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by Feliks Banel
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 studios located on the shores of Lake Washington in historic Magnuson Park in Seattle, former site of Sand Point Naval Air Station (though sometimes CASCADE OF HISTORY originates from remote locations around the region). The podcast feed consists of the weekly broadcast, plus frequent bonus episodes with timely and topical interviews, vintage local audio or other Pacific Northwest history-related content - and sometimes even BREAKING NEWS.Producer and host Feliks Banel is an Emmy-winning and E
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- Today59 min
Ep. 161: Northern Pacific Convention, Vote By Mail Update, Historic District Woes in Seattle, "Mountain Runners" and "Hardhat Days"
Feliks Banel's guests on this LIVE BROADCAST of CASCADE OF HISTORY include Kent Sullivan with an update on this past week’s Northern Pacific Railway Historical Association Convention in Toppenish, WA; three-term Republican former Secretary of State Sam Reed on the Supreme Court’s recent decision to halt interference in Washington’s all mail-in ballot; Heather Pihl on recent Seattle City Council actions affecting historic districts; author Todd Warger on his new book from WSU Press “The Mountain Runners: America’s First Adventure Race, 1911–1913”; and Mike Nolan, author of “Hardhat Days: My Re-Education in Seattle’s Shipyards,” also recently published by WSU Press. For more information about this program’s guests and topics: Northern Pacific Railway Historical Association https://nprha.org/ BONUS EPISODE with Sam Reed about Vote-by-Mail in the Evergreen State https://soundcloud.com/cascadeofhistory/bonus-encore-reed Nicholas Deshais’ Seattle Times article on the Seattle City Council https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/vote-on-seattle-traffic-safety-bills-aims-at-historic-districts/ Todd Warger’s new book “The Mountain Runners: America’s First Adventure Race, 1911–1913” https://wsupress.wsu.edu/product/the-mountain-runners/ Mike Nolan’s new book “Hardhat Days: My Re-Education in Seattle’s Shipyards” https://wsupress.wsu.edu/product/hardhat-days/ Links to more information about most topics discussed on the show are often available at the CASCADE OF HISTORY Facebook page: www.facebook.com/groups/cascadeofhistory This LIVE broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 8pm Pacific Time on Sunday, September 20, 2026 via SPACE 101.1 FM and gallantly streaming live via www.space101fm.org from historic Magnuson Park - formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms and never miss regular weekly episodes of Sunday night broadcasts as well as frequent bonus episodes. "LIKE" the CASCADE OF HISTORY Facebook page and get updates and other stories throughout the week, and advance notice of live remote broadcasts taking place in your part of the Old Oregon Country.
- Yesterday18 min
BONUS EPISODE: "This NOT Just In" Archival Revival Part Three
On this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel digs for a third time into the “This NOT Just In” archives for three installments from the occasional history series that aired from 2010 to 2016 on KUOW Public Radio 94.9 FM in Seattle. The premise of “This NOT Just In” was to use archival audio to shed light on forgotten or not fully understood stories from Pacific Northwest history. In this third "This NOT Just In" Archival Revival, we remember the devastating Columbus Day Storm of October 1962; the infamous D.B. Cooper skyjacking of November 1971; and the first time the long-running JP Patches Show on KIRO TV in Seattle was cancelled in December 1978. This material was originally produced by Feliks Banel with editing and other assistance from KUOW’s Jim Gates. “This NOT Just In” was initially awarded a Program Venture Fund grant from KUOW in 2009 which funded production of the first three episodes; KUOW ultimately green-lighted more than 30 additional episodes during the run of the series. The episodes remained online for many years, but most are no longer accessible via the KUOW website – so it seemed like a good time to share them once again as a public service. Links to more information as well as images related to most topics discussed on the show are often available at the CASCADE OF HISTORY Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/groups/cascadeofhistory CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Daylight Time and Pacific Standard Time via fearless flagship station SPACE 101.1 FM in Seattle and gallantly streams everywhere via www.space101fm.org. The radio station broadcasts from studios at historic Magnuson Park – located in the former Master-at-Arms’ quarters in the old Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms and never miss regular weekly episodes of Sunday night broadcasts as well as frequent bonus episodes. "LIKE" the Cascade of History Facebook page and get updates and other stories throughout the week, and advance notice of live remote broadcasts taking place in your part of the Old Oregon Country.
- 1 weeks ago1h 0m
Ep. 160: Fourth Anniversary Show and CAVALCADE OF LIGHTNING-ROUND GUESTS!
Feliks Banel's CAVALCADE OF LIGHTNING-ROUND GUESTS on this LIVE BROADCAST of CASCADE OF HISTORY's Fourth Anniversary Show include: Scott Sistek of the Emerald City Weather Blog; Hilarie Pozesky of Chicago Area Archivists; Grant Din of Save Our National Archives (SONA) in San Bruno, CA: Paula Johnson of Willamette CRA; Scott Tanner, co-author of “A Glacier Gallery: True Tales and Hidden History” in Montana; Barbara Swift of the Gas Works Park Alliance; Jake Rehm, Mullan Road scholar at Eastern Washington University in Cheney, WA; Andrea Clift, our eyes and ears for the Spokane River; Skip Berger, Cascade Public Media's Mossback; and Dr. Kate Burrows of Save Crown Hill Cemetery in Seattle. We also left a voicemail message for Lloyd Lytle of the group who tried to save the Masonic Home of Washington, and played a brief interview recorded Friday with Cliff Sjolund, Jr., leader of the effort to located the missing B-52 "Meal88" in the Gulf of Mexico. For more information about this program’s guests and topics: Scott Sistek’s Emerald City Weather Blog https://emeraldcityweather.com/ Hilarie Pozesky and Chicago Area Archivists https://www.chicagoarchivists.org/ Grant Din and Save Our National Archives (SONA) in California https://www.saveournationalarchives.org/ Paula Johnson and Section 106 Advocacy https://culturalheritagepartners.com/defend-section-106/ Open Letter to Congress regarding Section 106 https://culturalheritagepartners.com/open-letter-to-congress-from-national-coalition/ Scott Tanner and “A Glacier Gallery: True Tales and Hidden History” https://www.farcountrypress.com/Books/A/A-Glacier-Gallery Barbara Swift and Gas Works Park Alliance https://preservewa.org/advocacy-alert-seattles-gas-works-park/ Mullan Road History https://mullanroad.org/about/ Spokane Riverkeeper https://www.spokaneriverkeeper.org/ Mossback’s Northwest Upcoming 12th Season Premiere and Event on October 6, 2026 https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/mossbacks-northwest-2/ Save Crown Hill Cemetery in Seattle https://savecrownhill.carrd.co/ Masonic Home of Washington https://preservewa.org/most_endangered/masonic-home-washington/ The Search for B-52 “MEAL-88” https://www.projectrecover.org/project-recover-announces-new-mission-locate-us-air-force-b-52-and-aircrew-gone-missing-offshore-texas-coast-in-1968/ Links to more information about most topics discussed on the show are often available at the CASCADE OF HISTORY Facebook page: www.facebook.com/groups/cascadeofhistory This LIVE broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 8pm Pacific Time on Sunday, September 13, 2026 via SPACE 101.1 FM and gallantly streaming live via www.space101fm.org from historic Magnuson Park - formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms and never miss regular weekly episodes of Sunday night broadcasts as well as frequent bonus episodes. "LIKE" the CASCADE OF HISTORY Facebook page and get updates and other stories throughout the week, and advance notice of live remote broadcasts taking place in your part of the Old Oregon Country.
