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Deranged serial killer Billy Gohl might be the most prolific serial killer in US history. Estimates of his death toll range as high as 200.Today’s Guests:Jekeva Phillips is a writer, performer, and producer of the arts. She is the editor-in-
Louie Louie is a sweet and simple love song, but because of an indecipherable recording by The Kingsmen in the 1960s it became the subject of a year long FBI investigation over indecency charges.Today’s Guests:Jordan Moeller is a Seattle-base
Before changing his name to Osho, spiritual leader Rajneesh led a cult in Oregon that was responsible for the largest bio-terrorist attack every committed on US soul.Today’s Guests:Samantha Demboski is an improv and sketch comedian, fringe th
When it came to connecting Lake Washington, Lake Union, and Puget Sound, engineering genius Hiram M. Chittenden developed a system of locks that is a modern marvel.Today’s Guests:Ben Lidgus is a cast member at ComedySportz in Fremont and a tu
Can you raise a Gorilla to act like a human? No you can’t, but that didn’t stop one Anacortes family from trying.Today’s Guests:Caitie Auld majored in Theatre at the University of Puget Sound and since graduating in 2010 she’s galavanted aro
In 1935 young George Weyerhaeuser was kidnapped walking home from school in Tacoma. Over the following days the wealthy lumber family scrambled to meet the ransom demands and get him back safe.Today’s Guests:Jeffrey Nickels is a Seattle-base
Gay country and western band Lavender Country released their first album in 1973. Despite brilliant songwriting and musicianship the band never achieved mainstream success due to their defiant and “out” content.Today’s Guests:John Wachter is
In 1980 Mount St. Helens erupted, shooting ash all across the world. While most panicked, one strong willed resident refused to leave.Today’s Guests:Emmett Montgomery is a comedian/storyteller who was made in Utah but has lived in Seattle fo
After his marriage fell apart in Ohio Dr. David Swinson Maynard headed west on the Oregon Trail to get a fresh start in California. On the way he found love, changed course, and helped found the city of Seattle.Today’s Guests:Anthony is a Se
John Tornow was an outcast from society who chose to live alone in the seclusion of the woods rather than in society. After a family dispute turned deadly he became a hunted man in a wilderness he knew better than anyone.Today’s Guests:Mike
Between Seattle and Tacoma sits a town everyone has been through but no one knows anything about. What is the history behind the worst named city in Washington?Today’s Guests:Greg Stackhouse is a regular with Unexpected Productions since 199
A costumed man patrols the streets of Seattle looking for crime to fight. Some call him a hero and others call him delusional. Who is Phoenix Jones?Today’s Guests:Daniel Stoltenberg is a local actor, theatre educator, playwright, and lyricis
A notoriously corrupt Spokane police department spent the Great Depression robbing creameries and selling the stolen butter on the black market. A murder committed during one of these robberies went unsolved for over fifty years until a modern
J.Z. Knight claims she can channel a 35,000 warrior spirit from the lost continent of Lemuria. Along with her spirit guide she runs a cult out of the small Washington town of Yelm and has thousands of followers worldwide.Today’s Guests:Caitl
Just a few years after women won the right to vote in Washington State, Seattle elected Bertha Knight Landes as it’s mayor. A shrewd politician and dedicated public servant, she served as the first female mayor of a major American city.Today’
Guy Phinney was a lumber baron who built a menagerie on his 200 acre tract of land east of Green Lake. In the 1940s it became home to a bizarre spectacle as the monkeys in captivity went to war with each other.Today’s Guests:Amalia is a prou
The landscape of Seattle has been drastically altered by man. At the site of present day Belltown there used to be a massive hill stretching from Pike Place Market to the Seattle Center. What happened to this piece of land?Today’s Guests:Jo
Love Israel and his followers believed we are all one, love is the answer, and drugs got you closer to God. They lived on Queen Anne Hill for years until cocaine and financial troubles tore them apart.Today’s Guest:Maddie Downes is a writer,
Henry Yesler’s sawmill transformed the young city of Seattle and brought jobs, money, and opportunity. This two time mayor and captain of industry led a fascinating personal life with an open marriage and attempts to communicate with the dead.
The mythological creature of Bigfoot has origins in Coast Salish legends and has been a staple of the Northwest for years. While there have been thousands of sightings, there is no clear evidence that the beast actually exists.Today’s Guests:
Before Seattle had the Mariners it had the Pilots. Seattle’s first major league baseball team was a disaster, the stadium was a wreck, they lasted one season and finished in last place.Today’s Guest:Justin Sund is a Seattle based (former) im
The Mercers were one of the first families to homestead in Seattle. On the frontier there was a severe shortage of women, and young Asa Mercer decided to take matters into his own hands and solve the problem personally. It did not go well.To
America has a history of institutionalized racism and the Northwest is no exception. After the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882 a large portion of the white population of Seattle decided to take matters into their own hands and drive Chinese immi
Chief Seattle was a young boy when white explorers made first contact with the natives on Puget Sound. Over the course of his life he saw the complete transformation of his ancestral homeland and displacement of his people to small reservation
The fight for women’s suffrage in Washington was always one step forward, two steps back. In the 1880s the right was granted, only to be taken away of few years later.Today’s Guest:Laura Turner is a local improviser who performs regularly wi
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