The History of California Podcast: Where This Podcast Has Been and Where It’s Going

I’ve been making this show for almost ten years. In this episode I look back at how it’s changed and talk about what’s coming next. It started with narrative episodes on California’s past. Then an author emailed me about a novel set in Delano, and from there it grew into a show built around book reviews, interviews with historians of the American West, and a lot of Steinbeck.

For years I split my time between this show, Fresno’s Best and Fresnolandia. Both of those have now ended, and I’ve set other side projects aside so I can put my full attention here. What’s changing:

• A new episode every Wednesday afternoon, every week.
• Video episodes, published on Substack.
• More writing. My Substack, The History of California, is now dedicated to California history. I’ll be writing series there that go deeper into what we talk about on the show.
• Moving from Patreon to Substack. Thank you to every Patreon supporter who has covered production and hosting costs over the years. Premium content will now live on Substack.
• The podcast stays free. Every regular episode, narrative and interview alike, stays free. Paid subscribers will get extra features and content on top of that.