Deep in the Mojave Desert, there is a little town with a big name and a bizarre history: California City. For decades, real estate developers have sold a dream here: if you buy land now, you'll be rich one day. Thousands of people bought this dream. Many were young couples and hard-working immigrants looking to build a better future. But much of the land they bought is nearly worthless.  In this new podcast from LAist Studios, host Emily Guerin tells a story of money, power and deception.  more

California Highways: Route by Route is a podcast exploring California's state (and county) highway system, starting with the history and proceeding route by route through all highways in the state. more

The History of California Podcast is hosted by Jordan Mattox and explores the history of the state through narrative histories and in-depth conversations with experts.https://linktr.ee/historyofcapodcast more

In 'The Savage West,' researcher and storyteller Langdon Moss unravels the complex web of early western expansion, taking listeners beyond the basic narrative to expose the raw realities of America's savage origins. What truths lie beneath the legends of violence, greed, hope, and courage? What do the history books get right, and what ideas, events and people deserve re-examination? Through dynamic, unscripted episodes, Moss explores divergent perspectives to challenge what we thought we knew about our past, inviting listeners to question and re-examine the stories at the heart of American history. more

Become a Paid Subscriber: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/andreaandersin/subscribeQueens of the Mines is a women's history podcast. Season 3 features inspiring, gallant, even audacious stories of REAL 19th Century women from the Wild West.Season 2 features women from California history while Season 1 Tells stories of women from California's Gold Rush. Until recently, historians and the public have dismissed 'conflict history,' and focused more on the history that opposing beliefs could manage to agree on for some mutually beneficial end.Important elements that are absolutley necessary for understanding American history have sometimes been downplayed or virtually forgotten. If we do not incorporate racial and ethnic conflict in the presentation of the American experience, we will never understand how far we have come and how far we have to go. No matter how painful, we can only move forward by accepting the truth. Support the podcast by tipping via Venmo to @queensofthemines, buying the book on Amazon, or becoming a patron at www.partreon.com/queensofthemines more

The Oxford English Dictionary defines a dream as 'a cherished aspiration, ambition, or ideal'. What is the California dream? And how does it compare and contrast to the American dream, or as many now understand it the American nightmare? Can California aspire to reach her dreams within an undemocratic and dysfunctional American system? Or should California chart her own course and determine her own destiny?Hi, my name is Darin Brown, and these are just some of the questions we'll be asking in our new podcast The California Dream.Let me tell you about some of what we have planned for the future. We'll discuss California history and culture. We'll talk to activists in the California independence campaign and keep you up to date on current events in the Calexit movement. We are also proud to host audio episodes of The California War, a new weekly video series that will recall the events leading to the American conquest of California on its 175-year anniversary. We'll interview authors and scholars whose work intersects with history, government, political theory, and international relations.So, if you want to learn more about California, or if you just care about the California dream, we'd love to have you subscribe and join us as we navigate through these truly unprecedented times. more

A podcast about the Hidden History of Slavery in California, where we unearth stories about the enslavement of Black and Indigenous people that were deliberately left out of the 'free' state's official history. more

California history, from the first peoples right down to the present.

California is a large and populous state with an amazing history and just a sordid past. Here we will talk about some of the craziest things to happen to, in, and around California. Home to the Wild West and half of the west coast of the US. Hang out while we discuss content from the states early days to its modern activities. more