Podcast appearances and mentions of William Mulholland

The St. Francis Dam, or the San Francisquito Dam, was a concrete gravity dam located in San Francisquito Canyon in northern Los Angeles County, California, United States, that was built between 1924 and 1926. The dam failed catastrophically in 1928, killing at least 431 people in the subsequent flood, in what is considered to have been one of the worst American civil engineering disasters of the 20th century and the third-greatest loss of life in California history.The dam was built to serve the growing water needs of the city of Los Angeles, creating a large regulating and storage reservoir that was an integral part of the Los Angeles Aqueduct. It was located in San Francisquito Canyon, about 40 miles (64 km) northwest of downtown Los Angeles.However, a defective soil foundation and design flaws led to the dam's collapse just two years after its completion. Its failure ended the career of William Mulholland, the general manager and chief engineer of the Bureau of Water Works and Supply (now the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power) You will find the full transcript behind the show notes: https://interspanish.buzzsprout.comIf you have a story or topic you would like me to cover, please send your suggestions to: InterSpanishPodcast@gmail.com Please visit my socials: Website: https://interspanish.buzzsprout.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuy74tWny908FqEX3VSixHXGbCu1IL3Zq Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/319567492909061 Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Intermediate_Spanish/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/interspanish/

William Mulholland was summoned to the St. Francis Dam in San Francisquito Canyon early March 12, 1928, to inspect some leaks that workers found worrisome. Mulholland shrugged off the concerns and declared the dam -- the 19th he'd designed alone to feed water to the parched desert of Los Angeles -- perfectly safe. Hours later, the dam gave way, releasing billions of gallons of water downstream, killing more than 400 people. "Crimes of the Centuries" is a podcast from Grab Bag Collab exploring forgotten crimes from times past that made a mark and helped change history. You can get early and ad-free episodes on the Grab Bag Patreon page.  DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE CRIMES OF THE CENTURIES BOOK!  Order todayat www.centuriespod.com/book (https://www.centuriespod.com/book)! Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @centuriespod Episode Sponsors: Fay Nutrition. Listeners of Crimes of the Centuries can qualify to see a registered dietitian for as little as $0 by visiting FayNutrition.com/COTC. Skims. The Fits Everybody collection is available in sizes XXS to 4X. You can shop now at SKIMS.com and SKIMS stores.  After you place your order, be sure to let them know I sent you! Select "podcast" in the survey and be sure to select my show in the dropdown menu that follows.

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Please join us in our deserted power station under the 110 overpass as we welcome legendary actress, comedian, author, and animation megastar: the inimitable Kristen Schaal! Ignore the lack of bathrooms and that low hum as we steal electricity from the rusty lamppost on the corner, and simply enjoy the effervescent conversation about creative head holes, public poo etiquette, historical colon blockages, and harlot makeup trends. As a favor to us, please don't walk to your car alone after the interview. Most of this block is haunted by the spiteful ghost of William Mulholland. Stop putting off those doctors appointments and go to https://ZocDoc.com/BALD to find and instantly book a top-rated doctor today! Get the Rakuten app NOW and join the 17 million members who are already saving while shopping! Cash Back rates change daily, see https://Rakuten.com for details. Your Cash Back really adds up! Take the guesswork out of buying concert tickets with Gametime! Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code BALD for $20 off your first purchase! Head to https://Gametime.co for more info! Last minute tickets. Lowest Price. Guaranteed. Follow Trixie: @TrixieMattel Follow Katya: @Katya_Zamo To watch the podcast on YouTube: http://bit.ly/TrixieKatyaYT Don't forget to follow the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: http://bit.ly/baldandthebeautifulpodcast If you want to support the show, and get all the episodes ad-free go to: https://thebaldandthebeautiful.supercast.com If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be amazing! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: http://bit.ly/baldandthebeautifulpodcast To check out future Live Podcast Shows, go to: https://trixieandkatya.com To order your copy of our book, "Working Girls", go to: workinggirlsbook.com To check out the Trixie Motel in Palm Springs, CA: https://www.trixiemotel.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hillary and Tina cover the St. Francis Dam Collapse and William Mulholland. Irish immigrant William Mulholland worked his way up in the water works industry as a self-taught civil engineer. BUT despite his years of experience, crucial mistakes led to one of the biggest dam disasters in U.S. history. Sources Hillary's Story William Mulholland | American city official | Britannica (https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Mulholland) St. Francis Dam Disaster | Fillmore Historical (https://www.fillmorehistoricalmuseum.org/st-francis-dam-disaster) The St. Francis Dam's Death Toll - Museum of Ventura County (https://venturamuseum.org/journal-flashback/the-st-francis-dams-death-toll/) When California's Water Wars Turned Violent | American Experience | Official Site | PBS (https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/flood-desert-california-water-wars-violent/) The Mulholland Memorial Fountain: A Grand Monument to a Man and Water | History & Society | PBS SoCal (https://www.pbssocal.org/history-society/the-mulholland-memorial-fountain-a-grand-monument-to-a-man-and-water) Forgotten L.A. history: The deadly St. Francis dam disaster | UCLA Library (https://www.library.ucla.edu/about/news/st-francis-dam-disaster/) St. Francis Dam - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Francis_Dam) William Mulholland - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Mulholland) Photos William Mulholland (https://www.watereducation.org/sites/main/files/imagecache/medium/main-images/william-mulholland-in-1924_0.jpg?1637047272)---via the Water Education Foundation St. Francis Dam-February 1927 (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/St_Francis_Dam_crop.jpg)--by HT Stearns via Wikipedia (public domain) St. Francis Dam-March 1928 after collapse (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/316177006-p.jpg/1920px-316177006-p.jpg)--by Vodkamike3 via Wikpedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) LA Times Front Page St. Francis Dam collapse (https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/MYmLPuN2dNk_VQBBwMq1G1DzXFQ=/1000x750/filters:no_upscale()/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/66/91/669117f7-ac0e-4cf7-8de6-e671ee6c487d/la-times-front-page-resized.jpg)--by LA Times via Smithsonian Magazine St. Francis Dam-Debris after Collapse (https://waterandpower.org/2%20Historic%20Photos%202/St_Francis_Dam_Debris.jpg)--via Water and Power Associates

