Τα καλύτερα Pacific Northwest Stories podcast (2025)

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🎧 Power of Place Episode #61 | The Blue Binder – Cloyd Steiger 1:03:48

24d ago1:03:48

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𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘦: 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘥𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘤 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦, 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦. Retired homicide detective Cloyd Steiger opens the blue binder he built over a 36-year law enforcement career—22 of those years with the Seattle Police Department’s Homicide Unit, followed by co…

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🎧 Power of Place Episode #60 | Beneath the Bells - Deena Taylor 59:12

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Drift through alleyways, inlets and ancestral memory with Deena Taylor—Navy veteran, podcast host and lifelong Bremerton resident—as she unveils the hidden stories shaping this salt-stained corner of the Pacific Northwest.Deena, creator of Bremelore, peels back the layers of a maritime town sculpted by shipyards, superstition and the deep pull of P…

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🎧 Power of Place Episode #59 | A Carpenter’s Covenant – Scott Dolfay 49:40

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What if a house could shape a life—and transform a community? In this week's Power of Place, we meet Scott Dolfay, a faithful craftsman whose quiet stewardship of a Mission Revival mansion in Seattle’s Windermere neighborhood reveals a century of memory, myth and meaning.From the Aleutians to the Skagit Valley to a historic estate called Loch Kelde…

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🎧 Power of Place Episode #58 | Silk Road, Cedar Shores - Safa Jneidi & Iyad Alati 59:35

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Join us on Power of Place for a conversation with Safa Jneidi and Iyad Alati. Their stories transport us to the ancient souks of Aleppo, Syria, where Iyad’s family once traded fabric along the storied Silk Road—a place they never imagined leaving. Now, they’ve built a new life on a quiet, forested island in the Pacific Northwest, bridging cultures …

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🎧 Power of Place Episode 57 - Maestro of Mayhem - Larry Reid 39:50

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In the second of a two-part series, Larry Reid returns to explore the Pacific Northwest’s meteoric rise as a global cultural force. Reflecting on his leadership of the Center on Contemporary Art (CoCA) in the mid-1980s, Larry recounts how the region’s unique identity was forged in a crucible of creativity, rebellion, and unorthodox collaborations. …

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🎧 Power of Place Episode 56 - Impertinent Impresario – Larry Reid 33:08

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In this first of a two-part series, Larry Reid, a pivotal figure in the Pacific Northwest’s cultural renaissance, takes us back to the transformative 1970s and ’80s to explore the roots of the region’s rise to prominence. Larry’s stories reveal how the Pacific Northwest's creative explosion in the 1990s—through movements like grunge and Riot Grrrl—…

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🎧 Power of Place Episode #55 | Circle of Light - Jane Orleman & Karl Schwiesow 54:45

7M ago54:45

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Swing open the garden gate as we explore the vibrant, ever-evolving world of Dick and Jane's Spot. Our guest, artist Jane Orleman, will guide us through this remarkable haven, joined by her studio assistant, Karl Schwiesow.Since 1978, Jane and her late husband, Dick Elliott, worked together to transform their colorful homestead in Ellensburg, Kitti…

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🎧 Power of Place Episode # 54 | Healing Homelands; Healing Hearts – Glen Pinkham 57:26

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In this episode of Power of Place, you’ll hear the stories of Glen Pinkham, a citizen of the Yakama Nation, respected elder, and cultural mentor. Glen delves into the connections between heritage, healing, and the land, sharing wisdom for anyone seeking growth and connection.Through Glen’s captivating storytelling, we journey to the Yakima Valley, …

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🎧 Power of Place Episode #53 | B-Town Bridges – David Albright 54:17

9M ago54:17

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Let’s cross bridges—both real and metaphorical—in this episode with urbanist David Albright. An author and multimedia journalist, David has roots in Seattle’s Lake City and Capitol Hill neighborhoods and now calls Bremerton, Washington, home.David’s work has been featured in Reuters, The New York Times, The Seattle Channel, and PBS, showcasing his …

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🎧 Power of Place Episode #52 | Kerouac’s Cascadia – Jim Jones 54:42

11M ago54:42

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Our guest, Kerouac scholar Jim Jones, describes Kerouac’s sojourn to Seattle in the summer of 1956. There, he worked as a fire lookout at Desolation Peak atop the North Cascade Mountains. Along the way, Jones recounts personal encounters and friendships with other Beat Generation luminaries, including Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs, and Grego…

