What kind of pub/hotel/handcrafting/live music business has a history department? And why? In Episode 3 of The Red Shed Tapes we're talking about how history is an integral part of the McMenamins experience and how 28-year historian Tim Hills built a department from the ground up as the company was restoring buildings from the roof down. We'll meet staff historians, hear from superstar drag queen Poison Waters, and stop by the second biggest UFO festival in the U.S. But first, a story about the Godfather of Soul, James Brown.
Check out the transcript & photos here on the BLOG
Produced by McMenamins, Gretchen Kilby and Jess Is Creative
Host: Shannon McMenamin
Sound design & audio editing: Gretchen Kilby
Writing: Kat Nyberg and Jess Lyness of Jess Is Creative
Editing: Michelle "Jake" Robbins
Video production: Kat Nyberg
McMenamins archival audio, video & photos: Kat Nyberg
McMenamins archival photos: Liz Devine
McMenamins production team: Kat Nyberg, Michelle "Jake" Robbins, Renee Rank Ignacio
Art: Lillian Ripley
Read more about Tim Hills's evening with James Brown in his essay.
Get in touch with The Red Shed Tapes: podcast@mcmenamins.com
Website: www.mcmenamins.com/podcast
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