labels accompanying each painting in the gallery.
For more information about "On Native Land":
www.tacomaartmuseum.org/explore/upcoming-exhibitions/
Founding producer and host is Feliks Banel.
2021-11-1618 min
Cascade of HistoryEpisode 27: Michael Finley and Shelly Boyd of the Colville TribeOn this episode of "Columbia Conversations" - a podcast for the Washington State Historical Society which was a precursor to the independent radio program "Cascade of History" -Feliks Banel speaks with tribal historian Michael Finley and language scholar Shelly Boyd of the Colville Tribe about Northwest history, including residential schools. Shelly Boyd’s essay, “Save the Language and the Language will Save You,” is the cover story for the Autumn 2021 issue of COLUMBIA.
Founding producer and host is Feliks Banel.
2021-09-2928 min
Cascade of HistoryEpisode 26: Meteorologist Scott Sistek on the Heatdome of 2021On this episode of "Columbia Conversations" - a podcast for the Washington State Historical Society which was a precursor to the independent radio program "Cascade of History" -Feliks Banel talks about the historic 'Heatdome' of 2021 with meteorologist Scott Sistek. He grew up in the Northwest, and joined the team at TV station Fox 13 in Seattle after many years at KOMO TV.
Scott Sistek's Weather Blog for Fox 13:
https://www.q13fox.com/tag/weather/scotts-weather-blog
Founding producer and host is Feliks Banel.
2021-07-1531 min
Cascade of HistoryEpisode 25: Ezra Meeker scholar and author Dennis LarsenOn this episode of "Columbia Conversations" - a podcast for the Washington State Historical Society which was a precursor to the independent radio program "Cascade of History" -Feliks Banel speaks with Dennis Larsen, Ezra Meeker scholar and author of four books about the multi-faceted figure, including "Saving The Oregon Trail: Ezra Meeker's Last Grand Quest."
For more information about Larsen's latest book:
https://wsupress.wsu.edu/product/saving-the-oregon-trail/
Founding producer and host is Feliks Banel.
2021-05-3026 min
Cascade of HistoryEpisode 24: "Julia Butler Hansen" author John C. HughesOn this episode of "Columbia Conversations" - a podcast for the Washington State Historical Society which was a precursor to the independent radio program "Cascade of History" -Feliks Banel speaks with John C. Hughes, chief historian for the Washington Secretary of State, and author of "Julie Butler Hansen: A trailblazing Washington politician," published by the Secretary of State's Office in 2021.
For more information about Hughes's book:
https://www.sos.wa.gov/store/#/detail/99
Founding producer and host is Feliks Banel.
2021-04-1320 min
Cascade of HistoryEpisode 23: "Unsettled Ground" author Cassandra TateOn this episode of "Columbia Conversations" - a podcast for the Washington State Historical Society which was a precursor to the independent radio program "Cascade of History" -Feliks Banel speaks with Cassandra Tate, historian and journalist, and author of "Unsettled Ground: The Whitman Massacre and its Shifting Legacy in the American West," published by Sasquatch Books in 2020.
For more information about Tate's book:
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/604178/unsettled-ground-by-cassandra-tate/
Founding producer and host is Feliks Banel.
2021-03-0834 min
Cascade of HistoryEpisode 22: "Freeing the Elwha" Teen FilmmakersOn this episode of "Columbia Conversations" - a podcast for the Washington State Historical Society which was a precursor to the independent radio program "Cascade of History" -Feliks Banel speaks with the teen filmmakers whose archival photo and film-rich documentary, "Freeing the Elwha: Setting the Standard for Breaking the Nation's River Barriers" won numerous History Day awards in 2020. Featured are Jacob Gannon, Ivy Pete and Alexis Schallock.
To watch the film on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/vyIQmWB1yVw
Founding producer and host is Feliks Banel.
2020-12-2219 min
Cascade of HistoryEpisode 21: "Snowbound Stagecoach" author Lenora WhitemanOn this episode of "Columbia Conversations" - a podcast for the Washington State Historical Society which was a precursor to the independent radio program "Cascade of History" - Feliks Banel speaks with Lenora Whiteman, author of the new historical novel "Snowbound Stagecoach" -- based on years of research, and set during the extreme Oregon Country Winter of 1861-1862.
Founding producer and host is Feliks Banel.