William Mulholland is a senior AI product management consultant and AI product leader. He currently serves as Senior AI Product Leader at the AI Accelerator Institute, an organization dedicated to connecting and empowering passionate AI infrastructure innovators. He is also a product leader member of the Product-Led Alliance. William attended the University of Wollongong's Computer Science program and holds a BBA in Accounting and Management Information Systems from the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. William joins us today to discuss his journey into AI product management. He describes the value of cultivating a culture of curiosity and adaptation amid the accelerated speed of AI adoption and innovation. He illustrates how AI could be leveraged to address key challenges in government services, including reducing time and costs, promoting transparency, and creating positive social impacts. He explains the significance of aligning AI product strategies with an organization's strategic objectives and shares the keys to successful alignment. William also offers advice to organizations and individuals who are exploring the potential of AI technologies and underscores the importance of maintaining an agile mindset.   “With the speed of AI innovation, maintaining a culture of curiosity and adaptation is essential—especially for organization leaders to stay at the forefront of AI advancements.” - William Mulholland   This week on Innovation Talks: ●     The role of an AI Product manager ●     Why product managers need to stay current with AI technologies ●     Leveraging AI to understand customers, product analytics, and software development ●     The AI Accelerator Institute and its mission ●     The rapid growth of interest in artificial intelligence ●     Challenges in adopting AI ●     Balancing AI experimentation and innovation with IP concerns and data security ●     The need for governance and standards in artificial intelligence ●     AI in state and local governments and William's mission to leverage AI to improve government spending analytics ●     The growing openness to AI in government when presented as a tool to enhance public services ●     Fostering creativity, handling massive data, and enhancing user experience in digital products through AI ●     Measuring model accuracy, false positives, false negatives, ethics and fairness, and other metrics specific to AI products ●     The need for agility and adaptability in AI development ●     Innovations and breakthroughs in AI and its potential in health and medical research ●     William's advice to organizations and individuals starting to explore AI ●     The power of collaboration and community spirit in AI   Resources Mentioned: ●     Huberman Lab Podcast (https://www.hubermanlab.com/podcast) Connect with William Mulholland: ●     AI Accelerator Institute (https://www.aiacceleratorinstitute.com/) ●     AI Accelerator Institute on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/ai-accelerator-institute/) ●     AI Accelerator Institute on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/AIAInstitute/) ●     AI Accelerator Institute on Twitter (https://twitter.com/ai_ainstitute) ●     William Mulholland on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ai-pm/) This Podcast is brought to you by Sopheon   Thanks for tuning into this week's episode of Innovation Talks. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts.   Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/innovation-talks/id1555857396) | TuneIn (https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/Innovation-Talks-p1412337/) | GooglePlay (https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5ibHVicnJ5LmNvbS9mZWVkcy8xNDY1ODg1LnhtbA) | Stitcher (https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=614195) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/1dX5b8tWI29YbgeMwZF5Uh) | iHeart (https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-innovation-talks-82985745/) | Amazon (https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/6e12f112-fdc6-499e-be27-bcdd18505859/innovation-talks)   Be sure to connect with us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/SopheonCorp/) , Twitter (https://twitter.com/sopheon) , and LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/sopheon/) , and share your favorite episodes on social media to help us reach more listeners, like you.   For additional information around new product development or corporate innovation, sign up for Sopheon's newsletter where we share news and industry best practices monthly! The fastest way to do this is to go to sopheon.com (https://www.sopheon.com/) and click here (https://info.sopheon.com/subscribe) .

