Episodes

  • How the "No Fence Law" of the 1870's fueled the Central Valley's agriculture industry

    How the "No Fence Law" of the 1870's fueled the Central Valley's agriculture industry
    May 9 2025
    By making ranchers responsible for damage to crops from livestock, the "No Fence Law" helped grow the valley's farms.
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    1 min
  • The original, long vanished "Fresno City"

    The original, long vanished "Fresno City"
    May 9 2025
    Around thirty miles from today's City of Fresno, nothing remains from this early settlement, known as "Fresno City."
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    2 mins
  • The story of Woodlake's Bravo Lake

    The story of Woodlake's Bravo Lake
    May 8 2025
    Today'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.
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    2 mins
  • Buttonwillow: An ancient tree in Kern County

    Buttonwillow: An ancient tree in Kern County
    May 6 2025
    The tree that gives the town its name has been a landmark and meeting place for over 250 years.
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    2 mins
  • Tony Coelho, father of the Americans With Disabilities Act

    Tony Coelho, father of the Americans With Disabilities Act
    May 5 2025
    Scandal ended his career in Congress, but his legacy is still felt today in federal civil rights law.
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    2 mins
  • John Muir in the Central Valley

    John Muir in the Central Valley
    May 2 2025
    Muir called the region "the floweriest piece of world" during his visit in 1868.
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    2 mins
  • Victor Gruen's vision for Fresno

    Victor Gruen's vision for Fresno
    May 1 2025
    Victor Gruen invented the suburban American shopping mall. He tried to reinvent Fresno.
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    2 mins
  • The story behind Friant Dam

    The story behind Friant Dam
    Apr 30 2025
    Friant Dam was the fourth-largest masonry dam in the world when it was constructed between 1939-1944.
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    2 mins