On this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel speaks with Dr. Scott McCorquodale, retired biologist and author of "Chasing Wildlife Secrets: A Biologist's Journey." The book was published in May 2025 by WSU Press in Pullman, Washington.

"Chasing Wildlife Secrets" is a lively narrative about Dr. McCorquodale’s four decades tracking elk, bear and moose around the Pacific Northwest – and about the people he met along the way, and where he found inspiration as a child and young man.

For more information about "Chasing Wildlife Secrets" from WSU Press:

https://wsupress.wsu.edu/product/chasing-wildlife-secrets/

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.

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On this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel speaks with Eric Ulis, D.B. Cooper expert, searcher and researcher about his upcoming "BOOTS ON THE GROUND" expedition to the banks of the Columbia River in September 2025. Mr. Ulis will be looking for evidence from the infamous November 1971 skyjacking.

For more information about D.B. Cooper, you may be interested in this earlier episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY featuring Mr. Ulis:

https://soundcloud.com/cascadeofhistory/summer-encore-cooper

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.

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On this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel speaks with Chase Doak, the Billings, Montana man who took some of the earliest hi-res photos of the infamous Chinese spy balloon when it appeared over "Big Sky Country" and rattled nerves in many more of the 50 United States of America in February 2023. His photos - shot with a massive zoom lens in his driveway - were spread around the world on social media and through news outlets.

On the afternoon of February 1, 2023, Chase Doak was a former journalist and photographer who was working for a local public agency in Billings, Montana. While the next few hours and days that followed didn’t exactly change his life, he was able to truly enjoy being in the right place at the right time, with the right kind of curiosity - and some handy photography skills.

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.

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On this bonus episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel speaks with Russell Holter of Cultural Reconnaissance and Tacoma historian Michael Sullivan for an update following the conclusion over the weekend of the 2025 Nettie Asberry Archaeology Field School in Tacoma, Washington.

The pair reveal what artifacts were unearthed, what mysteries were solved (and which ones weren't) and what new questions were raised by the work done by students - under the guidance of professionals - at the Victorian home in Tacoma's Hilltop neighborhood. The 1887 house is owned by the Tacoma Association of Colored Women’s Clubs (CWC) and they are working to preserve it as well as study and interpret its history.

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.

You may also be interested in this "audio postcard" from the first day of the Nettie Asberry Archaeology Field School:

https://soundcloud.com/cascadeofhistory/bonus-episode-asberry-postcard

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Feliks Banel’s guests on this SUMMER ENCORE EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY are Eric Ulis, D.B. Cooper expert, searcher and researcher with a virtual class we like to call 'D.B. COOPER 101,' and then roving correspondent Ken Zick, who joins us live from the monument at rainy and windswept Alki Beach in West Seattle to mark the anniversary of the arrival of The Denny Party, considered the city's founders.

This encore broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was presented at 8pm Pacific Time on Sunday, August 17, 2025 via SPACE 101.1 FM and streaming live via www.space101fm.org 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. The original live broadcast was presented on November 12, 2023.

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.

On this bonus episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel speaks with Shawna Gandy, recently retired library director for the Oregon Historical Society (OHS) in Portland, Oregon.

In this informal "exit interview" recorded on Friday, August 15, 2025, Gandy talks about changes in the history and heritage field over the past three decades, challenges facing archive-holding institutions, and differences between heritage organizations in Oregon versus those in Washington. Shawna Gandy’s career at OHS stretched from 1996 to 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.

You may also be interested in these other recent “exit” interviews with Pacific Northwest heritage leaders:

Washington State Historical Society Director Jennifer Saunders

https://soundcloud.com/cascadeofhistory/bonus-episode-exit-saunders

Legacy Washington Director John C. Hughes

https://soundcloud.com/cascadeofhistory/bonus-episode-john-c-hughes

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On this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY marking the 80th anniversary of V-J Day – the effective end of World War II on August 14, 1945 - we present a panel discussion from the archives marking the 60th anniversary 20 years ago in Seattle in 2005.

