Latest Episodes
171 - Steinbeck Book Club: Tortilla Flat with Dr. Michael Zeitler
In this episode, host Jordan Mattox sits down with Dr. Michael Zeitler for an expansive conversation about John Steinbeck’s Tortilla Flat — its mythic...
170 - Amy Bowers Cordalis, The Yurok People, California History, and The Art of Dam Removal
In this episode of The History of California Podcast, host Jordan Mattox sits down with attorney, author, and Yurok Tribe member Amy Bowers Cordalis...
169 - John Doll, St. James Park and The 1933 San Jose Lynching
In this episode of The History of California Podcast, host Jordan Mattox speaks with author John Doll about his historical novel St. James Park...
168 - Chinese in California History, Part II
In this episode, we return to our ongoing narrative on Chinese immigration to California, examining the pivotal economic role Chinese immigrants played in shaping...
167 - Dr. Jennifer Holland, Tiny You: A Western History of the Anti-Abortion Movement
In this episode, host Jordan Mattox speaks with Dr. Jennifer Holland, author of Tiny You: A Western History of the Anti-Abortion Movement, about how...
166 - Shelley Blanton-Stroud, An Unlikely Prospect, A WWII Novel Set in 1940s San Francisco
Host Jordan Mattox sits down with novelist Shelley Blanton-Stroud for a wide-ranging conversation about Bakersfield, historical fiction, and the hidden corners of California’s past....