History of the Pacific Northwest

Ryan Tate
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This Podcast is an exploration of the Pacific Northwest, and its fascinating history of exploration, pioneering, and experimentation.  History and storytelling as well as the occasional interview.

  1. 10/06/2025

    Lewis and Clark - Part 3

    Lewis and Clark make there way out from Fort Mandan.  Truly a different Corps of Discovery was leaving the Mandan villages than had left Camp Dubois the previous Spring.  Moving towards the headwaters of the Missouri, and later the Pacific, some of the biggest surprises were in store for the Corps of Discovery!   If you enjoy the show, please take the time to rate it, comment on it, and share it with people you may know!  Have questions?  Email them to history.pnw.podcast@gmail.com @history.pnw.podcast Become a Supporter of the Podcast Here!

    59 min

  2. 09/26/2025

    An Interview With Mike Nolan

    Mike Nolan is a retired school guidance counselor and has taken up writing to fill his days.  His first book is a memoir entitled Hardhat Days: My Reeducation In Seattle's Shipyards.  It is a close look into the world of heavy construction in the late 1970s, but there is more to it than that.  Mike reinvents himself as he struggles to find his footing after graduating from Gonzaga University.  Though not his dream job, Mike found himself working for the ship scalers union in Seattle where he learned valuable lessons in hard work, grit, and confidence. Those years helped shape him into the man he is today.   Links to the book:  wsupress.wsu.edu goodreads.com amazon.com   More About Mike Nolan: mikenolanstoryteller.com @MikeNolanShorts @mikenolansocial   If you enjoy the show, please take the time to rate it, comment on it, and share it with people you may know!  Have questions, comments, or a story to tell?  Email them to history.pnw.podcast@gmail.com Become a Supporter of the Podcast Here!

    1h 33m

  3. 08/30/2025

    Lewis and Clark - Part 2

    I'm back with part 2 of our series on Lewis and Clark!  Here we will witness the party build members and Meriwether Lewis and William Clark meet face to face in Clarksville Indiana, venture to St Louis, and up the Missouri River to the Mandan Villages. If you enjoy the show, please take the time to rate it, comment on it, and share it with people you may know!  Have questions?  Email them to history.pnw.podcast@gmail.com Become a Supporter of the Podcast Here!

    1h 1m

  4. 10/13/2024

    Lewis and Clark - Part 1

    The Corps of Discovery treked over 3,000 miles to cross Continental North America.  There mission was to collect information, map a navigable route to the Pacific, and secure the United States interest in its expansion.  Without Lewis and Clark, the Oregon territory may have been a part of Canada instead.  How did this amazing journey happen?  Tune in as we begin part 1 of a series on the dynamic duo of Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark who lead their party of explorers to the Pacific and back! If you enjoy the show, please take the time to rate it, comment on it, and share it with people you may know! Become a Supporter of the Podcast Here!

    48 min

  5. 02/21/2024

    Voyage of the Columbia - Part 6

    The Final episode in our series on the Columbia.  In this episode we will explore the most important moment of Robert Gray's career, analyze the man who was the first American to sail around the world, as well as catch up with Kendrick, and close the book on this exciting tale! email: history.pnw.podcast@gmail.com Become a Supporter of the Podcast Here!

    36 min

  6. 01/14/2024

    Voyage of the Columbia - Part 5

    Continuing the fur trading ventures of the ship Columbia.  In this episode, Robert Gray departs as the commander of the expedition.  He reunites with an old comrade and finds himself in his most dangerous situation yet...   email history.pnw.podcast@gmail.com website: historypnwpodcast.podbean.com  Become a Supporter of the Podcast Here!

    20 min

  7. 12/14/2023

    Voyage of the Columbia - Part 4

    In this episode, Robert Gray finally returns home to Boston.  He arrived as the first American to circumnavigate the world, and would leave Boston again to change Pacific Northwest History Attoo's Mahiole (feathered helmet) Email: history.pnw.podcast@gmail.com historypnwpodast.podbean.com Become a Supporter of the Podcast Here!

    16 min

  8. 11/22/2023

    Voyage of the Columbia - Part 3

    A new trading season began in the Spring of 1789.  Gray was determined to make this venture work and bring a bundle of furs to the Chinese Markets.  The British were still in the are, but Gray would find himself on the brink of an international incident when our old friend Jose Esteban Martinez came to Nootka Sound. email: history.pnw.podcast@gmail.com website: historypnwpodcast.podbean.com Become a Supporter of the Podcast Here!

    17 min
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This Podcast is an exploration of the Pacific Northwest, and its fascinating history of exploration, pioneering, and experimentation.  History and storytelling as well as the occasional interview.

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