Today we have Andrew Alden on the show. Alden is a geologist and geoscience writer who has worked for the US Geological Survey and reported for KQED and Bay Nature. Long fascinated with rocks and landscapes, Alden found inspiration for his debut book, Deep Oakland, in the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, which, as he writes, “ripped the city open and revealed to us its heart and character.” Through his writing Alden raises awareness for what he calls the deep present: the appreciation of the ancient underpinnings that shape the modern-day surroundings of daily life.
In this episode, we continue Obata's story as he journeys to Yosemite and ventures into the High Sierra.
Richard White is an historian of the United States specializing in the American West, the history of capitalism, environmental history, history and memory, and...
Today, we have Langdon Moss on the show. Langdon is hosting a great new podcast called The Savage West where he unravels the complex...