Best Calavera Podcasts (2024)

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Ep. 36 - Hoboken: The City That Seized The Day 8:26

29d ago8:26

8:26

“Eat drink and be merry for tomorrow we die.” “Carpe Diem” “Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, Old time is still a-flying; And this same flower that smiles today Tomorrow will be dying.” What do all of these sayings have in common? They can describe the city in California nearby Sacramento that boomed for just a month. The people knew it wouldn't las…

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Season One Wrap-Up! 22:18

30d ago22:18

22:18

Join our fantastic hosts, Anjali and Julia, as they take a trip down memory lane, reflecting on all the incredible guests and unforgettable moments of this season! From insightful discussions to hilarious anecdotes, they've got it all covered. And to top it off, they'll be playing a super fun "efforts" voice acting game that's sure to have you laug…

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Why Elena Siegman Selects Eurydice 48:56

1M ago48:56

48:56

In this episode, we chat with the incredible Elena Siegman— singer, songwriter, musician, and video game producer. You may know her for her vocal performances in the Call of Duty series. Elena has also worked on Guitar Hero II, BioShock Infinite, and Destiny. She joins us to select the character of Eurydice from the critically acclaimed game series…

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Ep. 35 - Queho: The Bad Indian 4:58

1M ago4:58

4:58

Queho was and is known for being Nevada's first serial killer who was never caught. To read click this link This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rickymortensen.substack.comBy Ricky Mortensen

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Why Jacinda Chew Selects Abby Anderson 52:14

1M ago52:14

52:14

On this week's episode of The Character Select Podcast, Julia and Anjali sit down with the incredible art director Jacinda Chew to get her perspective on all things games. Jacinda is the Senior Art Director at Insomniac Games and breaks down her perspective on the industry, her work on the Spiderman game series, and her ultimate respect for Laura B…

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Ep. 34 News Carver; One of Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch 4:44

2M ago4:44

4:44

Butch Cassidy is a famous outlaw so this episode I share the story of one of his “Wild Bunch” a guy known as News Carver To read the Article version Click here This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rickymortensen.substack.com…

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Ep. 33 Why Calaveras County Is Obsessed With Frogs 7:21

2M ago7:21

7:21

Calaveras County in Northern California Absolutely loves frogs, they are obsessed. Frog murals, frog statues, frog plaques, a frog walk of fame and of course they have the annual Jumping Frog Jubilee where they have the annual Jumping frog competition. So why is Calaveras County, Angels Camp in particular, frog obsessed? To the point there was a co…

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Ep. 32 The Truth About Yankee Jim 7:09

2M ago7:09

7:09

Yankee Jim was the victim of mistaken identity, there were two criminals back in the early 1850's known by the name Yankee Jim. Both were tall, both were criminals but one more so than the other. Nowadays most don't know there were two and make the same mistake the court in San Diego made and combine the two men into one. Intrigued? This is a publi…

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Why Jay-Ann Lopez Selects Martin Hatch and Sylens 42:02

2M ago42:02

42:02

This week, we are thrilled to sit down with Jay-Ann Lopez, CEO and Founder of Black Girl Gamers! Named one of Forbes’ 30 Under 30 and a fierce advocate for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Jay-Ann opens up to us about her efforts to build a progressive presence in the world of gaming. Inspired to create more spaces for black women and girls at a y…

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Ep. 31 John Kanaka and Sutter: A Tale of Two Legacies 9:52

2M ago9:52

9:52

Could I have stumbled upon THE John from the Irish folk song John Kanaka? Come along with me and learn the story of a Kanaka who was never supposed to be and his adventures in California. Prefer to read? Click here Sponsor links below Hawaiian State - Book 1 Hawaiian Legacy - Book 2 Hawaiian Legend - Book 3 This is a public episode. If you would li…

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Ep. 30 Unmasking Joaquin Murrieta: Myth vs Reality in California's Outlaw History 15:36

2M ago15:36

15:36

Get ready to challenge everything you thought you knew about one of California's most notorious outlaws...Joaquin Murrieta, the infamous figure known as the 'Robin Hood of the El Dorado.' Join me and delve deep into the dusty archives of history, to uncover the truth behind Murrieta's notorious exploits and separate fact from fiction. This episode …

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Why Abubakar Salim Selects Sora 53:01

2M ago53:01

53:01

On this episode of Character Select, Anjali and Julia sit down with renowned actor Abubakar Salim. Well-known to television audiences for his roles in Raised By Wolves and House of the Dragon, as well as for his BAFTA-winning performance of Bayek of Siwa in Assassin’s Creed: Origins, Abubakar’s most recent role is even more impressive and unexpecte…

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Ep. 29 Skydiving Beavers: Idaho's 1948 Wild Adventure! 6:08

