Latest Episodes
173 - John Boessenecker, Bring Me the Head of Joaquin Murrieta: The Bandit Chief Who Terrorized California and Launched the Legend of Zorro
In this episode of The History of California Podcast, host Jordan Mattox speaks with historian John Boessenecker about his new book, Bring Me the...
172 - Dr. Laureen Hom, The Power of Chinatown: Searching for Spatial Justice in Los Angeles
What keeps Chinatown alive? In this episode of The History of California Podcast, host Jordan Mattox speaks with Dr. Laureen Hom, author of The...
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...