100 - Katherine Blunt, California Burning: The Fall of Pacific Gas and Electric and What it Means for America’s Power Grid

August 31, 2023 00:31:29
100 - Katherine Blunt, California Burning: The Fall of Pacific Gas and Electric and What it Means for America’s Power Grid
History of California Podcast
100 - Katherine Blunt, California Burning: The Fall of Pacific Gas and Electric and What it Means for America’s Power Grid

Aug 31 2023 | 00:31:29

/

Show Notes

Today, we have Katherine Blunt on the program. Katherine is a reporter for the Wall Street Journal and author of California Burning: The Fall of Pacific Gas and Electric and What it Means for America’s Power Grid. The book, a national bestseller, won the 2022 Golden Poppy award for nonfiction.

Her coverage of PG&E, a collaboration with two colleagues, was a finalist for the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting and earned a Gerald Loeb award, the highest honor in business journalism.

Other Episodes

Episode

September 28, 2024 00:50:32
Episode Cover

139 - Dr. Richard J. Goodrich, LA Birdmen: A Gripping History of Early Aviation on America's West Coast

Today we have Dr. Richard J. Goodrich on the show. Dr. Goodrich is an author and historian. After 20 years as a history professor,...

Listen

Episode

February 06, 2024 00:46:54
Episode Cover

114 - Tom Moon, The History of In-N-Out Burger

Today, we have Tom Moon on the show. Tom is the History and Culture Coordinator for In-N-Out and is known as In-N-Out Burger’s official...

Listen

Episode 0

October 13, 2021 01:07:58
Episode Cover

58 - Jim Delgado, Maritime Archaeologist, Preservationist, and Writer

Today, we have Jim Delgado on the show. As a maritime archaeologist who works around the globe, Jim has spent decades in the fascinating...

Listen