PODCASTS/INTERVIEWS

A Rumbling of Women, Revisited

February 2022 ~In this panel discussion, hosted by Napa County Historical Society, four of the women who contributed chapters to the 2018 book A Rumbling of Women: Napa Feminists 1970-1990, reflect upon their contributions to the book, the women’s movement, and their local communities. The four panelists are Lauren Coodley, Charlene Steen, Jan Svoboda, and Sudie Pollock.

Lauren Coodley: Feminist Historian, Teacher and Writer

July 2021 ~ Women Over 70–Aging Reimagined with Gail Zelitzky & Catherine Marienau

Lauren Coodley Presents Lost Napa Valley

February 2021 ~ Lauren Coodley continues Napa County Historical Society’s theme of “Who Tells Our Story” as she discusses her book, Lost Napa Valley.

The Marc Steiner Show

May 2017 ~ We explore the life of an often overlooked but extremely important social and political figure, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Upton Sinclair. We will talk with author and historian Lauren Coodley, who wrote the book Upton Sinclair: California Socialist, Celebrity Intellectual.

Book TV: Lauren Coodley, “Upton Sinclair”

May 2014 ~ Lauren Coodley talks about the many political causes taken up by Upton Sinclair over his life, including his unsuccessful run for governor of California in 1934. Prof. Coodley spoke at the Eric Quezada Center for Culture and Politics in San Francisco.

Upton Sinclair, The Feminist

April 2014 ~ C-SPAN ~ Lauren Coodley talked about her book, Upton Sinclair: California Socialist, Celebrity Intellectual, in which she looks at the many political causes taken up by Upton Sinclair.

Note: This talk is referenced and utilized in the CSPAN lesson plan, by history professor Andrew Mitchell, focussed on Lauren Coodley’s book, “Upton Sinclair: California Socialist, Celebrity Intellectual,” with emphasis on his feminist activism.

Writer’s Voice Podcast with Francesca Rheannon

February 2014 ~ Lauren Coodley talks about her biography, UPTON SINCLAIR: California Socialist, Celebrity Intellectual.