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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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Ep. 51: Holiday traditions in Portland and Spokane,...

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2023/12/18

Feliks Banel’s guests on this live broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY include Kerry Tymchuk, executive director of the Oregon Historical Society on holiday traditions in Portland; Anna Harbine of Spokane’s Museum of Arts & Culture (MAC) on Spokane holiday traditions; and Laurie Carter with an update on efforts to “Save the Ryan House” in Sumner, Washington. Also, Christmas surprises and the third installment in the 1951 vintage “Blackie of Naches Valley” episode of the Seattle centennial educational

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Ep. 50: SS BEAVER artifact discovery, Parkland School...

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2023/12/11

Feliks Banel’s guests on this live broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY include John Mackie of The Vancouver Sun on recently discovered artifacts from the SS BEAVER, the most storied vessel in Pacific Northwest and British Columbia history; roving correspondent Ken Zick REPORTING LIVE from Olympic Manor’s holiday display; Phil Edlund of Save Our Parkland School with the latest on the community’s grassroots campaign; and the second installment in the 1951 vintage “Blackie of Naches Valley” episode of the

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Ep. 49: Stan Boreson Holiday Smackdown and LIVE...

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2023/12/04

Feliks Banel pits Everett, WA-born Stan Boreson against Tacoma, WA-born Yogi Yorgesson in a holiday smackdown of Scandinavian novelty Christmas songs; roving correspondent Ken Zick reports LIVE FROM THE SCENE of the abrupt closure of XXX Root Beer in Issaquah; and we hear the first installment in the 1951 vintage “Blackie of Naches Valley” episode of the Seattle centennial educational radio program “Their Name Was Courage.” This LIVE broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 8pm

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Ep. 48: Bryan Johnson of KOMO Radio on breaking the...

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2023/11/22

On 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

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Ep. 47: 'D.B. Cooper 101' with Eric Ulis and...

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2023/11/13

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

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Ep. 46: Dr. Colleen Shogan, Archivist of the U.S. on...

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2023/11/06

Feliks 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

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Ep. 45: Halloween Special "Sports Talk Radio Panic"...

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2023/10/28

On 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

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Ep. 44: BONUS Fundraising and pledge deadline for...

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2023/10/27

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

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Ep. 43: New Olympic Peninsula history book and a...

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2023/10/23

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

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Ep. 42: BONUS Sumner City Council Public Comments on...

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2023/10/17

This special bonus podcast-only episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY features all public comments from the Sumner (WA) City Council meeting of Monday, October 16, 2023. Most of the commenters spoke in favor of saving the Ryan House in Sumner. One of the supporters of the effort was a guest on our previous episode. The comments made at the meeting received no formal reply from the Sumner City Council, and it’s unclear if the city will move forward with the demolition plans that the commenters and the group

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Ep. 41: Endangered Ryan House in Sumner and...

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2023/10/16

Feliks 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

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Ep. 40: The "Anti-Nomination" Landmark Process in...

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2023/10/09

Feliks 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

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Ep. 39: Memorial Stadium fate to be decided at...

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2023/10/01

The October 1, 2023 episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY on SPACE 101.1 FM is an encore of our VJ Day live remote broadcast, and is a deep dive on the history and historical significance of Seattle High School Memorial Stadium - the entire 1947 stadium, not just the 1951 wall of names. This coming Wednesday, October 4, 2023 the Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board will complete a task begun in August: to decide the future of this memorial structure, built in 1947 to honor the sacrifice and celebrate the

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Cascade of History - Ep. 38: Frank Abe and the John...

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2023/09/25

Feliks 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

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Cascade of History - Ep. 37: Elvis in Seattle,...

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2023/09/18

Feliks 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

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Cascade of History - Ep. 36: LIVE from Memorial...

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2023/08/15

In 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

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Cascade of History – Ep. 35: 2021 Heatdome and...

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2023/08/14

Feliks 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

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Cascade of History – Ep. 34: Olympia Brewery history...

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2023/08/07

Feliks 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

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Cascade of History – Ep. 33: "Campfire Stories" from...

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2023/08/03

On this special Summertime Edition of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Dave and Ilyssa Kyu discuss their new essay collection from Mountaineers Books: "Campfire Stories Volume II: Tales from America's National Parks and Trails." The pair, who edited the book and its preceding Volume I, will be appearing at a number of events in the Pacific Northwest during August 2023. Olympic National Park and the Pacific Crest Trail are both featured in chapters of the book. More information about the tour (as well as the

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Cascade of History – Ep. 32: Manis Mastodon and...

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2023/07/10

Feliks 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

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