Latest Buena Podcast Episodes
S3 Ep7 3rd Yr in Review, Sparkletack Interview Host Richard Miller
Monkey Block San Francisco's Golden History - April 21, 2024 01:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsListen to me fan girl Richard Miller, the host of Sparkletack. The original podcast on San Francisco history, 2006 - 2009. I modeled my podcast after Sparkletack so getting to interview him was a huge honor. [email protected] (email me directly) monkeyblocksf.buzzsprout.com (for transc...
S3 Ep6 Part 2 of Interview with Edwin Bryant
Monkey Block San Francisco's Golden History - March 24, 2024 01:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsToday, we do not cover Edwin Bryant's best 1848-selling book but I do have a friendly conversation, with Mr. Bryant. Please sit back and enjoy the rest of my talk with Edwin Bryant. [email protected] (email me directly) monkeyblocksf.buzzsprout.com (for transcripts and cited sources) buy...
S3 Ep5 Interview With Edwin Bryant, 1848 Best Selling Author
Monkey Block San Francisco's Golden History - February 04, 2024 20:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsToday, I virtually interview Edwin Bryant, the author of the 1848 best seller, “What I Saw in California, Journal of a Tour, 1846- 1847”. Through the magic of AI generated voices, I simulate a virtual conversation with Edwin Bryant; a journalist, turned overland traveler, turned the second Ameri...
S3 Ep4 Where Juana Lived - Jonathan Lammers Interview
Monkey Block San Francisco's Golden History - January 01, 2024 22:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsToday’s episode is an interview with a new listener and accidental friend of Monkey Block’s Facebook Page that led to IMs on Facebook, a rabbit hole on Juana Briones, and then to an online interview. [email protected] (email me directly) monkeyblocksf.buzzsprout.com (for transcripts and ...
S3 Ep3 Hudson Bay Co. in Yerba Buena and William Glen Rae 1845
Monkey Block San Francisco's Golden History - October 29, 2023 18:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsThe story of the Hudson Bay Company, in Yerba Buena, has been reduced to a few sentences that are very Hudson Bay Company-centric. “That place was miserable, and we didn’t make any money, so we left.” It always felt like the guy who says, “Yeah, well, I didn’t want that job, anyway.” Today’s ...
S3 Ep2 La Plaza Yerba Buena 1835-1846
Monkey Block San Francisco's Golden History - August 20, 2023 16:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsI have found myself drawn to a specific piece of land that figuratively and literally became central to the Pueblo de Yerba Buena. Why was it left empty? And, considering it shows up on every Yerba Buena and early San Francisco map, why is it hard to find early information on it? monkeyblocksf...
S3 Ep1 The Battle of Yerba Buena
Monkey Block San Francisco's Golden History - June 25, 2023 00:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsIf the Battle of Yerba Buena doesn’t sound familiar, there’s a good reason for that. The events, just before and after ‘The Battle of Yerba Buena’, tell the story. There are two events, in my opinion, that make up the ‘Battle of Yerba Buena’. If you enjoyed this episode, and my original researc...
S2 Ep 14 Second Year in Review
Monkey Block San Francisco's Golden History - April 21, 2023 00:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsToday we are celebrating our second year in review. If you’ve been on this journey with me the two years, thank you for making it to this milestone. And, a journey is exactly what this has been. Last year, we traveled from 1837, and we got stuck in 1846. [email protected] (email me d...
S2 Ep13 Letters From California - The Farthest West June 1846
Monkey Block San Francisco's Golden History - March 08, 2023 01:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsLetters from California Three letters, were anonymously mailed from the Pueblo de Yerba Buena, dated between June 10th and June 29th 1846. The letters were, and probably still are, quite the mystery, not only because no one definitively knows who wrote them, but for the depth of military knowle...
