AZ: The History of Arizona podcast

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**AZ: The History of Arizona podcast**

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

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Episode 225: The Cantonese Paymaster Jul 28, 2025

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This is the story of how one Chinese man became a legend at Fort Huachuca.

Episode 224: Camp Huachuca Jul 21, 2025

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Before it became the very model of a modern Army installation, Fort Huachuca started out as the temporary Camp Huachuca, a remote, frontier outpost that was simply struggling to hold on.

Episode 223: Pluto Jun 23, 2025

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In 1930, a young man from Kansas working in Flagstaff noted an object move 3.5 millimeters between two photographic plates. And our understanding of the Solar System has never been the same.

Episode 222: Planet X Jun 16, 2025

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While you can’t talk about Percival Lowell without mentioning his views on Mars, you also have to discuss his other great obsession - finding the hypothetical ninth planet hiding on the fringes of the solar system.

Episode 221: Science and Speculation Jun 09, 2025

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During the first two decades of its existence, Lowell Observatory furthered both one of the great astronomical misconceptions and breakthroughs of the 20th century.

Episode 220: Mars Hill Jun 02, 2025

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In May 1894, a rich, globetrotting, and brilliant mathematician from Boston came to Flagstaff for a special purpose - finding evidence of life on Mars.

Episode 219: Odds and Ends May 26, 2025

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The Great Depression is a historical period best told through on-the-ground stories. Here is just a smattering of what it looked like in Arizona.

Episode 218: A New Deal for Arizona May 19, 2025

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In 1932, FDR pledged to bring his “New Deal” to the American people. You can debate its effectiveness, but in Arizona in general and Phoenix in particular you can see remnants and effects of the New Deal programs to this very day.

Programing Notice 5 May 12, 2025

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Delays in the present, but plans for the future!

Episode 217: The Okies May 05, 2025

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During the 1930s, millions of migrant workers and their families fled from the Dust Bowl. Tens of thousands of them drifted into Arizona, lured by the promise of plenty of work in the cotton fields. These workers would find themselves taking the place of displaced Mexican workers, both economically and socially.

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