Talking NorCal

Still in quarantine, Zach and Bob break down their top 10 movies filmed in Northern California. It turns out that NorCal is a popular place for Hollywood directors to create movies. From the loved independent films to the blockbuster action thrillers, there's plenty of movie magic in California's north.

On the quarantine episode of the Talking NorCal Podcast, Zach and Bob discuss all the Coronavirus news including the closing of ski resorts, what the stay-in-mandate means for NorCal residents, the closing of indoor areas at State Parks and how you can support local businesses in NorCal (2:45). Then Zach speaks with Ashley Shingleton about how the virus is shaking up the healthcare industry and how we can help make their lives easier (29:41). Finally, Zach and Bob end on a lighter note with a review of the Northern California classic film Outbreak (43:00).

On this edition of the Talking NorCal Podcast, Zach and Bob discuss the Coronavirus pandemic in Northern California and the best ways to stay out of its way (Hint: Go Outdoors) (2:01). Then they get into the NorCal Notes of the week including earthquakes in Humboldt, migrating whales in Point Reyes, the Worm Supermoon, Mt. Shasta Ski Park's dwindling snowpack and a 230-pound sturgeon caught on the Sacramento River (8:28). Then, Zach chats with Chip O'Brien about the potential removal of three dams in NorCal, along with a lesson in dams in California (29:33). Finally, Zach and Bob recall their 9-mile hike to Feather Falls in Butte County (46:21).

On the inaugural edition of the Talking NorCal Podcast, Zach and Bob discuss California's impending water wars and the effects of upcoming water projects in Northern California (2:31). Then they get into the NorCal Notes of the week including some NorCal cities seeing the driest February on Record, the brand-new "Redwood Canopy Walk" at the Sequoia Park Zoo, the end of California's striped bass mandate, the successful rescue mission of Marin County hikers and the new expansion at Redding's Caldwell Park (8:50). Then Zach sits down with Ryan Spitz, the owner of Shasta Trail Runs and founder of California Untamed to discuss all his adventures in NorCal (32:47). Then Zach and Bob finish the pod sharing their experience ice fishing on Mt. Shasta's Castle Lake (102:49).