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Episode 61: About even
Episode 61
Cochise the Great and Terrible shocked everyone by proposing peace - and actually meaning it. If only the U.S. government had just played it cool.
4 years, 9 months ago
Episode 60: Tread softly
Episode 60
Few stories in all of Arizona history are as tragic as that of the Pennington family.
4 years, 10 months ago
Episode 59: This is your life
Episode 59
In which we explore the life, times, and legacies of five prominent Arizonans.
4 years, 11 months ago
Episode 58: We must live in bad places
Episode 58
To wrap up the 1860s, we watch as the walls start closing in on Cochise.
4 years, 11 months ago
Episode 57: A tale of two cities
Episode 57
Tucson becomes Arizona’s capitol, and it’s finally time to talk about the founding of Phoenix. For that we need to revisit the ex-Confederate who fou…
4 years, 11 months ago
Episode 56: The Hualapai War
Episode 56
In 1866, a brutal conflict between American settlers and Amerindians would break out. Believe it or not, this conflict would not involve the Apache. …
4 years, 11 months ago
Episode 55: The pyramid on the hill
Episode 55
Political offices change hands, Arizona clashes with other states over territory, and Charles Poston sets out on the path to his grave on top that hi…
5 years ago
Episode 54: A quick look around
Episode 54
With the Civil War over, it’s time to see what life on the frontier was really like. Turns out it was full of desperadoes, 19th century racism, Ameri…
5 years ago
Episode 53: The Arizona Volunteers
Episode 53
Arizona organizes native companies to take the fight to the Apache … too bad they were unpaid, under-supplied, and only existed for a year. Otherwise…
5 years ago
Episode 52: Mustering out
Episode 52
We finally bring the Civil War in Arizona, while also looking at French trouble south of the border and the, uh, exploits of Indian figure King S. Wo…
5 years ago