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East Bay Yesterday

Society & Culture

East Bay Yesterday

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Monthly podcast. Next episode on Wednesday, April 1.

East Bay history podcast that gathers, shares & celebrate stories from Oakland, Berkeley, Richmond and other towns throughout Alameda and Contra Costa Counties.

142 episodes • 0 archived •

“I felt burning in my throat”: Preparing for nuclear war in Livermore

March 4

March 4

1h 16m

Welcome to "the floating city": How the Hornet dodged destruction

February 3

February 3

1h 1m

“That’s where my power came from”: Betty Reid Soskin's century of chaos and hope

January 6

January 6

59 mins

How to save a house: Meet the people maintaining some of the Bay’s oldest homes

Dec 16, 2025

Dec 16, 2025

1h 9m

“He wanted people to take risks”: An underdog movement’s astonishing rise

Nov 12, 2025

Nov 12, 2025

58 mins

“My neighborhood looks the same as it did 50 years ago”: What needs protection – and what needs to change?

Oct 15, 2025

Oct 15, 2025

1h 14m

“The ballroom communist”: How a radical aristocrat changed Oakland

Sep 16, 2025

Sep 16, 2025

1h 1m

“We let everybody throw it away”: How garbage worked before corporations took over

Aug 13, 2025

Aug 13, 2025

57 mins

Fighting fascism can be fun: La Peña celebrates 50 years of creative struggle

Jul 10, 2025

Jul 10, 2025

46 mins

“Respect the patch”: How Oakland’s oldest Black motorcycle club survived more than 60 years

Jun 20, 2025

Jun 20, 2025

35 mins

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