On this bonus episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel speaks with Chris Moore, executive director of the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation (WTHP), for a look back at the recently concluded legislative session in Olympia - and the major impacts ahead affecting historic preservation in the Evergreen State. Moore also previews the WTHP's upcoming fundraising event, taking place in Seattle on Friday, May 16, 2025.

CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Standard Time via SPACE 101.1 FM and gallantly streams via 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.

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On this ENCORE EDITION of CASCADE OF HISTORY, we present audio from a 60th anniversary commemoration of VE Day, the end of World War II in Europe, from May 2005. Panelists include Tuskegee Airman William Booker; US Army veteran John S. "Jack" Carver; and US Army veteran and former POW Dr. James Warren (who was also the former MOHAI director).

The panel was part of a series produced and moderated by CASCADE OF HISTORY producer/host Feliks Banel when he was deputy director of Seattle's Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI), and was recorded before a live audience on May 8, 2005 in the McCurdy Gallery at the old MOHAI in Montlake.

This episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally broadcast at 8pm Pacific Time on Sunday, August 18, 2024 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.

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Feliks Banel's guests on this STAN BORESON-TENNIAL EDITION episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY include radio personality Tim Hunter, Steve Wilson of Almost LIVE!, and Stan Boreson's daughter Ann Boreson. The occasion is the 100th anniversary of the birth of legendary entertainer and broadcaster Stan Boreson, born May 5, 1925. Stan passed away in 2017 at age 91.

With new interviews with Mr. Hunter (who had the idea to celebrate Stan and got in touch with CASCADE OF HISTORY); with Steve Wilson (who produced Stan's holiday reunion special more than 45 years ago); and with Stan's daughter Ann, we recall and honor the Stan Boreson legacy - and play some old favorites from Stan's musical catalog, as well as a few audio surprises.

This broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 8pm Pacific Standard Time on Sunday, May 4, 2025 via SPACE 101.1 FM and gallantly streaming live via space101fm.org from historic Magnuson Park - formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. This podcast episode contains additional material beyond what was broadcast.

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THE STAN BORESON-TENNIAL fun continues with this BORESON BONUS EPISODE, courtesy of Tom McArthur, who produced this circa 1981 half-hour show featuring an interview with Stan plus lots and lots of deep cuts from the Boreson catalog.

When Mr. McArthur shared this audio with CASCADE OF HISTORY, he wrote:

“KPLU had a weekly arts magazine show, at the time - FM88 ArtsPlace - they were always looking for content. As a part-time work-study employee, I suggested shows on Stan Boreson, the Irish Rovers, and others - and they let me do them! I remember borrowing the KPLU station field recorder and riding the bus up to Seattle to interview Stan in his office. He was amiable, kind, and more than generous with his time. Those were the days of old-school audio editing with grease pens and razor blades. I learned then that a microphone was a great way to meet people I never would have had the nerve to approach without it. Audio/video has been a big part of my life's work ever since. Thank you for honoring Stan on your platform. -Tom (a Stanophile and Patches Pal)”

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 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.

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Feliks Banel's guests on this bonus episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY are authors (and brothers) Brian Antonson and Rick Antonson. Their book, “Slumach’s Gold: In Search of a Legend and a Curse,” is co-written with Mary Trainer, and is just out in a revised and expanded third edition from Canadian publisher Heritage House. The book details the more than 50 years the trio has spent exploring the mystery and mythology of Slumach, an Indigenous man who was executed in the 1890s in British Columbia - who many believe left behind a treasure . . . as well as a curse.

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 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.

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On this bonus episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel speaks with Ted Van Dyk, who had a long career in politics and journalism, including working for Vice President Hubert Humphrey, and who grew up in Whatcom County. He also had breakfast one day back in the 1950s with Edward R. Murrow.

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 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.

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On this bonus episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY for Independent Bookstore Day 2025, Feliks Banel speaks with Tacoma-based historian and author Michael Sullivan about the 1941 Works Progress Administration (WPA) guide to Washington, the Evergreen State. Sullivan is a major admirer of the book - he has many personal copies! - and has studied its origins and archival history at the Washington State Historical Society.

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 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.

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Feliks Banel's guests on this SECRET DRIVE-TIME TEST EDITION episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY include Clay Eals on his NOW & THEN column in this coming weekend's Seattle Times about the April 29, 1965 Seattle earthquake; a listen back to Edward R. Murrow's report on the liberation of the Buchenwald concentration camp from April 15, 1945; B.J. Thurlby of the Washington State Fruit Commission/Northwest Cherry Growers on the coming cherry season and the impact of tariffs on the agriculture industry; and Shane Riley, historian and blogger based in Pierce County, on the history of the deteriorating and now permanently closed Fairfax Bridge near Mount Rainier National Park.

This LIVE broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 4pm Pacific Standard Time on Thursday, April 24, 2025 via SPACE 101.1 FM and gallantly streaming live via space101fm.org from historic Magnuson Park - formerly 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, we present archival audio from a panel discussion called "Evergreen Radio LIVE: The Past, Present and Future of Radio in The Pacific Northwest."

The panel took place on April 25, 2015, which was the 107th anniversary of the birth of Edward R. Murrow. It was held on the campus of WSU in Richland, Washington. Panelists include broadcasters and broadcast executives from around the Evergreen State: Ricardo Garcia, Jeff Hansen, Tom Mara, Sabrina Roach, Dave Ross and Kerry Swanson. The moderator is Feliks Banel, and co-producer is Olivia Weitz. The event was a project of the Murrow College at Washington State University, with funding from Humanities Washington.

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 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.

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On this bonus episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel speaks with musician Scott McCaughey of legendary and influential band The Young Fresh Fellows about their upcoming shows (late April 2025) in Seattle and Portland, but mainly to get to the bottom of the famous "Beer Money" 45-rpm 7"-vinyl single, which was originally released in 1987. We also listen to a bootleg recording from April 1986 of the Fellows covering The Pleasure Seekers' "What A Way To Die" (with improvised lyrics in praise of famous regional beers).

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 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.

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