- 1 weeks ago33 min
BONUS ENCORE EPISODE: "The Woolly Dog: A Lost Breed of the Salish Sea" at the Museum of Anthropology
Feliks Banel's guests on this BONUS ENCORE EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY - presented to herald the new display "The Woolly Dog: A Lost Breed of the Salish Sea" at the Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver, BC - are Liz Hammond-Kaarremaa, Chief Janice George, and Dr. Susan Pavel, co-authors of “The Teachings of Mutton: A Coast Salish Woolly Dog.” The book was released in May 2025 by Harbour Publishing in British Columbia, and this conversation was recorded in October 2025. “Mutton” is the name of a dog from the 19th century whose pelt was tucked away in a drawer at the Smithsonian Institution for 150 years until it was re-discovered by amateur archivist Candace Wellman. “The Teachings of Mutton: A Coast Salish Woolly Dog” tells Mutton’s story and what Mutton can teach us about Coast Salish Woolly Dogs and their significance. For more information on the book “The Teachings of Mutton: A Coast Salish Woolly Dog": https://harbourpublishing.com/products/9781998526024?srsltid=AfmBOopvZRBO5EOCay19pLgNP8T10sCzRtCYKLJqLoIBvH_UvWlUtmum For more information about the display of "Mutton" (beginning September 2026) at the Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver, BC: https://moa.ubc.ca/new-installations-and-displays/ Links to more information as well as images related to most topics discussed on the show are often available at the CASCADE OF HISTORY Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/groups/cascadeofhistory 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 www.space101fm.org. The radio station broadcasts from studios at historic Magnuson Park – located in the former Master-at-Arms’ quarters in the old Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms and never miss regular weekly episodes of Sunday night broadcasts as well as frequent bonus episodes.
- 1 weeks ago32 min
BONUS ENCORE EPISODE: History of Vote By Mail in Washington State with Sec of State Sam Reed
On this BONUS ENCORE EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, we listen back to Feliks Banel’s September 2025 interview with three-term Republican former Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed about the origins and history of voting by mail in Washington state. Secretary Reed was in office from 2001 to 2013, and previously served as the elected auditor of Thurston County. In this earlier role, he was one of the first public officials to support efforts to adopt voting by mail in the Evergreen State back in the early 1980s. Washington became the second all-vote-by-mail state in 2011; Oregon was first a decade earlier. With more than a year of rhetoric from the Trump Administration targeting the popular and proven practice of voting by mail - or to otherwise sow chaos in advance of the 2026 midterm elections - it was a good time to hear from former Secretary Reed to learn the history and context for the practice in the state of Washington, and to also look ahead to what might happen should the federal effort intensify. Links to more information as well as images related to most topics discussed on the show are often available at the CASCADE OF HISTORY Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/groups/cascadeofhistory 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 www.space101fm.org. The radio station broadcasts from studios at historic Magnuson Park – located in the former Master-at-Arms’ quarters in the old Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms and never miss regular weekly episodes of Sunday night broadcasts as well as frequent bonus episodes.
- 2 weeks ago51 min
BONUS EPISODE: Marking 25 Years Since 9/11 with Vintage Seattle Radio Recordings
On this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel marks the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the United States by sharing vintage audio from KIRO Radio from the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001. In this 45-minute recording (one side of an analog tape, made by Feliks at home that morning 25 years ago), we hear Newsradio 710 KIRO deep in its "peak news & talk" years - when a big newsroom was in operation around the clock to gather and report the facts, and wise and eloquent talk show hosts (including Dave Ross) calmly analyzed and interpreted what was going on . . . in real-time. Some of the beloved local voices heard on this tape include Dave Ross, Gregg Hersholt, Kirsten Kendrick, Heather Bosch, Tim Haeck, Tony Minor, Jon Repp, Brian Calvert, Ursula Reutin and the late Jane Shannon. We also hear national updates from the radio division of CBS News - which, as of earlier this year, is long-gone. This recording was made beginning around 10:45am Pacific Time, or about five hours after the attacks; it's not breaking news, but it's still a chilling audio time capsule from one of the darkest days in American history. Through it all, the local voices we hear are steady, and these radio professionals did their part to help the community process the shock and disbelief. Links to more information as well as images related to most topics discussed on the show are often available at the CASCADE OF HISTORY Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/groups/cascadeofhistory CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via flagship station SPACE 101.1 FM in Seattle and gallantly streams everywhere via www.space101fm.org. The radio station broadcasts from studios at historic Magnuson Park – located in the former Master-at-Arms’ quarters in the old Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms and never miss regular weekly episodes of Sunday night broadcasts as well as frequent bonus episodes. "LIKE" the Cascade of History Facebook page and get updates and other stories throughout the week, and advance notice of live remote broadcasts taking place in your part of the Old Oregon Country.
