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Nicknamed the "Graveyard of the Pacific," Knute Berger digs into the fascinating and dangerous history of the place where the river meets the sea.

From floating feet to a body turned to soap, Knute Berger shares three ghastly mysteries that have happened to people after death. 

In Source Code: My Beginnings, the first book in a trilogy, the tech giant co-founder reflects on his Seattle upbringing and what — and who — made him.

Many preservation advocates, from John Muir to Teddy Roosevelt, held discriminatory views that continue to affect equality in outdoor recreation.

From salmon fishing to hydropower, Northwest civilizations have depended on the river for millennia. Knute Berger shares some of their stories.

From frequent breakdowns to lawless chaos, driving in the early 1900s was no easy feat. Knute Berger recounts some of Washington’s best car stories.

Ice, fire and colossal floods: Knute Berger digs into the river's tumultuous geologic history with lessons from Nick on the Rocks’ Nick Zentner.

Current debates over Trump’s controversial DHHS nominee echo the Pacific Northwest’s reputation a century ago as a bastion of “alternative medicine.” 

At a live event, Knute Berger, Stephen Hegg and Nick Zentner discussed Mossback’s Northwest and the 10th season’s focus on the Columbia River.

The remarkable journey of the Columbia River starts at a modest lake in remote British Columbia.

George Francis Train, self-dubbed ”The Psycho,” ignited media fervor by circling the globe in 67 days in an effort to make the city a household name.

Since 1792, an estimated 2,000 ships have sunk at the treacherous spot where the Columbia River meets the ocean.

This trilogy of terrifying and true Northwest tales includes a corpse that turned to soap and shoes that washed ashore with feet still inside.

Alison Mariella Désir and Knute Berger talk about the complex legacy of Catherine Montgomery, often called “the mother of the Pacific Crest Trail.”

“The Ancient One,” some of the oldest remains discovered in North America, provided DNA proof of Indigenous peoples’ deep connection to the river.