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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.
July 09, 2025Bob Wills: When country music's biggest star moved to FresnoBob Wills revolutionized country music in the 1930s by mixing jazz and string band influences. Like many of his fans in Oklahoma and Texas, he moved to Central California in the 1940s....more2minPlay
July 08, 2025How the 'Father of Fresno' helped split Fresno County in two, giving birth to Madera CountyThomas Hughes was considered one of Fresno's leading citizens. But in 1893, he led the effort to break Fresno County in two....more2minPlay
July 07, 2025How the Fresno chile conquered the food worldSpicy but flavorful, the Fresno chile was first developed in Clovis....more2minPlay
July 04, 2025Goshen Junction: Where the Central Pacific met the Southern PacificThe Tulare County town of Goshen played an important part in California railroad history....more2minPlay
July 03, 2025The Kern River and Kern County are named for this artistEdward Kern was an artist, topographer and cartographer on an expedition to California led by John C. Fremont....more2minPlay
July 03, 2025How a global financial crisis made Delano the "end of the line"The Panic of 1873 brought construction of the Southern Pacific Railroad to a halt, making Delano the "end of the line" for over a year....more3minPlay
July 02, 2025How Fresno helped create the Las Vegas we know todayFresno properties served as the prototypes for two pioneering Las Vegas resorts, and two of Sin City's most influential tycoons were born and raised in Fresno....more2minPlay
July 01, 2025The hidden history and controversy behind Fresno's Veterans Memorial AuditoriumExactly who the auditorium should memorialize was controversial when the building was planned in the 1930s....more2minPlay
June 30, 2025In search of California's north/south dividing lineThere are a lot of different places that claim to mark California's north/south divide....more2minPlay
June 27, 2025Bakersfield's oil industry began hereIn May 1899, James and Jonathan Ellwood discovered oil on the north side of the Kern River, setting off an oil boom that transformed Bakersfield and Kern County....more2minPlay
FAQs about Central Valley Roots:How many episodes does Central Valley Roots have?The podcast currently has 132 episodes available.