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 founding producer and host.

This SUMMERTIME EDITION broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 8pm Pacific Time on Sunday, July 9, 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.

Cascade of History – Ep. 32: Manis Mastodon and Historic Fire Lookouts

Feliks Banel’s guests on this live broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY include Jack Christensen, longtime Northern Pacific employee on the history of the Belt Line and the Wilburton Trestle (recorded in 2017); Jean Sherrard on the social-media snowstorm of February 2019 (recorded in 2019); Janet Way on the Fircrest Chapel in Shoreline being added to the National Register of Historic Places; and the fourth and final heartbreaking 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 Pacific Standard Time on Sunday, January 7, 2024 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.

Ep. 53: Belt Line & Wilburton Trestle, Big Snow of 2019, and Fircrest Chapel

Feliks Banel presents a tribute to late Pacific Northwest DJ and pop culture renaissance man Pat O’Day on this live broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY. With a vintage aircheck and two long excerpts from an oral history recorded by WSU Professor Hugh Rundell in the late 1970s, we hear directly from Pat O’Day about his early influences and his peripatetic radio career around the Evergreen State (and a corner of the Beaver State). O’Day, born Paul Berg, made his Seattle debut on KAYO – and introduced his “Pat O’Day” deejay name – 65 years ago on February 1, 1959.

This LIVE broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 8pm Pacific Standard Time on Sunday, January 21, 2024 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.

Ep. 54: Pat O’Day 65th Anniversary Tribute for National DJ Day

Feliks Banel's guests on this episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY – broadcast LIVE from Parkland, Washington - include Wendy Freeman and Phil Edlund, organizers with the group Save Our Historic Parkland School; James Hester, member of the final sixth grade class at the school who spoke out as an 11-year-old in 1981 in favor of saving the school; Tono Sablan of BlueZones Parkland-Spanaway; Nick Biermann of Save The Ryan House (in nearby Sumner, WA); local performer Gunnar Johnson; and musical guests Murdre of Crowes, featuring Elizabeth Johnson on vocals and Tim Hatch on guitar and vocals. Audience members Ruth, Dave and Pierce County Councilmember Jani Hitchen also spoke during the program.

This LIVE broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 8pm Pacific Time on Sunday, January 28, 2024 via SPACE 101.1 FM and streaming live via space101fm.org from Thompson Hall at Trinity Lutheran Church in Parkland, Washington.

To contribute to the campaign to save Parkland School:
https://sites.google.com/view/savethehistoricparklandschool/how-to-donate

Ep. 55: LIVE from Parkland, WA with Save Our Historic Parkland School

Feliks Banel’s guests on this live broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY include Dr. Quintard Taylor, founder of BlackPast.org, Professor Emeritus at the University of Washington, and author of “The Forging of a Black Community,” in an archival interview from the old COLUMBIA CONVERSATIONS podcast; and Joseph Pentheroudakis, board member of the Key Peninsula Historical Society about the new exhibit “Road Show” opening on February 24, 2024. Also on this episode, a look and listen back to early history radio broadcaster (and author) Nard Jones.

This LIVE broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 8pm Pacific Standard Time on Sunday, February 18, 2024 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.

Ep. 56: Central Area history, History broadcaster Nard Jones, and Key Peninsula Historical Society

Feliks Banel presents on this live broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY highlights from a Seattle SuperSonics history panel discussion recorded at the Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI) on June 1, 2004 featuring Greg Heberlein, retired Seattle Times journalist; the late Bob Blackburn, original “Voice of the Sonics”; and the late John “J.J.” Johnson, member of the 1979 NBA World Championship team. The occasion was the 25th anniversary of the team’s one and only World Championship. Also joining us live on the show was Nick Biermann of SAVE RYAN HOUSE, on that Sumner, WA group’s spaghetti dinner held earlier Sunday evening. Also on this episode, another installment from Nard Jones’ 1959 “Northwest Narratives” history radio series.

