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153 - Dr. William Deverell, Broad Themes of California History
Today we have Dr. William Deverell on the show. Dr. Deverell is a professor of History, Spatial Sciences, and Environmental Studies at USC. He's...
152 - Dr. James Tejani, A Machine to Move Ocean and Earth: The Making of the Port of Los Angeles and America
Today, we have Dr. James Tejani, Associate Professor of History at Cal Poly San Luis Obisbo, on the show. We will be discussing his...
151 - Steinbeck Book Club: The Pastures of Heaven with Dr. Susan Shillinglaw
I am so excited to share today’s episode with you. For those of you who follow my substack, you may know that I have...
150 - Dr. Brittany Friedman, Carceral Apartheid: How Lies and White Supremacists Run Our Prisons
Today, we have Dr. Brittany Friedman on the show. Dr. Brittany Friedman is a sociologist and expert on cover-ups, politics, and the dark side...
149 - Rob Crisell, California Avocados: A Delicious History
Rob Crisell is an author, poet, actor, winemaker, and teacher in Temecula, California. For the past eight years, he has taught poetry and Shakespeare...
148 - Railroads and California, Part III
In the last episode on the first series about the railroads and California, we conclude by discussing how the Big Four sought to cement...