The Ouija Broads: Tales from the Pacific Northweird13 Huhti

A Tale of Two Totem Poles

Liz tells Devon about Spokane's two totem poles: the "Hamat´sa Spirit" pole carved for Expo '74 by legendary Nuu-chah-nulth artist Joe David and his apprentice, Frank Charlie (also Nuu-chah-nulth); and a pole carved in 1977 by a non-Native man who went by Wobay Kitpou and Colville craftsman Michael Paul. Both totem poles were originally placed in Riverfront Park on what was then called Canada Island. In 2016, the island was rededicated to the Spokane Tribe, the area's original people, and in 2017 renamed Snxw Meneɂ, Salish for "salmon people".

We talk about what a totem pole is, touch on other types of Northwest Coast art, the current state of the poles, and Liz shares bonus facts about the "Seward shame pole".

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GOATED: Spokane's Most Beloved Sculpture, the Garbage Goat

Liz tells Devon about Spokane's Garbage Goat, an interactive, trash-eating sculpture from Expo '74 that has transcended its original purpose to welcome folks to the fair and encourage people to pick u...

23 Tammi 47min

Spokane's Forgotten Axe Murder

Liz tells Devon about the 1906 murder of Spokane resident James Sloane, and his 17-year-old son, Sidney, who confessed to the killing. On August 28, 1906, a body was discovered in a Spokane alley. Th...

25 Marras 20251h 23min

Stump Houses of the Pacific Northwest

Devon tells Liz about some of the unique structures settlers in the PNW built out of the massive stumps left behind from logging, with a focus on The Stump House at Guillemot Cove in Washington. Devon...

13 Loka 202543min

Grant Chesterfield, Confidence Man

Liz tells Devon about Grant Chesterfield, the confidence man reading palms and conning crowds up and down the west coast (and then beyond) in the early 1900s. With several wives and a lotta lies, we'r...

16 Syys 20251h 6min

Hot Rat Summer

Devon tells Liz about Seattle's current controversy with a feel-good ending: the story of the Hot Rat Summer mosaic in Capitol Hill's Cal Anderson Park. AKA "Saint Rat", Hot Rat Summer is a mosaic tha...

12 Elo 202542min

The Man With The Mustache: Peter Max and the Expo '74 Stamp

Liz tells Devon about Peter Max, the German-American artist who designed the iconic US Expo '74 stamp, which features the “Cosmic Runner" or "Cosmic Jumper" traveling through a colorful world, and the...

28 Heinä 202532min

Fearsome Critters

Devon tells Liz about "fearsome critters"--characters from American logging camps that are not cryptids, despite often appearing on cryptozoological lists. We sneak in a Pride Month tie-in (are you a ...

30 Kesä 202544min