Cascade of History

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 Edward R. Murrow Award-winning broadcaster, and former deputy director of Seattle's Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI). Send your questions, comments, guest suggestions, news tips and other correspondence to cascadeofhistory@gmail.com.

  1. CLAMMY & FISHY BONUS EPISODE: Paul Dorpat Doubles Down on Ivar's "Underwatergate" Billboard Hoax

    5 HR AGO

    CLAMMY & FISHY BONUS EPISODE: Paul Dorpat Doubles Down on Ivar's "Underwatergate" Billboard Hoax

    On this CLAMMY and FISHY BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel (clam)digs into the audio archives to tell the twisted tale of the Ivar’s Billboard Hoax, aka "Underwatergate." Though, once you've listened, it may have you wondering if there was ever hoax at all, or if it was actually some kind of elaborate coverup. In 2009, Seattle-based Ivar’s seafood restaurants released a series of videos documenting the search for and discovery of UNDERWATER BILLBOARDS in Puget Sound. As the story goes, they were placed in the 1950s by restaurateur and showman Ivar Haglund to reach burgeoning submarine traffic. The 2009 undersea search was all very exciting, and many were completely hooked. But then, Jim Dever, with KING 5's Evening Magazine at the time - and still a great friend of CASCADE OF HISTORY - had the exclusive exposé, produced in cooperation with Ivar’s, and featuring Ivar’s CEO Bob Donegan. As Dever's report made it seem, the whole thing was a brilliant stunt that fooled a lot of people - but it angered a few, too, who thought Ivar's had gone too far. Fast forward to November 2015, and naïve history radio correspondent Feliks Banel set out to tell the backstory with help from Paul Dorpat. Dorpat is a beloved historian - and friend and biographer of Ivar - who had served as official historian of the vintage underwater billboard hunt. When the hoax had been revealed in 2009, Dorpat – longtime author of the weekly “Now & Then” history column - was criticized by many, and even temporarily suspended by The Seattle Times for his role in the stunt. As you listen to Paul Dorpat's 2015 version of events, try to keep clam. 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.

    26 min
  2. BONUS EPISODE: "Red Harbor: Radical Workers and Community Struggle in the Pac NW" Author Aaron Goings

    2 DAYS AGO

    BONUS EPISODE: "Red Harbor: Radical Workers and Community Struggle in the Pac NW" Author Aaron Goings

    Feliks Banel's guest on this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY is Aaron Goings, whose most recent book, "Red Harbor: Radical Workers and Community Struggle in the Pacific Northwest" was published in September 2025 by University of Washington Press. Aaron Goings is Professor of History at South Puget Sound Community College in Olympia, Washington and author of several critically acclaimed books, including "The Port of Missing Men" and "The Red Coast." For more information on "Red Harbor: Radical Workers and Community Struggle in the Pacific Northwest": https://uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295754000/red-harbor/ Mr. Goings will give a presentation about "Red Harbor" at the Polson Museum in Hoquiam, WA on Saturday, November 8. 2025: https://uwapress.uw.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D189920853 He will also be appearing at Orca Books in Olympia, WA on Thursday, December 4. 2025. 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.

    53 min
  3. SPOOKY BONUS EPISODE: "Sleepy Hollow" Radio Drama Set in 1941 Seattle and Concrete, WA

    3 DAYS AGO

    SPOOKY BONUS EPISODE: "Sleepy Hollow" Radio Drama Set in 1941 Seattle and Concrete, WA

    On yet another SPOOKY BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, we present archival audio from the October 2011 LIVE broadcast from Seattle of an adaptation of Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." This version is set in pre-war 1941 Seattle and the Skagit County town of Concrete. The protagonist, played brilliantly by Jim Dever, is soft-boiled, runny-yolked private detective - and washed up high school English teacher - Irving Washington. See what we did there? This adaptation was produced, written and directed by CASCADE OF HISTORY host Feliks Banel. It was performed live at Town Hall Seattle before a live audience, and was broadcast live on a local radio station. It was part of a nationwide radio drama project to produce unique "Sleepy Hollow" versions in all four time zones across the continental United States. The cast includes many well-known broadcasters and performers, including Ralph "Jet Guy" Bevins, Lee Callahan, Chris Cashman, Pat Cashman, Tracey Conway, Jim Dever, John Maynard, and Dolores Rogers. Music was composed and performed by Rob Jones; live sound effects were designed and performed by Curtis Takahashi. 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 regular weekly episodes of Sunday night broadcasts as well as frequent bonus episodes.

