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On each episode, Chris Allen gets together with a local comedian and teaches them a story about our local history.
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with Jekeva Phillips
Deranged serial killer Billy Gohl might be the most prolific serial killer in US history. Estimates of his death toll range as high as 200.
The post Episode 57: The Ghoul of Grays Harbor appeared first on The Seattle Files.
with Jordan Moeller
Louie Louie is a sweet and simple love song, but because of an indecipherable recording by The Kingsmen in the 1960s it became the subject of a year long FBI investigation over indecency charges.
The post Episode 56: Louie Louie appeared first on The Seattle Files.
with Samantha Demboski
Before changing his name to Osho, spiritual leader Rajneesh led a cult in Oregon that was responsible for the largest bio-terrorist attack on US soul.
The post Episode 55: The Rajneeshpuram Cult appeared first on The Seattle Files.
with Ben Lidgus
When it came to connecting Lake Washington, Lake Union, and Puget Sound, engineering genius Hiram M. Chittenden developed a system of locks that is a modern marvel.
The post Episode 54: The Ballard Locks appeared first on The Seattle Files.
with Caitie Auld
Can you raise a Gorilla to act like a human? No you can't, but that didn't stop one Anacortes family from trying.
The post Episode 53: Bobo the Gorilla appeared first on The Seattle Files.
with Jeff Nickels
In 1935 young George Weyerhaeuser was kidnapped walking home from school in Tacoma. Over the following days the wealthy lumber family scrambled to meet the ransom demands and get him back safe.
The post Episode 52: The Weyerhaeuser Kidnapping appeared first on The Seattle Files.
with John Wachter
Gay country and western band Lavender Country released their first album in 1973. Despite brilliant songwriting and musicianship the band never achieved mainstream success due to their defiant and "out" content.
The post Episode 51: Lavender Country appeared first on The Seattle Files.
with Emmett Montgomery
In 1980 Mount St. Helens erupted, shooting ash all across the world. While most panicked, one strong willed resident refused to leave.
The post Episode 50: Mount St. Helens appeared first on The Seattle Files.
with Anthony Householder
After his marriage fell apart in Ohio Dr. David Swinson Maynard headed west on the Oregon Trail to get a fresh start in California. On the way he found love, changed course, and helped found the city of Seattle.
The post Episode 49: Doc Maynard appeared first on The Seattle Files.
with Mike Schubert
John Tornow was an outcast from society who chose to live alone in the seclusion of the woods rather than in society. After a family dispute turned deadly he became a hunted man in a wilderness he knew better than anyone.
The post Episode 48: Wild Man of the Wynoochee appeared first on The Seattle Files.
with Greg Stackhouse
Between Seattle and Tacoma sits a town everyone has been through but no one knows anything about. What is the history behind the worst named city in Washington?
The post Episode 47: Federal Way appeared first on The Seattle Files.
with Daniel Stoltenberg
A costumed man patrols the streets of Seattle looking for crime to fight. Some call him a hero and others call him delusional. Who is Phoenix Jones?
The post Episode 46: Phoenix Jones appeared first on The Seattle Files.
with Michael Draper
A notoriously corrupt Spokane police department spent the Great Depression robbing creameries and selling the stolen butter on the black market. A murder committed during one of these robberies went unsolved for over fifty years until a modern day investigator solved the case.
The post Episode 45: Black Market Butter appeared first on The Seattle Files.
1with Caitlin Obom
J.Z. Knight claims she can channel a 35,000 warrior spirit from the lost continent of Lemuria. Along with her spirit guide she runs a cult out of the small Washington town of Yelm and has thousands of followers worldwide.
The post Episode 44: The Cult of Ramtha appeared first on The Seattle Files.
with Kinzie Shaw
Just a few years after women's suffrage took effect in Washington, Seattle elected Bertha Knight Landes as it's mayor. A shrewd politician and dedicated public servant, she served as the first female mayor of a major American city.
The post Episode 43: Mayor Bertha Knight Landes appeared first on The Seattle Files.
with Amalia Larson
Guy Phinney was a lumber baron who built a menagerie on his 200 acre tract of land east of Green Lake. In the 1940s it became home to a bizarre spectacle as the monkeys in captivity went to war with each other.
The post Episode 42: War on Monkey Island appeared first on The Seattle Files.
with John Keister
The landscape of Seattle has been drastically altered by man. At the site of present day Belltown there used to be a massive hill stretching from Pike Place Market to the Seattle Center. What happened to this piece of land?
The post Episode 41: The Denny Regrade appeared first on The Seattle Files.
with Maddie Downes
Love Israel and his followers believed we are all one, love is the answer, and drugs got you closer to God. They lived on Queen Anne Hill for years until cocaine and financial troubles tore them apart.
The post Episode 40: The Love Israel Cult appeared first on The Seattle Files.
with Brett Hamil
Henry Yesler's sawmill transformed the young city of Seattle and brought jobs, money, and opportunity. This two time mayor and captain of industry led a fascinating personal life with an open marriage and attempts to communicate with the dead.
The post Episode 39: Henry Yesler appeared first on The Seattle Files.
with Nancy Guppy
The mythological creature of Bigfoot has origins in Coast Salish legends and has been a staple of the Northwest for years. While there have been thousands of sightings, there is no clear evidence that the beast actually exists.
The post Episode 38: Bigfoot appeared first on The Seattle Files.
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truly do like this podcast but this episode ..... way too much Nancy Guppy. so distracting
please come back..
10:33 I have no words