Listen "One Hell of a Spirit"
Episode Synopsis
March 22, 2014. The deadliest landslide in U.S. history hits Oso, Washington.
8 years later, we visit the neighboring town of Darrington to see how a small town has picked up the pieces, with eyes set on the future.
Take a tour through Darrington with us – from the passenger seat of the mayor’s Subaru.
We’ll swing by downtown and see the Darrington of past, present, and future through the eyes of Mayor Dan Rankin.
We’ll talk to young people in Darrington who are deciding whether to leave town or stay.
We’ll pass by the site of the deadliest landslide in U.S. history, a constant reminder that locals need to drive past regularly.
And we’ll cross over the Sauk River Bridge to visit the site of a future center that will produce a game-changing type of wood, cross-laminated timber.
This is a story about a small town with one hell of a spirit that may give other places ideas for how to breathe new life into their hometowns.
More episodes of the podcast Rooted: Where We Stand
Finding Yourself At Lake Serene
06/01/2023
Tattoos and microscopes. What Indigenous scientist Rosa Hunter is learning from the water
06/01/2023
Episode Three: The Tree Whisperer, in Full
25/10/2022
Episode Two: Without trees, we’re unrooted
25/10/2022
Episode One: The Farmer on Speed Dial
25/10/2022
Trailer for Rooted: Where We Stand
24/10/2022