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🎧 Power of Place Episode #51 | Peaks & Pôsterity – Doug Leen 1:04:11

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Pack your camper as we tour America’s National Parks—from Acadia to Zion. Our guide is modern-day folk hero Douglas Leen, whose Ranger Doug Enterprises recently published “Ranger of the Lost Art: Rediscovering the WPA Poster Art of Our National Parks.”Doug describes how in 1971, while working as a seasonal park ranger at Grand Teton National Park, …

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🎧 Power of Place Episode #50 | The Prodigal Dad – Sarah Eichhorn 55:25

1y ago55:25

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Join us in this episode for a conversation with Sarah Eichhorn, daughter of writer Dennis P. Eichhorn, known for his adult-oriented autobiographical comic book series “Real Stuff.” With reminiscences echoing a central premise of her father’s work—that truth is stranger than fiction—Sarah recounts his birth and orphanhood at Montana State Prison. Sa…

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🎧 Power of Place Episode #49 | Inspiration Generation – Colleen Echohawk 59:11

1y ago59:11

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What becomes possible when solutions to modern urban society’s most pressing challenges—housing the unhoused, corporate innovation, designing more beautiful places & objects—originate from the communities who have inhabited this place from time immemorial? Guiding us through this multifaceted exploration is Colleen Echohawk. Currently CEO of the Na…

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🎧 Power of Place Episode #48 | Talking CHOP – Nikki Yeboah 50:09

1+ y ago50:09

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Join us as we stroll through Seattle’s Capitol Hill Occupied Protest (CHOP) circa 2020, at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. Our guest, documentary playwright Nikki Yeboah, begins this journey at 11th & Pine, the CHOP’s epicenter—and the title of her current project.Yeboah, an Assistant Professor of Playwriting in the School of Drama at the Univ…

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🎧 Power of Place Episode #47 | Crossing Coastal Corners – Andrew tenBrink 57:23

1+ y ago57:23

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Join us for a conversation with landscape and urban designer Andrew tenBrink of NYC-based Field Operations as he reveals Seattle’s new downtown Waterfront Park project, which he has managed since 2010.From the cobblestones of Pioneer Square to Belltown’s crowded skyline, Andrew’s block-by-block tour through the 20-acre park demonstrates how this ne…

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🎧 Power of Place Episode #46 | Porchlight Parade – Zack Bolotin 59:36

1+ y ago59:36

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Step into the multiverse of Zack Bolotin, owner-operator of Porchlight Coffee & Records on Seattle’s Capitol Hill. Not just a cafe, Porchlight is a platform for Zack’s varied talents, including graphic design, photography, art curation, book publishing and online retailing. It’s also a record label. Listen as Zack describes how his endeavors, admit…

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🎧 Power of Place Episode #45 | Echoes From Alpenglow – Lowell Skoog 57:47

1+ y ago57:47

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Click into your bindings as we launch from the highest peaks of the North Cascades with ski mountaineering historian Lowell Skoog, author of "Written in the Snows: Across Time on Skis in the Pacific Northwest," published by Mountaineers Books and 2022 winner of the National Outdoor Book Award (NOBA) for historical writing. Born to a family of Nordi…

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🎧 Power of Place Episode #44 | My Brother’s Keepers - Larry Johnston and Earl Borgert 58:49

1+ y ago58:49

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Swing into the B & I Circus Store circa 1964 with guest Larry Johnston, who at age 13 became brother to a western lowland gorilla named Ivan—-the ape that became as emblematic of the Pacific Northwest as the legendary Sasquatch. Larry narrates the tale of how his parents came to own the B & I pet store, thanks to Orca capturer Ted Griffin. He warml…

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🎧 Power of Place Episode #43 | The Maker – Art Chantry 38:23

1+ y ago38:23

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Dive into the second episode of this two-part series as we continue our conversation with graphic designer, Art Chantry, whose stories sparkle as vibrantly as his colorful posters, offering original insights from Seattle’s grunge era.These tales span Art’s diverse interests and influences: The allure of archaeology; Dadaism & Surrealism; old commer…

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🎧 Power of Place Episode #42 | Louder Than Art – Art Chantry 39:44

2y ago39:44

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Join us in this episode (the first of a two-part series) for a conversation with graphic designer Art Chantry, a national treasure, whose posters are collected by The Smithsonian and The Louvre.Opening with childhood memories of Parkland on the fringes of Tacoma, Washington, Art describes a restless educational path that eventually brought him to B…

