The Tree Stump Craze That Swept the Northwest
During the timber boom, opportunists turned the remains of old-growth trees into homes and postcard spectacles.
The official podcast companion to the Cascade PBS video series Mossback’s Northwest, Mossback features stories and factoids that were left on the cutting room floor, along with critical analysis from co-host Knute Berger.
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.
Stephen Hegg
Stephen is formerly a senior video producer at Crosscut and KCTS 9. He specialized in arts and culture, and produced Mossback’s Northwest and Crosscut NOW.
When the Confederacy Came to Seattle
Decades after the Civil War, southern sympathizers sought to rewrite history. Knute Berger explains how those efforts were received in the Northwest.
The Case of the Pickled Orca
Long before an industry was built around capturing orcas, a tragic encounter between a wayward whale and humanity foretold decades of exploitation.
The New Deal and the Northwest
From cheap power to rugged hiking trails, Franklin D. Roosevelt's government transformed the region.
Frank Waldron and the Jackson Street Jazz Scene
Before there was Ernestine Anderson, Ray Charles and Quincy Jones, there was Frank Waldron.