Ep. 105: 1965 Seattle Earthquake, Ed Murrow, Cherries and Tariffs, History of Fairfax Bridge

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. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms.