en https://www.kvpr.org/podcast/central-valley-roots Thu, 09 Jul 2026 04:49:00 -0700 2026 false Central Valley Roots KVPR kvpr@kvpr.org KVPR | Valley Public Radio episodic Thu, 09 Jul 2026 04:49:00 -0700 https://www.kvpr.org/podcast/central-valley-roots/2026-07-09/royal-porter-putnam-and-the-birth-of-porterville 0000019f-05ca-d95a-abff-75ea641e0000 jmoore@kvpr.org (Joe Moore) Royal Porter Putnam and the birth of Porterville Joe Moore 89 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 04:47:00 -0700 https://www.kvpr.org/podcast/central-valley-roots/2026-07-08/fresnos-maynard-dixon-a-pioneering-artist-of-the-american-west 0000019f-0085-dbc1-abbf-18cfda990000 jmoore@kvpr.org (Joe Moore) Fresno's Maynard Dixon: A pioneering artist of the American West Joe Moore 89 Tue, 07 Jul 2026 04:48:00 -0700 https://www.kvpr.org/podcast/central-valley-roots/2026-07-07/a-man-made-landmark-in-yosemite-the-ahwahnee-hotel 0000019e-fc13-dde8-affe-fc3fc0c20000 jmoore@kvpr.org (Joe Moore) A man-made landmark in Yosemite: The Ahwahnee Hotel Joe Moore 89 Mon, 06 Jul 2026 04:46:00 -0700 https://www.kvpr.org/podcast/central-valley-roots/2026-07-06/two-fresno-area-musicians-who-had-counterculture-rock-hits-in-the-1960s-barry-mcguire-and-terry-talbot 0000019e-fbc7-dfca-a79f-fff71bb00000 jmoore@kvpr.org (Joe Moore) Two Fresno-area musicians who had counterculture rock hits in the 1960s: Barry McGuire and Terry Talbot Joe Moore 90 Fri, 03 Jul 2026 05:08:00 -0700 https://www.kvpr.org/podcast/central-valley-roots/2026-07-03/fresnos-duncan-ceramics-building-a-colorful-landmark-for-over-50-years 0000019e-d1b1-da5e-a3de-d5b75b300000 jmoore@kvpr.org (Joe Moore) Fresno's Duncan Ceramics Building: a colorful landmark for over 50 years Joe Moore 90 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 04:12:00 -0700 https://www.kvpr.org/podcast/central-valley-roots/2026-07-02/the-history-behind-fresnos-fig-garden-village-shopping-center 0000019e-d18e-d727-a9ff-d3eeb0c00000 jmoore@kvpr.org (Joe Moore) The history behind Fresno's Fig Garden Village shopping center Joe Moore 89 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 04:02:00 -0700 https://www.kvpr.org/podcast/central-valley-roots/2026-07-01/the-mariposa-county-gold-country-town-with-latino-roots-hornitos 0000019e-d173-d727-a9ff-d377bf710000 jmoore@kvpr.org (Joe Moore) The Mariposa County gold country town with Latino roots: Hornitos Joe Moore 88 Tue, 30 Jun 2026 05:12:00 -0700 https://www.kvpr.org/podcast/central-valley-roots/2026-06-30/tulares-mefford-field-historic-b-17-flying-fortress 0000019e-99b9-d4fa-addf-dfbf0f460000 jmoore@kvpr.org (Joe Moore) Tulare's Mefford Field & historic B-17 Flying Fortress Joe Moore 89 Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:21:00 -0700 https://www.kvpr.org/podcast/central-valley-roots/2026-06-29/downtown-fresnos-farmers-market-shopping-center-gone-but-not-forgotten 0000019e-cdc6-d261-af9e-cdd63d860000 jmoore@kvpr.org (Joe Moore) Downtown Fresno's Farmer's Market Shopping Center, gone but not forgotten Joe Moore 89 Sun, 28 Jun 2026 05:07:00 -0700 https://www.kvpr.org/podcast/central-valley-roots/2026-06-28/the-story-of-fresnos-tower-district 