Greetings, innovation enthusiasts! Today, Paul is joined by Innovation Talks producer Emma Hughes. Together, they reflect on a stellar year of insightful conversations and forward-thinking guests whose stories have left indelible marks on our understanding of the innovation landscape.   Emma Hughes is not only the producer extraordinaire with an uncanny knack for identifying transformative narratives but also a voracious learner whose grasp of innovation and its nuances has deepened with every episode produced—Emma's perspective in each considered conversation that makes the podcast a treasure trove of industry knowledge.   Our affable and knowledgeable host, Paul Heller, illustrates the quintessential curiosity that drives our conversations at Sopheon. With an impressive lineup of guests throughout 2023, Paul has enriched our podcast with profound and practical discussions, demonstrating a persistent pursuit of what it truly means to lead and innovate in today's dynamic environment.   "Innovation is not just about breakthrough technologies; it's the human side of things that can sometimes transform the workplace even more profoundly." - Emma Hughes   This week on Innovation Talks: ·     Reflecting on a year of empowering and motivational content from thought leaders like Carla Johnson, Aisha Armstrong, and William Mulholland. ·     The personal and professional growth Emma and Paul have undergone through their interactions with podcast guests. ·     A look at cultural shifts in the workplace, emphasizing the human element post-coronavirus. ·     Paul's insights into the evolving role of product managers and the maturing of business innovation. ·     The appropriate approach to integrating AI in products while maintaining a human touch in content. ·     Emma and Paul's favorite podcast episodes of 2023 that sparked discussion and innovation in sustainability, strategy, and leadership. · The hosts' conversational approach to interviews creates an atmosphere for natural and insightful dialogues. ·     An invitation to listeners to influence the podcast's future direction with feedback and participation.     Resources Mentioned: How to Make Innovative Thinking Your Competitive Advantage with Carla Johnson (https://www.sopheon.com/podcasts-audio/how-to-make-innovative-thinking-your-competitive-advantage-with-carla-johnson) Fearless Transformation: Revolutionizing B2B Services for Profitable Productization with Eisha Armstrong (https://www.sopheon.com/podcasts-audio/fearless-transformation-revolutionizing-b2b-services-for-profitable-productization-with-eisha-armstrong) Insights from an AI Product Manager with William Mulholland (https://www.sopheon.com/podcasts-audio/insights-from-an-ai-product-manager-with-william-mulholland)   This podcast is powered by Sopheon, leading the charge in enterprise innovation management solutions. Our mission is to help businesses achieve exceptional long-term growth and profitability through sustained innovation.   Discover more about Sopheon (https://www.sopheon.com/)   This Podcast is brought to you by Sopheon   Thanks for tuning into this week's episode of Innovation Talks. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts.   Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/innovation-talks/id1555857396) | TuneIn (https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/Innovation-Talks-p1412337/) | GooglePlay (https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9pbm5vdmF0aW9udGFsa3MubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M%3D) | Stitcher (https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=614195) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/1dX5b8tWI29YbgeMwZF5Uh) | iHeart (https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-innovation-talks-82985745/)   Be sure to connect with us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/SopheonCorp/) , Twitter (https://twitter.com/sopheon) , and LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/sopheon/) , and share your favorite episodes on social media to help us reach more listeners like you.   For additional information about new product development or corporate innovation, sign up for Sopheon's newsletter, where we share news and industry best practices monthly! The fastest way to do this is to go to sopheon.com (https://www.sopheon.com/) and click here (https://info.sopheon.com/subscribe) .

Greetings, innovation enthusiasts! Today, Paul is joined by Innovation Talks producer Emma Hughes. Together, they reflect on a stellar year of insightful conversations and forward-thinking guests whose stories have left indelible marks on our understanding of the innovation landscape. Emma Hughes is not only the producer extraordinaire with an uncanny knack for identifying transformative narratives but also a voracious learner whose grasp of innovation and its nuances has deepened with every episode produced—Emma's perspective in each considered conversation that makes the podcast a treasure trove of industry knowledge. Our affable and knowledgeable host, Paul Heller, illustrates the quintessential curiosity that drives our conversations at Sopheon. With an impressive lineup of guests throughout 2023, Paul has enriched our podcast with profound and practical discussions, demonstrating a persistent pursuit of what it truly means to lead and innovate in today's dynamic environment. "Innovation is not just about breakthrough technologies; it's the human side of things that can sometimes transform the workplace even more profoundly." - Emma Hughes This week on Innovation Talks: ·     Reflecting on a year of empowering and motivational content from thought leaders like Carla Johnson, Aisha Armstrong, and William Mulholland.·     The personal and professional growth Emma and Paul have undergone through their interactions with podcast guests.·     A look at cultural shifts in the workplace, emphasizing the human element post-coronavirus.·     Paul's insights into the evolving role of product managers and the maturing of business innovation.·     The appropriate approach to integrating AI in products while maintaining a human touch in content.·     Emma and Paul's favorite podcast episodes of 2023 that sparked discussion and innovation in sustainability, strategy, and leadership.· The hosts' conversational approach to interviews creates an atmosphere for natural and insightful dialogues.·     An invitation to listeners to influence the podcast's future direction with feedback and participation.  Resources Mentioned: How to Make Innovative Thinking Your Competitive Advantage with Carla JohnsonFearless Transformation: Revolutionizing B2B Services for Profitable Productization with Eisha ArmstrongInsights from an AI Product Manager with William Mulholland This podcast is powered by Sopheon, leading the charge in enterprise innovation management solutions. Our mission is to help businesses achieve exceptional long-term growth and profitability through sustained innovation. Discover more about Sopheon This Podcast is brought to you by Sopheon Thanks for tuning into this week's episode of Innovation Talks. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts. Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | GooglePlay | Stitcher | Spotify | iHeart Be sure to connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, and share your favorite episodes on social media to help us reach more listeners like you. For additional information about new product development or corporate innovation, sign up for Sopheon's newsletter, where we share news and industry best practices monthly! The fastest way to do this is to go to sopheon.com and click here.

