Today, we have author and historian Ann Vileisis on the show. Ann is the author of a number of books and the focus of our conversation today is on her latest book Abalone: The Remarkable History and Uncertain Future of California's Iconic Shellfish, which came out in May 2020. The book is a wonderful history of this amazing shelled creature and the human relationship to its flourishing and potential peril.
In my first narrative podcast after a brief hiatus, we return with an episode about a little known progenitor and protector of one our...
Today, we have Gary Krist on the show. Gary has written for the New York Times, the Washington Post, Esquire, the Wall Street Journal,...
In this episode, we look at the secularization law of 1833 in the new republic of Mexico and its effect on Native people specifically....