Central Valley Roots

By KVPR

KVPR's Central Valley Roots explores the history, people and places of Central California. Discover something new about our region, past and present, with each episode. From Fresno and Bakersfield, to... more

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The podcast currently has 110 episodes available.

Central Valley Roots episodes:

April 11, 2025 A diamond in the sun: Bakersfield's unusual Sam Lynn Ballpark
The park has a rich history, but is still infamous for its unusual orientation, with batters facing into the setting sun.
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April 10, 2025 Fresno's Hammer Field Army Air Corps Base
Today's Fresno Yosemite International Airport began as Army Air Corps training base during World War II.
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April 10, 2025 Maricopa and the Lakeview Gusher No 1
To this day, the Lakeview Gusher No 1 is the largest oil spill in U.S. history.
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April 08, 2025 The enduring legacy of the Mussel Slough Tragedy
The deadly gunfight near Hanford in 1880 inspired novels and anti-railroad sentiments.
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April 04, 2025 Why do some students in the City of Fresno attend Clovis Unified schools?
A look at the history of a geographic oddity in the Fresno and Clovis area.
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April 03, 2025 Highway 168 and the vision for a road from Fresno to Bishop, over the Sierra
Today you can take Highway 168 from Fresno and Clovis and all the way to Huntington Lake. But at one time Fresno leaders dreamed of the highway crossing the Sierra Nevada.
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April 02, 2025 El Rio De Los Santos Reyes: Naming the Kings River
Spanish Lieutenant Gabriel Moraga named the Kings River in January 1805. But he wasn't the only one to give the mighty river a name.
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April 02, 2025 The story behind Fresno's Woodward Park
Philanthropist Ralph Woodward left his estate to fund a bird sanctuary and public park for Fresno residents.
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March 28, 2025 How the railroad came to the San Joaquin Valley in the 1870s
The Central Pacific and Southern Pacific connected the San Joaquin Valley with the world in the 1870s, founding many local cities and bypassing others.
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March 27, 2025 Fresno and Bakersfield: home of two pioneering Chinese American architects
Bakersfield's Eugene Kinn Choy and Fresno's Allen Yuen Lew were among the earliest Chinese Americans admitted to the American Institute of Architects.
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FAQs about Central Valley Roots:

How many episodes does Central Valley Roots have?

The podcast currently has 110 episodes available.

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