AZ: The History of Arizona

A podcast tracing the history, events, people and places that made the Grand Canyon State.

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In 1954, an Arizona icon stepped out in front of the camera for this still relatively new thing called television. This week we are looking at the history of the state's broadcast media including the famous Wallace & Ladmo Show!
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In honor of Memorial Day, in this week's episode we celebrate the state highway that so many people used this weekend to get away from the Valley for a while.
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@nobodyknows2322 @usrbinsean @drookhuyzen Awesome historical photos of 1950s Maryvale!

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This week's episode is all about how Arizona - but especially Phoenix - exploded in the 1950s. And we give all glory to the best thing for desert living since sliced bread - air conditioning. Listen now!
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@_chris_voorhees Welcome onboard! We are happy you are here and hope you enjoy the 250+ episode binge!

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We are back! In the late 1940s, we find Carl Hayden and others starting the legislative push that would, decades later, become that most coveted of water dreams, the Central Arizona Project. Find out more in this week's episode: https://t.co/KD25slseTP

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In this week's episode we have to talk post-war Phoenix politics. And that will set up the statewide and even nationwide political scene for the next few decades, as we must now fully introduce department store president turned politician Barry Goldwater.
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We are back after our short break! Now that World War II is officially over, we follow the journey of minority veterans who came home and decided that they would not stand for being treated as second-class citizens. Give our new episode a listen at https://t.co/5mpRcZ4AGQ

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One of the most impactful pieces of American legislation has to be the GI Bill for WWII veterans. But did you know it was an Arizona senator working to make this bill a reality? Learn more in this week's episode!
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In this week's episode, we wrap up our discussion of the Navajo Code Talkers as they returned home World War II only to sit for more than 20 years in silence and obscurity before receiving the recognition they deserved.
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Being a Navajo Code Talkers meant facing incredible dangers while battling the Japanese in the Pacific. But sometimes the greatest danger was the Marines and soldiers they were fighting with. Learn more in this week's episode!
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The Navajo code debuted at Guadalcanal in 1942, and then followed the Marines to every island battle in the Pacific. The Code Talkers experienced every danger and triumph the war had to offer. Learn all about it in this week's episode! https://t.co/wIHDJfttGY

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In our last episode we talked about why Navajo made a great basis for a code. In this week's episode we get into the actual process of taking that language and devising something that would confound just about anyone.
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The latest episode is out! This week we learn that Navajo is a VERY complex language, which is why a Los Angeles-based civil engineer thought it was perfect for making a code. That's right, it's time to talk about the famous Code Talkers of World War II: https://t.co/Z8Gl4bDxvb

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Sorry, I've been thrown off my schedule a bit, but the latest episode is now out! We need to discuss how two groups - women and Amerindians - both threw themselves into military roles during World War II. https://t.co/DAl66raeIX

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@gtroxell @drookhuyzen That is some fascinating personal history! Seems that a lot of people whose families came out West during the period had something to do with tuberculosis.

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New episode for the week is out! This time we look at how Arizona's climate attracted people suffering from respiratory ailments. Those who came in search of healing very often found only poverty, prejudice, and an early grave.
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We are back after a short break! With World War II raging, Arizonans across the state asked one simply question that they answered in a variety of ways - "What can I do?" Listen to our latest episode now!
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The last episode of the year is now live! We explore how many Japanese Americans made it through their time incarcerated in the camps, but also how a few, wrongfully identified as "troublemakers," spent a short time isolated on the Navajo Reservation. https://t.co/ZuEYALgTPR

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In this week's episode, we talk about the two camps established in Arizona for the Japanese Americans who were forced off the West Coast. At their peak, some 31,000 people found themselves fenced in near Parker and Casa Grande. Listen now! https://t.co/MHvQ8gbUxd

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We are back from our Thanksgiving break! This week we talk about the experience of Japanese Americans in Arizona ... but not the camps yet, but rather when literal bombs were being thrown to intimidate them into leaving. Listen now!
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