Names Redefined

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Names Redefined is a podcast about names. It explores how people and places are named, what names mean, where names come from. Season 1 will focus on Arizona names. Check out the corresponding Instagram page for Season One @AZnamestories. Follow Names Redefined on Twitter @NamesRedefined.

Names Redefined

  • Dec 3, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 5m AVG DURATION
  • 6 EPISODES


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S1 E6: Arizona Name Stories Winter Holidays Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2018 4:17


In the final episode of season 1, we bring you a special holiday edition of Arizona Name Stories. While Arizona isn’t the first state to come to mind when thinking about winter holidays, the Grand Canyon State has several cities with names that pay tribute to the season.

S1 E5: ScArizona - Arizona's Scary Halloween Name Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2018 4:21


Arizona is filled with ghost towns and spooky tales going back to “Wild West” days, so it’s no surprise there are plenty of name stories to get you in the Halloween spirit. We explore a few in this "ScArizona" episode.

S1, E4: Doris Harper-White Community Playhouse

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2018 8:24


The Doris Harper-White Community Playhouse in Flagstaff is home to Theatrikos Theatre Company, which stages about a dozen MainStage, Studio Series, and Theatrikids performances every year, serving thousands of patrons. In this episode of Arizona Name Stories, we learn about outgoing, passionate woman the building was named after.

S1, E3: Lake Mary

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2018 3:13


In Season 1, Episode 3 of Arizona Name Stories, we look at Lake Mary, a popular lake for boating and fishing just outside of Flagstaff, named after a member of a pioneer family of Flagstaff.

S1 E2: Sedona

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2018 11:11


Sedona, Arizona was named after Sedona Arabella Miller Schnebly in 1902 when her husband opened the first post office in the area. In this episode of Arizona Name Stories, we talk with Sedona's great-granddaughter Lisa Schnebly Heidinger, who has written about Sedona in a recent book.

S1,E1: Oracle

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2018 2:00


In the first episode of Names Redefined, the unique (weird) name story of an Arizona town named after a ship - and not one that ever docked in the state.

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