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The Resident Historian is a twice-weekly podcast from KIRO Newsradio's Feliks Banel. Each episode includes either Feliks's Wednesday history feature from Seattle's Morning News, or the weekly Friday morning installment of the history and geography series All Over The Map.

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    • 5.0 • 27 Ratings

The Resident Historian is a twice-weekly podcast from KIRO Newsradio's Feliks Banel. Each episode includes either Feliks's Wednesday history feature from Seattle's Morning News, or the weekly Friday morning installment of the history and geography series All Over The Map.

    All Over The Map: KIRO Newsradio's junior high/middle school fight song challenge

    All Over The Map: KIRO Newsradio's junior high/middle school fight song challenge

    We're on a mission to collect recordings of as many Puget Sound area junior high/middle school fight songs as possible to document history and celebrate our alma maters as summer approaches. If we get some good ones shared via Facebook, we'll play audio of them on the radio as part of a future broadcast of All Over The Map.

    • 6 min
    Young Fresh Fellows celebrate 40 years since 'Fabulous' vinyl debut

    Young Fresh Fellows celebrate 40 years since 'Fabulous' vinyl debut

    They're considered one of the most influential bands to emerge from Seattle in the 1980s. And while they may not be as well-known as some of their "grungier" counterparts, the Young Fresh Fellows are still going strong, and this week, they're marking the 40th anniversary – and new remix reissue – of their debut album "Fabulous Sounds of the Pacific Northwest."

    • 8 min
    Sumner City Council vote on saving Ryan House

    Sumner City Council vote on saving Ryan House

    At their regularly scheduled meeting Monday night, the Sumner City Council will likely vote on a resolution that could determine the ultimate fate of the Ryan House — a historic structure dating as far back as the 1860s.

    • 5 min
    All Over The Map: Kirkland's history comes to life for cemetery tour

    All Over The Map: Kirkland's history comes to life for cemetery tour

    The bustling Eastside city's mostly hidden origin story will come up a lot during this year's annual history tour of Kirkland Cemetery, presented by the non-profit Kirkland Heritage Society.

    • 4 min
    Scientist recalls the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens

    Scientist recalls the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens

    For this year's observance of the May 18, 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, KIRO Newsradio caught up with a retired longtime employee of the Cascades Volcano Observatory who shared her memories of the event.

    • 8 min
    Exclusive: Grassroots preservation campaign saves Parkland School

    Exclusive: Grassroots preservation campaign saves Parkland School

    Members of the Parkland Community Association announced Friday that the group has officially assumed ownership of historic Parkland School.

    • 5 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
27 Ratings

27 Ratings

dearmrgina ,

Love!

Incredible podcast-very informative. I couldn’t help but get a laugh and a heart warming from the reading of A Christmas Carol. Loved all the little Seattle relevant details. Thank you all!!!

orion zick ,

GOV. INSLEE’S A PATCHES PAL!!

Love getting a little more context to such interesting pieces of the place I consider home

MAJ8976 ,

Excellent!

So informative and entertaining!

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