2M ago6:08

6:08

Do you ever think about how animals are relocated? I'm sure you've seen a horse in on of those trailers on the road or put your dog on a plane but I'm talking about wild animals. Like Beavers. Idaho has quite the story about relocating a bunch of beavers after World War Two and I will tell you that story. Sponsor Hawaiian State - Book 1 Hawaiian Le…

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Ep. 28 Mystery Solved!: The Civil War Cannon of Placerville, California 3:38

2M ago3:38

3:38

Living on the west coast in the United States you might think that to see Civil War artifacts, you gotta head on down to the South where it was fought or go to a museum. What if I told you there are some Civil War Cannons in plain sight in Northern California? But before I tell you about that… This is sponsored by The Hawaiian State book series by …

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Ep. 27 The Longmire Cabin Story 4:17

2M ago4:17

4:17

My professional photographer Grandpa and I went out for a photography trip up at Mount Rainer here in Washington. As a history lover I always have my eyes set out to learn the local history around me and sure enough I came across something pretty interesting. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get …

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Why Austin Wintory Selects Manny Calavera and Hector Lemans 1:05:01

2M ago1:05:01

1:05:01

Austin Wintory may have never been a composer if he hadn't been trying to win a challenge issued by his father when he was a child; thankfully, the stars aligned and our world of gaming certainly is better for it! On this episode of Character Select, Julia and Anjali sit down with the self-described Grim Fandango fanboy to chat about conducting his…

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Why Tom Keegan Selects Cere Junda 1:02:24

3M ago1:02:24

1:02:24

Tom Keegan has gone from the theater stage to the performance capture studio and he's got more than a few stories about his journey! On this week's must-watch episode of Character Select, Tom breaks out his project notebook and chats with Julia and Anjali about guiding emotional performances in Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order, how he gets actors to fi…

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Why Erika Ishii Selects GLaDOS 48:22

3M ago48:22

48:22

WELCOME TO THE CHARACTER SELECT PODCAST! Please SUBSCRIBE and SHARE! If you've ever wondered how many compliments it takes to make Erika Ishii squirm, you've come to the right place! On this episode of Character Select, Julia and Anjali find out how Erika deals with keeping parts of herself out of the spotlight, what they consider their three big c…

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Why Michael Chu Selects Symmetra 54:40

3M ago54:40

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Thanks to our episode sponsor, @HeroForgeMinis! Visit https://www.heroforge.com to learn more. WELCOME TO THE CHARACTER SELECT PODCAST! Please SUBSCRIBE and SHARE! Have you ever had the sign that you should work in video games visible from your backyard? Join Julia and Anjali as they chat with the senior designer for the Overwatch, Michael Chu, who…

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Why Jennifer Hale Selects Commander Shepard 50:43

3M ago50:43

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Thanks to our episode sponsor, @HeroForgeMinis! Visit https://www.heroforge.com to learn more. WELCOME TO THE CHARACTER SELECT PODCAST! Please SUBSCRIBE and SHARE! Have you ever wanted a glimpse inside of Jennifer Hale's home recording studio? Of course you have! This week on Character Select, join Julia and Anjali as they chat with the voice over …

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Why Matthew Mercer Selects Solid Snake 38:55

4M ago38:55

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Thanks to our episode sponsor, @HeroForgeMinis! Visit https://www.heroforge.com to learn more. WELCOME TO THE CHARACTER SELECT PODCAST! Please SUBSCRIBE and SHARE! In the pilot episode of The Character Select Podcast, voice acting and tabletop legend Matthew Mercer sits down with Anjali and Julia to talk about swapping Nintendo games with his grand…

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Prologue: The Character Select Origin Story 20:33

4M ago20:33

20:33

Hello! We are Anjali Bhimani and Julia Bianco, and we'd like to welcome you to the Character Select Podcast! In this special prologue, we introduce ourselves and share the origin story of this podcast! What inspired this?? Why are we bringing this to you?? All that and more inside! Character Select is a love letter to video game performances! Each …

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Welcome to Character Select! 1:01

4M ago1:01

1:01

Launching March 25th. Find us online at charselectpod.com, email us at charselectpod@gmail.com, and follow us @charselectpod on Instagram and @characterselectpod on TikTok Credits - Hosts: Anjali Bhimani and Julia Bianco - Executive Producers: Rick Barrio Dill, Julia Bianco Schoeffling, & Anjali Bhimani - Producer: Madigan Hunt - Producer/Sound Eng…

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EP 26 - THE BLONDE KING, AN AXE MURDERER AND MOUNTAIN DEW 56:21

5M ago56:21

56:21

In this episode, I will be telling you all about 5 different men, John Sutter, Sam Brannan, Sam Barlow, James Savage, and Doc Maynard. Each of these men made some kind of impact on the western United States. You can listen now but This episode will be premiering in all its glory on YouTube at 7.15pm tonight. on 2/21/24 each of the 5 will be posted …

