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); an...
13 Apr 58min
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 Jan 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 Nov 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 Okt 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 Sep 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 Aug 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 Juli 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 Juni 202544min