S2 E12 Bear Flag Part 3 Sonoma Insurrection
Monkey Block San Francisco's Golden History - December 30, 2022 07:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsIn this episode, we continue with the Bear Flag Revolt, with lots of perspectives and parallel subplots. In this episode, we re-live one part of a bigger story, that starts the revolt. Out of context, this is sheer comedy. In context, the aftermath, which I won’t have time to get into, today, ...
S2 E12 Bear Flag Part 3 Sonoma Insurrection June 1846
Monkey Block San Francisco's Golden History - December 30, 2022 07:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsIn this episode, we continue with the Bear Flag Revolt, with lots of perspectives and parallel subplots. In this episode, we re-live one part of a bigger story, that starts the revolt. Out of context, this is sheer comedy. In context, the aftermath, which I won’t have time to get into, today, ...
S2 E11 Bear Flag Part 2 Fremont Affair
Monkey Block San Francisco's Golden History - November 28, 2022 06:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsToday’s episode is on ‘The Pathfinder’ John Charles Fre’mont and a conflict he found himself in, four months before the start of the Bear Flag Revolt. The differing takes, and spun storylines made today’s topic especially hard to ‘eliminate legend or call it out’, so it is a longer than usual ep...
S2 E11 Bear Flag Part 2 Fremont Affair Jan - March 1846
Monkey Block San Francisco's Golden History - November 28, 2022 06:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsToday’s episode is on ‘The Pathfinder’ John Charles Fre’mont and a conflict he found himself in, four months before the start of the Bear Flag Revolt. The differing takes, and spun storylines made today’s topic especially hard to ‘eliminate legend or call it out’, so it is a longer than usual ep...
S2 Ep 10 SFHS Presentation on Smuggling in Yerba Buena
Monkey Block San Francisco's Golden History - October 11, 2022 02:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratings[email protected] (email me directly) monkeyblocksf.buzzsprout.com (for transcripts and cited sources) twitter.com/monkeyblocksf (follow me) facebook.com/MonkeyBlockSF (follow me)
S2 E10 SFHS Presentation on Smuggling in Yerba Buena
Monkey Block San Francisco's Golden History - October 11, 2022 02:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsThis is a recording of my live talk at the San Francisco Historical Society, on September 9, 2022. You can watch the live talk and see the accompanying slides here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boQslzG2XcQ&t=1867s [email protected] (email me directly) monkeyblocksf.buzzsprout.com (fo...
S2 E9 Bear Flag Revolt Preceding Events 1846
Monkey Block San Francisco's Golden History - July 25, 2022 04:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsThe Bear Flag Revolt is a pivotal point in California’s history, and the events that led up to the actual revolt are … just as complex as the actual event. Today we take a look at a few preceding storylines leading to the Bear Flag Revolt, give some backstory, some subplots, describe a few main...
S2 E8 John Sutter Part 2 Arrives in California
Monkey Block San Francisco's Golden History - June 16, 2022 23:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsIn the last episode, we covered the early United States related history of John Sutter. Today, I pick up where I left off in John Sutter’s timeline. This episode will be longer than my usual episodes, and, frankly, took more research than my other episodes, to ensure I had a solidified story...
S2 E8 John Sutter Part 2 Arrives in California 1837 - forward
Monkey Block San Francisco's Golden History - June 16, 2022 23:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsIn the last episode, we covered the early United States related history of John Sutter. Today, I pick up where I left off in John Sutter’s timeline. This episode will be longer than my usual episodes, and, frankly, took more research than my other episodes, to ensure I had a solidified story...
S2 E7 John Sutter Part 1 1803 - 1837
Monkey Block San Francisco's Golden History - May 15, 2022 23:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsToday’s episode is about the complicated life of Johann Augustus Suter, better known as John Sutter. There is more to this man’s story than I anticipated, and, I went into this knowing there would be a lot to tell. I underestimated how much backstory there was before Sutter arrives in California.
S2 E7 John Sutter Part 1 1803 - 1837 Before California
Monkey Block San Francisco's Golden History - May 15, 2022 23:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsToday’s episode is about the complicated life of Johann Augustus Suter, better known as John Sutter. There is more to this man’s story than I anticipated, and, I went into this knowing there would be a lot to tell. I underestimated how much backstory there was before Sutter arrives in California...