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ep. 25 - Druids, Demons & Teddy Ruxpin 37:47

8M ago37:47

37:47

Listen, Watch or Read. The Choice is yours. Ancient Celtic Druids base their holidays on the wheel of the year. The Celtic year was divided into 2 halves the light and the dark. Within The halves, there would be 4 fire festivals. Samhain was the name of the fire festival that marked the beginning of the dark half of the year. During Samhain, it is …

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ep. 24 How Stockton Got Its Name 5:22

10M ago5:22

5:22

Opportunity is one of the many words that you can use to describe The United States, sure not everyone will succeed and not everyone will get the same opportunities but you get a heck of a lot more than you would in most if not all other countries. This is why so many people immigrated here and still do today. Well, even within this country there w…

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Episode 174: The Brewgooders Episode 174: Special Guest Christian Douglas and Erik Calavera 1:44:53

1y ago1:44:53

1:44:53

onight we have the pleasure of Christian Douglas joining us.Christian is a massive creative and editorial machine behind the kickstarting Punk Droid anthology. It is ace (Geoff reviewed it a few weeks ago on episode 172!)You can find it on kickstarter right now!https://www.kickstarter.com/.../christiandouglas/punkdroid…

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ep. 23 The Fascinating Life of James Lick - A Self-Made Millionaire Who Revolutionized California! 13:05

1y ago13:05

13:05

An old man is laying in a bed, he's not really all that old in his late seventies. He would like nothing more than to not be stuck in his bed, weak and slowly dying. trapped in his thoughts knowing his time is near and drawing closer every minute. This man is extremely wealthy, has very few real friends, and many posers. His whole life has been tha…

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ep. 22 Tidbits Blitz - Hank Monk, George Lathrop and Phillip Armour 9:36

1y ago9:36

9:36

Listen, Watch, or Read. I got you covered. Hey everybody in this episode of Ricky's Historical Tidbits I am going to do something a little different. A Tidbits Blitz, What that is, is a handful of tidbits in one episode. These tidbits are short but worth telling so instead of posting a super short episode for each one I'm going to do a bunch in one…

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Episode 172: The Brewgooders Episode 172: Our trip to Edinburgh 33:09

1y ago33:09

33:09

Tonight we had the pleasure of being invited to the Froth & Flame Edinburgh to drink beer and chat to Spey Valley Brewery, Alechemy Brewery and Broughton Brewery.Colin Maxwell also joined us to review comics! Welcome back dude.Reviews include Unpopular Comic's new Kickstarterhttps://www.kickstarter.com/.../christiandouglas/punkdroid…

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Episode 171: The Brewgooders 171: Beer, Comics and assorted geekery 10:22

1y ago10:22

10:22

John Bruce has joined the lads to talk about beer, their comicy wee kand all the assorted geek news!

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ep. 21 - The War of the Worlds - Full Broadcast with Brief History Introduction by Ricky Mortensen 59:07

1+ y ago59:07

59:07

Have you ever heard of the Orson Welles Controversy concerning the War of the Worlds Broadcast he did one day? Well if you haven't or even if you have but haven't heard the full broadcast for yourself, you are in luck. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rickymort…

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ep. 20 Robert F. Stockton "Fighting Bob" 18:32

1+ y ago18:32

18:32

"Regal? Overrated? Captain of men? Friend and benefactor? Bellicose firebrand? Robert Stockton was many things to many people, but in two things he was constant: he was unwavering in his dedication to his state and to his country, and he never failed to strive for glory. Regardless of what history makes of his achievements, and there were inarguabl…

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Episode 170: The Brewgooders Episode 170: Special Guest Sue Hadrill 1:37:40

1+ y ago1:37:40

1:37:40

We have the organiser of the amazing Lawless Comic Con 2022 Sue Haddrell. We look forward to asking her about this year's blockbuster event. Beers. Comics, assorted geekery!

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ep. 19 Ghirardelli - The Candy Man 10:52

1+ y ago10:52

10:52

You have likely had one of the Ghirardelli squares before, have you ever wondered about the history not of the company exactly but the man that started it? Well I have and I did the research and MANNNNN did this guy have a tough time in business yet he persevered along with his family. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh…

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Episode 169: The Brewgooders Episode 169: Beer, Comics and Assorted Geekery 2:05:19

1+ y ago2:05:19

2:05:19

Beer tasting, beer news, comic news and reviews, assorted geek chat, debate and a wee bit of pro-wrestling. We are back. Tonight. 8pm...ish. let's never not be apart this long again

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ep. 18 The Largest Gold Nugget Ever Found in CA 3:58

1+ y ago3:58

3:58

I tell you a brief explanation of 4 kinds of gold and then the stories of 3 gold nuggets This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rickymortensen.substack.comBy Ricky Mortensen