2020-11-2925 min
Cascade of HistoryEpisode 20: Author, Historian and BlackPast.org Founder Dr. Quintard TaylorOn this episode of "Columbia Conversations" - a podcast for the Washington State Historical Society which was a precursor to the independent radio program "Cascade of History" - Feliks Banel speaks with University of Washington History Professor Emeritus Dr. Quintard Taylor, author of an important history of Seattle's Central District, and the founder of BlackPast.org.
For more info about Dr. Taylor's work:
www.blackpast.org
Founding producer and host is Feliks Banel.
2020-09-0139 min
Cascade of HistoryEpisode 19: New Head of Collections Maggie WetherbeeOn this episode of "Columbia Conversations" - a podcast for the Washington State Historical Society which was a precursor to the independent radio program "Cascade of History" -Feliks Banel speaks with Maggie Wetherbee, new Head of Collections for the Washington State Historical Society and the WSHS effort to collect pandemic-related artifacts and stories.
For more info on donating COVID-19 artifacts to WSHS:
http://www.washingtonhistory.org/research/collections/yourCOVIDstory/
Founding producer and host is Feliks Banel.
2020-05-1325 min
Cascade of HistoryEpisode 18: "Washington Territory's Grand Lady" by Julie McDonald ZanderOn this episode of "Columbia Conversations" - a podcast for the Washington State Historical Society which was a precursor to the independent radio program "Cascade of History" - Feliks Banel speaks with Julie McDonald Zander, author of "Washington Territory's Grand Lady: The Story of Matilda (Glover) Koontz Jackson," and important figure in 19th century Lewis County. The book is based on archival research Ms. McDonald Zander conducted as part of her history consulting business called Chapters of Life.
For more info on the book:
www.chaptersoflife.com/?page_id=1325
Founding producer and host is Feliks Banel.
2020-03-2423 min
Cascade of HistoryEpisode 17: WA State Historical Society Head of Collections Lynette MillerOn this episode of "Columbia Conversations" - a podcast for the Washington State Historical Society which was a precursor to the independent radio program "Cascade of History" - Feliks Banel speaks with Lynette Miller, who retired from the Washington State Historical Society as Head of Collections in February 2020. Miller was with WSHS for 23 years, and is a specialist in Native American basketry. She looks back on her career and the changes in museums and collecting that she's witnessed over the years, as well as the enduring power of genuine artifacts to tell important stories.
To donate an artifact to the...
2020-02-1722 min
Cascade of HistoryEpisode 16: Ron Judd of The Seattle Times on the 1920s and the 2020sOn this episode of "Columbia Conversations" - a podcast for the Washington State Historical Society which was a precursor to the independent radio program "Cascade of History" - Feliks Banel speaks with Ron Judd, staff writer for The Seattle Times’ Pacific NW Magazine on what we can learn from the history of Seattle and the Northwest during 1920s that might come in handy in the 2020s. Ron’s piece is called “Studying Seattle’s Roaring ’20s history might help us get through this next decade.” It appeared in the print edition of the Sunday Seattle Times of January 12, 2020.
For Ron's piece in The...
2020-01-1519 min
Cascade of HistoryEpisode 15: Rick James and West Coast Rum RunningOn this episode of "Columbia Conversations" - a podcast for the Washington State Historical Society which was a precursor to the independent radio program "Cascade of History" -Feliks Banel speaks with Rick James, author of "Don't Never Tell Nobody Nothin' No How: The Real Story of West Coast Rum Running" from British Columbia's Harbour Publishing. The Autumn 2019 issue of COLUMBIA magazine features an excerpt from James's book.
For more info on the book:
http://www.harbourpublishing.com/title/DontNeverTellNobodyNothinNoHow
Founding producer and host is Feliks Banel.
2019-09-2824 min
Cascade of HistoryEpisode 14: Jennifer Mortensen and Heritage Barn GrantsOn this episode of "Columbia Conversations" - a podcast for the Washington State Historical Society which was a precursor to the independent radio program "Cascade of History" -Feliks Banel speaks with Jennifer Mortensen of the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation about the Heritage Barn grant program that the WTHP administers for the Washington State Department of Archaeology & Historic Preservation. The grant deadline is coming up at the end of October 2019; get more information at www.preservewa.gov.
For more information or to subscribe to COLUMBIA Magazine:
www.washingtonhistory.org
Founding producer and host is Feliks Banel.
2019-08-2417 min
Cascade of HistoryEpisode 13: Clare Manis Hatler and the Manis MastodonOn this episode of "Columbia Conversations" - a podcast for the Washington State Historical Society which was a precursor to the independent radio program "Cascade of History" - Feliks Banel speaks with Clare Manis Hatler, whose late husband Manny (pictured) discovered the remains of an ancient mastodon on the couple's property near Sequim, Washington in the late 1970s. Ms. Hatler recent donated artifacts to the Washington State History Museum, and is featured in the Summer 2019 edition of COLUMBIA Magazine.
Founding producer and host is Feliks Banel.
2019-06-0336 min
Cascade of HistoryEpisode 12: Quin'Nita Cobbins-Modica and Peace Activist Daisy Tibbs DawsonOn this episode of "Columbia Conversations" - a podcast for the Washington State Historical Society which was a precursor to the independent radio program "Cascade of History" - Feliks Banel speaks with historian Quin'Nita Cobbins-Modica about her research and the cover story she wrote for COLUMBIA Magazine's Spring 2019 issue focused on school teacher and peace activist Daisy Tibbs Dawson.
For more information or to subscribe to COLUMBIA Magazine:
www.washingtonhistory.org
Founding producer and host is Feliks Banel.
2019-04-0817 min
Cascade of HistoryEpisode 11: Snow Past and Present with Jean SherrardOn this episode of "Columbia Conversations" - a podcast for the Washington State Historical Society which was a precursor to the independent radio program "Cascade of History" - Feliks Banel speaks with photographer, writer and historian Jean Sherrard about the big snow of February 2019. The two look at how this was the Seattle area’s first big snowstorm of the "social media era," and what this means from a historical perspective.
Jean Sherrard co-produces the "Now & Then" column with Paul Dorpat for The Seattle Times, and the two also collaborate on a history and photography blog (which is the source of...
2019-03-0320 min
Cascade of HistoryEpisode 10: "Labor Wars of the Northwest" with David JepsenOn this episode of "Columbia Conversations" - a podcast for the Washington State Historical Society which was a precursor to the independent radio program "Cascade of History" -Feliks Banel speaks with author and educator David Jepsen about the Seattle General Strike of 1919, and about his new documentary on the topic, "Labor Wars of the Northwest."
For information about "Labor Wars of the Northwest":
http://laborwarsnw.com/
Founding producer and host is Feliks Banel.
2019-01-1819 min
Cascade of HistoryEpisode 9: Hiking Washington's Fire Lookouts with Amber CasaliOn this episode of "Columbia Conversations" - a podcast for the Washington State Historical Society which was a precursor to the independent radio program "Cascade of History" - Feliks Banel speaks with author Amber Casali about her new book, “Hiking Washington's Fire Lookouts” from Mountaineers Books. It’s a how-to and a history, with information about exploring (and even camping inside of) vintage and modern fire lookouts around the Evergreen State; also lushly illustrated with maps and Casali's terrific photographs.
For information about "Hiking Washington's Fire Lookouts":
https://www.mountaineers.org/books/books/hiking-washingtons-fire-lookouts
Founding producer and host is Feliks Banel.
2018-11-1619 min
Cascade of HistoryEpisode 8: Northwest Author Jack NisbetOn this episode of "Columbia Conversations" - a podcast for the Washington State Historical Society which was a precursor to the independent radio program "Cascade of History" -Feliks Banel speaks with author Jack Nisbet, 2018 Washington State Historical Society Robert Gray Medal recipient, and author of many books about 19th century Pacific Northwest history. His latest is "The Dreamer and The Doctor" from Sasquatch Books, exploring the lives and passions of an American physician and her Swedish naturalist husband that helped shape a territory on the cusp of change at the turn of the 20th century.
For information about "The Dreamer...
2018-10-2423 min
Cascade of HistoryEpisode 7: "A Deadly Wind: The 1962 Columbus Day Storm" author John DodgeOn this episode of "Columbia Conversations" - a podcast for the Washington State Historical Society which was a precursor to the independent radio program "Cascade of History" - host Feliks Banel speaks with journalist and author John Dodge about his new book, “A Deadly Wind” from Oregon State University Press. It’s a look back at the 1962 Columbus Day Storm that devastated the Pacific Northwest, from Oregon to British Columbia.
For information about "A Deadly Wind: The 1962 Columbus Day Storm":
http://osupress.oregonstate.edu/book/deadly-wind
Founding producer and host is Feliks Banel.
