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Into The Archives

Into The Archives

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Into the Archives explores Washington’s history through letters, laws and lived experience, showing how democracy leaves a paper trail. Produced by TVW in collaboration with the Washington State Archives’ Legacy Washington program, the series blends narrative storytelling, archival audio and original interviews to revisit moments that shaped the Evergreen State. Each episode draws from letters, blueprints, court rulings, oral histories, photographs and film, revealing the human dramas behind defining chapters of state history. Listeners travel from territorial standoffs and constitutional debates to legendary creatures, close elections, environmental turning points and the rise of the modern tech economy.
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  • The Software Factory That Changed Washington

    The Software Factory That Changed Washington
    Jun 9 2026
    What began as a small software company founded by two young Seattle-area programmers became one of the most influential forces in Washington history. In this episode of Into the Archives, we trace Microsoft's journey from Albuquerque startup to global technology giant and explore how Bill Gates, Paul Allen and the company they built transformed Washington's economy, universities, philanthropy, government and identity. Through archival interviews and firsthand accounts, we examine how a software factory helped create a technology ecosystem that continues to shape the region fifty years later.

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    17 min
  • Washington's Closest Election

    Washington's Closest Election
    May 12 2026
    In 2004, Washington voters chose a governor—but it took recounts, a courtroom battle, and months of uncertainty to determine who actually won. In this episode, Into the Archives traces the closest gubernatorial race in U.S. history, the trial that followed, and how a crisis of confidence reshaped the state’s election system—accelerating Washington’s path to vote-by-mail.

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    12 min
  • The Fire That Changed the Capitol

    The Fire That Changed the Capitol
    Apr 16 2026
    On a Saturday afternoon in 1928, smoke began pouring from the clock tower of Washington’s Old Capitol building in downtown Olympia. Within minutes, flames engulfed one of the state’s most recognizable landmarks — drawing half the town into the streets to watch it burn.In this episode of Into the Archives, we step inside that moment: the fire, the frantic effort to save irreplaceable government records, and the turning point it marked in Washington’s history.It is a story of firefighters racing from Tacoma, volunteers carrying the state’s records out by hand, and how the loss of the eight-sided clock tower reshaped Olympia’s skyline — and its sense of time.Despite the destruction, government never stopped. The fire accelerated a transition already underway — from a cramped downtown seat of power to the modern Capitol campus up the hill.A story about loss, resilience, and the fragile nature of history itself.

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    15 min
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