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Episode 228: This Uniform Means the Same Thing a White Man's Does
Episode 228
When they weren’t patrolling the border or invading Mexico, the Buffalo Soldiers had lives filled with Army drills, band concerts, baseball games, dances with eligible women and, oh yeah, all kinds o…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 227: The Tenth Is In Mexico
Episode 227
We continue our deep look into the service of the Buffalo Soldiers with one of the main highlights of their time in Arizona - protesting the border and invading Mexico.
Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago
Episode 226: Camp Naco
Episode 226
The Buffalo Soldiers left quite a legacy, both in general and in Arizona. Along the border town of Naco, part of that legacy is still standing - and some folks want to keep it that way.
Published on 3 months ago
Episode 225: The Cantonese Paymaster
Episode 225
This is the story of how one Chinese man became a legend at Fort Huachuca.
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
Episode 224: Camp Huachuca
Episode 224
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.
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 223: Pluto
Episode 223
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.
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 222: Planet X
Episode 222
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 th…
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 221: Science and Speculation
Episode 221
During the first two decades of its existence, Lowell Observatory furthered both one of the great astronomical misconceptions and breakthroughs of the 20th century.
Published on 5 months ago
Episode 220: Mars Hill
Episode 220
In May 1894, a rich, globetrotting, and brilliant mathematician from Boston came to Flagstaff for a special purpose - finding evidence of life on Mars.
Published on 5 months, 1 week ago
Episode 219: Odds and Ends
Episode 219
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.
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago