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Cascade of History

CASCADE OF HISTORY is the only LIVE radio show presenting news and stories about people doing cool things with and for history in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and British Columbia. We talk about people, artifacts, books, maps, photos, places, landmarks, public lands, state and national parks, trails, highways, and the historic events that can bring us all together. The show is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time on SPACE 101.1 FM (and streaming via http://www.space101fm.org ) from

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BONUS EPISODE: Drawings Emerge of Virginia Inn from...

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2025/04/14

On this bonus episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel speaks with Dr. Kenneth Landry, a retired dentist and naval officer. As a young man in the early 1970s, Dr. Landry made pen-and-ink drawings of many buildings in downtown Seattle, including the Virginia Inn – which reportedly will close later this month. CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via SPACE 101.1 FM in Seattle and gallantly streams everywhere via space101fm.org. The radio station is located at

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00:58:56

Ep. 103: LIVE REPORT from Virginia Inn; Bubbleator...

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2025/04/13

Feliks Banel's guests on this episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY include roving correspondent Ken Zick with a live report from the soon-to-close Virginia Inn, and Nick Biermann from Save Ryan House with an update on preservation efforts in Sumner. We also hear highlights from recent bonus episode interviews with Albert Fisher on Seattle World's Fair Bubbleator history, and Justin McElroy, journalist from British Columbia and diehard baseball fan, with thoughts on how the current political upheaval will

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00:20:56

BONUS EPISODE: Will British Columbia Blue Jays Fans...

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2025/04/11

On this bonus episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel speaks with Justin McElroy, longtime British Columbia resident, journalist for CBC Vancouver and diehard Toronto Blue Jays fan about the upcoming series in May 2025 when the Canadian MLB team will play a weekend series against the Mariners in Seattle. Will B.C. fans stay away this year - because of the political and economic situation - when they used to come by the thousands whenever the Blue Jays took on the Mariners? McElroy shares his

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00:44:54

BONUS EPISODE: Late Legendary Jazz Scholar Dan...

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2025/04/10

On this bonus episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel digs into the archives for his 2016 conversation with the late Dan Morgenstern, legendary jazz scholar, about the 1952 Duke Ellington concert in Seattle. A recording of the concert was first issued in 1954 by RCA; Mr. Morgenstern wrote the liner notes for the 1995 reissue. The 1952 Seattle concert was held at the old Civic Auditorium, now McCaw Hall at Seattle Center. Mr. Morgenstern passed away in 2024 at age 94.CASCADE OF HISTORY is

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00:23:56

BONUS EPISODE: Rudder from Sternwheeler Recovered...

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2025/04/07

On this bonus episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel speaks with Chris McNaughton, a diver and amateur maritime archaeologist who got tapped by the Museum of North Idaho to help retrieve a priceless artifact from Lake Coeur d’Alene - a giant wooden rudder from a sternwheeler steamboat. CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via SPACE 101.1 FM in Seattle and gallantly streams everywhere via space101fm.org. The radio station is located at historic Magnuson

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00:17:59

BONUS EPISODE: Remembering Jay North of "Dennis The...

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2025/04/07

On this bonus episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel speaks with Albert Fisher, who coordinated movies and TV for the 1962 Seattle World's Fair, and who escorted the young actor Jay North around the fairgrounds one day during the festivities. Fisher shares his memories of North, who played the title character on TV's "Dennis The Menace" more than 60 years ago, and who passed way April 6, 2025 at age 73. CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via SPACE 101.1

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00:20:46

BONUS EPISODE: "Wild In Seattle" author David B....

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2025/04/06

On this bonus episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel speaks with prolific author - and frequent guest - David B. Williams about the release of his new book "Wild In Seattle: Stories at the Crossroads of People and Nature” from Mountaineers Books.For more information about David B. Williams, his book, his blog and other activities - including a number of upcoming public events marking the release of "Wild In Seattle" - you'll find links at the CASCADE OF HISTORY Facebook

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02:00:02

Ep. 102: LIVE HISTORY from the Museum of Vancouver in...

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2025/04/04

Feliks Banel's guests on this special episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY – broadcast LIVE from the Museum of Vancouver in Vancouver, British Columbia – include Vivianne Gosselin, director of the museum; Coll Thrush, University of British Columbia (UBC) professor and author of the forthcoming book "Wrecked: Unsettling Histories from the Graveyard of the Pacific" from University of Washington Press; and a panel conversation with John Mackie of the Vancouver Sun; historian John Atkin; and Andy Yan,

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00:14:03

BONUS EPISODE: Remembering Chris Wedes - KIRO TV's...

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2025/04/03

On 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

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00:17:03

BONUS EPISODE: Lee Corbin and the April 1959 Orting...

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2025/04/01

On this bonus episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel speaks with retired military and commercial pilot Lee Corbin, who happens to be one of the best military aviation and military infrastructure historians in the Pacific Northwest. Corbin talks about his years-long effort to research an Air Force plane crash that took place in Orting, Washington on April 1, 1959 - which inspired a UFO conspiracy theory - and also describes his efforts to memorialize the crew members who died in the crash

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00:32:47

BONUS EPISODE: John Keister on the "Almost Live"...

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2025/04/01

On this bonus episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel digs into the archives for his 2022 conversation with John Keister, who was host of "Almost LIVE" when that KING 5 TV program in Seattle pulled off the infamous - and still reverberating - Space Needle Hoax of April 1, 1989. 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 -

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00:28:01

BONUS EPISODE: Late Bill Schonely - Voice of MLB...

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2025/03/31

On this bonus PLAY BALL! episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel digs into the archives for his 2016 interview with the late Bill Schonely, voice of the Seattle Pilots during their one and only MLB season in the Northwest in 1969. The team became the Milwaukee Brewers on this day - March 31, 1970 - 55 years ago. Schonely remained in the region and became the voice of the Portland Trailblazers. CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via SPACE 101.1 FM in

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00:16:56

BONUS EPISODE: Josh LaBelle of Seattle Theatre Group...

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2025/03/28

On this bonus episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel speaks with Josh LaBelle, executive director of the non-profit Seattle Theatre Group (STG) on the partnership announced Friday whereby STG will now manage the historic 5th Avenue Theatre in downtown Seattle - along with other STG venues including the Paramount Theatre and Neptune Theatre.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

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00:06:35

BONUS EPISODE: Oral History of Deadly Vancouver, WA...

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2025/03/26

On 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

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00:38:23

BONUS ERUPTION EPISODE: Beard & Erickson of KGW...

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2025/03/26

On this bonus ERUPTION episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel speaks with John Erickson and Mike Beard who covered the first eruption of Mount St. Helens for radio station KGW in Portland, Oregon on March 27, 1980. Erickson was news director and Beard was a reporter who just happened to be airborne over the mountain on the day of that first eruption 45 years ago. The two worked together to get Beard on the air and spread the news to Portland and the world that Mount St. Helens had awakened from

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00:06:39

BONUS DOME-OLITION EPISODE: Kingdome Implosion of...

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2025/03/26

On this bonus DOME-OLITION episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel marks the 25th anniversary of the implosion of the KINGDOME – Seattle and King County’s multipurpose domed stadium – by digging into his personal archives for this piece originally produced (with help from Jim Gates) for the KUOW Public Radio history series “THIS NOT JUST IN.” 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

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Ep. 101: Ralph Munro, Frank Chopp, The Living...

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2025/03/23

Feliks Banel presents on this broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY tributes from the archives to the late Ralph Munro (former Washington Secretary of State) and the late Frank Chopp (former Speaker of the Washington House of Representatives), both of whom passed away in recent days. We also hear an excerpt from an interview last week with journalist and broadcaster Jim Dever, who recently announced he's stepping down from EVENING Magazine and KING 5 TV after 34 years, and we listen to side two of the

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00:14:05

BONUS EPISODE: Remembering Longtime WA Speaker of the...

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2025/03/22

On this bonus episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel remembers former Washington legislator and longtime Democratic Speaker of the State House Frank Chopp, who passed away unexpectedly on March 22, 2025. In this archival interview from 2020, Mr. Chopp explains his role in preservation of an apartment complex in King County, and its conversion to public housing. As Mr. Chopp says in the interview, "Saving [this] apartment complex - it’s not historically significant or architecturally

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00:12:31

BONUS EPISODE: Remembering Longtime WA Secretary of...

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2025/03/20

On this bonus episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel remembers former Washington Secretary of State Ralph Munro, who passed away March 20, 2025. In this archival interview from 2021, Munro recalls the Washington Centennial of 1889, the family origins of the centennial license plate, and agrees that he likely had more fun as Secretary of State (from 1981 to 2001) than any of his predecessors or successors.CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via SPACE

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00:44:12

BONUS EPISODE: Jim Dever of KING 5's EVENING Magazine...

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2025/03/18

On this bonus episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel speaks with Jim Dever in a long and far-ranging conversation about his career, local broadcast media, and his recent decision to step down from EVENING Magazine after 34 years at KING 5 TV in Seattle.CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via SPACE 101.1 FM in Seattle and streaming everywhere via space101fm.org. The radio station is located at historic Magnuson Park - formerly Sand Point Naval Air

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