0000019e-89b2-dae6-abde-9db7f66b0000 jmoore@kvpr.org (Joe Moore) The story of Fresno's Tower District Joe Moore 118 Sat, 27 Jun 2026 04:57:00 -0700 https://www.kvpr.org/podcast/central-valley-roots/2026-06-27/the-craftsman-style-bungalows-of-the-central-valley 0000019e-75de-de12-afff-fddff0390000 jmoore@kvpr.org (Joe Moore) The craftsman-style bungalows of the Central Valley Joe Moore 88 Fri, 26 Jun 2026 04:51:00 -0700 https://www.kvpr.org/podcast/central-valley-roots/2026-06-26/1953-when-fresno-workers-rebuilt-americas-top-fighter-jet 0000019e-75cb-da42-adbe-f7dfb0a00000 jmoore@kvpr.org (Joe Moore) 1953: When Fresno workers rebuilt America's top fighter jet Joe Moore 89 Thu, 25 Jun 2026 04:45:00 -0700 https://www.kvpr.org/podcast/central-valley-roots/2026-06-25/bakersfields-iconic-sill-building-a-downtown-landmark-since-1940 0000019e-8982-d7cd-a39e-9fb23d5f0000 jmoore@kvpr.org (Joe Moore) Bakersfield's iconic Sill Building: A downtown landmark since 1940 Joe Moore 89 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 04:38:00 -0700 https://www.kvpr.org/podcast/central-valley-roots/2026-06-24/merced-countys-historic-town-of-snelling 0000019e-cda2-df53-afdf-edbfb2de0000 jmoore@kvpr.org (Joe Moore) Merced County's historic town of Snelling Joe Moore 89 Tue, 23 Jun 2026 05:03:00 -0700 https://www.kvpr.org/podcast/central-valley-roots/2026-06-23/the-day-12-arson-fires-set-downtown-fresno-ablaze 0000019e-75be-dae6-abde-f5bfab0b0000 jmoore@kvpr.org (Joe Moore) The day in 1953 when 12 different arson fires set downtown Fresno ablaze Joe Moore 89 Mon, 22 Jun 2026 05:05:00 -0700 https://www.kvpr.org/podcast/central-valley-roots/2026-06-22/she-broke-the-californias-senates-glass-ceiling-dinubas-rose-ann-vuich 0000019e-75b7-dbf9-adbe-fff72f710000 jmoore@kvpr.org (Joe Moore) She broke the California's Senate's glass ceiling: Dinuba's Rose Ann Vuich Joe Moore 89 Sun, 21 Jun 2026 05:00:00 -0700 https://www.kvpr.org/podcast/central-valley-roots/2026-06-21/how-the-actor-who-played-the-wizard-of-ozs-tin-man-transformed-madera 0000019e-7587-d3df-a7de-f7d7d5ae0000 jmoore@kvpr.org (Joe Moore) How the actor who played the Wizard of Oz's Tin Man transformed Madera Joe Moore 89 Sat, 20 Jun 2026 04:44:00 -0700 https://www.kvpr.org/podcast/central-valley-roots/2026-06-20/this-madera-area-community-was-once-a-world-war-ii-bombing-range 0000019e-757c-d3df-a7de-f77efd490000 jmoore@kvpr.org (Joe Moore) This Madera County community was once a World War II-era bombing range Joe Moore 89 Fri, 19 Jun 2026 05:52:00 -0700 https://www.kvpr.org/podcast/central-valley-roots/2026-06-19/route-466-route-66s-kern-county-cousin 0000019e-74be-dbf9-adbe-feff6a460000 jmoore@kvpr.org (Joe Moore) Route 466: Route 66's Kern County cousin Joe Moore 89 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 04:37:00 -0700 https://www.kvpr.org/podcast/central-valley-roots/2026-06-18/old-red-how-a-fresno-machine-helped-revolutionize-cotton-harvesting-and-wound-up-in-the-smithsonian 0000019e-74b5-da42-adbe-f7f7f3c60000 jmoore@kvpr.org (Joe Moore) Old Red: How a Fresno machine helped revolutionize cotton harvesting, and wound up in the Smithsonian Joe Moore 89