Ricky's Historical Tidbits Podcast
By Ricky Mortensen
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NorCal History show that does not bog you down with dates and names and focus' on stories. Hosted by Ricky Mortensen
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CHOLERAFORNIA: The Gold Rush Epidemic That Emptied a City
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Sep 19, 2026 |
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The Day Sacramento Shot Their Mayor
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Sep 08, 2026 |
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The Great Diamond Hoax of 1872: How Two Kentucky Cousins Fooled San Francisco’s Richest Men
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Aug 31, 2026 |
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Shanghai Kelly: San Francisco's Most Dangerous Host
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Jun 10, 2026 |
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The Forgotten Mussel Slough Tragedy
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Jun 03, 2026 |
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America’s First "Murder by Mail"
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May 26, 2026 |
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The Tehachapi Wreck Of 1883
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May 05, 2026 |
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America’s Only Emperor: The True Story of Norton I
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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The Ice That Built California
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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Adolph Weber - The Boy Murderer of Auburn, CA
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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The Sport Too Brutal for the Wild West
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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Ep. 39 - Elfego Baca: Wild West Hero
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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Ep. 38 Hank Vaughan: The Outlaw You’ve Never Heard Of (But Should)
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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Ep. 37- Camel Craze in the West: The Story of California’s Camel Experiment and Virginia City's Camel Races
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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Ep. 36 - Hoboken: The City That Seized The Day
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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Ep. 35 - Queho: The Bad Indian
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May 30, 2024 |
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Ep. 34 News Carver; One of Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch
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May 21, 2024 |
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Ep. 33 Why Calaveras County Is Obsessed With Frogs
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May 17, 2024 |
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Ep. 32 The Truth About Yankee Jim
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May 15, 2024 |
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Ep. 31 John Kanaka and Sutter: A Tale of Two Legacies
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May 11, 2024 |
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Ep. 30 Unmasking Joaquin Murrieta: Myth vs Reality in California's Outlaw History
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May 08, 2024 |
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Ep. 29 Skydiving Beavers: Idaho's 1948 Wild Adventure!
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May 03, 2024 |
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Ep. 28 Mystery Solved!: The Civil War Cannon of Placerville, California
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May 02, 2024 |
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Ep. 27 The Longmire Cabin Story
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May 02, 2024 |
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EP 26 - THE BLONDE KING, AN AXE MURDERER AND MOUNTAIN DEW
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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ep. 25 - Druids, Demons & Teddy Ruxpin
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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ep. 24 How Stockton Got Its Name
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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ep. 23 The Fascinating Life of James Lick - A Self-Made Millionaire Who Revolutionized California!
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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ep. 22 Tidbits Blitz - Hank Monk, George Lathrop and Phillip Armour
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May 16, 2023 |
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ep. 21 - The War of the Worlds - Full Broadcast with Brief History Introduction by Ricky Mortensen
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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ep. 20 Robert F. Stockton "Fighting Bob"
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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ep. 19 Ghirardelli - The Candy Man
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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ep. 18 The Largest Gold Nugget Ever Found in CA
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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ep. 17 The Jenny Lind Steamboat Disaster
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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ep. 16 E. Clampus Vitus Exposed
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Jan 24, 2023 |
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ep. 15 Keep Bigler Blue - The Lake Tahoe Name Controversey
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Jan 17, 2023 |
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ep. 14 Black Bart - The Po8
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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ep. 13 Frederick Bee - Mandarin of the Blue Button
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Nov 26, 2022 |
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ep. 12 Lucy Batterman
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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ep 11. Eliza McKinstry
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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ep. 10 - George G. Blanchard - Judge of El Dorado County
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Oct 18, 2022 |
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ep. 9 - Dorothea Zeisz - The Pioneer Grandma
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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ep. 8 - Sheriff James Hume - The Sherlock Holmes of the Wild West
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Sep 27, 2022 |
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ep. 7 - Wheelbarrow Johnny - The Story of John Studebaker
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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ep. 6 - Robbers Roost - The Gassaway Gang
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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ep. 5 - May Woolsey - The Trunk Under the Stairs.
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Sep 06, 2022 |
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ep. 4 - The Mountain Brewery - A Victim of Prohibition
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Aug 30, 2022 |
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ep. 3 - Preston Castle - Ancient home to Queen Calafia?
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Aug 23, 2022 |
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ep. 2 - Snowshoe Thompson - The Viking Mailman of the Sierra
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Aug 09, 2022 |
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ep. 1 - William Leidesdorff - The First Millionaire of California before the Gold Rush
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Aug 02, 2022 |