Podcast Episodes

Episode 6: Pay for it yourself

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Episode 6

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Spanish North America was a costly, unproductive project. So you can perhaps forgive King Felipe II for telling a new wave of explorers to keep their hands out of his treasury.

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Published on 5 years, 5 months ago

Episode 5: A priest, a slave and a conquistador walking into a state...

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Episode 5

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No, this isn't the start of a joke. For Coronado and his expedition, the search for glory and gold in Arizona and New Mexico turned out to be no laughing matter.

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Published on 5 years, 6 months ago

Episode 4: The first Arizonans

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Episode 4

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At some point, humans entered North America. And the ones that made Arizona their home produced marvels that still capture the imagination today.

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Published on 5 years, 6 months ago

Episode 3: Thorns and stingers

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Episode 3

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From the outside, Arizona - with its venomous snakes, scorpions and lizards; barbed cactus and spiked trees; and imposing geography - looked primed to kill anyone foolish enough to come close. But th…

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Published on 5 years, 6 months ago

Episode 2: All the pretty rocks

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Episode 2

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Arizona’s history wouldn’t be quite the same without the magnificent stage it plays out on. That’s why we need to answer the question of why the state has so many great-looking holes in the ground.

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Published on 5 years, 6 months ago

Episode 1: Where are we?

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Episode 1

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Arizona is a name that evokes images in everyone's minds, but where did that name come from? We explore the possible Spanish, Native American, Basque and even Aztec roots for the word and how it's al…

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Published on 5 years, 6 months ago