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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
FAQs about Central Valley Roots:How many episodes does Central Valley Roots have?The podcast currently has 132 episodes available.
June 26, 2025John Eastwood: The Fresno engineer who helped transform the Sierra and Southern CaliforniaEastwood devised the hydroelectric system of dams and powerhouses that gave us Huntington and Shaver Lakes, and helped transform Southern California....more2minPlay
June 25, 2025Kern County's first oil pioneers: The YokutsThe Yokuts used petroleum from natural oil seeps for thousands of years before the modern oil and gas industry....more2minPlay
May 29, 2025How the San Joaquin River got its name(s)The river we know today as the San Joaquin has had many names over the years....more2minPlay
May 28, 2025Why does Interstate 5 bypass Fresno and other Central Valley cities?Highway 99 passes through most of the Central Valley's major cities, while Interstate 5 bypasses them. Why is that?...more2minPlay
May 23, 2025The "People's Railroad" - how an ag tycoon helped bust a Central Valley transportation monopolyIn the 1890's sugar magnate Claus Spreckels funded a railroad from Stockton to Bakersfield that broke the Southern Pacific's transportation monopoly in the region....more2minPlay
May 22, 2025The story of Los Banos and its nameThe town along Highway 152 is named for natural pools along Los Banos Creek near Pacheco Pass....more2minPlay
May 09, 2025How the "No Fence Law" of the 1870s fueled the Central Valley's agriculture industryBy making ranchers responsible for damage to crops from livestock, the "No Fence Law" helped grow the valley's farms....more2minPlay
May 09, 2025The original, long vanished "Fresno City"Around thirty miles from today's City of Fresno, nothing remains from this early settlement, known as "Fresno City."...more2minPlay
May 08, 2025The story of Woodlake's Bravo LakeToday's Bravo Lake is a reservoir, but it began as a natural lake, likely fed by floodwaters on the St. John's River in Tulare County....more2minPlay
May 06, 2025Buttonwillow: An ancient tree in Kern CountyThe tree that gives the town its name has been a landmark and meeting place for over 250 years....more2minPlay
FAQs about Central Valley Roots:How many episodes does Central Valley Roots have?The podcast currently has 132 episodes available.