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.