Participants included several Seattle area residents who were in the military, the Red Cross, working in defense plants or otherwise supporting the Allied war effort as young adults in 1945.

The panelists include:

Edgar J. Allen

https://bonneywatson.com/obituary/edgar-j-allen/

Bill Burnett

https://www.funerals.coop/obituaries/bill-burnett

Bea Jordan

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/unionleader/name/bea-jordan-obituary?id=19375229

Henry Kuharic

https://genprideseattle.org/dr-henry-kuharic/

Kirby Walker

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/seattletimes/name/kirby-walker-obituary?id=32523548

The panel was part of a series curated and moderated by CASCADE OF HISTORY producer/host Feliks Banel when he was deputy director of Seattle's Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI), and was recorded before a live audience at the old MOHAI in Montlake in the McCurdy Gallery.

This episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally broadcast at 8pm Pacific Time on Sunday, July 28, 2024 via SPACE 101.1 FM and streaming live via www.space101fm.org 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.

You may also be interested in the 2005 V-E Day 60th anniversary panel episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY:

https://soundcloud.com/cascadeofhistory/ep-107

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.

On this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel's guest is Al Mackenzie, who shares an update on an important development in the University of Washington's effort to restore and renovate the old ASUW Shell House along the Montlake Cut in Seattle - aka the home of "The Boys in the Boat," the famous 1936 Olympic Gold Medal winners.

A contentious point in recent discussion about the project - the future of two of four large hangar doors that preservationists say define the look and character of the historic structure - has been settled by the National Park Service, according to an email sent by a UW official to the ASUW Shell House Advisory Committee on August 12, 2025.

Dr. Mackenzie shares the contents of the email and some other observations on the ASUW Shell House project, and tells of his long interest in rowing, rowing history, and the historic structure.

For additional context regarding the ASUW Shell House and the recent controversy, please listen to these earlier episodes of CASCADE OF HISTORY:

Trouble Behind the Scenes at the Home of The Boys in the Boat

https://soundcloud.com/cascadeofhistory/bonus-episode-trouble-behind-boat

UW Responds to Concerns about the ASUW Shell House

https://soundcloud.com/cascadeofhistory/bonus-episode-uw-responds

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 an episode.

On this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel speaks with Mitsy Hunter of Spokane Preservation Advocates (SPA) about the round of applications just opened for SPA's Heritage Grants.

Deadline for grant applications is October 1, 2025, and funds are available in support of a range of historic preservation and preservation-related projects - for home owners, and for groups and public agencies - within the city of Spokane and Spokane County

Spokane Preservation Advocates website for more information:

https://spokanepreservation.org/

Link to Heritage Grant info and application:

https://wxw.tyg.mybluehost.me/heritage-grant-applications/

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 an episode.

On this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel presents an “audio postcard” from an archaeology field school being held in Tacoma, Washington at the Nettie Asberry house, a Victorian home in the city’s Hilltop Neighborhood in August 2025. The 1887 house is owned by the Tacoma Association of Colored Women’s Clubs (CWC) and they are working to preserve it as well as study and interpret its history.

The archaeology field school is being led by a company called Cultural Reconnaissance in partnership with the Evergreen State College. They’re getting help from several key figures in the Tacoma heritage community, including historian Michael Sullivan and the preservation group Historic Tacoma. The field school will continue on Friday, August 15 and Saturday, August 16, and the public is invited to visit the Nettie Asberry House on those days at 1219 South 13th Street in Tacoma.

Tacoma City Association of Colored Women’s Club (CWC) website:

https://www.tacomacwc.org/

Cultural Reconnaissance website:

https://www.culturalreconnaissance.com/

Michael Sullivan's website:

https://tacomahistory.live/

Historic Tacoma website:

https://historictacoma.org/

Aqua Terra website:

https://www.aquaterracrc.com/index.html

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 an episode.