Cascade of History

On this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, we present some recent vintage audio – a piece Feliks Banel produced for a Seattle radio station in October 2022 about the Seattle Mariners and their predecessors – the one-season-and-done Seattle Pilots of 1969 - as well as the backstory of the Milwaukee Brewers. The Pilots left Seattle and became the Brewers in 1970. Ever since the Brewers moved into the National League in the late 1990s, some people in Seattle have wished for the Mariners to face the Brewers in the World Series. It would be Seattle baseball now against Seattle baseball then. The living versus the ghosts. Slade Gorton . . . versus Bud Selig. As of this moment – on Tuesday, October 7, 2025 – both the Mariners and the ghosts of the Seattle Pilots (aka the Milwaukee Brewers) – are still alive in the playoffs, and the match-up remains more possible than it has ever been before. 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 is located at 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 an episode.

On this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, we present more context about Gas Works Park and the Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation’s proposed removal of elements of the historic “cracking towers.” As heard in the Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board's meeting of October 1, 2025, at the heart of the debate is what the late landscape architect Rich Haag – who had the radical idea to preserve the industrial elements that give the park its name and its character – intended for those industrial elements over time, and how and whether they would be cared for and maintained. First up are some key highlights and analysis from the Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board meeting which took place on Wednesday, October 1, 2025. These highlights illustrate the crux of the debate about what to do to prevent injuries and death at Gas Works Park and what the Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation is also responsible for when it comes to respecting the historic landmark aspects of the park and carrying through the intent of designer Rich Haag. Following the highlights and analysis, we present the entire October 1, 2025 Gas Works Park discussion audio from the Landmarks Board, with some minor editing to remove long silences and extraneous discussion of logistical issues. For additional context, please listen to these earlier episodes of CASCADE OF HISTORY. Interview with Patricia Fels of Friends of Gas Works Park https://soundcloud.com/cascadeofhistory/bonus-episode-fels-oct-2 Audio from the September 17, 2025 Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board Meeting https://soundcloud.com/cascadeofhistory/bonus-episode-gasworks-slpb For more information about commenting in advance or as part of the October 15, 2025 meeting of the Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board: https://www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods/historic-preservation/city-landmarks 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 is located at 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 an episode.

Feliks Banel's guests on this LIVE BROADCAST of CASCADE OF HISTORY include Jay of Jay's Radio Hour and DJ Professor Grumpy of History As Music/Music As History - in a special broadcast as part of SPACE 101.1 FM's 8th birthday celebration, the BIRTHDAY BLASTOFF! Jay tells the story of the origins of his show, heard at 9pm Pacific Time Sunday on SPACE 101.1 FM, and how he first came into contact with old 78rpm discs. DJ Professor Grumpy describes the "aha moment" when the idea for his show (heard at 7pm Pacific Time Sunday on SPACE 101.1 FM) was hatched. The BIRTHDAY BLASTOFF was also a fundraiser for SPACE 101.1 and your donations are still welcome! To make a tax-deductible contribution: https://www.space101fm.org/donate/ This LIVE broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 8pm Pacific Time on Sunday, October 5, 2025 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.

Feliks Banel's guest on this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY is Leonard Garfield, executive director of Seattle’s Museum of History & Industry or “MOHAI.” It was recently announced that Garfield will be presented with the 2025 Pacific Northwest History Award by the Pacific Northwest Historian’s Guild. The award recognizes individuals or organizations for significant contributions to the writing, preserving and promoting of Pacific Northwest history. The award will be presented on Friday, October 10, 2025 as part of the guild’s annual meeting and reception at the Mountaineers Center at Magnuson Park. The guild’s annual conference follows the next day at the Central Branch of the Seattle Public Library downtown. With more than 26 years in charge of MOHAI, Leonard Garfield is now one of the longest-serving directors currently running a Pacific Northwest cultural institution. During his tenure and under his leadership, MOHAI grew from a sleepy yet beloved local treasure tucked away in a park near the UW campus, to a major cultural entity in South Lake Union, a bustling tech neighborhood on the edge of downtown. For more information about October 10, 2025 Meeting and Reception: https://pnwhistorians.org/guild/index.php/2025-reception/ For more information about the 2025 Pacific Northwest Historian’s Guild Conference on October 11, 2025: https://pnwhistorians.org/guild/index.php/pacific-northwest-history-conference/2025-history-conference/ For more information about Seattle’s Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI): https://mohai.org/ 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 is located at 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 an episode.