S2 E6 Walking With Spirits, Interview with Mick's Bootique SF Ghost Tours
Monkey Block San Francisco's Golden History - April 02, 2022 03:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsWhile my intro states I extract legends and tell the real stories, today’s episode is a mix of legends and real stories. Today, I am interviewing a connection made via this podcast. Today’s guest does San Francisco history ghost tours, focused on, surprise, surprise, early San Francisco history...
S2 E5 Accidental Annexation of California 1842
Monkey Block San Francisco's Golden History - March 15, 2022 07:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsOctober 1842, Commodore Thomas Ap Catesby Jones believes he is about to place his name in the records of American expansionist history, stating Mexico made a declaration of war against the United States, He plans to seize every California port from Yerba Buena to San Diego, before Mexico can e...
S2 E5 Accidental Annexation of California
Monkey Block San Francisco's Golden History - March 15, 2022 07:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsOctober 1842, Commodore Thomas Ap Catesby Jones believes he is about to place his name in the records of American expansionist history, stating Mexico made a declaration of war against the United States, He plans to seize every California port from Yerba Buena to San Diego, before Mexico can e...
S2 Episode 4, Monkey Block Year in Review
Monkey Block San Francisco's Golden History - February 01, 2022 06:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsI launched my podcast, last year, 2021, on January 30. Over the past year, I’ve shared some fun stories about early San Francisco, changed my perspective of lots of things, and met new people, all while gathering information for my podcast. I am happy to say I have a one year anniversary. This ...
S2 Episode 3, Yerba Buena's Original Shoreline and Development
Monkey Block San Francisco's Golden History - January 09, 2022 06:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsIn previous episodes, I’ve mentioned the importance of Alta California’s Yerba Buena Cove to the overall commerce in the District of San Francisco, consisting of the local rancheros, the Mission, and other local inhabitants. This cove was advantageous, for being a year-round, protected spot for ...
S2 Episode 2 William Heath Davis Part 2 1838 - 1846
Monkey Block San Francisco's Golden History - December 02, 2021 01:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsI’m diving into Davis’ story because it directly captures Yerba Buena and early San Francisco history, with an insiders look at how one, socially, and financially privileged, foreigner, experienced Yerba Buena, among other … socially and financially privileged foreigners and Californios. monke...
S2 Episode 2 William Heath Davis 1838 - 1846
Monkey Block San Francisco's Golden History - December 02, 2021 01:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsI’m diving into Davis’ story because it directly captures Yerba Buena and early San Francisco history, with an insiders look at how one, socially, and financially privileged, foreigner, experienced Yerba Buena, among other … socially and financially privileged foreigners and Californios.
S2 Episode 2 Part 2 William Heath Davis Part 2 1838 - 1846
Monkey Block San Francisco's Golden History - December 02, 2021 01:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsI’m diving into Davis’ story because it directly captures Yerba Buena and early San Francisco history, with an insiders look at how one, socially, and financially privileged, foreigner, experienced Yerba Buena, among other … socially and financially privileged foreigners and Californios. If y...
S2 Episode 1 William Heath Davis Part 1 1822 - 1838
Monkey Block San Francisco's Golden History - October 22, 2021 07:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsThere are only a few foreigners who lived in Yerba Buena, Alta California, long enough to see the province go from Spanish, to Mexican, to American rule. A person who lived through all that, would have a unique perspective of early Yerba Buena, and California history. William Heath Davis, is t...
S2 Episode 1 William Heath Davis 1822 - 1838
Monkey Block San Francisco's Golden History - October 22, 2021 07:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsThere are only a few foreigners who lived in Yerba Buena, Alta California, long enough to see the province go from Spanish, to Mexican, to American rule. A person who lived through all that, would have a unique perspective of early Yerba Buena, and California history. William Heath Davis, is t...
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