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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...
158 - Dr. James Buckley, City of Wood: San Francisco and the Architecture of the Redwood Lumber Industry
Today, we have Dr. James Buckley on the show. Dr. Buckley is an Associate Professor and Venerable Chair in Historic Preservation and the Director...
157 - Tony Platt, The Scandal of Cal: Land Grabs, White Supremacy, and Miseducation at UC Berkeley
Tony Platt is the author of thirteen books and 150 essays and articles on race, inequality, and social justice in American history, among them...