Feliks Banel’s guests on this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY are Steve Edmiston and Jason Mattson. Steve Edmiston is an entertainment lawyer, founder of Burien, Washington’s Men in Black Birthday Bash Festival, and screenwriter of the short film “The Maury Island Incident.” Jason Mattson is Executive Director of the Lewis County Historical Museum in Chehalis, Washington. The two are part of a team participating in a debate taking place in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico on Friday, October 10, 2025 called “ROSWELL VS. WASHINGTON.” The goal is to settle – maybe not for once and for all, but at least for one night – which part of the United States should rightfully be considered the de facto capitol and “O.G.” of the American UFO experience. Should it be Roswell, New Mexico – with its mysterious alien corpses and alleged U.S. Army cover-up - or should it be the Evergreen State of Washington – with its flying saucers and molten slag raining down from doughnuts in the sky, and those mysterious men in black? For more information about Roswell vs. Washington on October 10, 2025: https://www.quadrant45.com/roswell-vs-washington 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 is located at 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 an episode.

On this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, we get the latest news on a plan by the Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation (SPR) to make significant changes to historic Gas Works Park on Lake Union in Seattle's Wallingford/Fremont neighborhoods. Conservation architect Patricia Fels is our guest. She took part in the Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board (LPB) meeting on October 1, 2025, and listened in as the board members chose to "table" SPR's proposal to remove elements of the iconic "cracking towers" at Gas Works Park, rather than reject the request. SPR said they will revise their proposal and be back before the LPB as soon as the next meeting on October 15, 2025. Patricia Fels is a member of Friends of Gas Works Park, and worked closely with the late Richard Haag, noted landscape architect who designed the groundbreaking public space - which includes industrial elements from the "gas works" that previously occupied the site. Fels also wrote the landmark nomination for Gas Works Park, and knows its history and context better than just about anybody. Cascade of History asked Seattle Parks and Recreation for comment immediately following yesterday's tabling of their Gas Works proposal, but we have not yet heard back as of midday Thursday, October 2, 2025. For additional information and context, here's a BONUS EPISODE from earlier this week featuring audio from the September 17, 2025 meeting of the Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board and the Gas Works Park presentation by SPR: https://soundcloud.com/cascadeofhistory/bonus-episode-gasworks-slpb For more information about Friends of Gas Works Park: https://fogwp.org/ For more information about the Wednesday, October 8, 2025 2pm meeting of the Parks, Public Utilties & Technology and Committee of the Seattle City Council: https://www.seattle.gov/council/meetings/committees-and-agendas/parks-public-utilities-and-technology For more information about commenting on items before the Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board: https://www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods/historic-preservation/city-landmarks/public-comment 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 is located at 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 an episode.

UPDATE AS OF 6PM WEDS, OCT 1, 2025 - THE SEATTLE LANDMARKS PRESERVATION BOARD VOTED TO TABLE SEATTLE PARKS' REQUEST FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO GAS WORKS PARK. BOARD MEMBERS WANTED MORE SPECIFICS ABOUT PARKS' PROPOSED WORK, A LONG-RANGE PLAN FOR THE PARK, AND DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT DESIGNER RICH HAAG INTENDED FOR THE STRUCTURES IN THE PARK IN THE LONG-TERM: DECAY OR MAINTENANCE. PARKS SAYS THEY WILL BE BACK BEFORE THE BOARD IN TWO WEEKS. UPDATE VIA CASCADE OF HISTORY FACEBOOK PAGE: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1FzqBbzzRs/ On this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, we present audio from the September 17, 2025 meeting of the Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board. In a move that has gone largely unreported, the Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation (SPR) is seeking permission to make significant changes to the historic structures from the old gas plant that give Seattle’s Gas Works Park its name and much of its character. Since 2008, several people have been injured and three have died while trespassing and climbing on the historic structures. Later today – Wednesday, October 1, 2025 – the Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board seems poised to approve SPR’s request for a “CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL.” This would allow for removal of elements of the old "cracking towers" - giant, rusty pieces of equipment from the original gas plant. Gas Works Park is internationally known and is a beloved local destination on Lake Union in the city’s Wallingford and Fremont neighborhoods. It was designed more than 50 years ago by the late Richard Haag. Haag was a landscape architect whose vision of preserving the industrial elements and incorporating them into the design of the park was revolutionary at the time, and it has influenced other park designs around the globe. In an emailed statement on October 1, 2025, a parks spokesperson wrote: “The Mayor’s proposed 2026 budget adds $1.8 million to support safety improvements and remove certain appurtenances attached to the 'Cracking Towers' at Gas Works Park. Appurtenances have been used by trespassers and include catwalks, ladders, support framing, and select piping and valving, and pipe sections that currently extend beyond the security fencing. Improvements will also include the installation of security lighting to ‘up-light’ the towers from purposefully placed fixtures around the perimeter of the towers.” As part of the process seeking approval, Seattle Parks employee David Graves made a presentation to the Landmarks Preservation Board on September 17, 2025, and the board members asked questions, and discussed the project with Landmarks Board staff. Today’s meeting (Wednesday, October 1, 2025) begins at 3:30pm Pacific Time, and public comment may be made remotely online (see link below). The audio from September 17 has been lightly edited to compress periods of silence and remove a few A/V related logistical discussions. For more information about commenting in advance or as part of the October 1, 2025 meeting of the Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board: https://www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods/historic-preservation/city-landmarks 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 is located at 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 an episode.

Feliks Banel's guests on this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY are the organizers of the upcoming PLACES Conference in Gig Harbor, Washington, which begins on October 8, 2025. Carrianne Ekberg is Executive Director of the Gig Harbor Waterfront Alliance and Lydia Felty is Main Street Specialist for the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation. According to the conference website, "PLACES is Washington’s annual statewide conference focused on the continued care of place through historic preservation, placemaking, and economic vitality, brought to you by the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation and the Department of Archaeology & Historic Preservation. The PLACES Conference allows preservationists, planners, downtown development professionals, and anyone who cares about place to dive deep into creative ideas, build their network, and inspire new solutions." For more information about the 2025 PLACES Conference, October 8-10, 2025: https://preservewa.org/news-events/places-conference/ 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 is located at 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 an episode.

In commemoration of Canada’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we present a BONUS EPISODE with excerpts from a conversation recorded by Feliks Banel in summer 2021 with Shelly Boyd and the late Michael Finley of the Colville Tribe in North Central Washington. This was not long after the discovery near Kamloops, British Columbia of what appears to be hundreds of unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school. In our conversation, we touched on many chapters of Northwest and British Columbia history, including residential schools in Canada and the United States – where countless Indigenous children were abused, and from which some never returned. The late Michael Finley was a tribal historian and former tribal chair, and served tribal liaison for the Washington State Historical Society. His cousin Shelly Boyd is a language scholar and co-founder of the Inchelium Language House, and authored the cover story for the autumn 2021 edition of COLUMBIA Magazine. 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 is located at 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 an episode.

On this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel speaks with First Nations visual artist and public policy expert Lou-ann Neel by telephone from, as she says, "the lands of the Lekwungen, also known as Victoria, BC" for history and context of Canada's National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The 2025 observance is taking place on Tuesday, September 30, 2025. Ms. Neel talks about treaties, unceded lands and the destructive "residential schools" at the root of the observances taking place in across Canada on September 30 - which is also known as "Orange Shirt Day." According to the Canadian government, the day honors "the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities . . . [p]ublic commemoration of the tragic and painful history and ongoing impacts of residential schools is a vital component of the reconciliation process." There is no similar observance in the United States, where similar residential schools were also in operation for decades. Canada's official page for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/national-day-truth-reconciliation.html Special thanks to John Mackie for his assistance with this episode. 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 is located at 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 an episode.

