East Bay Yesterday podcaster shares the region’s most fascinating histories

Did you know that Bruce Lee taught ballroom dancing in Oakland? Or that the walnut groves that once covered Walnut Creek dated back millennia?East Bay Yesterday podcast

A former journalist, O’Donoghue started the podcast in 2016 “to feel more connected” to his hometown and deliver the type of fleshed-out back stories and real-life voices you won’t find on Atlas Obscura. OAKLAND, CA – DECEMBER 1: Liam O’Donoghue, the host behind the East Bay Yesterday podcast poses for a photograph at Township Commons Park which sits on the former site of the historic 9th Avenue Terminal in Oakland. The Matrix reboot is coming out in a month and there’s a famous car chase scene that was filmed in the Posey Tube between Oakland and Alameda.

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