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143 - Dr. Tore Olsson, Red Dead’s History: A Video Game, an Obsession, and America’s Violent Past
Dr. Tore Olsson is a historian of the United States since the Civil War, specializing in the U.S. South, popular culture, rural and agricultural...
142 - The Melba Liston Research Collective
Today, we have an episode with four amazing scholars, Dr. Lisa Barg, Dr. Tammy Kernodle, Dr. Dee Spencer and Dr. Sherrie Tucker, to discuss...
141 - Railroads and California, Part II
In this episode, we jump into the background of the transcontinental railroad and the companies and government initiatives designed to complete this monumental infrastructure...
140 - Dr. Sandra Bonura, San Diego History and the Sugar King
Today, we have historian Dr. Sandra Bonura on the show. Dr. Bonura is a frequent storyteller and lecturer on the importance of using a...
139 - Dr. Richard J. Goodrich, LA Birdmen: A Gripping History of Early Aviation on America's West Coast
Today we have Dr. Richard J. Goodrich on the show. Dr. Goodrich is an author and historian. After 20 years as a history professor,...
138 - Paul Haddad, Inventing Paradise: The Power Brokers Who Created the Dream of Los Angeles
Paul Haddad is the author of several books about his native Los Angeles, including the critically lauded, L.A. Times Bestseller "Inventing Paradise: The Power...