- 3 weeks ago2h 59m
Ep. 159: LIVE from Paul Dorpat's Memorial at Seattle's Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI)
This special LIVE REMOTE BROADCAST of CASCADE OF HISTORY originated from the public memorial for beloved historian Paul Dorpat at the Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI) in Seattle on Sunday, August 30, 2026. Paul's dear friends Clay Eals and Jean Sherrard organized the event and served as emcees (ems-cee?). Speakers/performers included Ken Workman, Chief Seattle descendant, of the Duwamish Tribe; Mayor Katie Wilson of Seattle; Marie McCaffrey of HistoryLink; Ann Ferguson, retired Seattle Public Library "Seattle Room" Librarian; Washington Governor Bob Ferguson; folk musician Al Hirsch (performing “The Old Settler” - aka “Acres of Clams”); Bob Donegan, CEO of Ivar’s; Greg Nickels, former Seattle mayor and current HistoryLink board chair; Mike James, longtime newsman and anchor for KING TV and KIRO TV and old friend of Paul Dorpat; and Leonard Garfield, executive director of MOHAI. Before and after the public memorial, CASCADE OF HISTORY was joined by a number of special guests, including: Leonard Garfield, Governor Bob Ferguson, author David B. Williams, musician John Roderick and radio legend Steve Scher. Special thanks to Benjamin Warren of SPACE 101.1 FM for running the board back at the station, and to SPACE 101.1 FM donors for their year-round financial support of the station and its hyperlocal programming. Links to more information as well as images related to most topics discussed on the show are often available at the CASCADE OF HISTORY Facebook page: www.facebook.com/groups/cascadeofhistory This live remote broadcast was presented from 6:00 to 9:00pm Pacific Time on Sunday, August 30, 2026. CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via flagship station SPACE 101.1 FM in Seattle and gallantly streams everywhere via www.space101fm.org. The radio station broadcasts from studios at historic Magnuson Park – located in the former Master-at-Arms’ quarters in the old Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms and never miss regular weekly episodes of Sunday night broadcasts as well as frequent bonus episodes. "LIKE" the Cascade of History Facebook page and get updates and other stories throughout the week, and advance notice of live remote broadcasts taking place in your part of the Old Oregon Country.
- 3 weeks ago40 min
BONUS EPISODE: "In The Range of Fire and Ice" New Book about Washington Cascades from David B. Williams
Feliks Banel's guest on this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY is author David B. Williams. His new book, "In The Range of Fire and Ice: A Human and Natural History of Washington's Cascades" is available now from booksellers around the Pacific Northwest, and he's about to embark on a series of author appearances and book talks throughout the late summer and into the late autumn around Western Washington. Williams has written a number of popular books, including "Homewaters: A Human and Natural History of Puget Sound" (UW Press, 2021), and often leads walking tours and writes and speaks about Northwest history. CASCADE OF HISTORY spoke with David B. Williams on Thursday, August 27, 2026. "In The Range of Fire and Ice" from Mountaineers Books: https://www.mountaineers.org/books/books/in-the-range-of-fire-and-ice-a-human-and-natural-history-of-washington2019s-cascades Upcoming author appearances by David B. Williams: https://geologywriter.com/walks-talks/ Links to more information as well as images related to most topics discussed on the show are often available at the CASCADE OF HISTORY Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/groups/cascadeofhistory CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via flagship station SPACE 101.1 FM in Seattle and gallantly streams everywhere via www.space101fm.org. The radio station broadcasts from studios at historic Magnuson Park – located in the former Master-at-Arms’ quarters in the old Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms and never miss regular weekly episodes of Sunday night broadcasts as well as frequent bonus episodes. "LIKE" the Cascade of History Facebook page and get updates and other stories throughout the week, and advance notice of live remote broadcasts taking place in your part of the Old Oregon Country.
About 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 studios located on the shores of Lake Washington in historic Magnuson Park in Seattle, former site of Sand Point Naval Air Station (though sometimes CASCADE OF HISTORY originates from remote locations around the region). The podcast feed consists of the weekly broadcast, plus frequent bonus episodes with timely and topical interviews, vintage local audio or other Pacific Northwest history-related content - and sometimes even BREAKING NEWS.Producer and host Feliks Banel is an Emmy-winning and E
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