Tune in to Power of Place â Stories of the Pacific Northwest, an audio storybook hosted by Edward Krigsman honoring places that matter and the people who steward, protect or celebrate them. Whether you have just arrived or have spent a lifetime here, we hope you will find our podcast both entertaining and grounding. Enjoy Power of Place podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and your other favorite podcast platforms. To learn more about our podcast series including exploring photos from each ep ...
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In this episode of Power of Place, youâll 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 Glenâs captivating storytelling, we journey to the Yakima Valley, âŠ
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Letâs cross bridgesâboth real and metaphoricalâin this episode with urbanist David Albright. An author and multimedia journalist, David has roots in Seattleâs Lake City and Capitol Hill neighborhoods and now calls Bremerton, Washington, home.Davidâs work has been featured in Reuters, The New York Times, The Seattle Channel, and PBS, showcasing his âŠ
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Our guest, Kerouac scholar Jim Jones, describes Kerouacâs 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 GregoâŠ
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đ§ Power of Place Episode #51 | Peaks & PĂŽsterity â Doug Leen
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Pack your camper as we tour Americaâs National Parksâfrom Acadia to Zion. Our guide is modern-day folk hero Douglas Leen, whose Ranger Doug Enterprises recently published âRanger of the Lost Art: Rediscovering the WPA Poster Art of Our National Parks.âDoug describes how in 1971, while working as a seasonal park ranger at Grand Teton National Park, âŠ
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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 âReal Stuff.â With reminiscences echoing a central premise of her fatherâs workâthat truth is stranger than fictionâSarah recounts his birth and orphanhood at Montana State Prison. SaâŠ
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What becomes possible when solutions to modern urban societyâs most pressing challengesâhousing the unhoused, corporate innovation, designing more beautiful places & objectsâoriginate from the communities who have inhabited this place from time immemorial? Guiding us through this multifaceted exploration is Colleen Echohawk. Currently CEO of the NaâŠ
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Join us as we stroll through Seattleâs 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 CHOPâs epicenterâand the title of her current project.Yeboah, an Assistant Professor of Playwriting in the School of Drama at the UnivâŠ
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Join us for a conversation with landscape and urban designer Andrew tenBrink of NYC-based Field Operations as he reveals Seattleâs new downtown Waterfront Park project, which he has managed since 2010.From the cobblestones of Pioneer Square to Belltownâs crowded skyline, Andrewâs block-by-block tour through the 20-acre park demonstrates how this neâŠ
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Step into the multiverse of Zack Bolotin, owner-operator of Porchlight Coffee & Records on Seattleâs Capitol Hill. Not just a cafe, Porchlight is a platform for Zackâs varied talents, including graphic design, photography, art curation, book publishing and online retailing. Itâs also a record label. Listen as Zack describes how his endeavors, admitâŠ
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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 NordiâŠ
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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 Ivanâ-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 warmlâŠ
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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 Seattleâs grunge era.These tales span Artâs diverse interests and influences: The allure of archaeology; Dadaism & Surrealism; old commerâŠ
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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 BâŠ
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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.Mattâs passion for deep-water marine salvage is intertwined with that of his friend Jeff Hummel. As scuba diving high schoolers on Mercer IsâŠ
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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 Irwinâs son, Ron Irwin, who ran the store for decades following his fatherâs passing. Ron is joined by Earl Borgert, the founderâs grandson, family archivist and President of The I.V.âŠ
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Join us in this episode for a radiant musical memoir by pianist Dick Coolen.Long before the cityâs 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. RearedâŠ
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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 Northwestâs characteristic highlands and waterways as landscapes of perpetual transformation. With a wry wink, this raconteurâs stories fuse the sensitivity of a naturalist with the diligence of a research geek. Amble tâŠ
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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 1950âs, two trailblazing African American men grew weary of exclusion from downtown Tacomaâs restaurants, concert halls and bars. They envisioned a member-owned, private club for the cityâs Black community. AâŠ
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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.Craigâs forebears acquired the 100-acre waterfront fruit farm in 1911. In 1932 they constructed a handful of the 16-rustic cottages now dotting NBIâsâŠ
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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.Maryâs 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 tâŠ
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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,âŠ
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Join us in this episode for a conversation with Stephanie Lile, director of Gig Harborâs Harbor History Museum, together with the Museumâs shipwright Riley Hall. They chronicle their communityâs historic working waterfront for more than a century by sharing stories embedded in the museumâs collection of over 20,000 objects, images & ephemera. TheseâŠ
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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 Tacomaâs historic Hilltop neighborhood.This multifaceted business and venue are devoted to creating community by incubating and presenting a diveâŠ
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Join us in this episode for a conversation with Eric Reynolds, Vice-President of Seattle-based publisher Fantagraphics. Headquartered in Seattleâs Maple Leaf communityâwith their Bookstore & Gallery in the industrial Georgetown neighborhoodâFantagraphics has quietly produced a stunning body of work over the last 40+ years. Their genres span alternaâŠ