William Mulholland is a senior AI product management consultant and AI product leader. He currently serves as Senior AI Product Leader at the AI Accelerator Institute, an organization dedicated to connecting and empowering passionate AI infrastructure innovators. He is also a product leader member of the Product-Led Alliance. William attended the University of Wollongong's Computer Science program and holds a BBA in Accounting and Management Information Systems from the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.William joins us today to discuss his journey into AI product management. He describes the value of cultivating a culture of curiosity and adaptation amid the accelerated speed of AI adoption and innovation. He illustrates how AI could be leveraged to address key challenges in government services, including reducing time and costs, promoting transparency, and creating positive social impacts. He explains the significance of aligning AI product strategies with an organization's strategic objectives and shares the keys to successful alignment. William also offers advice to organizations and individuals who are exploring the potential of AI technologies and underscores the importance of maintaining an agile mindset. “With the speed of AI innovation, maintaining a culture of curiosity and adaptation is essential—especially for organization leaders to stay at the forefront of AI advancements.” - William Mulholland This week on Innovation Talks:●     The role of an AI Product manager●     Why product managers need to stay current with AI technologies●     Leveraging AI to understand customers, product analytics, and software development●     The AI Accelerator Institute and its mission●     The rapid growth of interest in artificial intelligence●     Challenges in adopting AI●     Balancing AI experimentation and innovation with IP concerns and data security●     The need for governance and standards in artificial intelligence●     AI in state and local governments and William's mission to leverage AI to improve government spending analytics●     The growing openness to AI in government when presented as a tool to enhance public services●     Fostering creativity, handling massive data, and enhancing user experience in digital products through AI●     Measuring model accuracy, false positives, false negatives, ethics and fairness, and other metrics specific to AI products●     The need for agility and adaptability in AI development●     Innovations and breakthroughs in AI and its potential in health and medical research●     William's advice to organizations and individuals starting to explore AI●     The power of collaboration and community spirit in AI Resources Mentioned:●     Huberman Lab PodcastConnect with William Mulholland:●     AI Accelerator Institute●     AI Accelerator Institute on LinkedIn●     AI Accelerator Institute on Facebook●     AI Accelerator Institute on Twitter●     William Mulholland on LinkedInThis Podcast is brought to you by Sopheon Thanks for tuning into this week's episode of Innovation Talks. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts. Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | GooglePlay | Stitcher | Spotify | iHeart | Amazon Be sure to connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, and share your favorite episodes on social media to help us reach more listeners, like you. For additional information around new product development or corporate innovation, sign up for Sopheon's newsletter where we share news and industry best practices monthly! The fastest way to do this is to go to sopheon.com and click here.

In this episode we'll celebrate a personal milestone for myself. Then we'll visit two fountains at Disney's Hollywood Studios and at Disney California Adventure. These fountains anonymously acknowledge William Mulholland and his contribution to bringing water to the state of California. He was a key figure in Golden Dreams, an early Disney California Adventure presentation that celebrated the heritage of the Golden State. He was even the namesake of an early Disney roller coaster attraction. We'll look at this fascinating figure and the leadership lessons that can be found from his life and legacy. My new book, "A Century of Powerful Disney Insights" is available! Now available on Amazon! ___________________________________________________________ More Disney Insights can be found below! Disney Insights YouTube Page--Check it out and subscribe. DisneyInsights.com--So many resources at our home site. Be sure to subscribe to receive notice of upcoming podcasts. Disney Insights Facebook Page--Come join and interact in conversation with others. The Wayfinder Society--Disney Insights Patreon Page--More Disney Insights to interact with, while supporting the podcast. Performance Journeys This podcast and post is provided by J. Jeff Kober and Performance Journeys, which celebrates its 20th year as a training and development group bringing best in business ideas through books, keynotes, workshops, seminars and online tools to help you take your organization to the next level. Want a Keynote Speaker? More than just nice stories, I offer proven insight and solutions having worked in the trench. Need Consulting? I've worked for decades across the public, private and non-profit arena.  Need Support? We offer so many classroom, online, and other resources to help you improve your customer service delivery, leadership excellence, and employee engagement. Contact us today, and let us help you on your Performance Journey!

A controversial and sometimes shady right of way project may be single-handedly responsible for the City of Los Angeles as we know it, and all that it represents.  The Los Angeles Aqueduct, the brain child of William Mulholland and Fred Eaton, miraculously transformed a sleepy oil town into a world famous metropolis.  Armchair Engineer Adam Ratliff (TikTok: @armchairengineer) joins Infrastructure Junkies to explain the genesis of this project, all that it entails and how it was accomplished, the disastrous effects on the Owens River Valley, and the tragedy of a dam failure which claimed the lives of over 400 people.  One thing is certain:  if there is no aqueduct, there is no modern day Los Angeles. This episode of Infrastructure Junkies was generously sponsored by Blackbird Right of Way, LLC, specialists in the Uniform Relocation Act.  Check out their website at blackbirdrow.com.

What can past struggles over American water access tell us about national power and politics?  Heather and Joanne place state and federal government responses to the Southwest's current megadrought in the tangled history of water management, from Aaron Burr's duplicitous scheme to give New York clean water, to William Mulholland's Los Angeles “water wars,” to the proliferation of New Deal dams.  What were Heather and Joanne's different experiences of water in the 1970s? Join CAFE Insider to listen to “Backstage,” where Heather and Joanne chat each week about the anecdotes and ideas that formed the episode. Head to: cafe.com/history For references & supplemental materials, head to: cafe.com/now-and-then/theres-something-in-the-water/ Now & Then is presented by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jimi talks about one of the most haunted roads in Colorado and Joei discusses the San Francisquito Dam Disaster. Thank you so much to the Torture podcast for Joei's song. Thank you Scary Savannah and Beyond for having us on their podcast this week. If you like Please Don't Follow Me Home, please be sure to check out these podcasts. Please Don't Follow Me Home episodes mentioned in this episodeJesse and Frank JamesDON'T BE A FOOL, SEND US YOUR GHOULDo you have a paranormal story to tell? DM or Email us at pleasedontfollowmehome@gmail.com your story. If we read your story on the podcast, you will be dubbed our Ghoul of the Week!Sources: David Wolpert HouseJogger Hill StoryDrunk History - Solving Los Angeles's Water Crisis (ft. Jack Black) - YouTubeRemembering the March 1928 St. Francis Dam Disaster North of Los Angeles – NBC Los AngelesWilliam Mulholland - WikipediaSeeks Ghosts: The Ghosts of the St. Francis Dam DisasterSocial Medias: Facebook: Please Don't Follow Me HomeTwitter: @PDFMH Instagram: pdfmh_podcastHave a suggestion, location idea or a question? Please email us at pleasedontfollowmehome@gmail.com

