Cascade of History

Feliks Banel

CASCADE OF HISTORY listeners care about local history, about our neighbors, and about the future of our communities. It's 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 connect and unite us. 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. Founding producer and host Feliks Banel is a corporate historian; 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. 1d ago

    HAUNTED-BY-RADIO BONUS EPISODE: "Dracula: LIKE, COMMENT, SUBSCRIBE" LIVE Radio Play from October 2022

    On this HAUNTED-BY-RADIO BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, we present archival audio from the October 2022 LIVE broadcast from Seattle of a parody of the original 1938 Mercury Theatre On The Air version of “Dracula” - called "Dracula: LIKE, COMMENT, SUBSCRIBE." The cast includes many well-known broadcasters and performers – including Dave Ross, Aaron Mason, Chris Sullivan, Laura Scott, Lauren Donovan, and Spike O'Neill - with full credits in the recording. The announcer is Lisa Brooks, and live sound effects were designed and performed by Curtis Takahashi. The show was produced and directed by Feliks Banel, founding producer of Seattle Radio Theatre, and was broadcast live on KIRO 97.3 FM. 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.

    HAUNTED-BY-RADIO BONUS EPISODE: "Dracula: LIKE, COMMENT, SUBSCRIBE" LIVE Radio Play from October 2022

  2. 4d ago

    Ep. 163: Young Fresh Fellows LIVE at Seattle Center August 1985

    On this ENCORE EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel presents a live recording of the Young Fresh Fellows from August 5, 1985 at the Mural Amphitheatre at Seattle Center, a concert originally presented by late, great AM alternative commercial radio station KJET. Also, roving correspondent Ken Zick checks in with an anecdote about the time he booked YFF to play the 1985 Homecoming dance during his senior year at Lake Washington High School in Kirkland, Washington. And, we listen to the original "Fabulous Sounds of the Pacific Northwest" - the one-sided 7" promotional tourism record produced by Pacific Northwest Bell in the 1960s, and the source of the narration tracks on the original issue of the YFF LP of the same name from 1984. 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 This ENCORE EPISODE was originally broadcast on May 19, 2024 and rebroadcast on October 25, 2026. 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.

    Ep. 163: Young Fresh Fellows LIVE at Seattle Center August 1985

  3. 6d ago

    BONUS EPISODE: Mystery Vessel Discovered in Pend Oreille River

    On this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel speaks with explorer/diver Chris McNaughton about the recent discovery of a mystery vessel beneath the waters of the Pend Oreille River in northeast Washington state. A few days ago, a man named Troy Moody discovered the wreck of a vessel in the Pend Oreille River near Usk, Washington. Mr. Moody called the Pend Oreille County Historical Society, and they reached out to Chris McNaughton. In this conversation, recorded early Saturday morning, October 24, 2026, McNaughton describes what happened next, as he went in search of the wreck to take photos and video of what is now believed to be a “river pig boat,” perhaps dating back more than a century. Previous conversation with Chris McNaughton about a sunken steamboat: https://soundcloud.com/cascadeofhistory/bonus-episode-mystery-boat Links to more information as well as images related to most topics discussed on the show – including this Pend Oreille River discovery - 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.

    BONUS EPISODE: Mystery Vessel Discovered in Pend Oreille River

  4. 6d ago

    HAUNTED-BY-RADIO BONUS EPISODE: "Dracula" LIVE Radio Play with Pat Cashman from October 2010

    On this HAUNTED-BY-RADIO BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, we present archival audio from the October 29, 2010 LIVE broadcast from Seattle of the original 1938 Mercury Theatre On The Air version of “Dracula.” The cast includes many well-known broadcasters and performers – including Lee Callahan, Pat Cashman, Tracey Conway, Jim Dever, Chris Topping and Steve Wilson - with full credits in the recording. The announcer is John Maynard, and live sound effects were designed and performed by Curtis Takahashi. Live music was by Rob Jones. The show was produced and directed by Feliks Banel, and performed before a live audience and broadcast live on AM 1090 KPTK in Seattle. Special thanks to Lee Callahan and Paul Van Erem for making possible this and other broadcasts of live radio drama on KPTK all those years ago. 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.