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ep. 17 The Jenny Lind Steamboat Disaster 6:42

1+ y ago6:42

6:42

The Jenny Lind Steamboat Disaster claimed 32 lives in the bay area back in 1853. In this episode, I'll tell you all about it. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rickymortensen.substack.comBy Ricky Mortensen

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ep. 16 E. Clampus Vitus Exposed 14:51

1+ y ago14:51

14:51

According to E. Clampus Vitus legend, St. Vitus devoted 37 years of study and unbiblical contemplation to seek out the fundamental truths bound up in the mystic title of the order. He began writing a cabalistic treatise on the subject in 83 volumes. Still, so far as anyone has been able to discover, he got no further than the first 3 words: Credo Q…

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ep. 15 Keep Bigler Blue - The Lake Tahoe Name Controversey 15:42

1+ y ago15:42

15:42

Many moons ago there was a big lake in the western territory of the United States. Native American tribes called it dá’aw which translates basically to “lake”. Some say there is a 60-foot monster like the loch ness monster that lives in the deep known today as Tahoe Tessie, some say there are hundreds of bodies at the bottom perfectly preserved fro…

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ep. 14 Black Bart - The Po8 28:50

1+ y ago28:50

28:50

In this episode of Ricky's Historical Tidbits, I share with you the story of my favorite criminal, Charley Boles also known as Black Bart. He robbed 28 stagecoaches in his bandit career and was eventually caught and sent to San Quentin. I'm really excited about this episode. Books Recommended Black Bart - George Hoeper Black Bart: Search is over - …

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ep. 13 Frederick Bee - Mandarin of the Blue Button 7:45

1+ y ago7:45

7:45

In this episode of Ricky's Historical Tidbits, I share with you the story of a man who made his mark everywhere he went. Whether it was mining for gold, building a telegraph line across the country, constructing railroads, potentially inventing the pony express, and most notably Consul for the Chinese people in the United States. His name? Frederic…

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ep. 12 Lucy Batterman 6:19

1+ y ago6:19

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In this episode of Ricky's Historical Tidbits, I share with you the story of a lady named Lucy Ann Stoddard Wakefield Batterman, who was known to most for her pies but there’s something else she’s known for. She is part of the Miners on Main series which is a scavenger hunt coming soon to Main Street in Placerville highlighting local people of hist…

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ep 11. Eliza McKinstry 2:47

1+ y ago2:47

2:47

This short episode of Ricky's Historical Tidbits is about a lady named Eliza Mckinstry. She is part of the Miners on Main series which is a scavenger hunt coming soon to Main Street in Placerville highlighting local people of history that had some kind of impact on the city of Placerville. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this…

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ep. 10 - George G. Blanchard - Judge of El Dorado County 4:04

1+ y ago4:04

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In this short episode of Ricky's historical tidbits, I share with you a little bit about a man who will be featured in the city of Placerville's “Miners on Main” scavenger hunt on Main Street. Known to history for a few things but is mostly known as Judge Blanchard. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers …

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ep. 9 - Dorothea Zeisz - The Pioneer Grandma 3:06

2y ago3:06

3:06

This is a short episode about Dorothea Zeisz, a woman who had 10 kids then her husband left the country for "business" This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rickymortensen.substack.comBy Ricky Mortensen

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ep. 8 - Sheriff James Hume - The Sherlock Holmes of the Wild West 9:56

2y ago9:56

9:56

“One of the best detectives on the Pacific Coast; prompt, vigilant, and firm; always sober, reticent in his business affairs; knew no fear of danger; confided into the fullest extent of his employers, and generally esteemed by all who have the pleasure of his acquaintance.” that is a description of a man known today as the Sherlock Holmes of the wi…

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ep. 7 - Wheelbarrow Johnny - The Story of John Studebaker 20:22

2y ago20:22

20:22

You may have heard of Studebakers in terms of cars or old wagons but do you know the full story of the man behind it all, it is quite the story and you will enjoy every second of this episode all about it. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rickymortensen.substac…

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ep. 6 - Robbers Roost - The Gassaway Gang 3:28

2y ago3:28

3:28

Robbers Roost is a place where the notorious Gassaway Gang hung out and robbed an unknown amount of people until they finally got caught and were sent to jail. Though short, this is their story. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rickymortensen.substack.com…

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ep. 5 - May Woolsey - The Trunk Under the Stairs. 8:10

2y ago8:10

8:10

It was 1979, a man named Ed Duffy, a carpenter, had bought an old home in Sacramento and was working on fixing it up. under the staircase, he happened upon an old trunk and when he opened it he was astonished at what he found. In this episode I will be sharing with you the story of May Woolsey and the trunk under those stairs. This is a public epis…

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