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The fighting grows fierce between Inyo County and Los Angeles. But when LA's aqueduct is taken hostage, William Mulholland makes a fateful decision that threatens a disaster.Support us by supporting our sponsors!Better Help - American Scandal listeners get 10% off their first month at betterhelp.com/as.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

William Mulholland pushes ahead with LA's aqueduct. But when the people of Inyo County learn the truth, they begin preparing for war.Listen to new episodes 1 week early and to all episodes ad free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, binges, early access, and ad free listening. Available in the Wondery App https://wondery.app.link/americanscandal.Support us by supporting our sponsors!Sarah Flint Shoes - Get $50 off your first Sarah Flint purchase at sarahflint.com/as.Zebra - Compare quotes for free thezebra.com/asSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

William Mulholland climbs to the top of the water department. But once he's there, he learns that Los Angeles has a terrible secret, one that could destroy the city.Listen to new episodes 1 week early and to all episodes ad free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, binges, early access, and ad free listening. Available in the Wondery App https://wondery.app.link/americanscandal.Support us by supporting our sponsors!sWheatscoop - Go to swheatscoop.com to get a $5 off coupon and find a retailer near you.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We're back, and the “L.A. Trilogy” is finally here! Joined by Los Angeles journalist and historian Hadley Meares, Sean and Cody delve into the environmental history of L.A. by examining this classic 1974 film noir thriller, generally regarded as one of the finest pictures ever made. In Chinatown, private gumshoe J.J. Gittes (Jack Nicholson) is hired by a mysterious femme fatale to stick his soon-to-be-sliced nose into a grubby affair involving L.A.'s water commissioner. The case soon takes a nasty turn as Gittes and his moll Evelyn Mulwray (Faye Dunaway) find themselves in the mist of a labyrinthine conspiracy to steal water and prime real estate in the biggest swindle of all time. Environmental issues discussed include the real-life “water wars” of L.A. vs. the Owens Valley in the early 1900s, the St. Francis dam disaster of 1928, the Los Angeles river, and ethnic cleansing by Los Angeles authorities in the 1930s, especially involving the power of eminent domain. How true is the Bond villain-like conspiracy at the heart of Chinatown's plot? How close is it to the real conspiracy, engineered in the early 1900s, to inflict a deliberate drought on Los Angeles's prime crop land in advance of a vote on a bond measure to fund water infrastructure? William Mulholland: hero or villain? Why did Owens Valley farmers go full-on terrorist in the 1920s, attacking aqueducts with dynamite? How did the Chinese-American population of L.A. get shafted by their white neighbors, not once, but twice? How does this film exemplify the genre of film noir? What does this picture have to do with the Manson murders and Roman Polanski's own monstrous crimes? How does Chinatown lead into the next film in the L.A. Trilogy, Who Framed Roger Rabbit? All these questions and more are shadowing you in a ‘35 Packard in what may prove to be an iconic episode of Green Screen. Content warning: the director of this film, Roman Polanski, is a convicted child rapist; there is brief discussion of his crime in the episode. Chinatown (1974) on IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071315/ Chinatown (1974) on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/film/chinatown/ Next Movie Up: Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) Additional Materials About This Episode

Southern California is home for 19 million people and imports the majority of its municipal water from the Colorado and Sacramento Rivers, moving that water hundreds of miles through humanmade aqueducts.  Both rivers have decreased flows meaning less water for So Cal.  This episode looks at how So Cal gained water, how they are changing their water profile, and how rivers may continue to be impacted by their extractions.  COMPANION EPISODE: "Recycling (river) Water in Southern California" GUESTSMETROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIAREGIONAL RECYCLED WATER ADVANCED PURIFICATION CENTER PEOPLE, POLICY, INFORMATIONWILLIAM MULHOLLANDST FRANCIS DAM COLLAPSECALIFORNIA WATER WARSCOLORADO COMPACT BOOKSCADILLAC DESERTSCIENCE BE DAMMED ARTICLES (just a few, there is a lot of media on water in the Southwest this year)LA Times:  ‘Unrecognizable.' Lake Mead, a lifeline for water in Los Angeles and the West, tips toward crisisCBS This MorningKUNC:  Colorado River Basin Reservoirs Begin Emergency Releases To Prop Up A Troubled Lake PowellCBS This Morning:  Mega Drought in the West RIVER RADIUS PODCASTLink to episodes here"Mile 0 Sacramento River Source to Sea""The Returning Rapids of Cataract Canyon 2021""The Silty Byproduct of Lake Powell"email  

This weekly 30-minute program, sponsored by the Title Insurance and Trust Company of Los Angeles, attempted to recreate the spirit and times of the ranchos and vaqueros in Southern California when the way of life was considerably different. Although hewing to a strict storyline, the show nevertheless also was able to supply considerable descriptive colour to the manner of life in those days. For example, the listener may learn of the customs by which the master of the house is waited upon by his wife at all meals and that she and the rest of the family may not partake until the head of the rancho has finished. The commercials, too, proceeded along similar lines, recollecting that in the period being dramatized there were but a few parcels of land and those were of tremendous size, owned by wealthy individuals. Now there are over 2,000,000 separate parcels of land in Los Angeles County alone. The program was well written and the historical material adds nicely to the flavour.   --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Entertainment Radio Stations Live 24/7 Sherlock Holmes/CBS Radio Mystery Theater https://live365.com/station/Sherlock-Holmes-Classic-Radio--a91441 https://live365.com/station/CBS-Radio-Mystery-Theater-a57491 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