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🎧 Power of Place Episode #41 | Bright Returns – Matt McCauley & Sarah Haberstroh 58:11

2y ago58:11

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Join us in this episode as we descend into the Graveyard of the Pacific with Matt McCauley, President of The Northwest Shipwreck Alliance and Sarah Haberstroh, Manager of Underwater Operations for Rockfish Inc.Matt’s passion for deep-water marine salvage is intertwined with that of his friend Jeff Hummel. As scuba diving high schoolers on Mercer Is…

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🎧 Power of Place Episode #40 | The Wizard of Earl – Ron Irwin & Earl Borgert 43:49

2y ago43:49

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Join us in this episode (the first of a two-part series) for stories of the B & I Circus Store, founded by Earl Irwin in 1945 in Lakewood, WA. Our guest today is Earl Irwin’s son, Ron Irwin, who ran the store for decades following his father’s passing. Ron is joined by Earl Borgert, the founder’s grandson, family archivist and President of The I.V.…

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🎧 Power of Place Episode #39 | A Seattle Songbook – Dick Coolen 41:56

2y ago41:56

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Join us in this episode for a radiant musical memoir by pianist Dick Coolen.Long before the city’s reputation as an international tech hub, Seattle achieved a globally relevant jazz culture. Here, bands that gathered in the basements of churches, schools and modest homes produced the likes of Ray Charles, Ernestine Anderson and Quincy Jones. Reared…

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🎧 Power of Place Episode #38 | Seattle Rock City – David B. Williams 49:19

2+ y ago49:19

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Join us in this episode for the field trip of a century. Our guest, geologist-historian David B. Williams, illuminates the Pacific Northwest’s characteristic highlands and waterways as landscapes of perpetual transformation. With a wry wink, this raconteur’s stories fuse the sensitivity of a naturalist with the diligence of a research geek. Amble t…

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🎧 Power of Place Episode #37 | Club of Caballeros - Tim Person & Ms. Ellen Smith 44:22

2+ y ago44:22

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Join us in this episode and step inside the Ray Gibson Caballeros Club with Tim Person (President & CEO) and Ms. Ellen Smith (Manager).In the 1950’s, two trailblazing African American men grew weary of exclusion from downtown Tacoma’s restaurants, concert halls and bars. They envisioned a member-owned, private club for the city’s Black community. A…

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🎧 Power of Place Episode #36 | An Orcas Ethos - Craig Gibson 38:54

2+ y ago38:54

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Join us in this episode as we explore the rural culture of Orcas Island with Craig Gibson, fourth-generation owner of North Beach Inn (NBI), located on the outskirts of the remote village of Eastsound.Craig’s forebears acquired the 100-acre waterfront fruit farm in 1911. In 1932 they constructed a handful of the 16-rustic cottages now dotting NBI’s…

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🎧 Power of Place Episode #35 | Power of HaMakom - Mary Lane Potter 37:22

2+ y ago37:22

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Join us in this episode for a conversation with a wise friend about the deepest matters of the heart. Our guest is theologian, novelist, and mystic Mary Lane Potter.Mary’s quest for a closer relationship with the divine stretches from her childhood in an immigrant community steeped in the traditions of Christian Reform evangelism; to her Ph.D. at t…

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🎧 Power of Place Episode #34 | Black, Green & Emerald - Anthony & Marlie Love 40:17

2+ y ago40:17

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In this episode, we catch up with Anthony & Marlie Love, travel vloggers and creators of the YouTube show Traveling While Black in Seattle and TWBSeattle on TikTok.A local married couple, they travel together to various Pacific Northwest destinations and share their comfort level as Black people visiting there for the first time. After three years,…

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🎧 Power of Place Episode #33 | Digging Gig Harbor – Stephanie Lile & Riley Hall 49:47

3y ago49:47

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Join us in this episode for a conversation with Stephanie Lile, director of Gig Harbor’s Harbor History Museum, together with the Museum’s shipwright Riley Hall. They chronicle their community’s historic working waterfront for more than a century by sharing stories embedded in the museum’s collection of over 20,000 objects, images & ephemera. These…

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🎧 Power of Place Episode #32 | ALMA Matters – Lisa Fruichantie 45:15

3y ago45:15

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Join us in this episode for a conversation with Lisa Fruichantie, citizen of Seminole Nation of Oklahoma and Executive Director of ALMA, an expansive campus carved out of an old union hall anchored within Tacoma’s historic Hilltop neighborhood.This multifaceted business and venue are devoted to creating community by incubating and presenting a dive…

