Crosscut Podcasts

Crater Lake wasn’t always a lake. Knute Berger tells of when a blast 50 times the size of Mount St. Helens’ blanketed the PNW in ash. 

In this podcast potluck, Zosia Mamet defends marshmallow sweet potatoes and Christopher Kimball puts cheddar on apple pie. Plus, why we eat turkey.

Your Last Meal gets in the Turkey Day spirit with interviews from Greta Gerwig, Martina McBride and more.

Asahel Curtis shot thousands of images in the early 20th century. Knute Berger talks about the effort to share them with the public for the first time.

Joseph O’Sullivan breaks down what poll respondents had to say about the upcoming presidential election — and almost no one is excited.

In the early 20th century, Catherine Montgomery spearheaded a movement to preserve old growth in Washington forests. Knute Berger shares her story.

The show’s food consultant, chef Courtney McBroom, says lasagna is practically its own character.

Reporters Amanda Snyder and Joseph O'Sullivan share the stories of three moms who live with their babies through the state's prison parenting program.

In 1915, Germany wanted to keep the United States from joining World War I. Knute Berger explains how the fight came to the Northwest.

We spoke with reporter Josh Cohen about the district races and how they could impact the city after Nov. 7.

Still encountering racism in the ‘free’ states of the West, some Black communities sought the American Dream in Canada.

Listeners share the stories behind their tastiest tattoos, and we learn about iconic foods and drinks created entirely by mistake.

The Working Washington program aimed to get pandemic relief to small and “historically disadvantaged” business owners. Did it?

P-Patches launched a modern agricultural movement in the 1970s, sprouting from a small family farm in Wedgwood.

Members of local Jewish and Palestinian communities discuss the war’s impacts across the Atlantic.

The North Cascades’ bear population thrived in the 19th century, but now almost none are left. Advocates are working to bring them back.

We learn about the trend from its TikTok creator and go behind-the-scenes at Google — Cooper’s former employer — where workers get three free meals a day.

Azerbaijan’s push for territory has forced thousands to flee. Reporter Taija PerryCook spoke with local communities about erasure and resilience.

In 1924, four airplanes took off from what’s now Magnuson Park. Six months and more than 26,000 miles later, half the fleet made it back.

Plus, hear a teaser of the Mossback podcast’s fourth season, which returns Friday, October 6.