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  1. 3h

    Sending out love to as he recovers! This track about growing up in East Oakland is one of the best

  2. Aug 17

    This postcard is part of the World War I exhibit on display at the history room right now. Definitely worth checking out!

  3. Aug 17

    Hear how Cecil Brown introduced Richard Pryor to "the heat that was coming from this new renaissance" in Berkeley→

  4. Aug 17

    If you liked the last episode, read "Becoming Richard Pryor" by -- total masterpiece!

  5. Aug 16

    Mandrake's was the East Bay club & counterculture hotspot where Richard Pryor "found his style" in the early 1970s

  6. Aug 15

    NEW EPISODE→“The freest time of my life”: Richard Pryor’s transformative East Bay experience [also on iTunes, etc]

  7. Aug 11

    It's Friday! Kick off the weekend with a classic from Oakland's Tony! Toni! Toné!

  8. Aug 4

    It's Friday! Perfect time to enjoy a classic jam from native

  9. Aug 4

    I love finding the most random stories on Oakland Wiki: "A 1901 'bring a pet to school' day ended badly..."

  10. Aug 2

    Scary to see a wildfire burning in the hills right now. This video of the 1991 blaze shows how quickly it can spread

  11. Jul 31

    Hey, AC Transit, any chance you might bring back these crazy-looking bus shelters from the early 1960s? cc:

  12. Jul 27

    When had a contest to design the train cars in 1965 here's what a few of the submissions looked like

  13. Jul 24

    Linda Yamane is bringing back the art of Ohlone basket-weaving. This video shows the amazingly intricate process

  14. Jul 21

    Let's kick off the weekend with a classic from some West Oakland legends...

  15. Jul 19

    Thank you & for naming this show "The Best Podcast about the East Bay." Now it's time to make new episodes!

  16. Jun 27

    This video of Oakland legend Sugar Pie DeSanto singing "Rock Me Baby" is simply one of the best performances EVER

  17. Jun 24

    In honor of weekend, a fascinating history of the East Bay's early LGBTQ bars h/t

  18. Jun 23

    You can now find on , the podcast page of ! Check out their great selection of shows

  19. Jun 23

    "A Message to Black Youth": Today's the anniversary of James Baldwin's 1963 speech at Oakland's Castlemont High

  20. Jun 19

    Before the Caldecott Tunnel: Interesting story on the twisty history of Highway 24 via

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