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 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.
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.
Emily Carr’s Mysterious and Majestic Forests
The Canadian artist created landscapes unlike her contemporaries’, intuiting the web of life beneath the canopy and putting it on canvas.
Chief Joseph’s Seattle Sojourn
He was invited to the city to talk about his storied past, but the Nez Perce chief had his eye on the future of his people.