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137 - Railroads and California, Part I
In this introductory episode, we complete some table setting by looking at some of the history and development of railroads before diving into California...

136 - Alex Brown, Librarian, Critic, and Historian
Today we have Alex Brown on the show. Alex is a librarian, local historian, author, and writer, and an Ignite award winning critic. Much...

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...