This LIVE broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 8pm Pacific Standard Time on Sunday, February 25, 2024 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.

Ep. 57: SuperSonics history panel from 2004 and Save Ryan House spaghetti dinner highlights

Feliks Banel’s guest on this live broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY is Liz Wood, Spokane-based historian and collector of all things Expo '74, the world's fair held in the Lilac City 50 years ago at what's now Riverfront Park.

Ms. Wood shared recordings from her collection of Expo '74 songs and helped put together a countdown of rare and nearly forgotten recordings created to promote the fair, and to play in various pavilions and other attractions in operation during the fair's May-November 1974 run.

For more information, visit Wood's Expo '74 website: 
http://www.visitexpo74.com

This LIVE broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 8pm Pacific Daylight Time on Sunday, March 10, 2024 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.

Ep. 58: "Songs of Expo '74" Musical Countdown

Feliks Banel's guests on this episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY – broadcast LIVE from from the Around The World Flight Centennial Celebration at Magnuson Park - include guest co-host and aviation historian Lee Corbin; Elisa Law of Friends of Magnuson Park; General Frank Goodell of the Centennial Committee; and longtime Lake Washington underwater explorer and aviation historian Matt McCauley. This program also includes live coverage of the special event presented by the Friends of Magnuson Park to mark the centennial of the departure of the flyers on April 6, 1924.

This special two-hour LIVE broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 2pm Pacific Daylight Time on Saturday, April 6, 2024 via SPACE 101.1 FM and streaming live via space101fm.org from Magnuson Café & Brewery at historic Magnuson Park, site of the old Sand Point Naval Air Station in Seattle.

Ep. 59: Around The World Flight Centennial LIVE from Magnuson Café & Brewery

Feliks Banel presents on this live broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY a tribute to the late “Brakeman Bill” McLain, longtime local kids’ TV show host who passed away on April 9, 2024 at age 96. Brakeman Bill was a fixture on Channel 11 KTNT/KSTW Tacoma-Seattle from 1955 to 1975. This episode features highlights from a long phone interview with Bill McLain and his wife Jean recorded July 6, 2021.

This LIVE broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 8pm Pacific Daylight Time on Sunday, April 14, 2024 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.

Ep. 60: Special Tribute to Brakeman Bill McLain, 1927-2024

Feliks Banel’s guest on this live broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY is Andrea Tucker, president of the non-profit Historic Everett on the group's effort to reach a common-sense compromise with the City of Everett to preserve the Clark Park Gazebo. Also featured on this episode is a tribute to the late Louis Larsen, the final surviving member of the executive leadership team of the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair, who passed away last month at age 99. Larsen was a good friend of CASCADE OF HISTORY, and we listen back to excerpts from interviews with him. And, since April 21, 2024 is the 62nd anniversary of the launch of the fair, we play some old "Century 21" novelty songs and theme songs, too. 

This LIVE broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 8pm Pacific Daylight Time on Sunday, April 21, 2024 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.

Ep. 61: Clark Park Gazebo, Seattle World's Fair Music, Louis Larsen Tribute

Feliks Banel presents on this live broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY a tribute to the late Virginia Beavert, Yakama linguist and scholar who passed away in February 2024 at age 102. This episode features an interview with Ms. Beavert and her co-editors Michelle Jacob and Joana Jansen from January 2022; the three collaborated on the second edition of Ms. Beavert's landmark collection of legends and stories called "Anakú Iwachá" (published by Yakama Nation and University of Washington Press in 2021).

This LIVE broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 8pm Pacific Daylight Time on Sunday, April 28, 2024 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.

Ep. 62: Tribute to Yakama Linguist and Scholar Virginia Beavert, 1921-2024

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, places, landmarks and the historic events that can bring us all together.

The show is broadcast live Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time on SPACE 101.1 FM (and streaming via http://www.space101fm.org ) from studios located in historic Magnuson Park in Seattle, former site of Sand Point Naval Air Station.

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