At just three minutes before midnight on March 12, 1928, the St. Francis Dam, which had been designed as a reservoir for the Los Angeles water supply by William Mulholland, suddenly failed, releasing 11 billion gallons of water into a narrow valley in northeastern Los Angeles County, destroying everything in its path. Over the course of the next four hours, a roaring wall of water swept through the night, traveling 55 miles from the San Francisquito Valley, through the Santa Clara Valley, and on to the Pacific Ocean. ------------------- *Where To Find Us:* ------------------- Sign up for our newsletter at AmericanHauntingsPodcast.com ( http://www.americanhauntingspodcast.com ) Follow us on Twitter @AmerHauntsPod , @TroyTaylor13 ( https://twitter.com/troytaylor13 ) , @CodyBeckSTL ( https://twitter.com/codybeckstl ). Follow us on Instagram @AmericanHauntingsPodcast , @TroyTaylorgram ( https://www.instagram.com/troytaylorgram ) , @CodyBeckSTL ( https://www.instagram.com/codybeckstl/ ) Subscribe for more bonus content on our Patreon page ( https://www.patreon.com/americanhauntings ) ! This episode was written by Troy Taylor ( https://facebook.com/authortt ). Produced and edited by Cody Beck ( http://www.codybeck.com ). ------------------ *Musical Credits:* ------------------ FesliyanStudios Background Music ( https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdEEFrPBkT5WLeRCl2qsEJQ ) Cool Vibes - Film Noire ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STBy7VZ8rVw ) by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ) Source: Incompetech ( https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100863 ) Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Music by MusicByPedro: http://www.youtube.com/user/MusicByPedro Songs: Who's Out There ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaIQNWXJPqE ) , Lonely ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9HvPZGAqd4 ) Artist: TeknoAXE ( https://www.reverbnation.com/teknoaxe ) Song: Adrift In My Own Thoughts ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUFMHODlP1s )

Seth shares his summer excursion to the land of the big cacti. Tune in for some groovy tunes from the Mamas and the Papas, tales of South Cali's water baron, William Mulholland, forest fires, and more.

The year is 1928. William Mulholland is back in the picture, this time building the St. Francis Dam. Women achieve the right to vote (finally) in Britain! Plus, we talk Anna Anderson and her attempt to pose as the Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanov of Russia. All of this, plus the year's top 5 movies (and the debut of Steamboat Willie) and music.Listen now to get all the details. *******Intro Music: "Just Like a Rainbow" by The Columbians, licensed under the public domain license, found at https://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Columbians/Antique_Phonograph_Music_Program_08252015/Just_Like_A_RainbowBackground Music: "The Great One Step" by Victor Dance Orchestra, licensed under the public domain license, found athttps://freemusicarchive.org/music/Victor_Dance_Orchestra/Antique_Phonograph_Music_Program_01192016/The_Great_One_Step_Victor_Dance_Orchesterahttps://laist.com/2016/11/03/st_francis_dam.phphttp://web.mst.edu/~rogersda/st_francis_dam/St-Francis-Dam-for-ASCE-Press.pdfhttps://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/california-news/francisquito-canyon-dam-st-francis-collapse-disaster-california-water-william-mulholland/30693/https://www.latimes.com/visuals/photography/la-me-fw-archives-the-1928-st-francis-dam-collapse-20180206-htmlstory.htmlhttps://damfailures.org/case-study/st-francis-dam-california-1928/https://tsort.info/music/yr1928.htmhttps://popculturemadness.com/Music/Charts/1928.php IMDb http://www.films101.com/y1928r.htm https://www.filmsite.org/1928.html www.history.com/.amp/topics/russia/romanov-family  https://blog.newspapers.com/last-of-the-czars/ time.com/5340985/romanov-century-dna-myths/%3famp=true www.history.com/.amp/this-day-in-history/anastasia-arrives-in-the-united-states 

In this episode, Annalise Blum fills us in on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Blum, a policy fellow with the American Association for the Advancement Science, has worked for years on the technical and geopolitical aspects of hydropower. Host Daniel Raimi talks with Blum about the controversial dam project on the Blue Nile River in Ethiopia, whose reservoir could begin filling as soon as this week. The Renaissance Dam has been the subject of international negotiations for years, and has even prompted some threats of armed conflict. The issues surrounding the dam are complex, important, and discussed infrequently here in the United States—but Blum and Raimi jump right into the topic. References and recommendations: "Timbuktu" film; https://www.reuters.com/article/us-awards-oscars-timbuktu/oscar-nominee-timbuktu-tackles-everyday-view-of-radical-islam-idUSKBN0LI0HV20150214 Aaron Wolf’s research about international agreements; https://www.texastribune.org/2017/07/11/q-aaron-wolf/ "William Mulholland and the Rise of Los Angeles" by Catherine Mulholland; https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520234666/william-mulholland-and-the-rise-of-los-angeles "Chinatown" film; https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071315/

Stanley Tucci tells the story of William Mulholland and the lies that made Los Angeles possible., The founders of LA had a vision of a future megacity. But there was just one problem - it was a virtual desert, with very little rainfall. William Mulholland was the man charged with bringing water to the desert. But not without a great deal of double dealing and duplicity. California wants to dazzle you with its endless sunshine and visions of the future – but that's just a mirage. Stanley Tucci imagines the modern history of California as a Hollywood movie, playing a hard-boiled screenwriter uncovering the full, sordid truth. He knows exactly where all the bodies are buried. Academic consultant: Dr Ian Scott, University of Manchester Written and produced by Laurence Grissell

