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This mini-episode is part of a playlist designed to provide a soundtrack to your MOHAI experience. If you’re at the museum, we encourage you to pop in some headphones and listen to the introductions and curated songs while you walk through MOHA
This mini-episode is part of a playlist designed to provide a soundtrack to your MOHAI experience. If you’re at the museum, we encourage you to pop in some headphones and listen to the introductions and curated songs while you walk through MOHA
This mini-episode is part of a playlist designed to provide a soundtrack to your MOHAI experience. If you’re at the museum, we encourage you to pop in some headphones and listen to the introductions and curated songs while you walk through MOHA
What makes Seattle a great place to write and to write about? Learn about three writers past and present whose work has shaped and been shaped by the city. This piece was created by Karly during the 2022 session of History Lab, a summer intensi
In this bonus episode we have an extended interview from Season 2, Episode 4: Serenity, Surprise, and Delight. Special guest Dr. Paul Kidder, Professor of Philosophy at Seattle University, discusses with our very own Karl on the life and work o
In this bonus episode we have an extended interview from Season 2, Episode 3: The Forgotten World’s Fair. Special guest Anne Jenner, Pacific Northwest Curator at the UW Libraries Special Collections Division, discusses with our very own Annabel
It’s the final episode of the season! There’s no denying it: Seattle is a tech city. After Microsoft moved to the Pacific Northwest, the Seattle area became a hub for computer and internet tech start-ups in the 1990s. Some saw incredible succes
Since the 1970s, Capitol Hill has been a home for the LGBTQ+ community in Seattle. Over the decades, LGBTQ+ businesses and services have both contributed to gentrification and been at risk from it. Learn about what it took to grow and build a s
We hope you’re ready to rock, because this episode we’re diving headfirst into the 1990s Seattle music scene. From grunge, to riot grrrl, to hip hop, learn about how these young artists put Seattle music (and its style) on the map at the same t
The now gone but fondly remembered Kingdome stadium came into being in the 1970s as a result of a package of ballot initiatives called Forward Thrust. Although the proposal to build a new stadium did well at the polls, finding a place to put it
Explore the life, times, and creations of architect Minoru Yamasaki, designer of many iconic buildings including the Pacific Science Center arches, downtown Seattle’s Rainier Tower, and the original World Trade Center. Although Yamasaki’s build
Seattle transit plans have always had a hard time at the polls, going all the way back to 1911, when voters overwhelmingly rejected Virgil Bogue’s vision for a Seattle with public transit at its core. The Bogue Plan was the city’s first compreh
Besides the famous Century 21 World's Fair that gave Seattle the Space Needle and many of the buildings at Seattle Center, Seattle played host to another World's Fair, the 1909 Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition! The AYPE put Seattle on the map by
Seattle’s Chinatown/International District has been through a lot over the decades. Learn how Seattle’s earliest Chinese American pioneers built and maintained community in the face of racism, riots, and constant change. In this episode, we exp
Rainy Day History is back for another season! The 2020 MYA team has been hard at work putting together brand-new episodes for you to enjoy this summer. Exploring the theme of “growth”, these eight episodes will be tackling inclusion and exclusi
Trade, turtles, and giant protests, oh my! In this final episode, host Atul and guest-host Leela take you on a wild ride throughout Seattle’s history of labor movements, culminating in the tensions and tribulations of the 1999 World Trade Organ
For some, Seattle has long been considered a haven for the LGBTQ community. This episode examines the complexities of making space for marginalized communities in Seattle through the lens of the LGBTQ community’s shared gathering spaces and the
Gentrification is a hot topic in Seattle right now, as areas like the Central District are rapidly changing. Since this is a history podcast, let’s take a look at what stories are at risk of being pushed out as well, and examine what and who ha
Jumping forward a little bit in history (there’s only so much time!), this episode explores the local impacts of Japanese incarceration during World War II. Some objects, like a set of Hinamatsuri dolls, were left behind. Others, like a wooden
Seattle the pioneer town was home to logging, coal, fishing… and lots of men. In 1864 Asa Mercer had a plan to “civilize” this rough and tumble Seattle – bring over boatloads of women! In this episode we learn about one of these women, Lizzie O
The city of Seattle, as it is now known, has been the home of the Duwamish people since time immemorial. The relationship between the city and the Duwamish is long and complicated—too long for a single episode. In this episode we explore a sing
Welcome to Rainy Day History, a podcast by the MOHAI Youth Advisors! Seattle is famous for its coffee beans and digital machines, but it hasn’t always been that way. We’re diving into history to uncover what it means to be a Seattleite both in
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