2018-09-1419 min
Cascade of HistoryEpisode 6: Atlatl Point found at Mt. Rainier National ParkOn this episode of "Columbia Conversations" - a podcast for the Washington State Historical Society which was a precursor to the independent radio program "Cascade of History" -Feliks Banel speaks with amateur mountaineer Bob Mead about an archaeological artifact Mr. Mead discovered at Mt. Rainier National Park 40 years ago. We learn what Mr. Mead should have done when he first found it, and what you should do if you find yourself in a similar situation. We also talk to Pacific Lutheran University Professor Bradford Andrews about what this and other artifacts can tell us about the pre-history of the place...
2018-08-2716 min
Cascade of HistoryEpisode 5: Lauren Danner and "Crown Jewel Wilderness"On this episode of "Columbia Conversations" - a podcast for the Washington State Historical Society which was a precursor to the independent radio program "Cascade of History" - Feliks Banel speaks with author Lauren Danner about her book from WSU Press, "Crown Jewel Wilderness," that tells the story of the creation of North Cascades National Park. Danner's book is excerpted in the Summer 2018 issue of COLUMBIA Magazine.
Founding producer and host is Feliks Banel.
2018-07-1617 min
Cascade of HistoryEpisode 4: Judy Bentley and Hiking Washington's HistoryOn this episode of "Columbia Conversations" - a podcast for the Washington State Historical Society which was a precursor to the independent radio program "Cascade of History" -Feliks Banel speaks with author Judy Bentley about her work to encourage hikes and walks that explore Washington history, and the cover story she wrote for COLUMBIA Magazine's Summer 2018 issue focused on the Yakama-Cowlitz Trail.
Founding producer and host is Feliks Banel.
2018-06-1512 min
Cascade of HistoryEpisode 3: Covered Wagon Oral History with George YoustOn this episode of "Columbia Conversations" - a podcast for the Washington State Historical Society which was a precursor to the independent radio program "Cascade of History" - Feliks Banel presents a rare oral history recording of George Youst, describing a cross-country trip to Centralia, Washington by covered wagon in 1903-1904. The interview was recorded in 1967 by George's son Lionel Youst.
Founding producer and host is Feliks Banel.
2018-05-1613 min
Cascade of HistoryEpisode 2: Dave Beals and McNeil IslandOn this episode of "Columbia Conversations" - a podcast for the Washington State Historical Society which was a precursor to the independent radio program "Cascade of History" - Feliks Banel speaks with Dave Beals of the Washington State History Museum about work underway there to prepare for a groundbreaking exhibit opening in January 2019 about the prison on McNeil Island.
For more information about the exhibit:
http://www.washingtonhistory.org/visit/wshm/exhibits/McNeil/
Founding producer and host is Feliks Banel.
2018-04-1918 min
Cascade of HistoryEpisode 1: Peter DonahueOn this episode of "Columbia Conversations" - a podcast for the Washington State Historical Society which was a precursor to the independent radio program "Cascade of History" - Feliks Banel speaks with Peter Donahue, who writes the Used Books (aka "Retro Review") column for COLUMBIA Magazine.
Founding producer and host is Feliks Banel.
2018-03-1313 min
At length with Steve Scher. - The House of Podcasts"I Like it Live": Feliks Banel and the Allure of Live BroadcastingFrom the 1920’s until television permanently settled into our living rooms in the late 1950’s, radio blasted out comedies, variety shows, adventures and dramas to waiting listeners. Radio launched performers like Jack Benny and Fred Allen into stardom. It offered established stars like Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Jimmy Stewart and Frank Sinatra an audience during lulls in their film careers. Radio became a second platform for Hollywood screenplays like “The Bishops’ Wife,” a 1947 holiday movie starring David Niven, Cary Grant and Loretta Young that resurfaced with a different cast on the Lux Radio Theater in 1949. ...
2017-11-1700 min
At length with Steve Scher. - The House of Podcasts"I Like it Live": Feliks Banel and the Allure of Live Broadcasting<p></p><p>From the 1920’s until television permanently settled into our living rooms in the late 1950’s, radio blasted out comedies, variety shows, adventures and dramas to waiting listeners. Radio launched performers like Jack Benny and Fred Allen into stardom. It offered established stars like Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Jimmy Stewart and Frank Sinatra an audience during lulls in their film careers. Radio became a second platform for Hollywood screenplays like “The Bishops’ Wife,” a 1947 holiday movie starring David Niven, Cary Grant and Loretta Young that resurfaced with a different cast on the Lux...
2017-11-1730 min