77: Yosemite National Park

There’s not much in life you can understand without context. When it comes to the systematic destruction of our planet during the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries, the context is this – for the first 300,000 years of human history, nature, as former Laker coach Pat Riley might put it, “kicked our ass.” Nature had us in a choke hold from the first cave to the first cafe, with famine, disease, natural disasters, and the occasional haymaker of a plague, bubonic, choleric, or otherwise. -Visit us online at: Itshometownhistory.com -Find us on all podcasting platforms: https://link.chtbl.com/hometownhistory -Support our podcast by becoming a patron at: Patreon.com/itshometownhistory -Check out our other podcasts: itsarclightmedia.com Episode Sponsor: - Go to Talkspace.com. Make sure to use the code HOMETOWN to get $100 off of your first month and show your support for the show.

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Personally curated histories from hometowns around America. Join Shane Waters as he travels to places of forgotten historical significance and shares these hometown stories with listeners. Like his visit to the Cherokee Nation in Cherokee, North Carolina where he interviewed the Cherokee at The Museum of the Cherokee Indian. Or when he traveled to The Biltmore Estate, the largest home in America, to share the time when some of the nation’s most prized artwork was hidden within their walls to protect them from the Nazi’s. We all love hearing the unknown stories of the places we visit when planning a trip - like the Redwoods National Park, Grand Canyon National Park, or Sun Studio. But what about Parker's Cross Roads, Tennessee? Or the Island in Michigan where the only American King ruled? But if you also enjoy traveling vicariously then this is also a podcast for you. Find Hometown History wherever you get your podcasts: https://link.chtbl.com/hometownhistory Award-Wining Podcast, new episodes weekly. Ad-Free on our Black Label Podcasting channel on Apple Premium (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/black-label-podcasting/id6443660911) and Patreon (http://patreon.com/itshometownhistory) . Check out Shane’s true crime podcast Foul Play: Crime Series.  (https://link.chtbl.com/foulplay)