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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 66 episodes available.
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
May 05, 2025Tony Coelho, father of the Americans With Disabilities ActScandal ended his career in Congress, but his legacy is still felt today in federal civil rights law....more2minPlay
May 02, 2025John Muir in the Central ValleyMuir called the region "the floweriest piece of world" during his visit in 1868....more2minPlay
May 01, 2025Victor Gruen's vision for FresnoVictor Gruen invented the suburban American shopping mall. He tried to reinvent Fresno....more2minPlay
April 30, 2025The story behind Friant DamFriant Dam was the fourth-largest masonry dam in the world when it was constructed between 1939-1944....more2minPlay
April 29, 2025Bakersfield's namesake Colonel Thomas BakerColonel Thomas Baker helped found both Visalia and Bakersfield....more2minPlay
April 29, 2025Bakersfield's earliest residentsThe city may be named for Colonel Thomas Baker, but he wasn't the first to call the area home....more2minPlay
FAQs about Central Valley Roots:How many episodes does Central Valley Roots have?The podcast currently has 66 episodes available.