# Blue Dot: California 1776: what was it like? With pyrogeographer Don Hankins

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Podcast: [Blue Dot](https://stenobird.com/podcast/blue-dot-396518)
Published: 2026-07-03T17:26:57+00:00
Episode link: https://www.mynspr.org/show/blue-dot/2026-07-03/blue-dot-california-1776-what-was-it-like-with-pyrogeographer-don-hankins
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To mark the nation's 250th birthday, host Dave Schlom is joined by California State University Chico geography professor Don Hankins to discuss what California would have been like in 1776.

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