Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/northwest-narratives Northwest Narratives is a collection of stories ranging from prehistoric times to the modern day. Follow along as we remember the trailblazers of the Pacific Northwest. © 2026 Samo Lassila bcd25e91-4e2d-5eba-a355-5668aa3e79e2 no en Sun, 22 Mar 2026 20:14:56 -0700 Sun, 22 Mar 2026 20:15:31 -0700 https://img.transistorcdn.com/cfaVaZUSZ0ujIlWxX0IanNrIRx5mjPpnpIM4MOahtSI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQ5NDQxLzE3MDcz/MzAzNzYtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg episodic Samo Lassila Northwest Narratives is a collection of stories ranging from prehistoric times to the modern day. Follow along as we remember the trailblazers of the Pacific Northwest. Northwest Narratives is a collection of stories ranging from prehistoric times to the modern day. Native, Indigenous, Pacific Northwest, Washington, American, Seattle, History, PNW KMIH 88.9 The Bridge No No 22 22 The Frontier Tale of Marie Aioe Dorian full 075e16e0-842d-4143-ae90-5acfd24d0a8d https://share.transistor.fm/s/2487951c Sun, 22 Mar 2026 20:14:55 -0700 Samo Lassila Samo Lassila 207 Native, Indigenous, Pacific Northwest, Washington, American, Seattle, History, PNW No 21 21 Sam Hill: The Founder of Washington's Utopia full cc69708f-1b11-47c0-a641-e5b6354639db https://share.transistor.fm/s/257bc4a9 Sat, 28 Feb 2026 08:00:00 -0800 Samo Lassila Samo Lassila 376 Native, Indigenous, Pacific Northwest, Washington, American, Seattle, History, PNW No 20 20 The History of Grunge full 781e8405-7ef9-4e98-b7ed-a073735e9e42 https://share.transistor.fm/s/68f0d1b0 Sat, 07 Feb 2026 14:00:00 -0800 Samo Lassila Samo Lassila 465 Music, Grunge, Nirvanna, Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots, Soundgarden, Seattle, Culture, America, Records, Rock, Alt Rock, No 19 19 The Ancient Mystery of The Kennewick Man full 8530fdf4-764e-4c6e-bdb0-8e221bc4e631 https://share.transistor.fm/s/7e1ce680 Sat, 17 Jan 2026 07:00:00 -0800 Samo Lassila Samo Lassila 248 Native, Indigenous, Pacific Northwest, Washington, American, Seattle, History, PNW No 18 18 The Story of The Pig War full 5abc05e0-b05b-4ef9-b243-07b0d8e39403 https://share.transistor.fm/s/0ebd7fe6 Sun, 14 Dec 2025 18:26:09 -0800 Samo Lassila Samo Lassila 326 Native, Indigenous, Pacific Northwest, Washington, American, Seattle, History, PNW No 17 17 The Explosive History of Mount Saint Helens full e2fba02c-4850-42b5-b8cc-b62c43267599 https://share.transistor.fm/s/f22394ed Mon, 01 Dec 2025 14:38:37 -0800 Samo Lassila Samo Lassila 316 Native, Indigenous, Pacific Northwest, Washington, American, Seattle, History, PNW No 16 16 The History of The Whitman Mission full 5387a24a-8ed3-49c1-b594-905adef16faf https://share.transistor.fm/s/1730a6c5 Mon, 03 Nov 2025 14:29:04 -0800 Samo Lassila Samo Lassila 302 Native, Indigenous, Pacific Northwest, Washington, American, Seattle, History, PNW No 15 15 The Survivalist Story of The Tlingit full d1298def-cbe3-465d-b31a-4144d324208b https://share.transistor.fm/s/c9841550 Sat, 25 Oct 2025 14:00:00 -0700 Samo Lassila Samo Lassila 421 Native, Indigenous, Pacific Northwest, Washington, American, Seattle, History, PNW No 14 14 The First Summit of Mount Rainer full 16a78274-9190-46e2-b1e0-0ae4835c2fa2 https://share.transistor.fm/s/e2138bdc Fri, 24 Oct 2025 14:00:00 -0700 Samo Lassila Samo Lassila 211 Native, Indigenous, Pacific Northwest, Washington, American, Seattle, History, PNW No 13 13 A Mystery: The Story Of D.B Cooper full 374a6d2e-0d19-40ee-bcef-3f6fa3c45c90 https://share.transistor.fm/s/3881c992 Mon, 10 Jun 2024 11:40:00 -0700 Samo Lassila Samo Lassila 154 Washington, D.B, D.B Cooper, Pnw, Mystery, Conspericy, Flight, Plane, Money, Portland, Sea-Tac, History No 12 12 The Outlaw Story of Tom McCarty full a9c99f74-5c94-4766-bf97-20c86bb3f7b7 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a8a796ef Fri, 31 May 2024 11:17:50 -0700 Samo Lassila Samo Lassila 220 Outlaw, Bank, gang, Wild West, Oregon, Washington, History, Colorado, Utah, No 11 11 Nirvana: The Story of Kurt Cobain full 5336691e-784d-44db-8f2b-73ed3a3b4be7 https://share.transistor.fm/s/b9233230 Mon, 20 May 2024 13:49:09 -0700 Samo Lassila Samo Lassila 260 Rock, Grunge, Nirvana, Kurt Cobain, Music, History, Seattle, Music History, Aberdeen No 10 10 Rags To Riches: The Story of Jacob Furth full f257bcfc-e3c1-404f-9eca-d89dfd627d41 https://share.transistor.fm/s/1c450947 Mon, 29 Apr 2024 11:40:00 -0700 Samo Lassila Samo Lassila 213 Washington, Bohemia, Seattle, California, Rags to Riches, History, Short Story No 9 9 The Story of Bruce Lee full f81e5627-e0b9-4175-b8e7-81be97d5ce3d https://share.transistor.fm/s/7ad0740e Mon, 22 Apr 2024 11:40:00 -0700 Samo Lassila Samo Lassila 171 Washington, Movies, Tv, Acting, Bruce Lee, Northwest Narratives, PNW, Hong Kong, Kung Fu, Martial Arts, Karate, Wing Chun No 8 8 The Interview of Norma Bergquist full 20f545be-8b38-41a2-81be-0c49191b4e08 https://share.transistor.fm/s/f7cbc8c3 A special edition of Northwest Narratives where I interview a local artist. 

