Tucson History Podcast

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A dramatic retelling of important moments in Tucson's history, followed by insightful interviews with Tucsonans of all stripes.

1030 The Voice


    • Dec 22, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 16m AVG DURATION
    • 11 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Tucson History Podcast

    The Pioneer Hotel Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2021 16:50


    In December 1970 a blaze erupted in a downtown landmark, resulting in a tragedy that still holds the distinction of an event that led to Tucson's greatest loss of life, but it was one of Tucson Fires most heroic efforts.

    Tales of the Esmond Train Wreck

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2021 19:57


    In the early hours of the morning January 28th 1903 a communication error at tiny Vail Station led to the worst rail disaster in Arizona history. On Tales of the Esmond Train Wreck, we talk with J.J. Lamb President of the Vail Preservation Society and Bill Kalt Railroad Historian and Author of Tucson Was A Railroad Town.

    The Legendary Ed Alexander

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2020 17:14


    The story of Ed's life and career in Tucson radio.

    IBM: What Might Have Been

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2020 11:52


    In the 80's business was booming at IBM Tucson and the company was looking to add thousands more jobs at Rita Rd. and I-10. Tucson was poised to become one of the nation

    1918: The Forgotten Pandemic

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2020 19:32


    In the closing days of World War I, the deadly Spanish Flu crossed the Atlantic and the Nation. It swept through Arizona one dark Autumn, hitting Native American and impoverished mining communities with a particular vengeance. State health officials under-reported deaths at 519. That number didn't even began to tell the real story. 1918 The Forgotten Pandemic on The Tucson History Podcast.

    The Desert Fox

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2020 21:24


    In 1972 Arizona Basketball had fallen on hard times, with a 6-20 record and crowds of a thousand at Bear Down Gym. Then Fred Snowden came to town and changed the game. In the Desert Fox we look at this legendary coach that turned Tucson into a basketball town.

    From Territory To Statehood

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2020 17:06


    We look at Tucson's time in the confederacy and it's days as a territorial capital. We explore Arizona's journey to become the 48th State in 1912. Featured Guest: Official State Historian Marshall Trimble

    Farewell To The Malls - Bonus Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2020 8:10


    On this bonus episode we explore the history of malls in Tucson and examine their future as Americas Grand Cathedrals of Consumerism enter their final days.

    Where Are Our Freeways?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2020 22:33


    In the fifties the landscape of America was changing but Tucson never joined the ranks of cities with a freeway culture decade after decade the crosstown freeways never came. As we enter the third decade of the century, the Tucson History Podcast from 1030 The Voice explores what might

    The Crash

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2019 21:06


    A week before Christmas in 1967, An Air Force 4FD loses all power as it nears a neighborhood with a crowded Food Giant supermarket. In The Crash, the premiere episode of The Tucson History Podcast, we take a deep dive into the events of that fateful night that lifelong Tucsonans still recall over a half century later.

    Introducing The Tucson History Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2019 0:56


    Premiering December 18th 2019, The Tucson History Pocdcast is a deep dive into Tucson's history, everything from the early days of The Old Pueblo to the post-war boom and even recent events. The Tucson History Podcast will feature a dramatic telling of something from Tucson's past and in-depth interviews about the topic at hand. We hope you'll tune in every month to the Tucson History Podcast.

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