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135 - Matthew J. Davenport, The Longest Minute: The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906
Today, we have Matthew Davenport on the show. Matthew is an attorney and the author of two books, the second of which, The Longest...

134 - Dr. Eric Porter, A People's History of SFO: The Making of the Bay Area and an Airport
Eric Porter is Professor of History, History of Consciousness, and Critical Race and Ethnic Studies at UC Santa Cruz, where he is also affiliated...

133 - Leland Stanford Part II
Today, we conclude by discussing the later life of Leland Stanford.

132 - Langdon Moss, The Savage West
Today, we have Langdon Moss on the show. Langdon is hosting a great new podcast called The Savage West where he unravels the complex...

131 - Dr. Natalia Molina, A Place at the Nayarit: How a Mexican Restaurant Nourished a Community
Dr. Natalia Molina is a Distinguished Professor and Dean’s Professor of American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California. Her influential research...

130 - Leland Stanford, Part I
Before we begin our next major thematic section of the podcast on railroads, we will be looking at the life of Leland Stanford who...