Outspoken: A COPH Podcast

In Episode Twenty-two, Dr. Natalie Fousekis steps in as guest host to interview Dr. Benjamin Cawthra about his current exhibition, 52nd Street: Jazz and the Photography of William Gottlieb, held at the Great Park...

In Episode Twenty-one, Dr. Benjamin Cawthra is joined by COPH archivist, Natalie Garcia; Director of Special Collections, Lisa Mix; and Special Collections archivist, Patrisia Prestinary. The group discuss the 2021-22...

In Episode Twenty, Dr. Benjamin Cawthra sits down with COPH director, Dr. Natalie Fousekis to discuss the Center's brand new space on the 6th floor of CSU Fullerton's Pollak Library. Dr. Fousekis talks about the process...

Former California State Assemblywoman Sally Tanner represented California's 60th District from 1978 to 1992. In 2020 she was interviewed for our California State Politics Oral History Project. In her interview Tanner...

John (Jack) Bedell served CSU Fullerton for more than 40 years as professor of sociology and chair of three departments. He held numerous academic and leadership roles, both on campus and in the community. In 2018 he...

In Episode Nineteen, Dr. Benjamin Cawthra sits down with graduate students, Luca Azuma, Fernando Lopez, and Melanie Vigil to discuss Mapping Confederate Monuments, a web-based archive created by students in Cawthra’s...

In Episode Eighteen, COPH director, Dr. Natalie Fousekis sits down with Dr. Benjamin Cawthra to discuss the challenges and new opportunities presented by COVID-19 in 2020. Dr. Fousekis talks about the necessity of...

In Episode Seventeen, COPH archivist, Natalie Navar-Garcia sits down with 2019 Hansen Lecturer, Greg Williams. As director of Archives and Special Collections at CSU Dominguez Hills, Williams has spent the last several...

In this episode, Dr. Cawthra is joined by Associate Director of COPH and Professor of German history, Dr. Cora Granata, along with students, Emily Ortiz, Erin Waldner, and Scott Torres. The group shares their experience...

In this episode, Dr. Cawthra sits down with graduate students, Cynthia Castaneda and Scotty Coyne, to talk about the history of the Orange County Great Park (OCGP), once the home of Marine Corps Air Station El Toro. The...

In this episode Dr. Cawthra talks with graduate students, Cynthia Castaneda, Patrick Guarte, and Brenda St. Hilaire. The students share their experiences working with the North Long Beach community to create a walking...

In Episode Thirteen, COPH director, Dr. Natalie Fousekis, joins Dr. Benjamin Cawthra to recap the results of the 2018 midterm elections. They discuss the current political climate and its effect on the midterms, as well...

In this episode Dr. Cawthra sits down with Dr. Jonathan Markley, associate professor of history at CSUF. Dr. Markley, a native New Zealander, talks about his archival research and shares what he has learned about his...

In Episode Eleven, Dr. Benjamin Cawthra talks with graduate students, Jessica Buckle and Helen Yoshida about their experience conducting interviews for the Women, Politics, and Activism oral history project, and sharing...

In this episode, the Center for Oral and Public History celebrates its 50th anniversary with a look back at the history of California State University, Fullerton. Listen as Dr. Cawthra introduces clips from leading...