Welcome to the Land of Odd pod, guys!  In our debut episode, Delia takes Savanah to the year 1846 when the Graves family of Illinois leaves everything they've known for the far off place of California (which was, at that time, part of Mexico!).  Along the way, they encounter some families that shared the same dreams as they did, but it was one family called the Donners (and the Reeds) that would change their future in ways none of them saw coming.  This tale is a two-parter, guys (Delia is an Aries and loves brevity, but has a hard time being brief herself), so tune in for part 2 which should be coming right at ya (no short cuts!).


Sources:

The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of the Donner Party by Daniel James Brown

https://www.amazon.com/Indifferent-Stars-Above-Harrowing-Donner/dp/0061348112/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+indifferent+stars+above&qid=1670792059&sr=8-1


Desperate Passage: The Donner Party's Perilous Journey West by Ethan Rarick

https://www.amazon.com/Desperate-Passage-Donner-Perilous-Journey/dp/0195383311/ref=d_pd_sbs_sccl_3_5/135-1719118-5622963?pd_rd_w=45Vph&content-id=amzn1.sym.1e7a0ba4-f11f-4432-b7d8-1aaa3945be18&pf_rd_p=1e7a0ba4-f11f-4432-b7d8-1aaa3945be18&pf_rd_r=7WXTJJHGFXH0WMQDG5RK&pd_rd_wg=c4jHZ&pd_rd_r=e2544fbb-3e55-4cf8-9276-6515c01c0013&pd_rd_i=0195383311&psc=1