In this episode, we discuss social and political patterns during the Civil War in California.  ..read more

I have a special episode for you that I thought was lost. Sometimes when I record podcast episodes, audio files can get corrupted or go missing. This is one of those situations. But luckily, I was able to recover it. Today, I have for you Maggie Paul. Maggie is the author of Scrimshaw, Borrowed World, and the chapbook Stones from the Baskets of Others. Her poetry reviews and interviews have appeared in the Catamaran Literary Reader, Rattle, the Monterey Poetry Review, Porter Gulch Review, Red Wheelbarrow, Frenzy, Salt, and others. She is a poet and a nonfiction writer in Santa Cruz, California ..read more

In this episode, we continue our series by discussion the Long Walk of the Navajo people and its connection to the Greater Reconstruction.  ..read more

Today, we have Ann Wolfe on the show, the Nevada Museum of Art’s chief curator and associate director to discuss the new exhibition: Sagebrush and Solitude: Maynard Dixon in Nevada, which will be on display at the Nevada Museum of Art March 2 – July 28, 2024, and which is the first comprehensive exhibition to document Dixon’s early wanderings and extended visits to Nevada and the Eastern Sierra. The exhibition is accompanied by the publication of a major 250+ page book co-published by Rizzoli and  Electra in New York and the Nevada Museum of Art.  Sagebrush and Solitude: Maynard Dixo ..read more

Today we have Alexander Hamilton Cherin on the show. Cherin is an award-winning journalist whose work has been recognized by the Los Angeles Press Club where he was nominated as Journalist of the Year in 2020. A lawyer by training, his articles have appeared in the OC Weekly and Mr. Cherin has been a featured panelist on National news networks including CNN and Fox News. His new book is a fictional portrayal of an actual Radio contest in the 1980s in Los Angeles, with a hidden treasure and a cast of characters searching for the fortune for disparate but connected reasons. Please enjoy our conv ..read more

In this episode, we continue our story of California and the Civil War by introducing the major conflict in the southwestern theater: Union Forces and Indigenous Tribes.  ..read more

Today, we have Dr. Andrew Shanken. Dr. Shanken is an architectural and urban historian with an interest in how cultural constructions of memory shape the built environment (and vice versa). He also works on the unbuilt and paper architecture, themed landscapes, heritage and conservation planning; traditions of representation in twentieth-century architecture and planning; keywords in architecture and American culture; and consumer culture and architecture. He is interested in historiography, particularly of architectural history, and the intersection of popular culture and architecture. Since ..read more

Today, we have Tom Moon on the show. Tom is the History and Culture Coordinator for In-N-Out and is known as In-N-Out Burger’s official historian. If you grew up in California like me, you likely have childhood memories of this California icon. This was such a fun conversation where we covered everything from the history, the birth of the secret menu, to employee development, the consistency of culture and branding and much more. Tom is such an amazing resource. Please enjoy our conversation ..read more

We've taken a few weeks off and are returning with some updates and changes ..read more

Today, we have author and historian Ann Vileisis on the show. Ann is the author of a number of books and the focus of our conversation today is on her latest book Abalone: The Remarkable History and Uncertain Future of California's Iconic Shellfish, which came out in May 2020. The book is a wonderful history of this amazing shelled creature and the human relationship to its flourishing and potential peril ..read more