Cascade of History

Feliks Banel
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  • History
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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.

  1. 1d ago

    HAUNTED-BY-RADIO BONUS EPISODE: "Walk In The Dark" LIVE Radio Play from October 2014

    On this HAUNTED-BY-RADIO 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 Seattle's beloved Pacific Coast Biscuit 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. 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: "Walk In The Dark" LIVE Radio Play from October 2014

  2. 5d ago

    BONUS FERRY-SYSTEM BLUES EPISODE: "Roll On, Kalakala" LIVE from Colman Dock in November 2024

    On this BONUS "FERRY-SYSTEM BLUES" EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel presents vintage audio from KIRO Radio in Seattle from November 20, 2024. In recognition of the labor issues paralyzing Washington State Ferries today, we dig into the audio archives for this live broadcast by Feliks for KIRO Radio from Colman Dock in downtown Seattle on the post-stormy morning of November 20, 2024. We hear the voice of Dave Ross – introducing the segment and also harmonizing once the live music begins. The live music is from Jon Pontrello on guitar, singing “Roll On, Kalakala.” Also there alongside Elliott Bay that morning was field producer Ken Zick and retired Seattle Times reporter Jack Broom. 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 FERRY-SYSTEM BLUES EPISODE: "Roll On, Kalakala" LIVE from Colman Dock in November 2024

  3. 6d ago

    Ep. 162: "Treasures Untold" from Columbia River Maritime Museum; Restoring the Vogue Theatre in Cle Elum; and Huy Pham's "We, too, Sing America"

    Feliks Banel's guests on this LIVE BROADCAST of CASCADE OF HISTORY include Julia Triezenberg, Education Supervisor for the Columbia River Maritime Museum on their new “Treasures Untold” radio program and podcast; Courtney Cooper Neese, owner of the Roslyn Theatre on her new project to restore Cle Elum’s long-dormant Vogue Theatre; and Huy Pham, Executive Director of APIAHiP - Asian & Pacific Islander Americans in Historic Preservation – on a powerful performance called "We, too, Sing America" which he delivered in September for the National Trust for Historic Preservation at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC, and which we listened to in its entirety. We also played a highlight from REM’s October 3, 1986 concert at Portland’s Civic Auditorium, when Michael Stipe read from a brochure about the old Trojan nuclear plant (audio recorded and shared by Chris Metzler). For more information about this program’s guests and topics: Columbia River Maritime Museum’s “Treasures Untold” https://www.crmm.org/in-the-community.html Roslyn Theatre https://roslyntheatre.com/ Vogue Theatre in Cle Elum, WA https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61583412818623 APIAHiP: Asian & Pacific Islander Americans in Historic Preservation https://apiahip.org/ Chris Metzler’s REM Recoding from Portland, OR on October 3, 1986 https://youtu.be/ucZhnXeQZWI Links to more information about most topics discussed on the show are often 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 4, 2026 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. "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. 162: "Treasures Untold" from Columbia River Maritime Museum; Restoring the Vogue Theatre in Cle Elum; and Huy Pham's "We, too, Sing America"

  4. Oct 3

    BONUS EPISODE: "This NOT Just In" Archival Revival Part Four

    On this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel digs for a fourth time into the “This NOT Just In” archives for three installments from the occasional history series that aired from 2010 to 2016 on KUOW Public Radio 94.9 FM in Seattle. The premise of “This NOT Just In” was to use archival audio to shed light on forgotten or not fully understood stories from Pacific Northwest history. In this fourth "This NOT Just In" Archival Revival, we remember the distinctive Northwest reaction to the “War of the Worlds” radio broadcast of October 1938; local connections to the Good Friday Alaska Earthquake of March 1964; and the deadly Hanukkah Eve Storm of December 2006. This material was originally produced by Feliks Banel with editing and other assistance from KUOW’s Jim Gates. “This NOT Just In” was initially awarded a Program Venture Fund grant from KUOW in 2009 which funded production of the first three episodes; KUOW ultimately green-lighted more than 30 additional episodes during the run of the series. The episodes remained online for many years, but most are no longer accessible via the KUOW website – so it seemed like a good time to share them once again as a public service. 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: "This NOT Just In" Archival Revival Part Four

  5. Sep 24

    BONUS EPISODE: Will Seattle Be Forever Haunted by the '95 Mariners?

    On this BONUS "LATE 2026 SEASON MARINERS BLUES" EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel presents vintage audio from KIRO Radio in Seattle from July 20, 2022. During the broadcast heard on this recording, we hear Feliks attempt to prove to Dave Ross and Colleen O'Brien that no matter what might happen to the Mariners in that magical 2022 season (when, at the All Star Break, they were on a 14-game winning streak), it would NOT be as exciting as the 1995 Mariners - further, that no Mariners team, not even one that might win the World Series - would ever be as exciting as the 1995 team. In addition to Dave and Colleen, we also hear audio (as Feliks makes his case) from Rick Rizzs, as well as the late, great Dori Monson and Dave Niehaus. 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: Will Seattle Be Forever Haunted by the '95 Mariners?

