The Resident Historian Podcast
by KIRO Seattle
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.
Episodes
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Reporting live from Dick's Drive-In on their 71st anniversary
KIRO Newsradio Resident Historian Feliks Banel reports LIVE from the original Dick's Drive-In in Seattle's Wallingford neighborhood for this year's 19-cent hamburger day, which is also the restaurant's 71st birthday.
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History of the last decade
History of the last decade
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The final hours of Sears in Washington
All over the map
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2024 Holiday Radio Play: 'North Pole Evening News'
Santa does so much more than just bring toys to kiddies around the world, he also hosts an evening news program on North Pole Newsradio called "North Pole Evening News." On the final broadcast of the season before Christmas, Santa and the elves give the headlines, traffic, weather, sports and a…
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History story updates + Holiday Magic preview
Feliks Banel joined Seattle's Morning News to provide updates on some recent historical stories throughout the Puget Sound region, including the teardown of a significant Everett gazebo, Historic Fort Vancouver and more. Banel also teases the upcoming Holiday Magic festivities on KIRO Newsradio...
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MOHAI's WTO Exhibit
MOHAI's WTO Exhibit
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Fort Vancouver Bicentennial
Fort Vancouver Bicentennial
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All Over The Map: Early 20th century artifact plucked from Lake Washington
On this week’s edition of All Over The Map for Seattle’s Morning News, we visited a pocket park on Mercer Island along the shores of Lake Washington. It was here where a "rich and creamy" reminder of the island’s history was recently discovered by a pair of divers. Franklin Landing is a tiny...
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Streamline ferry Kalakala rolls on in song
It was 26 years ago this month when the iconic ferryboat Kalakala returned to the Seattle waterfront – after a long exile serving as a cannery in Alaska – to a glorious welcome home. The story of the vessel’s unlikely resurrection in November 1998 went downhill from there, of course, and the...
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All Over the Map: What is the future of Camp Long after the fire?
All Over the Map: What is the future of Camp Long after the fire?
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Should we commemorate Seattle Founder’s Day?
The rain was falling and the wind was blowing on November 13, 2024, very much like it had done on this day 173 years ago. As many people learned as school children in Western Washington decades ago, it was way back on the morning of November 13, 1851, when the group considered to be the founders…
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Feliks Banel on the Camp Long fire and the history of the lodge
A fire Monday night damaged the historic lodge at Camp Long in West Seattle. Resident historian Feliks Banel provided a report from the scene for "Seattle's Morning News."
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All Over The Map: Forgotten Seattle origins of the JanSport school backpack
The recent passing of a man from Seattle is shining new light on a forgotten chapter of modern Pacific Northwest mythology about a ubiquitous school accessory – which was derived from a critical piece of recreational gear. Seattle and Puget Sound are built on myths about local retailers that...
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All Over the Map: How do you pronounce Umpqua?
All Over the Map: How do you pronounce Umpqua?
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Local Washington spooky stuff: 13 Steps at Maltby Cemetery, Prop Man of Orcas Island
Halloween has arrived and we've been collecting your Washington spooky stories about public places around Puget Sound where myths and legends have emerged over the decades about creepy goings-on and other miscellaneous things that go bump in the Puget Sound night.
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KIRO Newsradio presents "Dracula"
In 2022, your favorite KIRO Newsradio voices presented a special live broadcast of the 1938 Orson Welles' version of "Dracula" - with a few minor updates here and there, of course.
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Feliks Banel: Ghostly tales from the Northwest
Feliks Banel: Ghostly tales from the Northwest
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Artifact of airship’s historic visit hidden away at JBLM
It was 100 years ago – way back in 1924, in the thick of the early roaring days of aviation history – when a giant U.S. Navy airship visited the Puget Sound and took the population by storm. This historic event is mostly forgotten now, but a local historian has found the hidden spot where history...
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All Over The Map: Jackson Street Jazz Trail and sweet melodies among the sour notes
With the annual Earshot Jazz Festival now underway, the ribbon is about to be cut on a new path in downtown Seattle highlighting the history and culture of the golden age of jazz in Seattle along and near Jackson Street. Paul de Barros is a longtime local journalist and author, and one of the...
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'Unsolved Histories:' Looking at the first half of the podcast series
"Unsolved Histories," from KSL Podcasts and a team led by Seattle historian Feliks Banel, is a podcast featuring three intersecting stories -- the mystery of how and why Flight 293 disappeared, an investigation into why the bureaucracy turned its back on families of the passengers, and a...
