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Episode 217: The Oakies
Episode 217
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 t…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 216: Depression and Repatriation
Episode 216
In October 1929, the bottom fell out of the stock market, and three of Arizona’s famous 5 C’s each took massive hits in the ensuing depression. But t…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
Episode 215: If This Was My Lake
Episode 215
In 1930, thousands of Arizonans came together to celebrate the official dedication of the unique Coolidge Dam. It was the culmination of years of wor…
1 year ago
Episode 214: Cajoling Coolidge
Episode 214
After getting through the House and the Senate on unanimous votes, the bill to build the San Carlos Dam had to clear its final obstacle - the potenti…
1 year ago
Episode 213: S. 966
Episode 213
After more than a decade of trying and only getting a portion of the San Carlos project funded, Hayden and his allies set their sights on one big pus…
1 year ago
Episode 212: The Florence-Casa Grande Project
Episode 212
Throughout the 1910s, Carl Hayden and others failed to get their storage dam on the Gila River. However, in the early 1920s they were able get a smal…
1 year ago
Episode 211: Surveying the Pima Reservation
Episode 211
In which someone suggests a radical idea - actually collecting hard data on and documenting the impact of upstream diversions to the O’odham living a…
1 year, 1 month ago
Episode 210: The Colorado River Compact, Part VI: Arizona's Characteristic Obsession
Episode 210
The end to the decades-long saga of trying to divide the Colorado River.
1 year, 1 month ago
Episode 209: The Colorado River Compact, Part V: The Swing-Johnson Bill
Episode 209
With both versions of the Colorado River Compact seeming to hit brick walls, proponents switched their focus to helping California pass the Swing-Joh…
1 year, 1 month ago
Episode 208: The Colorado River Compact, Part IV: The Six State Solution
Episode 208
After growing tired of Arizona’s refusal to ratify the Colorado River Compact, the other states contemplated how to move forward. Their best solution…
1 year, 1 month ago