    HAUNTED-BY-RADIO BONUS EPISODE: "Dracula" LIVE Radio Play with Pat Cashman from October 2010

  5. Oct 20

    BONUS EPISODE: Airliner Ditches in the Gulf of Alaska on October 22, 1962

    On this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, we present complete audio from Episode Five of "Unsolved Histories: What Happened to Flight 293?," an Edward R. Murrow Award-winning podcast researched, produced and hosted by Feliks Banel in 2024 for KSL Podcasts. The focus is Northwest Airlines Flight 293, a military charter carrying 102 active duty service members, family members and civilian passengers and crew from McChord Air Force Base near Tacoma, Washington to Elmendorf Air Force Base near Anchorage, Alaska. On October 22, 1962, the DC-7C airliner ran into engine problems, and the pilot successfully ditched in the waters off Biorka Island, Alaska. For this episode, Feliks Banel spoke with passenger Richard Pouliot, who recounts his experiences aboard the doomed plane and the rescue that followed the ditching; Mr. Pouliot passed away in 2024 at age 90. This Flight 293 is not to be confused with the nearly identical Flight 293 of June 3, 1963 which crashed into the Gulf of Alaska with no distress call, and no survivors (that other flight is explored in the rest of the UNSOLVED HISTORIES podcast). This BONUS EPISODE is presented by special arrangement with KSL Podcasts. FULL SERIES - “Unsolved Histories: What Happened to Flight 293?” from KSL Podcasts: https://kslpodcasts.com/podcast/unsolved-histories-s1/ 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.

    BONUS EPISODE: Airliner Ditches in the Gulf of Alaska on October 22, 1962

  6. Oct 19

    HAUNTED-BY-RADIO BONUS EPISODE: "Legend of Sleepy Hollow" LIVE Radio Play from October 2011

    On this HAUNTED-BY-RADIO 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, Washington. The protagonist, played brilliantly by Jim Dever, is soft-boiled, runny-yolked private detective - and washed up former 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. 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.

    HAUNTED-BY-RADIO BONUS EPISODE: "Legend of Sleepy Hollow" LIVE Radio Play from October 2011

  7. Oct 17

    BONUS EPISODE: Pink Toe Truck Celebration at MOHAI in Seattle on Sat., Oct. 17, 2026 at 1pm

    On this BONUS GIANT PINK TOE TRUCK EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel speaks with Connie Lincoln of Lincoln Towing and Leonard Garfield of Seattle’s Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI) about a special event taking place on Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 1pm at MOHAI. The museum will return to display the Lincoln Towing “Toe” Truck, an advertising vehicle which was the brainchild of Connie’s husband, the late Ed Lincoln. Ed Lincoln passed away in February 2026 at age 84, and this event is being presented in his memory. The Toe Truck has been part of the museum's collection since it arrived at the old MOHAI in Montlake via special parade on February 10, 2005. More information about events at MOHAI: https://mohai.org/events/ 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.

    BONUS EPISODE: Pink Toe Truck Celebration at MOHAI in Seattle on Sat., Oct. 17, 2026 at 1pm

  8. Oct 14

    HAUNTED-BY-RADIO BONUS EPISODE: "Sports Talk Panic" LIVE Radio Play from October 2013

    On this HAUNTED-BY-RADIO BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, we present archival audio from the October 27, 2013 LIVE broadcast from Seattle of the original Halloween radio play "Sports Talk Panic." "Sports Talk Panic" was produced, written and directed by CASCADE OF HISTORY host Feliks Banel. Pat Cashman and John Maynard star in this tribute to the "War of the Worlds" panic broadcast of 1938. In "Sports Talk Radio Panic," Cashman plays Vince O'Neill, beleaguered host of "Seattle Sports Sunday Night" on AM 1090 The Fan, and Maynard is the hopelessly anachronistic radio newsman Bryan Lewis. Also starring Chris Cashman as Allan "The Beef" Anderson, plus Lee Callahan, Curtis Takahashi, Tracey Conway, Rob Jones and the late Chris Topping. Custom radio station and program "liners" created by Paul Van Erem. Originally broadcast live on AM 1090 The Fan before a live audience at Town Hall Seattle on October 27, 2013. 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.

    HAUNTED-BY-RADIO BONUS EPISODE: "Sports Talk Panic" LIVE Radio Play from October 2013
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CASCADE OF HISTORY listeners care about local history, about our neighbors, and about the future of our communities. It's 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 connect and unite us. 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. Founding producer and host Feliks Banel is a corporate historian; 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.

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  • Creator
    Feliks Banel
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    476
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © All rights reserved
  • Show Website
    Cascade of History

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