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All Over The Map: LiDAR tech reveals ghostly causeway, phantom lake on Eastside
The technology known as LiDAR – Light Detection and Ranging, a laser-driven means of making precise measurements over large areas – has been helping scientists understand geology and natural history for many years. It turns out that LiDAR is also pretty useful for plumbing the depths of recent...
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As Mount Adams quakes, a search for its heart and soul
As reported by KIRO Newsradio on last Friday’s edition of "All Over The Map," seismic activity at Mount Adams – known as Washington’s forgotten mountain for the way it’s tucked in behind Mount Saint Helens in a rural part of the state – picked up in September and got the attention of the United...
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All Over the Map: How did Mount Adams get its name?
All Over the Map: How did Mount Adams get its name?
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Boeing's history
Mike Lombardi, in-house Boeing historian
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All Over The Map: Local History Round-Up
On this week edition of All Over The Map, a “lightning round” of updates on a number of recent stories about local history covered by KIRO Newsradio and MyNorthwest.
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Accumulating miles and stories by walking Seattle’s history
KIRO Newsradio caught up with a Seattle resident known for taking very long walks right here at home, seeing the city and the region from a unique perspective – and then sharing it with others through photos and tours. Austin Watson retired after a long career at Boeing, and he now lives with his...
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Remembering former Washington Gov. Dan Evans
Daniel J. Evans, who served three terms as governor of Washington, has died at the age of 98. He was the last Republican to serve as the state's governor.
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Celebration of around-the-world flight should be annual event
This week, the celebration of the centennial of the 1924 around-the-world flight is about to conclude with a series events around Seattle. Feliks Banel thinks there should be more of these events sooner rather than later.
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The former Mama's Mexican Kitchen in Belltown to be demolished
The former Mama's Mexican Kitchen in Belltown to be demolished
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The former Mama's Mexican Restaurant in Belltown to be demolished
The former Mama's Mexican Restaurant in Belltown to be demolished
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Corn Maze
Corn Maze
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Railroad history conferences in Everett
Railroad history conferences in Everett
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Sumner plaques being given away stirs controversy
Sumner plaques being given away stirs controversy
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All Over the Map: How does NOAA Weather Robot prononce names correctly?
All Over the Map: How does NOAA Weather Robot prononce names correctly?
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Cowlitz Convention responsible for splitting Washington from Oregon
It was 166 years ago this week that settlers in “Northern Oregon” decided to do something about their plight, and to work to create Columbia Territory on this side of that mighty river. What was their plight, exactly? Being cut-off from the Oregon Territory government (and important services) in...
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Update: Hope for saving Holy Rosary Church in Tacoma?
Jon Carp of Save Tacoma's Landmark Church (STLC) joined Dave Ross and Feliks Banel live on Seattle's Morning News to share details about his group's proposal to the Seattle Archdiocese to purchase and preserve Holy Rosary Church. A spokesperson for the Archdiocese told KIRO Newsradio Tuesday that...
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The Beatles legendary visit to Seattle
The Beatles legendary visit to Seattle
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The Rainier cowgirl is a big asset for this small Washington town
An iconic sign for a shop that once sold T-shirts and jeans – in the shape of a giant "cowgirl" – has been resurrected in the Thurston County town of Rainier.
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All over the Map: Hawaii Mars Water Bomber
All over the Map: Hawaii Mars Water Bomber
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Officials eliminate funding for WSU Press
Officials at Washington State University decided in July to eliminate annual funding for the school’s academic publisher WSU Press.
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Boehm's Candies
Boehm's Candies
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Charley Royer
Charley Royer, Seattle's longest-serving mayor, has died at age 84. Royer was Seattle’s 48th and longest serving mayor.
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Remembering News Tribune columnist Matt Driscoll
I was a fan of Driscoll’s work because he loved Tacoma and Pierce County history, and he often wrote about people, places, buildings, history and historic preservation. We never met in person, but I reached out to him in April to compare notes on some Pierce County stories, and the phone call we...
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Vanishing Seattle
Vanishing Seattle's new book
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Seafair Powwow
Seafair Powwow
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Blue Flame Neon Sign
Blue Flame Neon Sign
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All Over The Map: Searching for ‘ghost signs of the air’
In the early days of aviation a century ago, an oil company painted town names in giant letters on top of their buildings to help pilots find their way.
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Iconic Taco Time restaurant shutting down
Iconic Taco Time restaurant shutting down
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Pearl Harbor hero hails from Port Angeles
Pearl Harbor hero hails from Port Angeles
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Sea-Tac Airport celebrates 75 years
While its origins as an airfield date back to the early months of World War II, the Port of Seattle is marking 75 years of Sea-Tac Airport.
About this show
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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