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]]> Native, Indigenous, Pacific Northwest, Washington, American, Seattle, History, PNW No 7 7 The Story of Billy Frank Jr full f9b846c8-85aa-446e-a9d5-7051c81365a3 https://share.transistor.fm/s/5c4c1131 Mon, 01 Apr 2024 11:39:09 -0700 Samo Lassila Samo Lassila 201 Native, Indigenous, Pacific Northwest, Washington, American, Seattle, History, PNW No 6 6 The Story of Billy Chinook full b1f7607a-f1ef-4a6f-8404-ec264e831fa3 https://share.transistor.fm/s/ad33fedb Wed, 27 Mar 2024 10:43:28 -0700 Samo Lassila Samo Lassila 121 Native, Indigenous, Pacific Northwest, Washington, American, Seattle, History, PNW No 5 5 The Story of Mercer Island full 9add31c4-eb25-4be0-b781-0322e18092d6 https://share.transistor.fm/s/ba2da87b Tue, 19 Mar 2024 11:59:00 -0700 Samo Lassila Samo Lassila 161 MI, Mercer island, PNW, WA, Pacific Northwest, Northwest narratives, Washington, Mercer, Island, Quick, History, Quick history, No 4 4 The History of The Sasquatch full 048d6287-1b28-4029-8e0a-f4c2ae51130a https://share.transistor.fm/s/6be01976 We discover stories about bigfoot and we see how he got his name.

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]]> bigfoot, sasquatch, PNW, Washington, History, Radio, Podcast, washington, Oregon, Northwest Narratives No 3 3 The Story of Jimi Hendrix full efc40a70-45ab-4793-a8aa-371baeef7490 https://share.transistor.fm/s/de14ee51 A brief history of the icon Jimi Hendrix 

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]]> Rock, History, Seattle, Jimi Hendrix, Hendrix, PNW, Guitar No 2 2 The Story of George Vancouver full 240bfbd2-4b9e-4308-a900-c948f6642716 https://share.transistor.fm/s/73e68ff6 This is a short description of George Vancouver's life 

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]]> Native, Indigenous, Pacific Northwest, Washington, American, Seattle, History, PNW No 1 1 The Story of Chief Si'ahl full 98c1b395-b53b-4426-b758-97a5e6edee8c https://share.transistor.fm/s/ad9b3738 Mon, 05 Feb 2024 11:40:06 -0800 Samo Lassila Samo Lassila 121 Native, Indigenous, Pacific Northwest, Washington, American, Seattle, History, PNW No