Mossback Mossback's Northwest: Roll on, Columbia! From its beginnings at a bucolic Canadian lake to shipwreck dangers at its mouth, the Columbia River has defined the region's history and culture. by Knute Berger / April 3, 2025
News Tokitae’s death surfaced orcas’ complicated history in the PNW The death of the whale at a Miami amusement park just before her planned release highlighted the species’ fraught relationship with humans. by Knute Berger / December 4, 2023
Mossback Lessons unearthed from the Northwest’s little-known histories While digging into volcanic eruptions and grizzly bears, Mossback’s Northwest host Knute Berger found that the past has a lot to say. by Knute Berger / October 4, 2023
Environment Podcast | How a wayward whale foretold decades of exploitation People flocked to see a young orca lost in a river near Portland. Then she was killed, pickled and left in a tank on a mountainside. by Knute Berger & Stephen Hegg / April 14, 2023
Inside Cascade PBS Mossback's Northwest: A glance ahead at Season 6 Premiering Sept. 29, the video/podcast series explores Jazz Age Seattle, the legacy of the Pig War and much more. by Knute Berger / September 27, 2022
Inside Cascade PBS Mossback reflects on Crosscut's 15th anniversary Our editor-at-large looks back on connecting PNW heritage and identity with ways to make sense of the present. by Knute Berger / March 29, 2022
Inside Cascade PBS How Mossback went from a state of mind to TV series Season 5 of Mossback's Northwest surfaces new details on familiar stories and brings less-known PNW lore to life. by Knute Berger / December 8, 2021
Environment In 1931, an orca swam to Portland — and caused a stir A recent beluga whale sighting had Puget Sound agog. It wasn't the first time a whale visited a Northwest city. by Knute Berger / October 29, 2021
Opinion We’re living in the age of the megafire We have a long history of wildfire in the PNW. But megafires are a new thing entirely. by Knute Berger / October 13, 2021
Culture In Seattle, public health resisters have always pushed back From sewage to milk to vaccinations, naysayers have always obstructed mandates and measures. by Knute Berger / September 21, 2021