For the final episode of this season, we’re going way back with two stories about the ancient past of Arizona’s land and its people.

KJZZ's Untold Arizona

Untold Arizona, Episode 10: Ancient History

In the old mining town west of Tucson, an arts community is now taking up residence in the old Curley School — and it’s thriving. We’re dedicating this episode to the characters keeping the historic building alive.

Untold Arizona, Episode 9: The Curley School

In this episode, we venture into some untold tales about food, fiction and film — some of the little-known arts and culture stories of the Grand Canyon State. In Tucson, we enter the Worlds of Words. Then, we go to a small valley in southern Arizona that has seen the silver screen. Finally, a globetrotting pastry finds its way to Tempe.

Untold Arizona, Episode 8: Food, Fiction And Film

The Untold Arizona podcast is back for season two with five new episodes! In this episode, we head to the state's southern border.

Untold Arizona, Episode 7: Borderlands

The Untold Arizona podcast is back for season two with five new episodes! In this episode, we’re hitting the Arizona road.

Untold Arizona, Episode 6: Road Trips

A story about a group of Boy Scouts who live in an unexpected place, trying to find a path to a better life.  Plus, a tasty story about a little-known food grown in Arizona that’s making a culinary comeback.

Untold Arizona: Episode 5 - Second Chances

We’re heading for Mexico. The first story is a mystery older than Arizona itself. For more than 50 years, historians have been uncertain whether the body of a famed explorer from the Spanish Crown was actually who everyone assumed it to be. And almost two centuries ago, the U.S. fought a gruesome war against Mexico and annexed a vast territory that includes Arizona. So, what does Arizona mean to Mexico nowadays, considering the past, but also the present and future?

Untold Arizona: Episode 4 - Due South

We’re channeling Elivs Presley  himself — exploring a piece of movie history that found its way to the middle of the Arizona desert. There's also a story about sweet a spot you’ve probably passed on Interstate 8. And in Cascabel, Arizona, a haven for parrots in need of a home.

Untold Arizona: Episode 3 - Offbeat Places

For the first tale, we consider how the site of a violent murder turned into a destination of hope for many. Arizona’s past is riddled with conflicts — including a merciless war that started in the tiny village of Young. And while not as famous as Tombstone, it was just as bloody.

Untold Arizona: Episode 2 - Historical Clashes

We’re getting back to the land. In the first story, we trace turquoise from its archaeological past to its uncertain future. Then from turquoise in Golden Valley to water in the Yuma Valley — the history of the very first dam on the Colorado River. To the northeast of the Laguna Dam is Skull Valley - a town originally settled for those moving West in search of metals. Now the mines are long gone, except one.

Untold Arizona: Episode 1 - Ground Work

To commemorate Arizona’s birthday, we dispatched our reporters far and wide to bring you stories from the region you've probably never heard before.

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