  6. Sep 21

    Ep. 161: Northern Pacific Convention, Vote By Mail Update, Historic District Woes in Seattle, "Mountain Runners" and "Hardhat Days"

    Feliks Banel's guests on this LIVE BROADCAST of CASCADE OF HISTORY include Kent Sullivan with an update on this past week’s Northern Pacific Railway Historical Association Convention in Toppenish, WA; three-term Republican former Secretary of State Sam Reed on the Supreme Court’s recent decision to halt interference in Washington’s all mail-in ballot; Heather Pihl on recent Seattle City Council actions affecting historic districts; author Todd Warger on his new book from WSU Press “The Mountain Runners: America’s First Adventure Race, 1911–1913”; and Mike Nolan, author of “Hardhat Days: My Re-Education in Seattle’s Shipyards,” also recently published by WSU Press. For more information about this program’s guests and topics: Northern Pacific Railway Historical Association https://nprha.org/ BONUS EPISODE with Sam Reed about Vote-by-Mail in the Evergreen State https://soundcloud.com/cascadeofhistory/bonus-encore-reed Nicholas Deshais’ Seattle Times article on the Seattle City Council https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/vote-on-seattle-traffic-safety-bills-aims-at-historic-districts/ Todd Warger’s new book “The Mountain Runners: America’s First Adventure Race, 1911–1913” https://wsupress.wsu.edu/product/the-mountain-runners/ Mike Nolan’s new book “Hardhat Days: My Re-Education in Seattle’s Shipyards” https://wsupress.wsu.edu/product/hardhat-days/ Links to more information about most topics discussed on the show are often 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 20, 2026 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. "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. 161: Northern Pacific Convention, Vote By Mail Update, Historic District Woes in Seattle, "Mountain Runners" and "Hardhat Days"

  7. Sep 20

    BONUS EPISODE: "This NOT Just In" Archival Revival Part Three

    On this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel digs for a third time into the “This NOT Just In” archives for three installments from the occasional history series that aired from 2010 to 2016 on KUOW Public Radio 94.9 FM in Seattle. The premise of “This NOT Just In” was to use archival audio to shed light on forgotten or not fully understood stories from Pacific Northwest history. In this third "This NOT Just In" Archival Revival, we remember the devastating Columbus Day Storm of October 1962; the infamous D.B. Cooper skyjacking of November 1971; and the first time the long-running JP Patches Show on KIRO TV in Seattle was cancelled in December 1978. This material was originally produced by Feliks Banel with editing and other assistance from KUOW’s Jim Gates. “This NOT Just In” was initially awarded a Program Venture Fund grant from KUOW in 2009 which funded production of the first three episodes; KUOW ultimately green-lighted more than 30 additional episodes during the run of the series. The episodes remained online for many years, but most are no longer accessible via the KUOW website – so it seemed like a good time to share them once again as a public service. 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: "This NOT Just In" Archival Revival Part Three

  8. Sep 14

    Ep. 160: Fourth Anniversary Show and CAVALCADE OF LIGHTNING-ROUND GUESTS!

    Feliks Banel's CAVALCADE OF LIGHTNING-ROUND GUESTS on this LIVE BROADCAST of CASCADE OF HISTORY's Fourth Anniversary Show include: Scott Sistek of the Emerald City Weather Blog; Hilarie Pozesky of Chicago Area Archivists; Grant Din of Save Our National Archives (SONA) in San Bruno, CA: Paula Johnson of Willamette CRA; Scott Tanner, co-author of “A Glacier Gallery: True Tales and Hidden History” in Montana; Barbara Swift of the Gas Works Park Alliance; Jake Rehm, Mullan Road scholar at Eastern Washington University in Cheney, WA; Andrea Clift, our eyes and ears for the Spokane River; Skip Berger, Cascade Public Media's Mossback; and Dr. Kate Burrows of Save Crown Hill Cemetery in Seattle. We also left a voicemail message for Lloyd Lytle of the group who tried to save the Masonic Home of Washington, and played a brief interview recorded Friday with Cliff Sjolund, Jr., leader of the effort to located the missing B-52 "Meal88" in the Gulf of Mexico. For more information about this program’s guests and topics: Scott Sistek’s Emerald City Weather Blog https://emeraldcityweather.com/ Hilarie Pozesky and Chicago Area Archivists https://www.chicagoarchivists.org/ Grant Din and Save Our National Archives (SONA) in California https://www.saveournationalarchives.org/ Paula Johnson and Section 106 Advocacy https://culturalheritagepartners.com/defend-section-106/ Open Letter to Congress regarding Section 106 https://culturalheritagepartners.com/open-letter-to-congress-from-national-coalition/ Scott Tanner and “A Glacier Gallery: True Tales and Hidden History” https://www.farcountrypress.com/Books/A/A-Glacier-Gallery Barbara Swift and Gas Works Park Alliance https://preservewa.org/advocacy-alert-seattles-gas-works-park/ Mullan Road History https://mullanroad.org/about/ Spokane Riverkeeper https://www.spokaneriverkeeper.org/ Mossback’s Northwest Upcoming 12th Season Premiere and Event on October 6, 2026 https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/mossbacks-northwest-2/ Save Crown Hill Cemetery in Seattle https://savecrownhill.carrd.co/ Masonic Home of Washington https://preservewa.org/most_endangered/masonic-home-washington/ The Search for B-52 “MEAL-88” https://www.projectrecover.org/project-recover-announces-new-mission-locate-us-air-force-b-52-and-aircrew-gone-missing-offshore-texas-coast-in-1968/ Links to more information about most topics discussed on the show are often 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 13, 2026 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. "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. 160: Fourth Anniversary Show and CAVALCADE OF LIGHTNING-ROUND GUESTS!
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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.

Information

  • Creator
    Feliks Banel
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    469
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © All rights reserved
  • Show Website
    Cascade of History

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