With the failure of the Watterson brothers’ banks, the Owens Valley community was forced to abandon its fight for water rights against the city of Los Angeles. William Mulholland, the Los Angeles water department superintendent, could finally breathe a little easier. The city now had full control over its water supply for the foreseeable future. But he would discover that some things can’t be foreseen. Construction had finished in 1926 on the last of the nineteen dams that lined the aqueduct. Standing 200 feet tall, the St. Francis dam held back billions of gallons of water. But by spring of 1928, troubling cracks were beginning to appear in the dam’s surface. The events of March 12, 1928, would lead not only to a terrible catastrophe, but would forever change the way the citizens of Los Angeles thought about William Mulholland -- the man who brought them water.Support us by supporting our sponsors!Quip - Go to GETQUIP.com/TELLERS to get your first refill FREE.Sleep Number - Discover proven quality sleep and save 50% on the 360® Limited Edition smart bed now during the Ultimate Sleep Number event. Only at a Sleep Number® store or sleepnumber.com/TELLERSZipRecruiter - Try ZipRecruiter FOR FREE at ZipRecruiter.com/AHT.

By 1912, the Los Angeles aqueduct project was nearing completion. But as it approached the finish line, fears were growing among the public of a vast conspiracy, fanned by socialist Job Harriman. With the formation of the Aqueduct Investigation Board, engineer William Mulholland found his methods and his purpose suddenly under a microscope. Land deals from nearly a decade ago would threaten to derail the entire project, just a year shy of its completion.As the roaring Twenties loomed, Los Angeles would grow exponentially. But far north, in Inyo County, the ranchers whose water had been taken from them were gearing up for the first of many retaliations.Support us by supporting our sponsors!

By 1907, the city of Los Angeles had found a solution to its water problem. Two hundred miles north in the Owens River Valley was a never-ending source of water. Los Angeles Water Department superintendent William Mulholland set about constructing one of the largest public works projects the state of California has ever seen. But first, he would have to convince the voters of Los Angeles to approve the project. And then, he would have to build it himself. For five years construction crews filed into the desert, building a massive aqueduct system that would ferry the water all the way to the thirsty city. Along the way, Mulholland would encounter problems with bureaucrats, bad food, and dynamite. With the project hurtling towards completion, serious doubts would be raised about graft and self-interest. Was the Los Angeles aqueduct really just about water? Or was it set to make a handful of rich men even richer?Support us by supporting our sponsors!

By the turn of the twentieth century, Los Angeles had grown from a dusty, crime-ridden pueblo into a thriving metropolis. The only problem was that it was growing too fast. With no consistently reliable water source and a desert climate leading to a decade-long drought, the city would have to begin looking elsewhere.In the Owens River Valley, over two hundred miles north of the city, a vast, rushing river, fed by Sierra mountain snow, lay the solution. But how to get the water from the Owens Valley to Los Angeles? City water superintendent William Mulholland and former Los Angeles mayor Fred Eaton devised a breathtakingly simple plan: they would build an aqueduct. As Mulholland began sketching out an engineering vision for the project, Eaton secretly purchased land rights in the Owens Valley.But Eaton’s methods left many valley residents bewildered and angry, setting up a decades-long battle for survival that would pit a metropolis against a small ranching community.Support us by supporting our sponsors!

William Mulholland was an almost legendary figure in American engineering, with a career spanning 40-plus years. He was responsible for bringing water to the thirsty young metropolis of Los Angeles. When he built his second concrete gravity dam, however, he overstepped his own knowledge. The collapse of the St. Francis Dam killed at least 411 people, with many still unidentified to this day. When the dam burst, nearly 12.5 billion gallons of water raced from the mountains above present-day Santa Clarita over 50 miles to the Pacific Ocean, destroying everything - and everyone - in the way.

Licorice Alive! "Move" by Denzil Best.... Fact meets fiction meets fable; William Mulholland's gift to La La Land.    Time trippin' along the "Camino Sierra"   https://youtu.be/nL0SJRcO48Y A river wild... sort of, kind of, maybe.    

You know the name Mulholland from the famous street in the Hollywood Hills. Did you know William Mulholland, who designed the aqueduct system that allowed Los Angeles to grow into a big city, was responsible for the second-worst disaster for loss of life in California history? "Don't blame anyone else," he told a jury. "You just fasten it on me." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this 39-minute podcast, Stephen Provost (pronounced Provo), author of  Highway 99 - California's Main Street, takes listeners down one of American's first highways.  Stephen starts out with how California led the way in highway building and the adaption of signs and traffic safety and then moves on to the construction of the mythic Grapevine and the Ridge Route and its dangerous driving conditions, After discussing the influence of William Mulholland on California's water (min. 8), we then cover the burgeoning roadside vernacular and its culture impact, from gas stations, to “auto courts” and to restaurants (min. 15).  After discussing the influence of the cruising culture around Modesto, where George Lucas and Harrison Ford got their start (min. 15), we move onto street signs and arches (min. 20) and its legacy, being forced for compete with California's other (more scenic) highways (min. 25). We close discussing the financial impact that being bypassed left (min. 29), its demographic (min. 31), as well as Stephen's recommendations to visit places along Highway 99 (min. 34).   Next time: Award winning novelist Dana Johnson.  Feed you soul. Keep listening.       

Considered the worst civil engineering failure in the history of California and the state’s second-worst disaster in terms of lives lost, the collapse of the St. Francis Dam ended the storied career of William Mulholland, the man who earlier had masterminded construction of the Los Angeles Aqueduct. To contextualize Mulholland’s responsibility for the dam’s failure, historians Norris Hundley, Jr. and Donald C. Jackson relied extensively on items in The Huntington’s collections for their book titled "Heavy Ground: William Mulholland and the St. Francis Dam Disaster." In addition, roughly a third of the book’s illustrations are drawn from The Huntington’s collection.

