Kevin's Occasional Pods
Occasional podcasts on curious aspects of California history.
Podcasting since 2024 • 2 episodes
Kevin's Occasional Pods
Latest Episodes
Stopping the Slickens: The Rise and Fall of Hydraulic Mining in California
SUMMARY: As gold disappeared from Sierra streams during the California Gold Rush, miners turned to more involved technologies to extract the gold still hidden in the hills. One method – new and unique to California – was hydraulic m...
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Episode 2
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The Quest for Nova Albion, Francis Drake's West Coast Landfall
SUMMARY: After scouting the West Coast of North America in 1579, Francis Drake desperately needed to find a sheltered bay to repair the Golden Hind before he started across the Pacific Ocean back to England. Though the fact of hi...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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