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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 110 episodes available.
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
April 23, 2025A trip on the trolley to Fresno BeachA century ago, Fresno residents could ride an electric trolley all the way to present-day Scout Island, to cool off at "Fresno Beach" on the San Joaquin River....more2minPlay
April 21, 2025American icon: Bakersfield's Earl WarrenCalled one of the most influential Americans of all-time, California Governor and Chief Justice of the United States Earl Warren grew up in Bakersfield....more3minPlay
April 18, 2025Before the golf course: General General José Castro and the history of Fresno's Fort WashingtonFort Washington's history goes back over 175 years to Alta California General José Castro. The fort was likely the first building in what is today Fresno County....more3minPlay
April 17, 2025Minna Eshleman: Fresno County's pioneering female farmerMinna Eshleman ran the Minnewawa Ranch and was a pioneer in her scientific approach to agriculture....more2minPlay
April 16, 2025Maltermoro or Sunnyside? The history of one of Fresno's oldest neighborhoodsThis neighborhood in Southeast Fresno was home many of Fresno's agricultural pioneers....more2minPlay
April 15, 2025Obelisk near Merced honors late valley farmer George Hicks FancherThe obelisk along Highway 140 at Arboleda Road is one of the most unusual roadside landmarks in the Central Valley....more2minPlay
FAQs about Central Valley Roots:How many episodes does Central Valley Roots have?The podcast currently has 110 episodes available.