Considered the worst civil engineering failure in the history of California and the state’s second-worst disaster in terms of lives lost, the collapse of the St. Francis Dam ended the storied career of William Mulholland, the man who earlier had masterminded construction of the Los Angeles Aqueduct. To contextualize Mulholland’s responsibility for the dam’s failure, historians Norris Hundley, Jr. and Donald C. Jackson relied extensively on items in The Huntington’s collections for their book titled "Heavy Ground: William Mulholland and the St. Francis Dam Disaster." In addition, roughly a third of the book’s illustrations are drawn from The Huntington’s collection.

Considered the worst civil engineering failure in the history of California and the state’s second-worst disaster in terms of lives lost, the collapse of the St. Francis Dam ended the storied career of William Mulholland, the man who earlier had masterminded construction of the Los Angeles Aqueduct. To contextualize Mulholland’s responsibility for the dam’s failure, historians Norris Hundley, Jr. and Donald C. Jackson relied extensively on items in The Huntington’s collections for their book titled "Heavy Ground: William Mulholland and the St. Francis Dam Disaster." In addition, roughly a third of the book’s illustrations are drawn from The Huntington’s collection.

Considered the worst civil engineering failure in the history of California and the state’s second-worst disaster in terms of lives lost, the collapse of the St. Francis Dam ended the storied career of William Mulholland, the man who earlier had masterminded construction of the Los Angeles Aqueduct. To contextualize Mulholland’s responsibility for the dam’s failure, historians Norris Hundley, Jr. and Donald C. Jackson relied extensively on items in The Huntington’s collections for their book titled "Heavy Ground: William Mulholland and the St. Francis Dam Disaster." In addition, roughly a third of the book’s illustrations are drawn from The Huntington’s collection.

Thirsty: William Mulholland, California Water and the Real Chinatown (Rare Bird Books)Thirsty is an exploration of Los Angeles’ storied history and its fraught relationship with water. As a city on the make since the early 20th century, Los Angeles’ resources fought hard to keep up with its unchecked growth. The city’s water chief William Mulholland built an aqueduct to grab water over two hundred miles away in Owens Valley, but it wasn’t enough. Where Marc Reiser’s seminal 1986 book Cadillac Desert started, Marc Weingarten’s Thirsty continues. Weingarten delivers a gripping tale of Los Angeles’ epic battles for water, the larger-than life characters that shaped a city’s destiny, and the man-made tragedy that killed four hundred and forever changed the way water would be harnessed and allocated.Marc Weingarten is the author of Station to Station and The Gang that Wouldn’t Write Straight; the co-editor of the anthologies Yes is the Answer and Here She Comes Now, and producer of the films God Bless Ozzy Osbourne and The Other One. He lives in Malibu.,CA.Nina Revoyr is the author of five novels, including The Age of Dreaming, which was a finalist for the LA Times Book Prize;Southland, a Los Angeles Times best seller and “Best Book” of 2003; Wingshooters, which won an Indie Booksellers’ Choice Award and was selected by O, The Oprah Magazine as one of “10 Titles to Pick Up Now”; and most recently, Lost Canyon. Revoyr lives and works in Los Angeles. 

Those of us in California know all too well what’s its like to be living in the midst of a drought.  Gov. Jerry Brown recently put in place restrictions demanding that urban water use be cut by 25%.  Already the push back is coming.  In a state where agriculture uses well over 50% of the state’s water, and only contributes 3% to the state’s economy, urban water users are becoming angry.There is much talk about pipelines, about desalination, and new technology to bring water to the parched desert that is much of California. All of this echoes a battle of an earlier time.  A time, at the turn of the last century, when a man named William Mulholland would devise a plan to make the desert that was Los Angeles bloom and allow it to become the world class, cutting edge metropolis that it is today.Perhaps in these dry times, its instructive to look back to that previous period and see what we might learn.My conversation with Les Standiford about his book Water to the Angels: William Mulholland, His Monumental Aqueduct, and the Rise of Los Angeles

In March of 1928, the St. Francis Dam north of Los Angeles—designed by William Mulholland as a reservoir for the California Aqueduct—collapsed. The largest engineering disaster in California history is inextricably woven into the epic history of water in Los Angeles. In this centennial year of the California Aqueduct, join us for a discussion of the St. Francis tragedy and its enduring catastrophic and cultural significance. *Click here to see photos from the program!

Pony Horton is an American filmmaker/journalist/actor of Irish and Cherokee descent. He has lent his talents, usually in the area of technical or visual effects work, to a number of low-and-medium budget feature films, four of which were produced by Roger Corman, including Masque of the Red Death (1989), and Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II (1989), as a matte artist/cinematographer. He also created matte paintings and photography for the Paulco films Fate, and Eternity (1989) both of which were co-produced by actor Jon Voight. In 1983, Pony began producing and directing TV commercials for the local Los Angeles market, including the first AIDS Awareness Public Service Announcements ever aired in the U.S.   Since 2001, Pony has been producing a lifework under his own company banner, Gravity Arch Media, a docudrama on the life of William Mulholland, titled A Test Of Integrity, which stars veteran character actor Victor Izay in the role of Mulholland, the man who brought water to Los Angeles in 1913. Pony acts as both host and character, playing Mulholland's assistant, H.A. Van Norman. Pony has also produced and directed numerous TV commercials and industrials in recent years under the Gravity Arch Media name. Pony considers it ironic that today he is fighting AIDS himself, after having created those PSA's urging safe sex.   Pony's new book trailer video for Homer Hickam's latest novel CRESCENT is available here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Wz5Pw_tm8Yo