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164 - Katherine Nichols, Deep Water and the Coronado Surfer Drug Ring
On this episode, Jordan Mattox is joined by journalist and author Catherine Nichols to dive into the wild and little-known true story behind her...
163 - Taylor Kiland, An Unsolved Murder on Coronado Island
In this episode of The History of California Podcast, host Jordan Mattox sits down with author Taylor Kiland to discuss her new book, Murder...
162 - Michael Hiltzik, Golden State: The Making of California
In this episode of the History of California Podcast, host Jordan Mattox welcomes Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Michael Hiltzik. Hiltzik is the author...
161 - Steinbeck Book Club, Dr. Michael Boyden on To a God Unknown
Today’s episode is the second part of a two-episode series on John Steinbeck’s novel To a God Unknown. I wanted to do two episodes...
160 - Steinbeck Book Club: Dr. Daniel Rivers on To a God Unknown
Today we're continuing our series on John Steinbeck. This year, we've been reading through all of Steinbeck's major works. We started with The Pastures...
159 - Elaine Chukan Brown, The Wines of California
Today, we have Elaine Chukan Brown on the show. Brown is a writer, speaker, and global wine educator. Brown is the Napa Valley specialist...