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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 Cityâs Offbeat and Overlooked History (2021). Susanna's distinctive comic style and eagle eyeâŠ
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Pull up a bar stool and join us in this episode for a conversation with Timothy Dooleyâregular, 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 bâŠ
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Join us in this episode for a conversation with Michael Hoover. Michael was recently granted clemencyÂâfrom a life prison sentence without chance of paroleâby 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 MiâŠ
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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 Northwestâs most acclaimed living novelists, Jim Lynch. Jim's approach to storytelling reflects both meticulous reseâŠ
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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 desâŠ
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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 Seattleâs Capitol Hill neighborhood.For decades, the Hillâs midcentury apartments and condominiums provided architectural ambiance anâŠ
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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 Washingtonâs coastline, Forterra safeguards a healthy environment. The organization aâŠ
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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 Doreenâs reminiscences about her childhood and youth in multiethnic Seward âŠ
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Join us in this episode with Mark Holtzen, author of A Ticket to the Pennant, a childrenâs storybook exploring Seattleâs Rainier Valley, circa 1955, through the eyes of a young baseball fan.This was the era of Sickâs Stadium, home of the Seattle Rainiers, who played in the now-defunct Pacific Coast League. Markâs ingenious narrative takes us on a jâŠ
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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 Seattleâs oldest neighborhoods, Queen Anne is a vibrant collage of stately Old Seattle mansions, charming hilltop parks, and urban amenities, including some of tâŠ
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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 prâŠ
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Join us in this episode for a conversation with Christopher Patano, AIA, founder and studio director of Patano Studio.Chrisâs diverse architectural/landscape architectural portfolio includes parks, aviation facilities, schools, factories, corporate headquarters, transportation facilities, and private residences. His architectural journey began in hâŠ
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Have you ever wondered how the names of Seattleâs 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, masonâŠ
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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 regionâs 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 changesâŠ
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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 BuildingâŠ
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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, aâŠ
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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 Coastâs first commercial tenant/buyer representative (founded 1981). Paul recounts hisâŠ
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Join us in this episode as we talk shop with the executive director of Seattle Architecture Foundation Stacy Segal.Stacyâs optimistic yet pragmatic perspective on Seattleâs 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. âWeâre becoming a ⊠âŠ
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đ§ Power of Place Episode #11 | Swamis of Swank - Jim Goldberg and Allison Jeffries
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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 â a journey that contributed to and paralleled Seattleâs emergence from regional to national and global prominence. Prophetic storytellers skilled at channeling the spirit of a place, Jim and Allison have âŠ
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Join us in this episode for a conversation spanning Realpolitik, capitalism and moral philosophy with affordable housing activist Roger Valdez, founder of Seattle for Growth. As the chief lobbyist behind Washington Stateâs 2005 cigarette ban, Roger understands that social and policy change is incremental and often glacial. Washingtonâs legislation âŠ
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Working with local investors who seek positive returns while remaining sensitive to neighborhood needs, Scott has preserved bars, nightclubs, restaurants, and retail spaces that anchor the Pacific Northwestâs music, dining, and shopping scene and built 300 units of micro-housing, as well as a hostel in the International District. His projects incluâŠ
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Strap on your toolbelt, pull up your work-boots and join Edward for a constructive discussion with father-son developer duo Bill Parks and Andy Parks. Bill reminisces about his many innovative residential projects, including Stonewater Lofts in Fremont, a site-specific installation inspired by the orangutan habitat at Woodland Park Zoo and re-creatâŠ
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Join us in this episode to fly away with Seattle artist Susan Robb, whose work is often both ephemeral and monumental.Susan speaks with Edward about her subversive multi-media art practices (encompassing sculpture, photography, video, performance, and interventions) in both Seattle and Tacoma, and her artistic project to articulate and represent ouâŠ
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Join us in this episode for a chat with innovative architect Bradley Khouri, principal of b9 Architects. Bradleyâs expansive portfolio includes mixed-use and multi-family sustainable buildings across Western Washington. Hear Bradley dish about his experience with rapidly evolving zoning codes and their effect on housing affordability and sustainablâŠ
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đ§ Power of Place Episode #5 | Vulcan Deep Space 10 - Christopher Blado and Weston Brinkley
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Time-travel with Edward to learn about Seattle Commons, Seattleâs legendary Central Park that never was, with Christopher Blado and Weston Brinkley. Chris and Weston are members of the Atlas Obscura Society, a nationwide organization dedicated to finding and preserving the mystery and magic of everyday life. Atlas Obscura devised a counterfactual wâŠ
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Join us to welcome Norm Rice, Seattleâs esteemed mayor who presided over Seattle during its breakout âgrungeâ era, from 1990 to 1997.Seattleâs first African American mayor and author of Gaining Public Trust: A Profile of Civic Engagement, Mr. Rice shares his faith in civic engagement as an engine for urban renaissance. Particularly instructive for âŠ
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