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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 the past and the present. This isn't your everyday museum podcast—it's completely teen-researched, written, and produced!

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Seattle's teen dance ban makes you ask who got to hear the music.

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  • to hear why a city famous for music made all-ages shows hard to stage
  • to see Capitol Hill's LGBTQ history alongside the pressure pushing residents out
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Bonus: Cloud City - How Seattle Got HighMar 3, 2026

A student-made look at Washington cannabis law, public opinion, and social change.

Rainy Day History opens on Seattle's cannabis storefronts, then uses that street-level scene to frame Washington's path toward marijuana legalization.

Bonus Episode – Extended Interview With Dr. Paul KidderJan 30, 2021

Dr. Paul Kidder reads Minoru Yamasaki's Seattle buildings through symbolism, proportion, and dramatic engineering.

Rainy Day History frames architecture as a matter of meaning in this conversation with Dr. Paul Kidder, using Minoru Yamasaki's Seattle work to move through symbolism, proportion, cultural memory, and dramatic engineering.

Booms, Busts, and BillionairesSep 10, 2020

A clear Seattle tech history connecting dot-com excess, rapid growth, and widening inequality.

Seattle's tech boom is treated here as progress with a bill attached. Rainy Day History moves from coffee, computers, innovation, and the Museum of History and Industry into the marks left by growth on local communities.

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  1. 1

    Bonus: Cloud City - How Seattle Got High

    Hidden gem

    A teen-produced podcast episode exploring the history of marijuana legalization in Washington state, set in Seattle's Central District.

    Mar 3, 2026·18m·1 clip
  2. 2

    True Northwest: A Musical Journey - Part 1

    This episode introduces a museum playlist that explores Seattle's history through music, focusing on indigenous perspectives.

    Sep 5, 2023·3m
  3. 3

    True Northwest: A Musical Journey - Part 2

    This episode explores Seattle's history during World War II and suburban development through the story of Quincy Jones and his music.

    Sep 5, 2023·3m
  4. 4

    True Northwest: A Musical Journey - Part 3

    Youth advisors introduce a playlist for a museum exhibit, discussing Seattle's grunge music scene and songs by Alice in Chains and Sir Mix-a-Lot.

    Sep 5, 2023·3m
  5. 5

    Bonus: Seattle Authors

    This episode explores the history of Seattle authors, focusing on Octavia Butler, Lindy West, and Alyssa Washuda, as part of a teen-produced local history podcast.

    Aug 28, 2023·10m
  6. 6

    Bonus Episode – Extended Interview With Dr. Paul Kidder

    Hidden gem

    Dr.

    Jan 30, 2021·52m·3 clips
  7. 7

    Bonus Episode – Extended Interview With Anne Jenner

    Jan 15, 2021·35m
  8. 8

    Booms, Busts, and Billionaires

    Hidden gem

    Rainy Day History's 'Booms, Busts, and Billionaires' links Seattle's tech boom to Microsoft, Amazon, and the housing pressures that followed.

    Sep 10, 2020·36m·2 clips
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    A Place of Escape

    Hidden gem

    Ken Shulman explains how Lambert House connects isolated LGBTQ youth with peers and 100 supportive adult volunteers.

    Sep 3, 2020·37m·2 clips
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    I Need the Volume Higher

    Hidden gem

    Rainy Day History examines Seattle music beyond grunge, moving from Jimi Hendrix and Quincy Jones to Nirvana's 1991 breakthrough.

    Aug 27, 2020·35m·2 clips
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    Location, Location, Location

    Hidden gem

    Rainy Day History traces Seattle's Kingdome from David Cohn's 1959 domed-stadium proposal to its 16.8-second demolition on March 26, 2000.

    Aug 20, 2020·33m·2 clips
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    Serenity, Surprise, and Delight

    Aug 13, 2020·36m
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    A Lamentable Spectacle

    Youth advisors explore Seattle's transit history and the city's aspirations for growth.

    Aug 6, 2020·31m
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    The Forgotten World's Fair

    This episode explores the 1909 Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition, a forgotten world's fair in Seattle, and its impact on the city's development.

    Jul 30, 2020·33m
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    Seattle's Resilient Chinese Pioneers

    This episode explores the history of Seattle's Chinatown International District, focusing on the Chinese-American community and the story of the first Chinese immigrant to Seattle.

    Jul 23, 2020·35m
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    Season 2 Trailer

    Jul 9, 2020·5m
  17. 17

    Teamsters and Turtles

    Dec 13, 2019·16m
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    Dancing Out of the Shadows

    Nov 29, 2019·15m
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    A Voice Like Honey At Dusk

    Nov 15, 2019·12m
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    Heirs of the American Experiment

    Nov 1, 2019·16m
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    Life's Weary Way

    Oct 18, 2019·15m
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    Kikisoblu/Princess Angeline

    Oct 4, 2019·13m
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    Trailer

    Sep 24, 2019·3m