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Never30
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Never 30 is a podcast of the Ventura County Star, in Southern California, and part of the USA Today Network. The show, which focuses on unique and obscure stories from Ventura County history, is co-produced by host Andrea Howry and showrunner Anthony Plascencia. New episodes are released every Wednesday each season.
Episodes
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Then a state hospital, now a university
In 1936, Camarillo State Hospital opened at the base of the Santa Monica Mountains, between the city of Camarillo and the ocean. It was a project of the Great Depression, designed to put men back to work building public institutions. For 61 years, the hospital served people with mental illness,...
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The case of murderous Ma Duncan
In 1959, a trial took place in the old Ventura County Courthouse – now Ventura City Hall – that was described at the time as bizarre, macabre and just plain weird. It drew reporters from around the world, and spectators lined up as early as 5 a.m. to try to get a seat in the courtroom. It was the...
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On the Forefront of History - Part 2
How will future generations learn about us? In this digital age, will we leave a mark or a clue as to who we were or what we thought? In this episode, we continue our interview with Charles Johnson, who recently retired after 30 years as the director of the research library at the Museum of…
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On the Forefront of History - Part 1
"The whole story was just sitting there waiting to be opened — and told." Charles Johnson came across a lot of those stories in his 30 years as director of the research library at the Museum of Ventura County. Recently retired, he sat down for a "Never 30" podcast interview, where he shared…
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Rooting out the origin of the iconic Two Trees
The two eucalyptus trees that stand atop a hill overlooking Ventura, California, have become a symbol of the city. There have been trees there since 1898 — sometimes two, sometimes five — but they've always stood there as Ventura icons, despite drought, fire and vandalism. Today, one is dead and...
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Origins of the BackboneTrail
The Backbone Trail stretches 67 miles through the Santa Monica Mountains, from Point Mugu at its westernmost end to Will Rogers State Historic Park on the outskirts of the second largest city in the United States. Along the way, it yields secrets of its past. The trail itself is a story — more…
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Cemetery lost in plain sight
If it weren’t for occasional markers in the grass that list names, birthdates and dates of death, no one would ever know that a stunning park with ocean views in Midtown Ventura, California, was once a cemetery. In 1964, workers removed hundreds of tombstones that filled these seven acres. Some…
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More Ghost Stories
A ghost of a man who looks like he has been hit by a train. The apparition of a woman with the head of a horse and hooves for hands. These are some of the spirits who roam the Oxnard area, according to local writer Richard Senate. And at Rancho Camulos near Piru? Those are happy ghosts there…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Never 30 is a podcast of the Ventura County Star, in Southern California, and part of the USA Today Network. The show, which focuses on unique and obscure stories from Ventura County history, is co-produced by host Andrea Howry and showrunner Anthony Plascencia. New episodes are released every Wednesday each season.
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