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🎧 Power of Place Episode #31 | Love and Comics – Eric Reynolds 38:59

3y ago38:59

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Join us in this episode for a conversation with Eric Reynolds, Vice-President of Seattle-based publisher Fantagraphics. Headquartered in Seattle’s Maple Leaf community—with their Bookstore & Gallery in the industrial Georgetown neighborhood—Fantagraphics has quietly produced a stunning body of work over the last 40+ years. Their genres span alterna…

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🎧 Power of Place Episode #30 | Storied Sidewalks – Susanna Ryan 45:27

3y ago45:27

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Join us in this episode for a conversation with Instagram phenom Susanna Ryan, author of the Seattle Walk Report Series; Seattle Walk Report an Illustrated Walking Tour Through 23 Seattle Neighborhoods (2019) and Secret Seattle, An Illustrated Guide to the City’s Offbeat and Overlooked History (2021). Susanna's distinctive comic style and eagle eye…

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🎧 Power of Place Episode #29 | Once Upon a Blue Moon – Timothy Dooley 36:40

3y ago36:40

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Pull up a bar stool and join us in this episode for a conversation with Timothy Dooley—regular, bartender and now owner of the historic Seattle tavern, the "Blue Moon." Founded in 1934 just after Prohibition to serve mostly college students, the Blue Moon has since been serving up a heady mix of politics, poetry, visual art, and live music, while b…

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🎧 Power of Place Episode #28 | Anchored in Asotin – Michael Hoover 39:54

3y ago39:54

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Join us in this episode for a conversation with Michael Hoover. Michael was recently granted clemency—from a life prison sentence without chance of parole—by the Governor of the State of Washington. Michael's is a cautionary tale...on remaining anchored to place; and to people. An upbringing of affluence in Woodway, Washington failed to protect Mi…

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🎧 Power of Place Episode #27 | Place-Based Fictions – Jim Lynch 40:52

3y ago40:52

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Welcome to our first podcast episode of 2022. Beginning with this episode, EK on the Go is now Power of Place, Stories of the Pacific Northwest, with a new appearance and soundscapeIn this episode we will hear from one of the Pacific Northwest’s most acclaimed living novelists, Jim Lynch. Jim's approach to storytelling reflects both meticulous rese…

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🎧 Power of Place Episode #26 | Crafting Heavens of Earth - Richard Hartlage 47:00

3+ y ago47:00

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Join us in our final episode of 2021 with guest Richard Hartlage, Founder & CEO of Land Morphology. His firm has designed gardens for the Chihuly Garden and Glass at Seattle Center, the upcoming 20-acre Seattle Waterfront Park, and the private gardens of celebrities and CEO's nationwide.Richard will explain how thoughtful and intelligent garden des…

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🎧 Power of Place Episode #25 | Dingbats & Thunderbirds - Tom Heuser & Lana Blinderman 54:11

3+ y ago54:11

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Join us in this episode for a conversation with Tom Heuser, President of the Capitol Hill Historic Society, and artist-photographer Lana Blinderman about the distinctive though oft-overlooked architectural history of Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood.For decades, the Hill’s midcentury apartments and condominiums provided architectural ambiance an…

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🎧 Power of Place Episode #24 | Mount Epiphany - Nick Bratton 33:59

3+ y ago33:59

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Join us in this episode to hear from Nick Bratton, Senior Director of Policy for Forterra.Since 1989, Forterra has secured over 275,000 acres of land through over 450 land transactions. From the farmlands and river canyons of Yakima to the estuaries and forests of Washington’s coastline, Forterra safeguards a healthy environment. The organization a…

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🎧 Power of Place Episode #23: Another Golden Age - Doreen Alhadeff 41:49

4y ago41:49

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Join us in this episode with Doreen Alhadeff, co-founder of the Seattle Sephardic Network and the first Jewish American to receive Spanish citizenship under a 2015 law permitting descendants of Jews expelled from Spain in the fifteenth century to apply for citizenship.Enjoy Doreen’s reminiscences about her childhood and youth in multiethnic Seward …

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🎧 Power of Place Episode #22 | Hardware Store Homer - Mark Holtzen 44:45

4y ago44:45

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Join us in this episode with Mark Holtzen, author of A Ticket to the Pennant, a children’s storybook exploring Seattle’s Rainier Valley, circa 1955, through the eyes of a young baseball fan.This was the era of Sick’s Stadium, home of the Seattle Rainiers, who played in the now-defunct Pacific Coast League. Mark’s ingenious narrative takes us on a j…

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🎧 Power of Place Episode #21 | Riddles of Eden Hill - Marga Rose Hancock 32:46

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Join us in this episode with Marga Rose Hancock and Rosalie Daggett, board members of the Queen Anne Historical Society.Marga and Rosalie walk us through the delights of Queen Anne. One of Seattle’s oldest neighborhoods, Queen Anne is a vibrant collage of stately Old Seattle mansions, charming hilltop parks, and urban amenities, including some of t…

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🎧 Power of Place Episode #20 | Networks for Nature - Christine Mahler 51:00

4y ago51:00

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Join us in this episode for a chat with Christine Mahler, executive director of the Washington Wildlife & Recreation Coalition.Our region is nationally and globally known for the dramatic beauty of its landscapes and seascapes. Yet many of these natural environments could not exist without the active and vigilant stewardship of myriad public and pr…

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🎧 Power of Place Episode #19 | Golden Dales - Christopher Patano 56:51

4+ y ago56:51

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Join us in this episode for a conversation with Christopher Patano, AIA, founder and studio director of Patano Studio.Chris’s diverse architectural/landscape architectural portfolio includes parks, aviation facilities, schools, factories, corporate headquarters, transportation facilities, and private residences. His architectural journey began in h…

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🎧Power of Place Episode #18 | Brooklyn, Seattle - Adam Alsobrook 56:03

4+ y ago56:03

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Have you ever wondered how the names of Seattle’s neighborhoods evolved over time? The University District, for instance, was once called Brooklyn. Join us in this episode with architectural historian Adam Alsobrook, AIA, who expertly reads old buildings, vintage neon signs, industrial history, archaic electrical systems, postcard collecting, mason…

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🎧 Power of Place Episode #17 | Titans and Tech - Bob Bennion 36:00

5+ y ago36:00

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Join us in this episode for a conversation with leading broker Bob Bennion of Compass Real Estate.Over the course of his 30-year career, Bob has rubbed shoulders with some of the region’s titans of industry, as well as leaders in the arts, science, and medicine. With an infectious and classically casual PNW demeanor and tone, Bob identifies changes…

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🎧 Power of Place Episode #15 | Tied by Water - Ray and Mary Johnston 46:59

5+ y ago46:59

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Join us in this episode where we will hear from prolific Seattle architect team Ray and Mary Johnston of Johnston Architects (founded 1990).Mary and Ray have designed many civic and residential buildings all over the city and state, including The Maple Valley Library, South Park Library, Casa Latina Headquarters, The Seattle Humane Society Building…

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🎧 Power of Place Episode #14 | Puzzle Pieces - Paula Johnson 47:22

5+ y ago47:22

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Join us in this episode for a conversation with archaeologist Paula Johnson as she puts together puzzle pieces from the past. A shoe with cleats. A perfume bottle from Detroit. These historical artifacts were found when geothermal wells, intended to supply King Street Station with clean energy, revealed the remains of the Hammond Packing Company, a…

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🎧 Power of Place Episode #13 | Garages & Gates - Paul Suzman 52:34

6y ago52:34

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Sometimes the key to success is being in the right place at the right time with the right attitude. Tune in to a lively and wide-ranging discussion with Paul Suzman, nephew of South African anti-apartheid activist Helen Suzman and founder of OfficeLease, the West Coast’s first commercial tenant/buyer representative (founded 1981). Paul recounts his…

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🎧 Power of Place Episode #12 | Founding Stories - Stacy Segal 47:07

6y ago47:07

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Join us in this episode as we talk shop with the executive director of Seattle Architecture Foundation Stacy Segal.Stacy’s optimistic yet pragmatic perspective on Seattle’s built environment will inspire you to take one of the many tours offered by SAF that introduce tourists and locals alike to the layered history of the city. “We’re becoming a … …

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🎧 Power of Place Episode #11 | Swamis of Swank - Jim Goldberg and Allison Jeffries 1:07:12

6y ago1:07:12

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Join us in this episode with Jim Goldberg and Allison Jeffries of Red Propeller as they trace their path into real estate marketing and branding – a journey that contributed to and paralleled Seattle’s emergence from regional to national and global prominence. Prophetic storytellers skilled at channeling the spirit of a place, Jim and Allison have …

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