On this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel digs into the "field tape archives" for part one of his 2015 conversation with the late John Spellman, the Evergreen State's most recent Republican governor. John Spellman passed away in 2018 at age 91. John Spellman was a King County Commissioner in the 1960s, and then served three terms as King County’s first County Executive. He was elected governor in 1980, and served one term during those tough economic times. This far-ranging conversation was recorded in downtown Seattle on June 8, 2015. In part one, we talk about being elected governor in 1980, running against Dixy Lee Ray in 1976, and against Booth Gardner in 1984. We talk about the Forward Thrust project, including the construction and ultimate demise of the Kingdome – and about Spellman’s support for President Richard Nixon. Part two will be presented in an upcoming BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY. 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.

Feliks Banel's guests on this LIVE BROADCAST of CASCADE OF HISTORY include Clay Eals of Seattle Now & Then on this week's Seattle Times column about a "history mystery" involving vintage public art and how you can help; David Reynolds, board president of Bing Crosby Advocates on their upcoming commemoration of the centennial of Bing's departure from Spokane at the start of his career in 1925; and Knute Berger on the upcoming premiere of the new season of Mossback's Northwest on Cascade PBS - with a special event open to the public this Thursday, October 3, 2025. Links to information about all of these stories are 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 28, 2025 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.

Feliks Banel's guest on this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY is Bruce Ramsey, veteran business journalist and author of "Seattle In The Great Depression." The book was published in 2025 by WSU Press in Pullman, Washington. In our conversation, Mr. Ramsey explains how he came to write the book and describes his research methodology, and introduces some of the real-life characters who come to life in the pages of "Seattle In The Great Depression." Ramsey dug deep into newspaper archives as well as academic publications to craft a narrative aimed at a general audience. For more information on "Seattle In The Great Depression" by Bruce Ramsey from WSU Press: https://wsupress.wsu.edu/product/seattle-in-the-great-depression/ For more information on Mr. Ramsey's earlier title "The Panic of 1893: The Untold Story of Washington State's First Depression" from Caxton Press: https://caxtonnnn.myshopify.com/products/the-panic-of-1893-the-untold-story-of-washington-states-first-depression 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.

On 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://www.humanities.org/programs/speakers-bureau/host-a-speaker/ Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau 2026-2027 Roster https://www.humanities.org/programs/speakers-bureau/upcoming-speakers/ Humanities Washington Calendar of Upcoming Events: https://www.humanities.org/events/ Feliks Banel's 2026-2027 Presentation Description - All Over The Map: https://www.humanities.org/speaker/feliks-banel-3/ 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 is located at 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 an episode.

Feliks Banel's guest on this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY is Josephine Tsai, a journalism graduate student in Brooklyn, New York. CASCADE OF HISTORY has been covering the threatened closure of the Lewis Army Museum at Joint Base Lewis McChord near Tacoma for the past few months. As we have reported, Lewis Army Museum is one of many U.S. Army museums targeted for closure around the United States and at bases overseas. While researching the threatened closure of the Army's Harbor Defense Museum at Brooklyn's Fort Hamilton, Ms. Tsai discovered what she believes is a pattern that reveals why some Army museums were added to the planned closure list and others were not. According to Josephine Tsai's research, it all seems to come down to one thing: local history. CASCADE OF HISTORY spoke with Josephine Tsai on Tuesday, September 23, 2025 Earlier CASCADE OF HISTORY episode featuring Lee Reynolds of the U.S. Army's Center of Military History: https://soundcloud.com/cascadeofhistory/bonus-episodes-secretary-army 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.

CASCADE OF HISTORY learned late Monday, September 22, 2025 that Dr. Quintard Taylor, History Professor Emeritus at the University of Washington, has passed away. Dr. Taylor contributed incalculably to Pacific Northwest history and to Black history. He was author of “The Forging of a Black Community: Seattle’s Central District from the 1870s through the Civil Rights Era,” and founder of the website www.blackpast.org. CASCADE OF HISTORY’s Feliks Banel spoke with Dr. Taylor in August 2020 for the old “Columbia Conversations” podcast for the Washington State Historical Society. Dr. Taylor had recently retired, and an updated edition of "Forging of a Black Community" had recently been released. For more information on Dr. Quintard Taylor: https://blackpast.org/blackpast-org-announces-with-profound-sadness-the-passing-of-founder-dr-quintard-taylor/ 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.

