Natalie and Joel look at Cascadia, an idea of the Pacific West Coast being its own country! Many have tried to make their own nations, but will Cascadia succeed? Maybe just, like, in our minds, man.

Joel walks us through how BC, Washington and Oregon came to be, our shared Weset Coast bioregion and laid-back atmosphere, how people see Cascadia as a way to connect or a way to sell each other stuff we found in the ground, and our very own Cascadian flag and national anthem (yup, they both exist).

This episode features an interview with Jeff Wade from Cascadia Podcast! Check them out!

Here are our sources:

(One of) the Cascadia Anthem(s):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TW6_Do815_Q

Websites:
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/New-Trouble-Brewing-In-the-Great-State-of-2991615.php
https://www.learner.org/interactives/historymap/states_oregon.html

Videos:
The State of Jefferson: The Evolution of an Idea feat Jeff LaLande
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-psmTJ4bJwA

Articles:
Robbins, William G. “Bioregional and Cultural Meaning: The Problem with the Pacific Northwest.” Oregon Historical Quarterly, vol. 103, no. 4, 2002, pp. 419–427. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/20615275.

Henkel, William B. “Cascadia: A State of (Various) Mind(s).” Chicago Review, vol. 39, no. 3/4, 1993, pp. 110–118. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/25305728.

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Intro and outro music is written by Joel Mackenzie. See his music at joelmackenzie.bandcamp.com.