    1h 4m
  4. BONUS EPISODE: “Living With Thunder: Exploring the Geologic Past, Present, and Future of the Pacific Northwest” Author Ellen Morris Bishop

    4 DAYS AGO

    BONUS EPISODE: “Living With Thunder: Exploring the Geologic Past, Present, and Future of the Pacific Northwest” Author Ellen Morris Bishop

    Feliks Banel's guest on this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY is Ellen Morris Bishop, author of “Living With Thunder: Exploring the Geologic Past, Present, and Future of the Pacific Northwest.” The second edition was published in October 2025 by OSU Press in Corvallis, Oregon. Ellen Morris Bishop is a geologist, photographer and award-winning author. One of her earlier titles, "In Search of Ancient Oregon: A Geological and Natural History," received the Frances Fuller Victor Oregon Book Award in 2004. She serves as the conservation representative on the Oregon Department of Forestry's Independent Science and Research Team and lives on the southern flank of the Wallowa Mountains not far from Halfway, Oregon. For more information on “Living With Thunder: Exploring the Geologic Past, Present, and Future of the Pacific Northwest” by Ellen Morris Bishop: https://www.osupress.oregonstate.edu/book/living-with-thunder-0 Ellen Morris Bishop's website, with info about upcoming bookstore events: http://www.ellenmorrisbishop.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.

    38 min
  5. BONUS EPISODE: Mathew Callaghan of The Spokesman-Review on Fort Colville Bicentennial

    5 DAYS AGO

    BONUS EPISODE: Mathew Callaghan of The Spokesman-Review on Fort Colville Bicentennial

    On this BONUS of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel speaks with Mathew Callaghan of The Spokesman-Review newspaper in Spokane about his story exploring the bicentennial of Fort Colville (also spelled "Colville") in the northeast corner of the Evergreen State. A history and heritage summit was held earlier in October 2025 in Chewelah, Washington, and Mr. Callaghan attended and interviewed several participants. Link to Mathew Callaghan's story "Fort Colvile: Washington’s once-prolific 200-year-old fur trading post you may have never even heard of" https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2025/oct/26/fort-colvile-washingtons-once-prolific-200-year-ol/ 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.

    17 min
  6. BONUS EPISODE: Mountain View Cemetery in Walla Walla and WA's Cemetery Preservation Grant Program

    6 DAYS AGO

    BONUS EPISODE: Mountain View Cemetery in Walla Walla and WA's Cemetery Preservation Grant Program

    Feliks Banel’s guest on this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY is Wes Walker with the City of Walla Walla, WA's Parks and Recreation Department. The City of Walla Walla manages historic Mountain View Cemetery - parts of which date to the 1850s - and has received multiple grants from the State of Washington's Historic Cemetery Preservation Capital Grant Program. Wes Walker joined CASCADE OF HISTORY to share some of Mountain View Cemetery's history, and to explain how the grant program has helped support Walla Walla’s efforts to restore and preserve the cemetery's World War I veterans' section. The grant application deadline is coming up on December 21, 2025. Cemetery Preservation grants are a program of the Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (DAHP) and are administered by the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation. For more information about eligibility and how to apply and about upcoming workshops: https://dahp.wa.gov/archaeology/cemeteriesburial-sites/historic-cemetery-grant-program 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.

    19 min
  7. Ep. 125: Gas Works Park Update, 1962 Airliner Ditching Survivor, Falls of Clyde Scuttling, Paul Dorpat Birthday, Spokane Homes Tour

    27 OCT

    Ep. 125: Gas Works Park Update, 1962 Airliner Ditching Survivor, Falls of Clyde Scuttling, Paul Dorpat Birthday, Spokane Homes Tour

    On this LIVE BROADCAST of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel gives an update on efforts to dismantle historic elements of Gas Works Park in Seattle; plays archival audio of an interview with the late Richard Pouliot, a man who survived the October 22, 1962 ditching of an airliner flying between McChord Air Force Base near Tacoma, WA and Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, AK; gives an update on the fate of the four-masted bark Falls of Clyde; celebrates historian/journalist/photographer/author Paul Dorpat's 87th birthday with audio recorded earlier Sunday by Jean Sherrard of Seattle Now & Then; and is joined LIVE by phone by Dawn Wynne of Spokane Preservation Advocates for a preview of their upcoming November 2, 2025 historic homes tour. 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, October 26, 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.

    1 hr
  8. SPOOKY BONUS EPISODE: "Walk In The Dark" LIVE Radio Play from October 2014

    25 OCT

    SPOOKY BONUS EPISODE: "Walk In The Dark" LIVE Radio Play from October 2014

    On this SPOOKY BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, we present archival audio from the October 30, 2014 LIVE broadcast from Seattle of the original Halloween radio play "A Walk In The Dark." "A Walk In The Dark" was produced, written and directed by CASCADE OF HISTORY host Feliks Banel. It was performed live at Town Hall Seattle before a live audience, and was broadcast live on a local radio station. The cast includes many well-known broadcasters and performers, including Lee Callahan, Tracey Conway, John Curley, Jim Dever, Tim Haeck, John Maynard, Dan Restione, Dave Ross and Tom Tangney. Music was composed and performed by Rob Jones; live sound effects were designed and performed by Curtis Takahashi. 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 regular weekly episodes of Sunday night broadcasts as well as frequent bonus episodes.

    1h 2m
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About

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 Edward R. Murrow Award-winning broadcaster, and former deputy director of Seattle's Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI). Send your questions, comments, guest suggestions, news tips and other correspondence to cascadeofhistory@gmail.com.

Information

  • Creator
    Feliks Banel
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2025
  • Episodes
    312
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © All rights reserved
  • Show Website
    Cascade of History

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