Mossback's Northwest
Mossback's Northwest: Historic glacier photos hint at the future
One woman's devotion to documenting these huge ice formations in the late 1800s sheds light on what the PNW will look like when they are gone.
Knute Berger
Knute “Mossback” Berger is an editor-at-large and host of "Mossback’s Northwest" at Cascade PBS. He writes about politics and regional heritage.
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Mossback's Northwest
Mossback's Northwest: The princess of 19th-century Seattle
Chief Seattle’s daughter Kikisoblu, dubbed Princess Angeline by settlers, became a symbol for a rapidly changing city and its fraught past.
Mossback's Northwest
Mossback's Northwest: Taste-testing iconic Seattle foods past & present
How have local foods evolved? From teriyaki to clam nectar, Rachel Belle and Knute Berger take a tour through the city's culinary history.
Mossback's Northwest
Mossback's Northwest: Seattle's Skid Road led to a literary city
Henry Yesler's sawmill, and his unconventional marriage, helped make the city a leader in literature and gave us one of the great 20th century writers.
Mossback's Northwest
Mossback’s Northwest: The case of the World War II doll spy
One of the 20th century’s most bizarre espionage cases centered on a turncoat doll dealer and America’s first female cryptanalyst.