Feliks Banel's guests on this episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY are Markus Fahrner, exhibition manager at Coquitlam (British Columbia) Heritage on their Corner Store Project; Phil Edlund, project consultant for Save Parkland School for an update on this preservation project near Tacoma; and intrepid roving correspondent Ken Zick on his attempts to report live from Seattle bookstore Couth Buzzard.

This LIVE broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 8pm Pacific Time on Sunday, April 16, 2023 via SPACE 101.1 FM and streaming live via space101fm.org from studios at historic Magnuson Park – formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle.

Feliks Banel's guests on this episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY are Professor Andrew Shanken of UC Berkeley on “living memorials” and how Seattle High School Memorial Stadium is different from and similar to other memorials in other parts of the United States; and Katie Mayer, technical services librarian for the Oregon Historical Society, on an amazing Viewmaster artifact – and 3-D mushroom photos - recently rediscovered in the collection.

This LIVE broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 8pm Pacific Time on Sunday, April 9, 2023 via SPACE 101.1 FM and streaming live via space101fm.org from studios at historic Magnuson Park – formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle.

Feliks Banel's guests on this episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY are Peter Blecha, author of “Stomp and Shout: R&B and the Origins of Northwest Rock and Roll” from University of Washington Press; and tree expert Taha Ebrahimi with a sad update on the demise of the “Cherry Trees of Pike Street.”

This LIVE broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 8pm Pacific Time on Sunday, March 19, 2023 via SPACE 101.1 FM and streaming live via space101fm.org from studios at historic Magnuson Park – formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle.

Feliks Banel's guests on this episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY are author Taha Ebrahimi (of the forthcoming "Street Trees of Seattle") on the true history behind the doomed cherry trees of Pike Street in downtown Seattle; and Chisao Hata, Creative Director of the Living Arts Program for the Japanese American Museum of Oregon (JAMO) on the effort to save the Yamaguchi Hotel in Portland.

This LIVE broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 8pm Pacific Daylight Time on Sunday, March 12, 2023 via SPACE 101.1 FM and streaming live via space101fm.org from studios at historic Magnuson Park – formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle.

On this week’s edition of CASCADE OF HISTORY – heard LIVE Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time – Feliks Banel is joined once again for live conversation with interesting people from around the region doing cool things with and for Pacific Northwest history. This week’s guests include Seattle geographic historian Rob Ketcherside; Laura Cray, Digital Services Librarian for the Oregon Historical Society; and Pastor Anthony Steele of Allen AME Church in Tacoma.

This LIVE broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 8pm Pacific Time on Sunday, March 5, 2023 via SPACE 101.1 FM and streaming live via http://www.space101fm.org from studios at historic Magnuson Park – formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle.

On this week’s edition of CASCADE OF HISTORY – heard LIVE Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time – Feliks is joined once again by interesting people doing interesting things around the Pacific Northwest for live conversation about regional history. Guests include Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson on the ongoing efforts to keep the Seattle branch of the National Archives at Sand Point; Stephanie Johnson-Toliver of the Black Heritage Society on architect Benjamin McAdoo and a new exhibit at MOHAI; and Megumi Nagata of 4Culture on the upcoming Heritage Projects grant opportunity for King County.

This LIVE broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 8pm Pacific Time on Sunday, February 26, 2023 via SPACE 101.1 FM and streaming live via space101fm.org from studios at historic Magnuson Park – formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle.

Feliks Banel's guests on this episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY are Katie Yamasaki, granddaughter of architect Minoru Yamasaki, who designed the Pacific Science Center and the World Trade Center; and Gregg Hersholt, who just retired from decades of work as journalist and broadcaster in the Pacific Northwest.

This LIVE broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 8pm Pacific Time on Sunday, February 19, 2023 via SPACE 101.1 FM and streaming live via space101fm.org from studios at historic Magnuson Park – formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle.

Feliks Banel's guests on this episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY are Seattle-based author, historian and tour guide David B. Williams on an upcoming deep dive into tunnels for his newsletter, and Mayor Russell Wiita of the Snohomish County/US Highway 2 community of Sultan, Washington on the recent damage suffered by an iconic roadside monument - as well as Sultan's history.

This LIVE broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 8pm Pacific Time on Sunday, January 8, 2023 via SPACE 101.1 FM and streaming live via space101fm.org from studios at historic Magnuson Park – formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle.

Feliks Banel presents a special Christmas episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY, drawing on the archives of “The Holiday Express,” a live Christmas Eve show he produced and hosted on KBCS 91.3 from 1999 to 2004. Highlights include J.P. Patches reading “The Night Before Christmas,” and a 2002 recording of Seattle Mariners’ broadcasters Rick Rizzs and the late Dave Niehaus reading “Gift of the Magi” and splitting the duties as if it were an inning of baseball – plus plenty of vintage and local audio surprises!

This broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was pre-recorded to air at 8pm Pacific Time on Sunday, December 25, 2022 and Sunday, January 1, 2023 via SPACE 101.1 FM and streaming via space101fm.org from studios at historic Magnuson Park – formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle.

Feliks Banel's guests on this episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY are Edmonds-Woodway music director (and holiday crooner) Jake Bergevin, live from Spokane where he just performed at the historic Fox Theatre; Nathalie Picard of Heritage BC on Heritage Week in British Columbia (coming up in February); and “Santa Bill,” a long-serving Seattle area jolly old elf and fixture at SeaTac Mall.

This LIVE broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 8pm Pacific Time on Sunday, December 18, 2022 via SPACE 101.1 FM and streaming live via space101fm.org from studios at historic Magnuson Park – formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle.