COLUMBIA Conversations is a podcast that highlights authors, historians, archivists and others working to preserve and share the history of Washington state and the Pacific Northwest. On this episode, host Feliks Banel talks about the historic 'Heatdome' of 2021 with meteorologist Scott Sistek, who recently joined the team at TV station Q13 in Seattle after many years at KOMO TV. Scott Sistek's Weather Blog for Q13: https://www.q13fox.com/tag/weather/scotts-weather-blog For more information or to subscribe to COLUMBIA Magazine: www.washingtonhistory.org COLUMBIA Conversations is a production of COLUMBIA Magazine, a publication of the Washington State Historical Society.

COLUMBIA Conversations is a podcast that highlights authors, historians, archivists and others working to preserve and share the history of Washington state and the Pacific Northwest. On this episode, host Feliks Banel speaks with Dennis Larsen, Ezra Meeker scholar and author of four books about the multi-faceted figure, including "Saving The Oregon Trail: Ezra Meeker's Last Grand Quest." For more information about Larsen's latest book: https://wsupress.wsu.edu/product/saving-the-oregon-trail/ For more information or to subscribe to COLUMBIA Magazine: www.washingtonhistory.org COLUMBIA Conversations is a production of COLUMBIA Magazine, a publication of the Washington State Historical Society.

COLUMBIA Conversations is a podcast that highlights authors, historians, archivists and others working to preserve and share the history of Washington state and the Pacific Northwest. On this episode, host Feliks Banel speaks with John C. Hughes, chief historian for the Washington Secretary of State, and author of "Julie Butler Hansen: A trailblazing Washington politician," published by the Secretary of State's Office in 2021. For more information about Hughes's book: https://www.sos.wa.gov/store/#/detail/99 For more information or to subscribe to COLUMBIA Magazine: www.washingtonhistory.org COLUMBIA Conversations is a production of COLUMBIA Magazine, a publication of the Washington State Historical Society.

COLUMBIA Conversations is a podcast that highlights authors, historians, archivists and others working to preserve and share the history of Washington state and the Pacific Northwest. On this episode, host Feliks Banel speaks with Cassandra Tate, historian and journalist, and author of "Unsettled Ground: The Whitman Massacre and its Shifting Legacy in the American West," published by Sasquatch Books in 2020. For more information about Tate's book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/604178/unsettled-ground-by-cassandra-tate/ For more information or to subscribe to COLUMBIA Magazine: www.washingtonhistory.org COLUMBIA Conversations is a production of COLUMBIA Magazine, a publication of the Washington State Historical Society.

COLUMBIA Conversations is a podcast that highlights authors, historians, archivists and others working to preserve and share the history of Washington state and the Pacific Northwest. On this episode, host Feliks Banel speaks with the teen filmmakers whose archival photo and film-rich documentary, "Freeing the Elwha: Setting the Standard for Breaking the Nation's River Barriers" won numerous History Day awards in 2020. Featured are Jacob Gannon, Ivy Pete and Alexis Schallock. To watch the film on YouTube: https://youtu.be/vyIQmWB1yVw For more information or to subscribe to COLUMBIA Magazine: www.washingtonhistory.org COLUMBIA Conversations is a production of COLUMBIA Magazine, a publication of the Washington State Historical Society.

COLUMBIA Conversations is a podcast that highlights authors, historians, archivists and others working to preserve and share the history of Washington state and the Pacific Northwest. On this episode, host Feliks Banel speaks with Lenora Whiteman, author of the new historical novel "Snowbound Stagecoach" -- based on years of research, and set during the extreme Oregon Country Winter of 1861-1862. For more information or to subscribe to COLUMBIA Magazine: www.washingtonhistory.org COLUMBIA Conversations is a production of COLUMBIA Magazine, a publication of the Washington State Historical Society.

COLUMBIA Conversations is a podcast that highlights authors, historians, archivists and others working to preserve and share the history of Washington state and the Pacific Northwest. On this episode, host Feliks Banel speaks with University of Washington History Professor Emeritus Dr. Quintard Taylor, author of an important history of Seattle's Central District, and the founder of BlackPast.org. For more info about Dr. Taylor's work: www.blackpast.org For more information or to subscribe to COLUMBIA Magazine: www.washingtonhistory.org COLUMBIA Conversations is a production of COLUMBIA Magazine, a publication of the Washington State Historical Society.

COLUMBIA Conversations is a podcast that highlights authors, historians, archivists and others working to preserve and share the history of Washington state and the Pacific Northwest. On this episode, host Feliks Banel speaks with Maggie Wetherbee, new Head of Collections for the Washington State Historical Society and the WSHS effort to collect pandemic-related artifacts and stories. For more info on donating COVID-19 artifacts to WSHS: http://www.washingtonhistory.org/research/collections/yourCOVIDstory/ For more information or to subscribe to COLUMBIA Magazine: www.washingtonhistory.org COLUMBIA Conversations is a production of COLUMBIA Magazine, a publication of the Washington State Historical Society.

COLUMBIA Conversations is a podcast that highlights authors, historians, archivists and others working to preserve and share the history of Washington state and the Pacific Northwest. On this episode, host Feliks Banel speaks with Julie McDonald Zander, author of "Washington Territory's Grand Lady: The Story of Matilda (Glover) Koontz Jackson," and important figure in 19th century Lewis County. The book is based on archival research Ms. McDonald Zander conducted as part of her history consulting business called Chapters of Life. For more info on the book: www.chaptersoflife.com/?page_id=1325 For more information or to subscribe to COLUMBIA Magazine: www.washingtonhistory.org COLUMBIA Conversations is a production of COLUMBIA Magazine, a publication of the Washington State Historical Society.

COLUMBIA Conversations is a podcast that highlights authors, historians, archivists and others working to preserve and share the history of Washington state and the Pacific Northwest. On this episode, host Feliks Banel speaks with Lynette Miller, who retired from the Washington State Historical Society as Head of Collections in February 2020. Miller was with WSHS for 23 years, and is a specialist in Native American basketry. She looks back on her career and the changes in museums and collecting that she's witnessed over the years, as well as the enduring power of genuine artifacts to tell important stories. To donate an artifact to the Washington State Historical Society: www.washingtonhistory.org/research/collections/collections-donation/ For more information or to subscribe to COLUMBIA Magazine: www.washingtonhistory.org COLUMBIA Conversations is a production of COLUMBIA magazine, a publication of the Washington State Historical Society.