Feliks Banel's guests on this LIVE BROADCAST of CASCADE OF HISTORY include Scott Schaefer, founder/publisher/editor of the B-Town Blog with news they broke today of the upcoming closure of the beloved Pancake Chef restaurant in SeaTac, WA; Nick Biermann with the latest from Sumner, WA in the aftermath of the destruction of the Ryan House by the City of Sumner; Al Mackenzie, member of the ASUW Shellhouse Community Advisory Committee with his analysis of recent developments in the effort to restore the historic "Boys in the Boat" hangar on the Montlake Cut at the University of Washington; and Eric Ulis, D.B. Cooper researcher and hunter, with a report following his ground search last week at Tena Bar along the Columbia River (near where part of the infamous 1971 skyjacker Cooper's cash was found in 1980). Links to information about all of these stories are available at the CASCADE OF HISTORY Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/cascadeofhistory This LIVE broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 8pm Pacific Time on Sunday, September 21, 2025 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.

Feliks Banel's guest on this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY is Bud Withers, longtime Northwest sportswriter and author of a new history about the Apple Cup - the annual cross-state college football rivalry game between the University of Washington Huskies and Washington State University Cougars. The first meeting of the two teams was in 1900, and this year will mark the 117th edition of the Apple Cup (it was cancelled a few times in the past due to wars and pandemics). Withers' book is called “Too Good to Be Through: The Apple Cup is Distinctive (and in Peril).” In this interview, he talks about the history of the game, and the recent conference realignment which has meant moving the game from late November to mid September, and which may mean it goes away entirely after 2028. This year's Apple Cup will be played on Saturday, September 20, 2025 in Pullman, Washington. Bud Withers spoke to CASCADE OF HISTORY on Wednesday, September 17, 2025. For more information on “Too Good to Be Through: The Apple Cup is Distinctive (and in Peril)” by Bud Withers: https://budwithers.com/ 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.

Feliks Banel's guest on this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY is Jason Miller, publisher and editor of The CONCRETE HERALD newspaper in Concrete, Washington. Miller brought the beloved newspaper back to life in 2009, and made it essential reading all through the Skagit Valley in places such as Lyman, Hamilton and Rockport. Now, he’s put the CONCRETE HERALD up for sale. In this interview recorded September 15, 2025, Miller discusses Concrete history, CONCRETE HERALD history, and the reason why he's looking for a new owner for the historic paper. For more information about the CONCRETE HERALD and Jason Miller: https://concrete-herald.com/ 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.

Feliks Banel's guests on this LIVE REMOTE BROADCAST of CASCADE OF HISTORY from the Masonic Home in Des Moines, Washington include Moira Nadal of the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation; Lloyd Lytle of the grassroots group working to stop the demolition of the historic building; neighbor George Pettibone; several other neighbors who took part in the DES MOINES HISTORY TRIVIA CHALLENGE; and the Noteworthy Quartet (Chris Cone – lead; Bill Esworthy – bass; Dave Foss – baritone; and Brad Lathrom – tenor). This marks the third birthday of CASCADE OF HISTORY and the start of the program's fourth season, and was presented in partnership with the Washingotn Trust for Historic Preservation. The broadcast originated from Marine View Drive South in Des Moines, Washington across the street from the historic Masonic Home of Washington. The City of Des Moines, WA has issued a demolition permit, and the Masonic Home was added by the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation to its list of Most Endangered Places. A local grassroots group of concerned Des Moines citizens is leading a legal challenge which will be heard in court in October, and raising money to help cover legal costs. Washington Trust for Historic Preservation MOST ENDANGERED Listing for the Masonic Home: https://preservewa.org/most_endangered/masonic-home-washington/ GoFundMe in support of the legal challenge: https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-the-masonic-home-of-des-moines-support-our-appeal This LIVE broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 8:00pm Pacific Time on Sunday, September 14, 2025 via SPACE 101.1 FM and gallantly streaming live via www.space101fm.org. CASCADE OF HISTORY usually broadcasts from studios at historic Magnuson Park - formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Special thanks to Eric Zappa, Shane Burnett and Jay Burnett for in-studio engineering for the live remote; and special thanks to Lloyd Lytle for graciously hosting this broadcast. Extra-special thanks to roving correspondent and field producer Ken Zick. 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.